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2011-04-20

Tickling a Penguin

This may be the cutest thing I've seen all year. The Penguin is named Cookie.

Here's the short version that's been all over the 'net they past couple days:

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6479500/penguin-getting-tickled

Here's a slightly longer version that's higher quality on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/3wTWWjYTe1I

2011-02-01

The cutest 25 seconds of the week

Okay, this is just adorable. It's a Dreaming Kitten.

I first saw this on "The Daily Onigiri."

2010-12-28

Olympic Game Farm -- Sequim, WA

While many folks may not believe it, there are plenty of non-Twilight related activities on the Olympic Peninsula.

On 2010-08-28, The GF and I hopped on the Edmonds-Kingston ferry to head over to Sequim and visit the Olympic Game Farm. It started as a training and storage facility for animal actors from Disney movies. While the farm doesn't do much with the movie industry these days, there are still plenty of animals at the farm waiting for people to visit.

Unlike many zoos, most of the animals aren't in cages. They roam free and visitors drive throuh the area. The staff will be happy to sell you loaves of bread at the gate (I recomend you get at least 5) so you can feed the animals. That's right, you can actually feed them by hand. The critters will lumber up to your car window to take the sliced bread right from your hand.

There are really three sections to the drive. The first section is filled with bears, llamas, zebras, yaks, and more. The second section isn't as much fun. It's a caged area for big cats like lions and similar animals. That part actually looks like a zoo from years ago. I imagine the animals are well cared for, but it seems a little more depressing. The third part is another drive thru zone, but the animals are bigger and potentially more dangerous, so you are supposed to keep your windows closed an not feed the bison. This three minute video shows parts 1 and 3.

You can also see the video here, on YouTube.

We had a great visit. And despite the ability of many of those anamils to kill people if they chose, they are still adorable.

You can see more of my pictures of the Olympic Game Farm here. A few of them also appear below.

One of the first things visitors see is a prarie dog mound.

The prarie dogs apparently decided to entertain some birds, too.

Llamas were some of the most aggressive animals. Or maybe it's just because they were so many. They walked from car to car looking for bread.

Several zebras sought out their own bread, too.

The yaks certainly enjoyed their snacks, but they were less assertive. Instead they just milled about. Once they would get their bread, or realize they weren't getting any, they just sort of leaned against the car or stood in the middle of the road until they came up with something better to do.

The Shoebox Chef decided she was running low on chicken stock while we were there and decided to do something about it.

I'm guessing Peacocks don't make the best soup, and that they are not prey for llamas, zebras, or yaks.

Of course, the bears stole the show.

The Olympic Animal Farm isn't that many miles from Seattle, but because all that darn water and those mountains tha get in the way, it takes several hours to get there. If you've got a free day in the Seattle area, and like to get close up to animals beyond cats, dogs, and squirrels, be sure to visit. Just keep the top up on the convertible.

More pictures available here.

2010-07-01

Friendly Pets

The Fremont Solstice Festival is always entertaining. It's best know for the parade and its collection of naked bikers (mildly NSFW pictures here). While looking at the "official" entertainment, though, don't ignore the crowd. The people watching is awesome.

For example, folks crowded around some beautifully (and weirdly) decorated cars at the Art Car exhibit.One woman had a cat on her shoulders. The cat was very calm, climbing all around her head. That started to draw the crowd away from the vehicles as people wanted to pet the cat. She smiled gleefully. Suddenly her other pet poked out from her hair and crawled around her neck.

Then it started to lick her teeth. Woman, cat, and rodent all seemed quite happy and pleased with the attention. And the gathered crowd tried to make sense of this alternative little family.

2008-11-20

Virtual Pet Hamster

This little guy is pretty cute.

And kind of mesmerizing...

2008-11-08

Real penguin gets a stuffed penguin -- the cutest story I've seen all week

I found this story from the UK's Daily Mail through Fark.com. It's got things like tragedy,triumph, cute stuff, and a penguin.

Lonesome penguin cheered up by his new friend... a stuffed toy
A baby penguin which had to be separated from its family after a greedy sibling continually ate all its food has found companionship - with this stuffed toy.
The penguin - called Pingu - began to lose weight and appeared weak after its bigger relative regularly helped himself to all the fish on offer.

...More

2007-10-25

Had a rough day?

Here's a dancing cockatoo to cheer you up.

2007-09-26

Need Some Cute Today?

Here are a bunch of sleepy and clumsy cats set to Bjork music. When you're done reading about the latest troubles in the news, come back here and watch this again.

2007-09-09

Fark Caturday Threads

I mentioned LOL Cats and Fark.Com Caturday threads a few weeks ago.

Here is a list of the recent cat threads.

2011-03-19

2011-03-13

2011-03-05

2011-02-26

2011-02-19

2011-02-12

2011-02-05

2011-01-29

2011-01-22

2011-01-15

2011-01-08

2011-01-01

2010-12-25

2010-12-18

2010-12-11

2010-12-04

2010-11-27

2010-11-20

2010-11-13

2010-11-06

2010-10-30

2010-10-23 Part II

2010-10-23 Part I

2010-10-16

2010-10-09

2010-10-02

2010-09-25

2010-09-18

2010-09-11

2010-09-04

2010-08-28

2010-08-21

2010-08-14

2010-08-07

2010-07-31

2010-07-24

2010-07-17

2010-07-10 (Part 2)

2010-07-10 (Part 1)

2010-07-03

2010-06-26

2010-06-19

2010-06-12

2010-06-05

2010-05-29

2010-05-22

2010-05-15

2010-05-08

2010-05-01

2010-04-24

2010-04-17

2010-04-10

2010-04-03

2010-03-27

2010-03-20

2010-03-13

2010-03-06

2010-02-27

2010-02-20

2010-02-13 (Part 2)

2010-02-13 (Part 1)

2010-02-06

2010-01-30

2010-01-23

2010-01-16

2010-01-09

2010-01-02

2009-12-26

2009-12-19

2009-12-12

2009-12-05

2009-11-28

2009-11-21

2009-11-15

2009-11-14

2009-11-07

2009-10-31

2009-10-24

2009-10-17

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2009-10-03

2009-09-26

2009-09-19

2009-09-12

2009-09-05

2009-08-29

2009-08-22

2009-08-15

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2009-08-01

2009-07-25

2009-07-18

2009-07-11

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2009-06-27

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2009-06-13

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2009-05-30

2009-05-23

2009-05-16

2009-05-09

2009-05-02

2009-04-25

2009-04-18

2009-04-11

2009-04-04

2009-03-28

2009-03-21

2009-03-14

2009-03-07

2009-03-01

2009-02-28

2009-02-21

2009-02-20 (RIP, Socks)

2009-02-14

2009-02-07

2009-01-31

2009-01-24

2009-01-17

2009-01-10 Part II

2009-01-10 Part I

2009-01-03

2008-12-27

2008-12-20

2008-12-13

2008-12-06

2008-11-29

2008-11-22

2008-11-15

2008-11-08

2008-11-01

2008-10-25

2008-10-18

2008-10-11

2008-10-04

2008-09-27

2008-09-20

2008-09-06

2008-08-30

2008-08-23

2008-08-09

2008-08-02

2008-07-26

2008-07-19

2008-07-12

2008-07-05

2008-06-28

2008-06-21

2008-06-14

2008-06-07

2008-05-31

2008-05-24

2008-05-17

2008-05-10

2008-05-03

2008-04-26

2008-04-19

2008-04-12 (Part III)

2008-04-12 (Part II)

2008-04-12 (Part I)

2008-04-05

2008-03-29

2008-03-25

2008-03-21

2008-03-15

2008-03-08

2008-03-06

2008-03-01

2008-02-23

2008-02-16 Part II

2008-02-16 Part I

2008-02-09

2008-02-02

2008-01-26 Part II

2008-01-26

2008-01-19

Why 2008-01-12 was cut short (or Fark farks Fark, as one poster put it.)

2008-01-12

2008-01-05

2007-12-29

2007-12-22

2007-12-15

2007-12-08

2007-12-01

2007-11-24

2007-11-17

2007-11-10

2007-11-03

2007-10-27

2007-10-20

2007-10-13

2007-10-12

2007-10-06

2007-09-30

2007-09-29

2007-09-22

2007-09-15

2007-09-08 Part II

2007-09-08 Part I

2007-09-01

2007-08-25

2007-08-18

2007-08-11

2007-08-04

2007-07-28

2007-07-21

2007-07-14

2007-07-07

2007-06-30

2007-06-23

2007-06-16

2007-06-02

2007-05-19

2007-05-12

2007-08-11

Making Tech Cute

PCMag.com rounds up their top 10 cuddly technology products here.

I didn't know Teddy Bears required much innovation. I thought Gund had pretty much mastered that technology a few decades ago.

Of course our culture did stare into the Frankenstein abyss of Teddy Ruxbin in the 80s, but then we slowly stepped away.

The point of the Teddy Bear is for it to be simple. A complex collection of technology can't come to life the way a nice collection of polyester and cotton can. The Velveteen Rabbit taught us that.

Actually, there is one item in their top ten that might be pretty cool. Speaking as someone who has pinched his earlobes nodding off with headphones on, this could be a decent solution. Of course it is designed for children.

But please don't do this to your computer. You'll embarass it. And you might over heat it if you block the vents or surface of the case.

So just don't do this. Unless, of course, it's to hide your Apple shame.

2007-07-23

It's War

Like cute things?

Like kittens?

Like pitting individual animals in fierce competition?

Then you'll like:

http://kittenwar.com/

Vote for the cutest kitten in each pair.

Then, throw your own felines into the mix.

If you dare.

2007-05-21

Western Washington Rainbows

And I don't mean the political kind.

I never believed real rainbows existed when I was growing up in New York. I though they were nothing but hyperbole, sort of like those "Purple Mountains." Sure, I'd seen them in the random oil spill in the street, but I never saw those long arcs of color until I moved to Helena, MT.

We don't usually get the kind of rain that causes rainbows in western Washington, but we did this weekend.

In the industrial/commercial district of Renton and Tukwilla, the rain came down on Saturday. I looked out the window of Baja Fresh (over a mighty tasty burrito I might add) to see this: