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Amazon books and deadly doggie tails

Sonya — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:50:38 +0000

When did this start? I really must not be paying attention like I should to the Amazon.com and international affiliate sites like I should. Amazon.com now has a Chinese site through www.joyo.com. Amazon China/Joyo currently only has 19 product categories while Amazon.com has 35 to search from. Also, there doesn’t seem to be an Associates Program or Web Services yet. I could be wrong cause I’ve only skimmed through it a little bit. Well worth the further research if any Web Services for developers becomes available. Although I doubt the same selections of books will be offered on the China site due to some *ahem* ~~government restrictions~~ sensitive issues.

A bit funny too with the lost in translation and incorrectly spelled items that can be found. Like the front page of one of the Books subsection has a graphic and link to Eight Million Wags to Die. Yes, it read “…Wags…”.

Is this the scientific average life span of dogs in terms of tail wagging? Is it a dog book about a 007 canine. Is there even a dog in it? I have no idea.

Turns out it should be Eight Million Ways to Die by Lawrence Block.

Hey, that’s a funny looking dog you got there

Sonya — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:39:03 +0000

Yesterday there was something mentioned on the local morning news that was somewhat funny. I wanted to post this yesterday morning when I head about it but I didn’t have much info to go on since it was a short passing blurb of a story. I knew it was local, but not sure where, when or most of the details. Nothing was found at the time on the news station’s website, but I found it today somewhere else. Turns out it happened earlier this week on Monday and in Oil City, PA (about 70 mi/113 km from here).

Something happened to a letter carrier who was on her delivery route. She walked up to a house to deliver the mail. She saw an animal, and an animal saw her. She goes about her own business and puts the mail in the mailbox. As she turns around to leave and continue her route, she gets attacked… wham! Kung pow—enter the squirrel!! The full story: Squirrel goes postal. Another evil squirrel related story: The Bushy Tailed Rat.

Whatever you do, don’t pet the funny looking little black and white kitty with the funny looking tail

Sonya — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 14:09:21 +0000

While I was walking to work last night I saw a little animal scurrying along the sidewalk catty-cornered from me. A bit of a strange sight considering that this is Downtown Pittsburgh and you don’t get to see this type of creature around here in the middle of the city. I could tell it was dark with white fur along its’ back. From the shape and the tail I knew right away it wasn’t a stray cat, dog, squirrel or raccoon for that matter. It was a skunk. Yep—a skunk! A lady nearby also saw the it and mentioned that you usually only see them in the country.

I waited until it crossed the street in a different direction to go about my way. I almost change my route completely. The last thing I wanted to do is get stuck on the same side of the street as this skunk and all of a sudden it gets the jitters or paranoia.

It probably hitched a ride on the back of a pickup truck or something. I can’t imagine it hopped on and off a bus.

Maybe it was on its way to the North Side to see George W. and his wife. I guess it might take it a few hours to get to the North Side on foot and maybe it wanted to get there rather early and before the press. Not sure when they’re (“G.W.” and “L”) due in the North Side but it’s sometime today.

News Flash?: “Big Stink In Republican Party”

30 seconds of bunny lovin’ with the Bunnies Theatre Troupe

Sonya — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 19:30:22 +0000

Do you have Comcast’s On Demand? Even if not you can still view these movies. Currently showing on the Starz On Demand’s Halloween category: Freddy vs Jason, Scream, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre… performed by the 30-Second Bunnies Theatre Troupe!

Angry Alien Productions is the creator. The site also has a few other movies as well. A must see!

Draw the Lion

Sonya — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 04:58:42 +0000

I was looking around other weblogs and came across a weblog that referenced another weblog’s entry:
“Lion Cut” (http://www.petebevin.com/archives/000458.html#000458)