Black footed cat. Smallest wildcat in Africa.
Then there is domestication.
Month: November 2020
Trans Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway (French: Route Transcanadienne; abbreviated as TCH or T-Can is a transcontinental federal-provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada from the Pacific Ocean on the west to the Atlantic on the east. The main route spans 7,821 km (4,860 mi) across the country, one of the longest routes of its type in the world.
Met a woman in Vancouver
Nearly drove me outta my mind
She told me she was looking for a man that could satisfy
She was married to a law man
And life was passing her by
In a two room shack
And now she wanted to fly
You know a man of hunger is a man of fear
And being hungry for your love
Is being hungry for my blood
A jealous man can make a big man run
And I am running like the devil through the morning sun
Trans-Canada highway, take me home
Trans-Canada highway, take me home, take me home
Moved out of town in a hurry
He’s chasing me mile after mile
I’m driving ‘coz I’m knowing that I’ve got his lady with me
I see a sign for Toronto
Almost making me smile
The border’s in sight, I think I’m gonna be free
You know a man of hunger is a man of fear
And being hungry for you love
Is being hungry for my blood
A jealous man can make a big man run
And I am running like the devil for the morning sun
Trans-Canada highway, take me home
Trans-Canada highway, take me home, take me home
The morning paper had a photograph
Of his burnt out wreck and it made me laugh
I told the lady, but the lady ran
And now the papers say, I’m a wanted man
On the Trans-Canada highway, take me home
Trans-Canada highway, take me home, take me home
Trans-Canada highway, take me home…
Punks!
Estonian punks 1980’s.
The band Anti-Nowhere League in England somewhere circa 1982. They are singing ‘So What’! It is a song with too many swear words to count.
Anti-Maskers?
Some people refuse to wear a mask to protect against covid.
I heard a university prof who said some people just don’t want to be told what to do. Libertarian individualism. Libertarians are actually very selfish. According to libertarians the only thing that matters in this world is my individual rights, me for me, the hell with the greater good. They don’t seem to understand that if the world was modeled like they want, it would be utter chaos. You would have to pack up your AK-47 to go grocery shopping.
They don’t want to wear protective masks that not only protect them, but protect innocent individuals that come near them. But that’s the greater good, they don’t care about those innocent individuals, if they die it has nothing to do with them. Yet these anti-maskers obey traffic regulations, tax rules (but that must piss em off to no end) and other societal norms like get in line at the doughnut shop.
Bottom line, it is all about them. I should be free to do whatever I want as long as I don’t hurt anyone. Irony is, not wearing a mask may hurt someone.
A sign outside a restaurant
Canadian “Raccoon Whisperer” Has Been Feeding Wild Raccoons Every Night for Over 20 Years
James Blackwood, a retired Mounted Police Officer from Nova Scotia, calls himself a “Raccoon Whisperer”, a worthy title, considering that he has been feeding dozens of them every night, for over two decades.
Blackwood and his furry friends recently became the talk of the interwebs, after a video showing the pensioner getting mobbed by a about two dozen raccoons, as he feeds them grapes and hot-dogs. This one video has been viewed 10 million times on YouTube, in the last two weeks, and has turned the retired RCMP officer into an overnight sensation. Truth be told, he already a healthy following on YouTube, with over 200,000 subscribers, but those were mainly racoon and animal lovers, now the whole world knows about the Racoon Whisperer.
It all started in 1999, when James’ late wife brought home a raccoon injured after being hit by a car near their property. She nursed it back to health and released it into the wild, only to have it return for snacks, only with a cub and more friends. The furry rodents have been lining up outside their home for food every evening since.
When Blackwood’s wife passed away in 2003, she made him promise to take care of the cats they had, and continue feeding their adorable forest friends. He kept his word, feeding the raccoons all sorts of treats every evening, and even posting videos of their feast on his YouTube channel, aptly named James Blackwood – Raccoon Whisperer.
According to Blackwood, the raccoons usually live in the forest around his property, and come out in the evening, around feeding time. They don’t just wait for him to call out for them to come get some treats, they literally stand outside his front door, sometimes making it hard for him to open the door.
While most viewers have described James Blackwood’s daily routine as “wholesome”, there were those who expressed concern about the raccoon’s health, as the pensioner isn’t always serving them healthy treats. However, the Raccoon Whisperer explained that the raccoons that end up on his doorstep routinely change, as the rodents move away to other areas, leaving their territory to other groups, so it’s not like they spend their whole lives feasting in his treats.
Apparently, James routinely gets offered donations by like minded animal lovers, but he always refuses, instead asking people to donate to their local animal rescue and welfare organizations.
Very Bizarre Plants on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro
These plants look like they belong on a different planet. They are a type of groundsels.
Dendrosenecio kilimanjari is a giant groundsel found atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. It was originally known as Senecio kilimanjari, but a recent botanical reclassification split off some species formerly in Senecio, putting it and various other species in the new genus Dendrosenecio. Both genera are in the family Asteraceae. The giant groundsels of the genus Dendrosenecio evolved, about a million years ago, from a Senecio that established itself on Mount Kilimanjaro, with those that survived adapting into Dendrosenecio kilimanjari. This later colonised other mountains by some means – the standard distance for wind dispersal of seeds is a few metres – and these isolated populations adapted in ways different from the parent population, creating new species.
You Can Buy This Pharaoh-Themed Apartment in Moscow for Just $1.7 Million
If you’ve ever wanted to feel like a pharaoh without having to build your own lavish palace, you can settle for this unique Moscow apartment designed to make you feel like a ruler of ancient Egypt.
Over the last two decades, the Khamovniki district of Moscow has turned from a simple working-class district, into one of the most expensive living areas in the entire Russian capital. There are plenty of luxurious apartment complexes to choose from if you have the funds, but if you’re looking for something truly unique, you may want to consider this $1.7 million apartment in the “Opera House” residential complex on Ostozhenka street. It’s literally fit for a king, an Egyptian king, that is…
Walking into this unusual Moscow apartment, you are immediately transported to ancient Egypt. From the white marble flooring, and the columns lining the walls, to the Egyptian mythology-inspired statues and furniture decor, everything about this place screams ancient Egypt. Just don’t look out the window and you can live out your pharaoh fantasy in peace.
Even the bed is fashioned after an ancient Egyptian war ship, the bathtub is guarded by two golden statues of winged rams, and a watchful eye on the wall, and even the custom kitchen furniture is decorated with Egyptian symbols and motifs.
This unique apartment is on the fourth floor and offers a generous 184 square meters of living space, split into 2 bedrooms, kitchen, living room, study, large dressing room, and 2 bathrooms. The windows offer views of the Conception Monastery, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, but why would you ever want to look outside with so much beauty surrounding you?
The Opera House is an exquisite building designed by Russian architect Mikhail Posokhin. If you ever feel like leaving the awesome Egypt-inspired apartment, residents of the building also have access to a swimming pool, gym, beauty salon, sauna and restaurant.
This exquisite piece of property is being sold for 128 million rubles (just under $1.7 million), which may seem expensive, but for a true pharaoh worthy of this luxury, it shouldn’t be more than pocket change.
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