Faux Fur Friday - Today is Faux Fur Friday! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
I like fur. I like real fur. I like faux fur. I like furry pets. It is all good, in my opinion!
Faux fur is fun.
Friday, December 05, 2014
Faux Fur Friday, In the News, and Enjoy
Thursday, December 04, 2014
National Cookie Day, In the News, and Enjoy
National Cookie Day - Today is National Cookie Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
The English word "cookie" is derived from the Dutch word "koekje," which means little cake.
Dutch bakers used to test oven temperatures on small amounts of batter so that they would not waste the entire cake mix if the temperature was not right. It was not long before they discovered that these tiny pieces of cooked batter were actually quite tasty!
Cookies come in all different flavors, shapes, and sizes. To celebrate National Cookie Day, bake a few batches of your favorite variety and invite your friends over for a cookie swap!
Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Telemarketers, In the News, Zeus, and Enjoy
Telemarketers - Telemarketers are vile! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Please note that I said telemarketers are vile. I did not say telemarketers are evil. While there is certainly the possibility that they are, in fact, evil, that is not a determination I find to be of issue at this juncture.
Yesterday, apparently, was a day in some fashion special to telemarketers. I say this because the number of telemarketer calls to my office number was significantly higher yesterday than is common. Generally, I receive an average of 3 to 5 calls each day. Yesterday, I received over 20 telemarketer calls.
I have no notion of why the calls increased so dramatically yesterday. I can only assume it was some sort of telemarketer event day that was celebrated by telemarketers.
I have a telephone system that speaks the Caller ID aloud. If I suspect the call to be a telemarketer, I simply do not answer, and the telephone system prompts for a message to be left by the caller. While I generally, then, do not answer the call, it is yet a time-consuming task that requires me to direct attention to the call.
I sincerely hope that telemarketer calls return to the earlier frequency!
Laura photographed Zeus helping me change the batteries in our bedside clock!
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, In the News, and Enjoy
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery - Today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (resolution 317(IV) of 2 December 1949).
The focus of this day is on eradicating contemporary forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labor, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.
Today, 21 million women, men and children are trapped in slavery all over the world. The International Labor Organization (ILO) has teamed up with prominent artists, athletes and advocates in its new campaign to End Slavery Now.
Monday, December 01, 2014
Cyber Monday, In the News, and Enjoy
Cyber Monday - Today is Cyber Monday! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Cyber Monday is a marketing term for the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. The term "Cyber Monday" was created by marketing companies to persuade people to shop online. The term made its debut on November 28, 2005, in a Shop.org press release entitled "Cyber Monday Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year."
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