Sunday, December 30, 2007

Cousin Dogs

Some of my Wilhelm cousin dogs came to see me this week.


Roxie and Chubs enjoyed playing together.
Chubs had a lot of fun with the human cousins too.
Rusty was slow to warm up to everyone. Later in the day he got happy.

Nick, Rusty, & Lindsey
Chubs, Rusty & Roxie playing "Dog Pile".
Rusty making friens with Chubs.
Zachary & Chubs

Mat and Rachel playing with Rusty.

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

An Abby Dog Christmas

Luke 2:10

10) But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.

Merry Christmas!

Chubs and I are waiting for everyone to get up so we can open presents.
Picture time with Jack & Kristen.
Chubs got a new rabbit.

Chubs sharing his new rabbit with Nicholas.
A quick nap while everyone opens presents.

Chubs having some difficulty with this present.
Me and my squirrel.
I love to watch presents being opened.
Christmas is delicious!
Nap time again.

Chubs and I helping Jack and Neal herd a goat.

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Cloned Cats Glow In The Dark

Sorry I have not posted any blogs lately. My master has been out of town and without opposable thumbs I can’t open the door on the desk to turn on the computer. Hopefully he will be around a little more during the holidays.

For starters I thought I would share a little holiday humor.
















Pee Wee The Wonder Dog.

Pee Wee’s master is uncle Kyle. Pee Wee is a very well mannered dog.





Click the video below to see Pee Wee retrieve firewood.




Click the video below to see Pee Wee answer the question "Where's the cats?".


And now for the big news of the day.


Cloned Cats Glow In The Dark


South Korean scientists say they have cloned cats whose genes have been altered so that they glow in the dark - taking advantage of a technological twist that could someday be used to make more dramatic genetic changes in all sorts of creatures.


Click here for the whole story................




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Abby





Sunday, November 18, 2007

Colder Nights

As the nights grow colder Chubs gets to come in to warm up and sleep on the floor. He has a bed but he likes to stay close to me.


Oh well, Chubs is kind of cute.



As for me, I like to sink into my warm soft bed.

Woof
Abby

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Holmes Grows A Tail

Holmes Comet Update:

Comet Holmes, the oddball comet that erupted into naked-eye visibility almost three weeks ago, now appears in photo imagery to have grown a tail. It's not much as comet tails go. (Here are some photos of Comet McNaught, one of the most spectacular tailed comets in recent years, but hard to see from here when it peaked.)

Holmes' tail is not apparent to the naked eye, and can't readily be seen in binoculars. But long-exposure photography does show a stubby ion tail. It's stubby because it is being blown away from the comet's nucleus - and away from the sun and Earth. So, from our perspective, it looks very short.

More recent images also suggest that a gust of solar wind has actually detached the tail from the nucleus. Here's the Holmes Photo Gallery.







Working out for the
Weiner Dog Winter Nationals




An Innovative Dog

























Woof
Abby

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Holmes Comet

Comet Dog

Amateur astronomers the world over have been stunned and amazed by the weirdest new object to appear in the sky in memory. And it's one of the brightest, too — it's easy to spot with your eyes alone if you know where to look.

On October 24th, periodic Comet Holmes brightened dramatically — by nearly a million times — virtually overnight. For no apparent reason, the comet erupted from a very dim magnitude 17 to about magnitude 2½. Within a day its starlike nucleus had expanded into a perfectly round, bright little disk visible in binoculars and telescopes. It looked like no comet ever seen.Its startling outburst, however, has a precedent.

The comet was also in a major eruption 115 years ago, in November 1892, when English amateur Edwin Holmes was the first to spot it. It reached 4th or 5th magnitude, faded in the following weeks, and then underwent a second eruption 2½ months after the first.

Now, it seems, Comet Holmes has outdone itself. The first person to notice something happening, was A. Henriquez Santana at Tenerife, Canary Islands, shortly after midnight on the morning of the 24th local time.

If you haven't seen it yet, step outside after dinner tonight, and look for a narrow triangle of stars below the (sideways) W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia, but above (and slightly to the right of) the bright star Capella - the brightest in that part of the sky. Holmes is the "star" on the left side of the base of that triangle.

But trust me - it's easier just to scan the sky below Cassiopeia with your binoculars. Holmes stands out because it is NOT just a pinpoint of light like a star. It's a striking gray blob, a fuzz ball. And it really is hard to miss. Or at least it has been all this week.




Unlike most bright comets, Holmes doesn't possess a long tail. It looks just like a modestly bright star, so you'll need to use the finder chart to zero in on it. Even large telescopes reveal no details. The comet currently lies 150 million miles (245 million km) from Earth and 225 million miles (365 million km) from the Sun.

No one knows how long the outburst will last. When London observer Edwin Holmes discovered the comet in November 1892, it was also in an outburst and some 100,000 times brighter than it normally is. During that appearance, the comet faded 3 magnitudes in the course of a week.


LEARN MORE - EARTH & SKY

READ MORE ABOUT THE HOLMES COMET




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Abby

Friday, October 26, 2007

Bartender Guesses IQ's

A bartender had the uncanny ability to accurately guess a person's IQ by just looking into his eyes. Last Friday, a well dressed gentlemen came in and ordered scotch and water. The bartender assessed the man's IQ to be 151 and he asked the man his opinion about the global warming controversy and received an intelligent and informed response.

His next customer ordered a Michelob and the bartender guessed his IQ to be 128 and engaged him in a lively discussion about sports.

The next man to come in ordered 3 Wild Turkeys. The bartender looked him in the eye and saw that the IQ was only 88. He asked, "How many years have you been buying cattle?"


Shuttle Dog

There will be some fantastic opportunities to see the Space Shuttle in the sky over the next several days. Here is a listing of sighting opportunities for the Amarillo Texas area.

(click on the chart to see a larger view)

If you live outside of the Texas Panhandle you can look up sighting opportunities by clicking Human Space Flight, then click on your state and then on a town near by.


Dog Humor
























Woof
Abby

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Danger - Beware Of Dog

Dog Wit & Wisdom

--- Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

--- Keep skunks, bankers and lawyers at a distance.

--- Every path has a few puddles.


For Bev


Danger - Beware Of The Dog!

Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door. Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor besides the cash register.

He asked the store manager, "Is THAT the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that's him," he replied.

The stranger couldn't help but be amused. "That certainly doesn't look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"

"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."

Dog Humor




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Abby

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Sunday, October 14, 2007

Happy Autumn


Weekly greeting!


Dog Wit & Wisdom

Remember, life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.


For Bev
























Show your human how much you love them!
























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Abby

Saturday, October 6, 2007

First Week Of October

Dog Wit & Wisdom

Your goal in life should be, to be as good of a person as your dog already thinks your are. -- Abby

Abby Definition

Diplomacy - The ability to tell somebody to go to hell in such a way, he looks forward to the trip.

Abby Humor

























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Abby

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Money - What You Didn't Know

Fractional Reserve Banking System

This video will enlighten you about where money comes from. If you have a slower Internet connection you may need to press "pause" and let it down load and then press "play".




Here are the links to the other 4 videos in this series.
It's very worthwhile to watch.

Money - Video #2

Money - Video #3

Money - Video #4

Money - Video #5

Want to know more? Here are some other resources.

Money As Debt - Research Links & Quotation Sources

Fractional Reserve Banking

Modern Banking - History & Understanding



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Abby