Today is the last day of June, so it's my last chance this year to write about June bugs. Mom said there might still be some June bugs around in July, but sometimes she's wrong about stuff like that, so I think I'd better go ahead and write about June bugs today.
Anyway, when we go out on the patio at night, there are June bugs there because they like to come to where the floodlights are. Gabe and I think it's fun to catch the June bugs and eat them, but Gabe likes to do this more than I do. In my opinion, June bugs are not nearly as yummy as cicadas, so I am saving most of my bug-catching energy for cicada season.
The scientific name for June bugs is Phyllophaga, which is Greek for "leaf eaters." If you don't like the Greek name, you can also call June bugs "June beetles" or "May beetles." In some places, the June bugs are shiny green, but the ones we have around here are a boring brown color.
When the June bugs get tired of eating leaves, which happens in July or August, they mate and then the girl June bugs start laying eggs in the ground. Each one of them lays about 60 to 75 eggs, and it takes them a couple of weeks to lay them all.
Then after a while, the eggs hatch, and make little white worm things called grubs. The grubs keep growing, and when they get bigger, they have to shed their old skin and make a new one. Meanwhile, they are busy eating the roots of the grass in your yard and maybe in your flower bed, too. Mom thinks grub worms are yucky, and she thinks June bugs are yucky, too. But the grub worms are the yuckiest of all because they do lots of damage by eating all those roots.
Anyway, the grubs turn into pupae before winter comes, which means they wrap up in a cocoon kind of thing to keep warm and sleep through the cold weather. Then in the spring, they come out and become June bugs, and the whole thing starts all over again.
Mom wishes that Gabe and I would eat up more of the June bugs, but like I said before, I much prefer cicadas. I told Mom that she should get a chicken if she wants something that will eat all the bugs and grubs. In fact, I think that having some chickens around would be an excellent idea, but Mom does not agree, for some reason, so I guess we will just have bugs and grubs and no chickens.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
BOERBOELS
Today I will tell you about another dog breed that started out in Africa, and that breed is called the Boerboel. Mostly, you can find Boerboels in South Africa because they were bred by the Boers, which is what the early Dutch settlers were called. The Boers were farmers, and they needed dogs to guard their livestock and their families, so they bred dogs that were exactly right for this purpose.
Nobody knows exactly which dog breeds were mixed together to make the Boerboel, but there was probably some mastiff and bulldog and other European dogs, plus dogs that the native people had. The first dog that might have started the whole breed was a dog that Jan van Riebeeck brought to the Cape when he came in 1652 and founded the first settlement.
Anyway, Boerboels are really big dogs, like mastiffs, and they weigh between 150 and 200 pounds. They are very brave and loyal, and there are stories about Boerboels killing leopards. But besides being fierce and strong, they have to also be very gentle with children and other family members. And they have to be smart so that they can tell which animal or person is a threat and which one isn't. Boerboels can also be used to herd livestock and to track game, so they are kind of a dog of all trades.
Nowadays, more Boerboels are just family pets instead of being working dogs on farms. Since they are such big dogs, they need enough space to run around and get some exercise every day. You should only get a Boerboel that has been bred to have a good temperament and that has been well socialized as a puppy. Otherwise, you could end up with a really big, scary dog that bites people.
Lots of people in South Africa like to breed Boerboels, and they send the puppies to other countries where people would like to own a Boerboel. But they don't send them to Denmark. And the reason for this is that the Boerboel got banned in Denmark this year because some people think it is a dog that is bred for fighting.
In some places, Boerboels can be entered in dog shows, but I could only find one kennel club that lets you do that so far, and that is the Kennel Union of Southern Africa. Which is why if you want to have a Boerboel as a show dog, you should probably move to Pretoria or someplace like that!
Nobody knows exactly which dog breeds were mixed together to make the Boerboel, but there was probably some mastiff and bulldog and other European dogs, plus dogs that the native people had. The first dog that might have started the whole breed was a dog that Jan van Riebeeck brought to the Cape when he came in 1652 and founded the first settlement.
Anyway, Boerboels are really big dogs, like mastiffs, and they weigh between 150 and 200 pounds. They are very brave and loyal, and there are stories about Boerboels killing leopards. But besides being fierce and strong, they have to also be very gentle with children and other family members. And they have to be smart so that they can tell which animal or person is a threat and which one isn't. Boerboels can also be used to herd livestock and to track game, so they are kind of a dog of all trades.
Nowadays, more Boerboels are just family pets instead of being working dogs on farms. Since they are such big dogs, they need enough space to run around and get some exercise every day. You should only get a Boerboel that has been bred to have a good temperament and that has been well socialized as a puppy. Otherwise, you could end up with a really big, scary dog that bites people.
Lots of people in South Africa like to breed Boerboels, and they send the puppies to other countries where people would like to own a Boerboel. But they don't send them to Denmark. And the reason for this is that the Boerboel got banned in Denmark this year because some people think it is a dog that is bred for fighting.
In some places, Boerboels can be entered in dog shows, but I could only find one kennel club that lets you do that so far, and that is the Kennel Union of Southern Africa. Which is why if you want to have a Boerboel as a show dog, you should probably move to Pretoria or someplace like that!
Black Fashion Models 2009
The current issue of Italian Vogue looks at how the fashion industry has moved past the rail thin negative size models to the lack of black models in the industry.
In a move that is causing the industry to take a deep look at itself the July issue of Italian Vogue features only black models shot by fashion photographer Steven Meisel. Mr. Meisel is also the photographer behind Madonna’s infamous 1992 book, “Sex”.
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In a move that is causing the industry to take a deep look at itself the July issue of Italian Vogue features only black models shot by fashion photographer Steven Meisel. Mr. Meisel is also the photographer behind Madonna’s infamous 1992 book, “Sex”.
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Fashion Models 2009
Tao Okamoto. Tao Okamoto, Japanese (1987), mysterious, elegant. She had long hair, now it is short. Very professional, very perfectionist.
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
The Latest News!
Well, as you know, I have a very exciting life, and now I'm going to tell you all the latest exciting things that have happened. First of all, Mom has been leaving the door open to the cat room sometimes so that we dogs can look at the cats through the child gate. Here's a picture of me looking at Chloe. She is very bold, and she rolls over and shows me her fat tummy and acts like she is not afraid of me at all. And sometimes she hisses at me.
Friday night we had a very shocking thing happen because Mom left the cat room door open for a long time while we were all downstairs watching TV. Then all of a sudden, we heard a meow on the stairs, and there was a cat there! And it was Chloe! Mel ran up the stairs and herded Chloe back into her room, even though Mel is not really a herding dog. By the time Mom got upstairs, Chloe had jumped back onto the table by the child gate and had run clear across the room and was on a shelf by the window. Mom didn't even think Chloe could jump that high because Chloe is so fat, but Mom was wrong.
Charlie has not ever escaped from the cat room yet, but sometimes he comes over by the child gate to meow and hiss at me and Gabe. I think maybe Charlie is more afraid of dogs than Chloe is.
So anyway, another thing that happened was that yesterday Mom went to a satellite adoption, and it was a really hot day, and Mom had to stay outside most of the time, so she was hot and tired when she got home. And then when she came in the house, she noticed right away that it wasn't very cool in the house, which was something we dogs had been noticing all day. And when Mom looked at the thermostat thing, she found out it was 85 degrees in the house, even though it was supposed to be 76. So she called the air-conditioner people, and she talked to a nice lady who said maybe the problem was something called a circuit breaker, which is some kind of switch thing in the basement. And Mom went down there, and sure enough, that was the problem, so she fixed it all by herself, and the house got cool again, but it took a couple of hours. Luckily, we were all able to take naps while we were getting cooler.
But the most exciting thing that happened yesterday was that Mom went to a pet store, and she bought us a very special chewy, which was part of an antler. We don't know if it is a deer antler or an elk antler, but we don't really care which it is. Mom had thought about buying us one of these antlers before, but they are very expensive, so she didn't. But yesterday she did. And the antler cost $30, but I think it was well worth every penny. In fact, I think it would have been better if Mom had bought four antlers, but Mom said she is not made out of money.
So first of all, Barry got to chew on the antler because he is the Alpha Dog. And he chewed it for like an hour or so, and he chewed the point off of it. Then finally Barry decided he needed a drink of water, so when he abandoned the antler, Gabe got it, and he chewed it. Here's a picture of Gabe chewing it while I waited patiently for my turn, which I knew would come. And it did! I got to chew the antler and I was very happy to do it because there is nothing like a good chew to make a dog happy.
Mel didn't chew the antler because he is too afraid that some other dog will attack him and take it away from him. But I got to chew the antler, and like I told you, I was very happy to be chewing it. Then after a while, Mom took it away from me and put it on a high shelf because she said everybody had done enough chewing today but maybe we can all chew it again another day. I hope that other day is today, because that antler was very, very yummy!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
New Tattoos
Avril Lavigne 's Tattoos
Avril Lavigne 's love of tattoos, however, gained media attention in May 2010, after Lavigne and Jenner received matching tattoos of an obscene F-word on their ribs.
Avril Lavigne will appear in the June/July cover story for Inked magazine, where she discussed and showed off her tattoos, including an "Abbey Dawn" on her left forearm and an "XXV" and star on her right. Although she confirmed the F-word tattoo verbally in the article, calling it her "favorite word",[55] she had it applied after the magazine's photo shoot.
Avril Lavigne 's next tattoo, she added, would be a "big-ass heart with a flag through it with a name.... I'm going to wait a few years and make sure I still want it then. I have to wait for that special someone to come back into my life."
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“ | Everything is always spur-of-the-moment. All of my tattoos, I decide that second and do it. | ” |
—Avril Lavigne, Inked |
Avril Lavigne 's love of tattoos, however, gained media attention in May 2010, after Lavigne and Jenner received matching tattoos of an obscene F-word on their ribs.
Avril Lavigne will appear in the June/July cover story for Inked magazine, where she discussed and showed off her tattoos, including an "Abbey Dawn" on her left forearm and an "XXV" and star on her right. Although she confirmed the F-word tattoo verbally in the article, calling it her "favorite word",[55] she had it applied after the magazine's photo shoot.
Avril Lavigne 's next tattoo, she added, would be a "big-ass heart with a flag through it with a name.... I'm going to wait a few years and make sure I still want it then. I have to wait for that special someone to come back into my life."
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hohohohoh LOVE AVRIL SO MUCH!! ♥
Ooooh coisinha linda e fofa *-* Avril ♥
Dogs in Iran!
If you are a dog and you live in Iran, you should leave the country immediately! At least that's my advice. And the reason you should do this is because a big, important religious man named Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi said that people in Iran shouldn't have dogs as pets. I think it's very mean and unfair of him to say this, and if I ever meet up with him, I will tell him so and maybe even bite him on the leg!
Of course, if I did this, the Ayatollah would send me to doggy jail, which is what he started doing with pet dogs back in 2007, when he first told people that they shouldn't have dogs. But people kept getting dogs anyway because dogs are people's best friends, and many Iranians were smart enough to know this. So now this Grand Ayatollah guy made a fatwah, which is a religious ruling, about how people can't have dogs. And the reason he gives for this is that dogs are unclean. Which should be an easy problem to fix if you just give all the dogs a bath, but Mom says that "unclean" means something different when you are talking about religion.
And another thing the religious guy said was that having dogs as pets was what people do in the West, and that Iran shouldn't be like the West. America is in the West, and so are Canada and Europe and South America and Australia and New Zealand. People who live in all these places know about the wonderfulness of dogs, so they have them in their houses and stuff. The Ayatollah says that "There are lots of people in the West who love their dogs more than their wives and children." Which may be true, but I say what's wrong with that?
Anyway, here's something interesting about the doggy fatwah: it doesn't apply to people who are nomads and wander around with their sheep and goats looking for places for them to eat grass, because these people need dogs to help with herding and guarding their flocks. In the Iranian language, these dogs are called sage ashaayeri, which means "nomads' dogs." They come in a bunch of different colors, and some have short hair, and others have medium hair.
The nomads who live in the west part of Iran have most of these dogs. They are about the size of a border collie, and mostly their job is to guard the animals and also to guard the people's tents. So these dogs are very fierce with strangers, and they can fight wild animals like wolves, bears, and wild boars.
Anyway, if I ever go to Iran, which I am most definitely not planning to do, I will find some nice nomad family to live with because I don't want to get arrested and thrown into doggy jail!
Of course, if I did this, the Ayatollah would send me to doggy jail, which is what he started doing with pet dogs back in 2007, when he first told people that they shouldn't have dogs. But people kept getting dogs anyway because dogs are people's best friends, and many Iranians were smart enough to know this. So now this Grand Ayatollah guy made a fatwah, which is a religious ruling, about how people can't have dogs. And the reason he gives for this is that dogs are unclean. Which should be an easy problem to fix if you just give all the dogs a bath, but Mom says that "unclean" means something different when you are talking about religion.
And another thing the religious guy said was that having dogs as pets was what people do in the West, and that Iran shouldn't be like the West. America is in the West, and so are Canada and Europe and South America and Australia and New Zealand. People who live in all these places know about the wonderfulness of dogs, so they have them in their houses and stuff. The Ayatollah says that "There are lots of people in the West who love their dogs more than their wives and children." Which may be true, but I say what's wrong with that?
Anyway, here's something interesting about the doggy fatwah: it doesn't apply to people who are nomads and wander around with their sheep and goats looking for places for them to eat grass, because these people need dogs to help with herding and guarding their flocks. In the Iranian language, these dogs are called sage ashaayeri, which means "nomads' dogs." They come in a bunch of different colors, and some have short hair, and others have medium hair.
The nomads who live in the west part of Iran have most of these dogs. They are about the size of a border collie, and mostly their job is to guard the animals and also to guard the people's tents. So these dogs are very fierce with strangers, and they can fight wild animals like wolves, bears, and wild boars.
Anyway, if I ever go to Iran, which I am most definitely not planning to do, I will find some nice nomad family to live with because I don't want to get arrested and thrown into doggy jail!
Friday, June 25, 2010
New York Fashion Week 2009 2010
For Spring 2009, Nanette Lepore delivered a collection that radiated sultry femininity with hints of mischievous romance. Capturing the carefree essence of spring was the "anything goes" vibe exuded by each look where there are no restrictions when it comes to mixing patterns, shapes, textures, silhouettes, style, and so on. Ethereal silk dresses with cropped leather coats, sleek stripes paired with flirty florals, statements frocks with statement jewelry and super statement shoes- you get the point. Never one to stray too far from her ultra-femme aesthetic, we saw ruffles galore, lush garden florals, cinched waists, and loads of vibrant colors that can€™t help but make you embrace your inner girly girl.
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Olympus Fashion Week 2010
Today starts the best week on the planet,Olympus Fashion Week Spring 2007. If only I could be in the mix!!!Tonight at 8:00 pm Baby Phat will roll out their collection. Whether you like her not,Kimora Lee Simmons is hustling chick and eye is inpecable. She know glam,fab, and what divas are made of. Plus, her shows are packed with hip hop gliterrati. I always check www.Style.com every day.This website is good on posting the current days shows online. Also,Fashion Rocks Show is coming on tonight on CBS at 8:00pm. Because I don't have a "friday night social agenda" I'll be front of the tube.
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Men's Fashion 2009 In Italy
The Burberry Prorsum fashion show for Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009 in Italy. Burberry is such a great brand. The colors for next Spirng/Summer season were too Fall colorish to us, but the bright mustard and soft powder blues really worked well. The dark olive green is a color you don’t expect to see at summertime, but they do make it airy. The grays had a soft touch to them. The hats you can do without.
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Cyndi Lauper Fashion 2009
The 80’s fashion may be coming back, but some things never left. The music of the 80’s has been a permanent fixture on the radio and in the stores, possessing some timeless quality that allows it to stay a constant flow of electric guitars and erratic drum solos. Maybe it’s because some of the bands from the time haven’t left yet, serving as a reminder of ‘the good old days’. That still doesn’t explain why the younger generation is still listening to the same songs their parents did when they have no nostalgic attachment to the music. Be it because their parents have subjected them to it as a child, or some freak alignment of the planets, the music looks like it has taken up residency in our lives.
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