So I have been horribly remiss about participating in the Carnival of Beauty this summer, but I hope to be better! This week, the carnival is HERE! And it’s about the Beauty of Change (ah, a topic I know something about!). I’d love to see all of my readers participate, so here are the instructions: Send an email to ashley @ twentysixcats.com by Thursday night. Since I’m up until all hours of the night, I’ll give everyone until midnight to…
Instructions for properly hugging a baby: 1. First: Spy a baby. 2. Second: Be sure that the object you spied was indeed a baby. If you smell baby powder and the aroma of wet diapers, this is indeed a baby. 3. Next: You will need to flatten the baby before actually beginning the hugging process. 4. Then: Simply slide paws around baby. 5. Finally: If a camera is present, you will need to, “hug, smile, and lean” to achieve the…
I enjoy discussion around here, so I think I’m going to make more of an effort to have more of those kinds of posts. (I enjoyed the one we had a while back.) How do you think we should react to cultures around us? If you moved to another country, do we have any obligation to that country (the “host country”) at all? Should you learn the language? Eat the food? Celebrate your host country’s holidays? How about your home…
**UPDATED: The death toll is at 450 according to this report. My pseudo-home-country has been hit with an earthquake. Please keep the people in Peru in your prayers, especially the families of the 17 people who have been killed. From CNN.com: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Wednesday evening, killing 17 people and leaving 70 hurt, Peruvian media reported…The quake was felt for two minutes, according to Peruvian media. Broken windows were reported in…
I always kept my nails nicely trimmed with the help of my teeth until about high school, when somehow I managed to stop doing that. However, I still revert to my bad habits when I’m either nervous or when a nail starts to break (or is otherwise not smooth – yes I am a perfectionist). I never seemed to be able to find my nail clippers or my file. Since I’d rather NOT bite my nails, I’ve come up with…