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Poor puppy.

The Aussie beagle that ate 1.1kg of jelly snakes

This beagle is so pissed off because she ate 5 to 10% of her body weight in what we’d call gummy bears.   She thought she was so clever for stealing a bag of candy, then her owners took her to the vet to induce barfing.

Xylitol is a sugar substitute that spikes insulin in dogs, and can trigger hypoglycemia.  A few of grams of xylitol is enough to put the dog in the hospital, and that could be just a few gummy bears.

Fortunately, these jelly snakes had no xylitol, so all the vomiting was for nothing.

The Merck Veterinary Manual has actual scientific information.

My Dyson Sphere

I was told by a trusted source that my old Bissell is no longer fit for purpose.  Vacuum cleaners are of no interest to me, but I can take a hint.  When I saw the Dyson with the sphere at Costco, I got that.

I should have known better.  A civilization has to be at least a Type II on the Khardashev scale  for a Dyson sphere, and we aren’t close to that. 

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Madison Wisconsin is a mess.

This ‘Charlie-Foxtrot’ has been allowed to exist in Madison for a couple of weeks.  Police aren’t allowed in and the fire department has to waste time going around it.  This chaos is a pain in the ass for everyone who lives or works in the area.

The mayor has finally decided to tear it down.

A better response is to never let it get established, and to make it clear to the insurrectionists and garbage people that seizing territory is not a legitimate way to protest.

The Greatest Showman surprised me.

For light entertainment, I often watch movie reviewers like Critical Drinker or Disparu on Youtube.  Everybody talked about The Odyssey for a month, now they all switched to Spiderman:  Brand New Day.  It’s getting old.

Since my brother and I have been working out, when we talk about movies, he strongly recommends The Greatest Showman.  I never saw it, Hugh Jackman is always good, and I am not opposed to show tunes.  It’s got nothing in common with The Odyssey or Spiderman, so that’s what I watched.  I’m worried that I may have a problem.

Is it just me?

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Texas Reading List

The Texas Board of Education has issued a required reading list for their public schools. 

It seems pretty challenging, but good on them.  I am not a Christian, but have no problem with the Bible being required reading as literature.  Western civilization is Christendom, and is worth defending.

If you care looking for something to read or something to read to your kids, here’s the list.

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