bits & pieces: july 6, 2011

With the Fourth of July behind me and an enormous stack of moving boxes in front of me, I haven’t had all the time I’d like to be finding neat articles online. But I did manage to find a few worth sharing. So have at it! In the meantime, I’ll be over here, eating fruit roll-ups while procrastinating and crying about how much I hate packing.

Bionic cat walks on prosthetic legs. This is a year old story, but things like this never really get old! Watch the video – it is so amazing. That kitty now has a second chance at life!

French toast with berry butter. Mix some berries into your (softened) butter, reshape, & refrigerate. What a brilliant idea.

This ‘trend’ of buying kids apartments sounds like a terrible idea. Whatever happened to people having to learn financial lessons themselves? via I Will Teach You To Be Rich

I’m a ‘Have Run-er.’ Especially in the beginning stages of a running regime, it really kind of sucks. And at least for me, 95% of the reason I keep it up is for the feeling you get AFTER having run.

Deep dish cookies. OOOOOH WOW

Listening to the radio is healthier than watching TV. Am I the only person that still enjoys a radio talk show from time to time?

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