So evidently word has spread on the critter social network about the afternoon tea and crumpets for our kitties, because yesterday this strange looking cat invited himself over.

Below are a few links to keep most anyone entertained for at least a few minutes. This week’s topics include education, manly ways to use an Altoids tin, a homeopathy investigation, a call to save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, and a cute Volkswagen commercial, among . . . → Read More: Possum in da house and weekend reading links 5 February 2011]]>

So evidently word has spread on the critter social network about the afternoon tea and crumpets for our kitties, because yesterday this strange looking cat invited himself over.

Below are a few links to keep most anyone entertained for at least a few minutes. This week’s topics include education, manly ways to use an Altoids tin, a homeopathy investigation, a call to save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, and a cute Volkswagen commercial, among others.

Cheers!

• 22 Manly Ways to Reuse an Altoids Tin
• Wikipedia contributors: Gender gap? Check: < 15% women. Age gap? Check: ave age = mid-20s [ why are women choosing to be silent? ]
• [ VIDEO ] The science of homeopathy
• [ VIDEO ] Homeopathy can vaccinate against polio? Can cure cancer?
• Help save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus! [ and everything you read on the Internet is true! ]
• Is college right for everyone? A new Harvard study suggests a vocational alternative
• Do you support organic and non-genetically-engineered food?
• Got Raw Milk?
• The Internet is out of addresses
• [ VIDEO ] Volkswagen commercial – may the Force be with you
• Why more Americans don’t travel abroad

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The first pic shows two cats in the tree–not too unusual except they were pretty high up. One is facing away, but you should be able to spot both of them.

The second pic shows a baby possum. The photo is not that good because the little guy could really climb, and the closer I . . . → Read More: Things in Trees]]> It just so happened that within two days I saw some cute critters in some trees nearby.

The first pic shows two cats in the tree–not too unusual except they were pretty high up. One is facing away, but you should be able to spot both of them.

The second pic shows a baby possum. The photo is not that good because the little guy could really climb, and the closer I got, the higher in the tree he got. Also, it was in the woods, so I had to play with the brightness and contrast so you would actually see him due to the dim/weird lighting. Really just a little fluff ball on the side of a tree. But I think you can make out his face. I think he’s saying, “I’m scared. Go away, please.”

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Here’s a short video of what I saw on the porch:

Ya, that’s a hungry possum. What I think is funny is the audio of him eating — crunching away.

I guess now I shouldn’t make the cats feel so guilty for eating so . . . → Read More: A Possum Who Thinks He is a Cat]]> Something made me suspicious, so I looked outside to see what the cats were up to, and found that the critter eating all the cat food was not a cat!

Here’s a short video of what I saw on the porch:

Ya, that’s a hungry possum. What I think is funny is the audio of him eating — crunching away.

I guess now I shouldn’t make the cats feel so guilty for eating so much food…

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