Burning Ones

Well, Cute Overload was curiously informative today, especially considering Fiery and her expertise as a nursing baby. As it turns out, the behaviour that certain kittehs display that we all find to be so cute is a nursing behaviour.

When a kitteh kneads some soft surface (aka, my own Buddha Belly) and purrs contentedly, they are actually recalling the behaviour they would exhibit whilst nursing from momma kitteh where kneading her belly would promote better milk flow as they sucked. This is also why they purr, because they more than likely are recalling the yummy milk that momma kitteh used to provide for them.

Anyway, follow that link above for the original story. It has a nice little video of a kitteh falling asleep in her efforts to knead effectively. However, the most important reader of this post is most assuredly Fiery, who must learn ever more effective methods such as the ‘knead and purr’ for becoming fat and happy.

Knead on, Fiery!

I’ve gotten pretty fired up lately about what our government is doing, what they hadn’t done along the way, and the type of people the we’re rewarding for the behaviour they exhibited leading up to the whole crisis we’ve got going now. However, I think a lot of people so far are still having trouble trying to figure out where to get the info they need to form an intelligent opinion, so I thought I’d whip together a little list of links to resources that have helped me understand the mess we’re in. If you’ve got more good sources, please put ‘em in the comments

• This American Life - The Giant Pool of Money: This episode of TAL is not only the best piece of reporting I have heard on the current economic crisis, but it’s probably the best reporting I have ever heard. The clarity, personability, and depth at which the subject is covered combined with the music and overall production quality is stunning. This is to date the only NPR episode I have ever bought, and I’ve listened to it multiple times.
• This American Life - Another Frightening Show About the Economy: While, in my opinion, this show did not live up to the standard of the first show, it still is phenomenal and very informative. Once again, highly recommended.
• The Money Meltdown: This is an attempt to have a one stop website for all information regarding the meltdown. I’ve browsed through it a little bit and it’s impressive.

Anyway, enjoy! And, ‘Remember, there is nothing to be gained by trying to get away.’

Well, here’s to attempting to help this little campaign get spread on the Internet. I think it sounds awesome! :)

Fiery’s first photo set is up on my Flickr page.