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Dogs tend to be happy creatures by nature, but I believe the happiest of all are shelter dogs who are lucky enough to be adopted into a loving home.
Funding and personnel shortages result in many shelter dogs ending up being euthanized instead of adopted, and that’s a real shame.
With very few exceptions, these animals are just as friendly and loving as the ones you’d find at a pet store. [Read more…]
Question from Tammy: I was visiting my mom the other evening and we decided to sit on her back porch for a while.
We both sat down in metal chairs. Her chair had a cushion on it, but mine didn’t.
My chair was so cold that I couldn’t stand it so I got up and switched to a wooden chair.
I noticed right away that the wooden chair was a lot warmer than the metal one even though both chairs were sitting side by side in the shade.
That got me curious about why the metal chair was so much cooler than the wooden one. Can you explain it? [Read more…]
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If you’re and experienced driver you’re probably familiar with a car’s “Check Engine” light.
In fact, you might have been startled by having it come on while you were driving down a busy highway.
It’s never fun when that dreaded little light comes on because it’s such a mysterious warning.
Did it come on because some minor issue needs to be resolved, or is the engine about blow up? [Read more…]
If you’re ever visiting the Australian island of Tasmania and see a snake in the wild, you won’t have to wonder about whether it’s venomous or not, because it is.
According to the Tasmania Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the island only has three species of land snakes: [Read more…]
If you recently made the decision to try to eat healthier meals, there’s something you really need to know…
Some meals that are labeled as “Healthy” meals really aren’t very healthy at all.
These days most grocery stores have “Healthy Meals” sections that offer prepared frozen or canned food items that are low in fat and sugar.
But there’s a problem… [Read more…]