Pets

Riley's Run in Albany New York is holding a raffle for an Eli Manning Autographed Football or Super Bowl Program.  Best of all, the money will go towards the sugery for a sick labrador here in Georgia sponsored by the Labrador Friends of the South.  So give and give often.  $5 for one ticket, $10 for three!

http://www.ryleysrun.org/home.html 

Raffle Ends March 1 so hurry!!!

And here is Lisa's Story, the labrador you'll be helping with your donation.

http://www.ryleysrun.org/rescues.html 

This is Augie Doggie, the newest mascot at David Weiss Productions, Inc., joining Willie the Wheaten Terrier who joined our team nearly thirteen years ago. 

It seems when a hot topic has come up on a certain popular forum in Creative Cow, I have noticed that people are becoming more and more hostile towards each other.  Perhaps it's because of the recent US presidential debates that have been lighting up the air waves as all it takes is a jab at someone's personality and the whole thread gets lost in a he said she said, or more likely a he said he said, or maybe even a she said she said.  It usually starts as a healthy discussion of workflow, then it becomes a battle of intellect and then it turns personal.

Folks I'm a big dog lover and the happy new father of a 4 month old Labrador mix named Molly. We found her through a local Lab Rescue society called the Labrador Friends of the South. These folks rescue labs from local shelters where death is their next option.

Now today I found this incredible website that seeks to save animals of all breeds from local shelters across the nation.

http://www.dogsindanger.com/

The site's only purpose is to expose dogs who are about to be euthanized to see if anyone out there can adopt them before they are put down. It's a great idea and if anyone out there is looking for a dog or knows someone who is looking for a dog, certainly go to your local shelters first and also look at this site to see if there's someone perfect for you.

Our little Molly has been a welcome joy to our lives after losing our other two "children" last year. A greyhound mix named Niki and a Chocolate Lab named Baxter. And just this past week we lost our oldest, a cat named Peabody who was 15. Maybe the rest of us can help other dogs find a happy life too.

OK, I found it. Yup, I found Lindeboom Beer in Amsterdam. I asked for it at nearly every restaurant I went to and no one had it. Heineken could be found EVERYWHERE. And one of my new favorites, BAVARIA, was in a few places, but Lindeboom beer was a rarity.

Was this due to the fact that it is a really good and rare beer? Maybe. I am not a beer connesieur, but when I DID find it, and buy one...it was pretty good!

Where did I find it? At a bar just a couple blocks from the Red Light District...and within sight of Central Station and the main street that leads to DAM Square. They had all sorts of signs indicating that they did, in fact, serve Lindeboom beer.