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Wow. I also don't have a "paid" email address - I haven't for eons having my own domains for over 10 years now. Many (maybe even most) professionals I know in the computer business use gmail and/or their work addresses. No idea how an Earthlink trumps that, or really makes a difference. There are much better ways of doing this!
Putting on my "moderator of forum and email list communities both personally and professionally" hat: wow. And back when the fancy tools to deal with spam/trolls didn't exist! How strange and way over the top! K9KidneyDiet: yer doin' it wrong. -- Jen.
Just how many hoops should you have to jump through to join an email list, anyway?
I understand wanting background checks for buying weapons, but to join a dog diet email list? My Val has PLN, a progressive kidney disease common in Greyhounds. I was thinking of making some diet and supplement changes, and went to join a list I used to belong to, the K9KidneyDiet Yahoo Group....
@Barbara - Agreed. I know this is straying even further, but society wound up with fluoride in our tap water by this same kind of logic. And the funny thing is, it does nothing for our teeth and is essentially poison (no escaping it without a whole house filter either - it will enter the system through skin in the shower). Freedom of choice about what we do for our own bodies or those of our dependents should be a fundamental right. This twisting of the truth, lies, misleading, and trying to "protect" removes that right.
The raw diet debate: Is the AVMA misleading pet owners with science?
If veterinarians want pet owners to trust what they say about feeding their dogs and cats, they should stop trying to mislead us with twisted science. The American Veterinary Medical Assocation (AVMA) publishes a great email newsletter called SmartBrief, which shares interesting animal health-...
The politics and corporate greed and agenda behind these altered studies or spins on the analysis make my blood boil. Not only that, but the attitude of vets propagating the false information to the masses. I'm not sure why it makes me angry enough to spend an hour responding to comments by anti-raw in a year old Readers Digest article, http://www.rd.com/slideshows/50-things-your-vet-wont-tell-you/, but I did that a week or so ago! (Not only did the article promote avoiding raw, but was also anti-no kill... maybe that's why I spent so much time adding a dozen verbose comments on the matter). It's shocking how many vets believe pet guardians are not capable of understanding nutrition so processed food is the only valid option (and yet, we are capable of feeding ourselves and our children - but can't figure it out for our dogs and cats?) Anyway, thank you Christie for your level-headed and logical article on this study. -- Jen
The raw diet debate: Is the AVMA misleading pet owners with science?
If veterinarians want pet owners to trust what they say about feeding their dogs and cats, they should stop trying to mislead us with twisted science. The American Veterinary Medical Assocation (AVMA) publishes a great email newsletter called SmartBrief, which shares interesting animal health-...
Adorable! And it's probably for the cat (or kitty will make into a gift for kitty) :)
Feline Funnies Photo Post (FFPP): Mystery Package
What do you mean it might NOT be for me?! Until next time, remember... Thousands of years ago, cats were worshiped as gods. Cats have never forgetten this. - Anonymous
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Do You Have a Pinterest Account?
by: Carol Bryant, BlogPaws' PR Manager Pet bloggers and micro-bloggers: Are you on Pinterest? I mean, what’s the big deal anyway to pinning some photos and hoping someone sees them and even better, LIKES them or repins them? We have so many things on our social media plates already; is adding ...
Wow, this is just so touching and timely. I simply love your writing, we've never met but I can relate so closely to what you say in your posts. And as I go through the most difficult couple years of my life it is so helpful and meaningful to me right now. I too, every day, think about running away from the bay area to simply escape and find a better place for us and the dogs.
I traveled to be with my mother now, after just being laid off, to help her with my dads final weeks or days (we don't know). I can't really imagine what it will be like without her when that time comes. Or my dad, as that time is coming. I literally do not know what to think, or what to do. Not having my dogs here doesn't help! But your writing helps, and I thank you for that.
- Jen.
What's in a dish pattern? Memories of mom
One of the worst things about losing my mother, other than the way she died and the actual loss of her in my life, was the feeling that in losing her, I'd lost my own identity. I gradually came to see that some of that was trauma and depression, but some of it was because my mother and I were...
That is horrible, and I'm sad to read about another corporation taking advantage of their (very talented) contractors.
Thank you for speaking up and sharing this information, which will help others and hopefully even unite contractors and affect change.
Publishing eats its young: Why I won't write for Viacom anymore
For nearly 7 years, I've been writing for a group of websites that now belong to Viacom. I've loved writing for AfterElton.com and AfterEllen.com. But I won't be writing for them anymore, and you should know and care about the reason why. I am a freelance writer and editor, by choice. I've bee...
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