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    Photo of owner taking arthritic dog for swim - moving story

    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/facebook-photo-dog-taking-therapeutic-swim-goes-viral-175718890.html "This 19-year-old [Schoep is] being cradled in his father's arms last night in Lake Superior. Schoep falls asleep every night when he is carried into the lake. The buoyancy of the water...
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    33hp vs. 35hp and 28hp vs. 30hp

    It's my understanding that the 33hp of the 60's was the re-incarnation of the older 35hp, and the 28hp was the re-incarnation of the older 30hp. Were changes actually made to lower the horsepower in each case, or were they just rated lower?
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    Missing member

    I haven't been around here much for a while, but I'm back. I noticed that member rodbolt hasn't posted since last summer. I hope he's well. Anybody know about him?
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    ATW Walker for us chronologically challenged sportsmen

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    How to field strip a Jeep

    http://biggeekdad.com/2010/09/fieldstrip-jeep/
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    Hope for Afganistan

    U.S. Identifies Vast Mineral Riches in Afghanistan "WASHINGTON ? The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself...
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    Kudos to the admins/programmers

    I now can see another's profile and Advanced Search. I don't think I've changed anything so they must have. Thanks.
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    This is new to me

    My sister has been car shopping. Yesterday she found and bought what she was looking for. Before that, she was warned by one of the dealers, that some dealerships are now putting some kind of LoJack on the cars that are financed through the dealer. If your payment is late, they shut it down...
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    For you bikers - a trike you might like

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    Bobsleds

    Do they really steer those things, or just hang on for dear life.
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    puns for educated minds

    1. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. 2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian. 3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. 4. A rubber band...
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    Understanding Windows 7 & Vista 'GodMode'

    http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html "Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, Windows enthusiasts are excited over the discovery of a hidden "GodMode" feature that lets users access all of the operating system's control panels from within a single folder...."...
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    TD, is this one of your Florida pets?

    C&P from another forum
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    Does your 4-legged family member know English?

    Mine knows a little English. She recognizes and responds to these English words/phrases. bar-b-que ham treat chicken turkey bacon you wanna go out on the deck? (back of house) you wanna go outside? (means front porch) you wanna get down? (from my lap) fishin rod (toy tied on with monofilament)...
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    One FINE Christmas toy

    This is one I'd love to have. http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidplayer.pl?IDLink=4464984
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    Interesting Year in College Football

    Interesting that the top 6 teams are all undefeated so far. Also, I find it interesting that #1 and #2 are from the same conference, but that will change. They play each other in the SEC Championship game next Saturday (12/5). That is very near a National Championship game in its own right...
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    Nectar of the gods

    ...and I just had some. For me, it's Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream topped with home-grown strawberries that I cut up and and froze in syrup last May - thaw 'em out and spoon 'em over the ice cream. Mmmmm..good. And yea, it's low-cal.:D What's yours?
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    Water skiing southern style

    EDIT. File damages Firefox and locks computer. REEDIT: Ooops! It seems mine is the only 'puter this file injures. I invite BoatBuoy to reinsert the link. My apologies. :(
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    Camcorder Advice

    Well, it looks like I'm going to buy my daughter a camcorder for Christmas for her and hubby to use on my new grandson. Being out of the camcorder loop for years, I have no knowledge of the latest offerings. In looking, I see there are DVD camcorders, mini-dvd camcorders, hard-drive...
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    2009 carnival ride

    Well, the second half of 2009 has been exciting here - a real roller coster. In July, my first grandchild was born to my daughter ? a grandson. Then on the last day of August, I underwent surgery to fuse 3 vertebrae. Man, they keep some GOOD drugs at that hospital. In September, my wife...
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