http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog Stephanie Feldstein: Thoughts on writing, dogs, and other strays that cross my path. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:44:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is Juno: This is a coyote: And this is a Shiba Inu: In Kentucky, a stray dog was picked up by a police officer and taken to the humane society. The shelter told the police that it was a coyote and they couldn't take it in. Despite some hesitations about their verdict, ... http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog/2010/07/23/reason-no-647-why-juno-can-never-be-a-stray/ Clearly, I've been remiss in my CSA blogging. And, after learning that some people are using salad spinners to save lives, my weekly lettuce adventures kind of, well, wilted in comparison. But for those of you who aren't looking to create centrifuges out of kitchen gadgets and just want to know ... http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog/2010/07/23/csa-weeks-four-five-life-saving-salad-spinners-chard-love-and-then-theres-me/ Hoarding, particularly of animals, fascinates me. I've addressed the issue a few times over at Change.org: on relapsed hoarders, rescuers-turned-hoarders,  How to Avoid Being a Compulsive Hoarder, The Truth About the "Crazy Cat Lady" and, most recently, on Animal Planet's Confessions: Animal Hoarding. Ever since witnessing my first hoarding cases while ... http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog/2010/07/23/shedding-some-light-on-the-dark-secrets-of-animal-hoarding/ You may be thinking (or hoping) that this is a random "What If..." kind of post. But no. Sergei Gorbunov of Russia loves scuba diving and he loves his dog. So, he figures, why not bring his two passions together? Well, I can think of several reasons why not: 1) You don't ... http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog/2010/07/14/five-reasons-not-to-take-your-dog-scuba-diving/ When a 75-year-old Dutch woman was pulled over for not wearing her seat belt, she tossed something out the window. The evidence she unsuccessfully tried to ditch was a package of cocaine. She admitted she had marijuana on her, too. Drug dealing isn't your usual retirement ... http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog/2010/07/11/crazy-cat-lady-turns-to-dealing-drugs/ Okay, how much kale can one person eat? I have nothing against kale; it's just not the first thing I grab in the fridge. The CSA newsletter this week was pretty kale-focused, admitting that "there is a slightly unusual presentation of kale in the box" (I assume they're referring to the ... http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog/2010/07/09/csa-week-three-beets-and-the-great-kale-race/ If you love books and you love vampires, and you find that a British accent never hurts, then you're probably with me in loving Giles, the vampire-fighting librarian on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Anthony Stewart Head. I loved Giles since Day One, but once he started singing in ... http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog/2010/07/03/giles-adopts-a-chimp/ Before delving into week two, let's talk about my coups that rounded out week one. First, the rhubarb. Just like Lauren-the-Farmer's-Market-Maven told me, I cooked it with some honey (I don't keep sugar in the house because that would mean I was trying to bake something) and threw in the ... http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog/2010/06/30/adventures-in-csa-sharing-week-two/ It's been awhile since I've had a foster kitten, mostly because of a couple of rules I have to keep the relative sanity around here. Rule #1 is that my animals, the ones I've made a lifetime commitment to, always come first. We've had a rough couple of years with ... http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog/2010/06/27/four-things-youre-missing-out-on-if-youve-never-fostered-a-kitten/ For the first time, I'm splitting a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share with some friends. It's a pretty monumental deal for me. It's not that I don't support local farmers, or that I have something against sharing, or even that I don't love veggies (I could live off broccoli!) it's ... http://stephaniefeldstein.com/myblog/2010/06/22/adventures-in-csa-sharing-week-one/