tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56562012011-09-04T10:38:15.434-07:00hedgehogblogchronicles of a baby bearded dragon CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.comBlogger2861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1098416762671321152004-10-21T20:46:00.000-07:002004-10-21T20:46:02.670-07:00well, it turns out caspi didn't break his toe, he only dislocated it. there is nothing we can do and hopefully the swelling in the joints will reduce as he grows older. but, caspi is a trooper. he woke up the next morning and said, "hey, if I'm going to live with messed up feet, I might as well become a ballet dancer!" I can see his new career is off to a good start, he has already learned "CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1097890561230496002004-10-15T18:36:00.000-07:002004-10-15T18:36:01.230-07:00well, it looks like caspi's olympic high jump career is over. I believe he has somehow broken his toe. He's going to the vet on monday to be checked out, but in the meantime I tried to splint his toe with a match and masking tape. This failed miserably and just made him irritated. I'm not sure whether the vet can do anything, I don't think they make beardie casts or splints, but hopefully it CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1097202775002380812004-10-07T19:32:00.000-07:002004-10-07T19:32:55.003-07:00and just so we all know how big the "baby" is getting...we can see his belly hangin' down. of course, this piccy was taken after dinner of a dozen four week old crickets [yikes those things are big!] CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1097202473484352382004-10-07T19:27:00.000-07:002004-10-07T19:27:53.483-07:00wow...been a while since caspi has posed for piccys. now he's over 12" long, and as we can all see...HE's ALL TAIL! CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1092791864069730142004-08-17T18:17:00.000-07:002004-08-17T18:17:44.070-07:00More Olympic thermometer jumping practice....and a one, and a two, stretch...stretch...Go for the Gold, baby! CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1092784913141492842004-08-17T16:21:00.000-07:002004-08-17T16:21:53.140-07:00caspi's second tail shedding...woo hoo! he's getting even bigger! CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1092431301065246952004-08-13T14:01:00.000-07:002004-08-13T14:08:21.066-07:00Caspi the leaping lizard...
I thought since Caspi was getting so big, he might be ready to explore a little outside his cage.
I set up my desk with all my things around to create a "safe" area to explore. First, he sat there, looking around [obviously judging distance].
then he took a poop on the cloth I had laid down for him. After that, he ran to my laptop and left the rest of his poop on CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1092189774490424802004-08-10T19:02:00.000-07:002004-08-10T19:02:54.490-07:00Caspi's afternoon olympic thermometer jumping practice! CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1092098589794384132004-08-09T17:41:00.000-07:002004-08-09T17:43:09.793-07:00its salad extravaganza time!
yes! victory for the baby! today he actually went up to his salad at 3:00pm and ate some...on his own accord!
just goes to show you that positive reinforcement is best...a little hand feeding for a couple of weeks in the morning, and whallah! they come around and eat their salads on their own.
no need to starve babies...
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1092081938227688722004-08-09T13:05:00.000-07:002004-08-09T13:05:38.226-07:00caspi hunting crickets...yumm! CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1092081767264403362004-08-09T12:54:00.000-07:002004-08-09T13:02:47.263-07:00Caspi's fecal is NEGATIVE!
wooo hooo!
I was so worried after the bonnie and clyde fiasco that the breeder had a chronic problem.
I was happy I got him at 3 weeks old, I figured that if there were any parasites, they would have been transmitted in vitro.
but there isn't a parasite in sight!
I didn't have any signs that there were problems, but it is always a good idea to do the exam to be CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1091767528806533832004-08-05T21:45:00.000-07:002004-08-05T21:45:28.806-07:00caspi shedding...he looks like he's exploding! CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1091751413776742852004-08-05T17:12:00.000-07:002004-08-05T17:16:53.776-07:00Eye poppin'!
well, caspi really shed today. I thought he did it last week when he shed the tail, but today has been a shed extravaganza.
the best part is the eye popping! he's got a little skin stuck around his eyes, and he shuts them, and then blows air into his eyes so they bulge out. its kinda freaky and cool at the same time.
I was completely freaking out over the last few days about CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1091253126387742762004-07-30T22:52:00.000-07:002004-07-30T22:52:06.386-07:00Aaaah! new skin! CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1091216705645675082004-07-30T12:40:00.000-07:002004-07-30T12:45:05.646-07:00Caspi's first shed!
I woke up this morning and wow! he was shedding skin...most of his tail is shed, only a few patches left, which should be gone by the end of the day.
we also had our first escapee crix. when they were delivered this morning, I tried to move them into their cage without using the bag...bad idea.
never, ever try to do this. to prevent escapees, you must use a bag -- you CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1091163391370801522004-07-29T21:41:00.000-07:002004-07-29T21:56:31.370-07:00the wonders of the activeUV bulb...
okay. so I bought what is probably the most expensive light bulb out there, but already two days in, I'm convinced it was the best investment ever.
Caspi immediately responded to the added light, began running around, eating more, being in a much better mood. After only two days, I can see some color coming out. its almost yellow, but more like tanish CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090949042017979102004-07-27T10:20:00.000-07:002004-07-27T10:24:02.016-07:00happy birthday to Caspi...
he's now officially 1 month old.
s/he got a birthday present of sani-chips substrate. I was sad because the Caspi had no traction on the bare tank bottom when s/he went hunting.
so I put a very thin layer of sani chips down. I was going to wait until s/he was 2 months, but I think he's big enough now. the crickets can't burrow and the sani chips will pass through CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090811837073228942004-07-25T20:08:00.000-07:002004-07-25T20:17:17.073-07:00Caspi the magic dragon...
so I decided Caspi was the best name, it was the only one that elicited any response from the li'l guy.
today's big adventure was going outside for the first time. I put Caspi into a plastic tub on the balcony, and set his water dish in there. he gaped for just a second, sought out some shade for a few minutes, then took a little swim in his water dish. then he madeCC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090725481149302422004-07-24T20:01:00.000-07:002004-07-24T20:18:01.150-07:00baby names
I still don't know what to call him [or her]. not knowing the gender is problematic, because I have to pick a name that is neutral, in case he turns out to be a she.
nominations so far:
caspi = after our favorite rabbi
wizzer = after wizzer white, the supreme court justice who defined porn as "I can't tell you what it is, but I know it when I see it."
charles = after the lizardoid CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090682535509294792004-07-24T08:22:00.000-07:002004-07-24T08:22:15.510-07:00but, as you can see from this photo, he's still pretty small. CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090682438467838292004-07-24T08:20:00.000-07:002004-07-24T08:20:38.466-07:00baby pictures as promised. this is little jumper as he approaches his 1 month birthday. I tried to catch him munching the cilantro, but he got scared. as you can see he's getting big. CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090557654220645752004-07-22T21:19:00.000-07:002004-07-22T21:40:54.220-07:00let's just call him "l'il jumper"
well the little guy has gotten big in the last couple of days. I finally figured out how to get him to eat crickets.
when I first put him in there, I cleaned the tank after bonnie and clyde left, and threw out their substrate [to stave off any parasitic infection threat] and changed to paper towels. the reason being that the crickets can burrow into the CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090374404818555472004-07-20T18:32:00.000-07:002004-07-20T18:46:44.816-07:00baby beardie: day 1
well the little guy [or girl] has had an interesting day.
the first thing the little guy did yesterday was take a long soak in his water dish. I was thinking maybe he thought he was a water dragon. so this morning, I gave him a little dip just to keep him hydrated.
fresh crickets were delivered this morning...they are 2 weeks, which are a bit larger than I feel CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090276992280201802004-07-19T15:40:00.000-07:002004-07-19T15:43:12.280-07:00bye bye bonnie and clyde...
I'm so terribly upset right now. both bonnie and clyde have pinworms and coccidia. clyde stopped eating altogether and his poops were all wrong. so I called the breeder who offered to take them back and trade me for one of the new hatchlings [which I really wanted].
so bonnie and clyde are gone and I'm sad because we had already bonded. but my new baby [no nameCC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090255632969082122004-07-19T09:43:00.000-07:002004-07-19T09:47:12.970-07:00Bonnie and Clyde's first bath...
yep, they got their first bath this morning. they both really liked it and splashed around for a few minutes and both took good poops.
then I took their poops to the vet for a parasite screening...results are pending.
I'm a bit worried about Clyde, because the poops are too soft and too lightly colored. But Bonnie's are really good [I hope].
the great CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090213202098857512004-07-18T21:55:00.000-07:002004-07-18T22:00:02.096-07:00bonnie and clyde: night three
clyde went to bed early tonight, dug himself in at 7pm. Didn't want to eat any crickets at 5pm either, which I thought was odd. good thing bonnie munched them all.
bonnie is sleeping in the tree with her head hanging off the end of the branch.
tomorrow we are planning our first bath. I think clyde needs to poop really bad, so the warm bath, I'm told, does the CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090165575717151922004-07-18T08:09:00.000-07:002004-07-18T08:46:15.716-07:00Bonnie and Clyde, the new adventure...
yes, its a new adventure in petkeeping for the kipodim. while mr. kipod has been travelling this summer, mrs. kipod got lonely and decided that bearded dragons would make great new companions. mr. kipod doesn't know yet (but he'll figure it out when he smells their poop! phew!)
why I chose bearded dragons:
well, I had been thinking for a long time CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090163336250433682004-07-18T08:08:00.001-07:002004-07-18T08:08:56.250-07:00and this is her buddy, Clyde. CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1090163280728215372004-07-18T08:08:00.000-07:002004-07-18T08:08:00.726-07:00Say hello to Bonnie the bearded dragon. CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1088664589830752162004-06-30T23:49:00.000-07:002004-06-30T23:49:49.830-07:00or, can you climb this man's nose??? CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1088661751002847062004-06-30T23:02:00.000-07:002004-06-30T23:02:31.003-07:00can you climb that man's nose??? CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1088545642212041712004-06-29T14:47:00.000-07:002004-06-29T14:47:22.213-07:00san jacinto view...oh so beautiful! CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1088545359355440862004-06-29T14:42:00.000-07:002004-06-29T14:42:39.356-07:00wow! look! a hawk! CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1088545223537353472004-06-29T14:40:00.000-07:002004-06-29T14:40:23.536-07:00san jacinto sunset... CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1088545174984937172004-06-29T14:39:00.000-07:002004-06-29T14:39:34.983-07:00jumping cholla cactus! CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1088147354987607112004-06-25T00:09:00.000-07:002004-06-25T00:09:14.986-07:00The thumb sized methanol fuel cell is here!
wow. just a few weeks ago, I was being bashed on a certain weblog for suggesting that perhaps, because we have so many cows and garbage, we could use methane (I'm assuming methanol is methane source) as a renewable energy source.
and whallah! toshiba.
absolutely brilliant -- if this thing can generate enough electricity to run an mp3 player for 20 CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1087760331396625322004-06-20T12:38:00.000-07:002004-06-20T12:38:51.396-07:00Cherries N' Berries... CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1087666814993239762004-06-19T10:00:00.000-07:002004-06-19T10:40:14.993-07:00And on the first day....
we had nothing but heat...
oh...OH...oh...what a day that was...
And on the second day...
we had nothing but rain....
oh...OH...oh...what a day that was...
[I just love David Byrne!]
more bonnaroo blogging. I haven't had much time since returning on Monday with school and all. Friday was catch up on lost sleep day. it turns out my friend with the only camera in CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1087541225703489462004-06-17T23:31:00.000-07:002004-06-17T23:47:05.703-07:00chiggers and ticks...
chiggers and ticks...
I'm gonna get me some chiggers and ticks!
[remember the old kibbles n' bits commercial?]
yep. I think I got a chigger bite at bonnaroo. right at my hairline between my ear and my face, where sideburns would start if I had them.
kinda makes sense since chiggers will just dig in when they run into an obstacle and tend to like hair folicles.
I'd CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1087366977372429292004-06-15T23:18:00.000-07:002004-06-15T23:22:57.373-07:00I lost my ROO at BONNAROO...
yep, no voice... lost my woo in woo hoo.
I have to say that Bonnaroo was the most fun I have had in YEARS!
my favorite part: SLOGGING through the mud on saturday night...it's all about the bounce! everyone was walking slowly and lamenting every step. I, on the other hand, figured out how to mud skate!
I was running around the mud like it was nuthin' -- its all CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1086655642429352852004-06-07T17:47:00.000-07:002004-06-07T17:47:22.430-07:00peaceful river CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1085678327303447612004-05-27T10:18:00.000-07:002004-05-27T10:18:47.303-07:00picture of the day: maktesh ramon CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1085603305895642522004-05-26T13:28:00.000-07:002004-05-26T13:28:25.896-07:00Hippo's 'magic' sweat explained
hippo sweat, while a colorful sunblock and antiseptic, will not enhance your love life, as the substance is said to be quite stinky.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1085413313007653802004-05-24T08:41:00.000-07:002004-05-24T08:41:53.006-07:00Beautiful, but burned. CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1085413238103784222004-05-24T08:40:00.000-07:002004-05-24T08:40:38.103-07:00See what forest fires do? CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1085410697288838632004-05-24T07:58:00.000-07:002004-05-24T07:58:17.290-07:00Picture of the Day: Crystal Lake CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1084936908897495762004-05-18T20:13:00.000-07:002004-05-18T20:21:48.896-07:00Talking toilet!
apparently, a german lady decided that her husband's bad aim necessitated invention.
ladies [and gentlement], let me present...
the talking toilet!
in the event that some hapless male should lift the seat, the toilet issues a stern warning to SIT DOWN!
the only problem here is when you lift the lid to puke. The last thing I want to hear when I'm blowing chunks is a toilet CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1084342367520099532004-05-11T23:12:00.000-07:002004-05-11T23:12:47.520-07:00woo hoo blogger is new!
this is actually to test my commenting ability.CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1083390055950100662004-04-30T22:40:00.000-07:002004-04-30T22:44:03.496-07:00bye bye bob backwards...
after 25 years of morning edition, bob edwards has been "reassigned."
sad, but maybe this is a good thing. my DH can stop nagging me about not wanting to hear 'bob backwards' at 5:30am.
but what if we're left with "war wrong" in charge of ME? eeeks. that'll be worse naggin in line for me.
but I wonder why they did it. Is it because he wanted to watch the CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1083201457547027092004-04-28T18:17:00.000-07:002004-04-28T18:20:43.123-07:00The New York Times prints "sphincter" and "anus"...
not on the front page, though 8-{
but a relatively decent review of south park...
thanks guys for catching me up, south park is one of the only things I miss not having cable tv.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1082862943982636942004-04-24T20:15:00.000-07:002004-04-24T20:18:45.670-07:00Paul Newman-- "don't drink in my name"...
it seems that students at Princeton celebrate Paul Newman day by trying to drink a beer an hour for 24 hours. they have to drink through their classes, too. Paul is outraged.
it is probably a dumb stunt to begin with. but a beer an hour...hmmm...may not qualify as "binge drinking" in terms of the time/beer ratio on an hourly basis, yet it may in CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1082701754188541822004-04-22T23:29:00.000-07:002004-04-22T23:32:13.750-07:00Rhino humping...
yep. rhinos aren't too smart.
this especially virile one tried to hump a car!
nothing like nature up close on safari.CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1081997827275892112004-04-14T19:57:00.000-07:002004-04-14T19:59:58.216-07:006 year old survives car crash and 10 days in ravine
she lived on noodles and gaterade. thank g-d for gaterade!
this poor girl is going to have some serious nightmares. she was involved in a car wreck, tumbled down a ravine when her mother was killed instantly, then waited for 10 days in the car with her mom's dead body, with only a little bit of food.
her mother was definitely watching CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1081871526193962892004-04-13T08:52:00.000-07:002004-04-13T08:54:56.543-07:00Israeli campers are now neater litterbugs...
it used to be that they just threw trash everywhere.
now, they are putting the trash in bags and leaving the bags everywhere.
I'm all for a little improvement in the situations.
but they seriously need a lesson from 1970's america...we had a pretty successful anti-litter campaign.
"give a hoot, don't pollute"
"don't be a litter-bug"
they CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1081822396443913292004-04-12T19:13:00.000-07:002004-04-12T19:16:40.373-07:00Sari Stampede!!!
while it is sad that 21 poor women died...I can't help but think it worth a giggle that such a thing can happen.
If it were in Spain, people would be stampeded by each other to avoid being stampeded by bulls.
If this were the wild west, people would be stampeded by cattle.
If it were in saudi arabia, people would be stampeding each other during hajj.
If it were the US, peopleCC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1081486547635236222004-04-08T21:55:00.000-07:002004-04-08T21:58:32.716-07:00Govt. Takes Step Toward Space Flight By Private Individuals
cool. a bakersfield company just got a license.
"The license is a prerequisite for the X-Prize competition, an international space race that will give $10 million to the first company or person to launch a manned craft to 62.5 miles above the earth twice in two weeks."
wow. $10M -- that's worth winning. but it probably doesn't CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1081322527955734392004-04-07T00:22:00.000-07:002004-04-07T00:24:51.576-07:00Mexican Woman performs own caesarean to save baby
wow. that's some serious maternal instinct.
no anesthesia, no medical tools, and she was successful.
thank g-d for tequila!CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1081013133379558292004-04-03T17:41:00.000-08:002004-04-03T17:41:43.060-08:00First vampires, now vampire bats...
Vampire bats kill 13 people in Brazil
Killing the rainforest is bad...this is one good example why.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1080781996066150612004-03-31T17:13:00.000-08:002004-03-31T17:17:37.483-08:00UVAS NO!
thanks caeser chavez for a great day off.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1080700561348731712004-03-30T18:36:00.000-08:002004-03-30T18:38:37.530-08:00Buffy ain't got nothin' on vampire slaying...
Romanian villagers decry police investigation into vampire slaying
wow, vampires are real!
interesting things I never knew:
1. they only attack family members
2. you can stop someone from becoming a vampire by putting a long sewing needle in their belly buttons before burial
3. you can tell a vampire by digging them up: although they were buriedCC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1080488726153672032004-03-28T07:45:00.000-08:002004-03-28T07:47:59.763-08:00welcome SCRAMJET!
woo hoo. a plane that is too fast to shoot down!
Air-breathing engine rams world speed record
what a great idea: only carry hydrogen fuel and suck up the oxygen you need to burn during flight!
now, if we could only figure out how to adapt this technology to automobiles, I might be able to get to school on time.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1080368091163624772004-03-26T22:14:00.000-08:002004-03-26T22:17:56.700-08:00Hedgehogs Hibernate!
well, the time has come for the hedgehog to go underground.
this blog has become incomprehensibly complex, with so many different threads from different perspectives, it has finally come time to move some threads to new blogs.
all my right-wing-leaning Israel comments will now appear in a new separate blog under construction.
all my libertarian-leaning law comments, CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1080343816371179572004-03-26T15:30:00.000-08:002004-03-26T15:32:48.623-08:00Hamas reenacts Yassin assassination...
A new play on the streets of gaza to fuel more suicide bombings.
a fine example of palestinian "culture"
art imitates life?CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1080144798997075742004-03-24T08:13:00.000-08:002004-03-24T18:15:02.106-08:0012 year old was paid $20 to be a suicide bomber
The IDF nabbed a 12 year old near nablus who was sent to be a suicide bomber.
more disgusting than the fact this kid was only 12 (can we say "child abuse"?), the kid was only paid $20 to do it.
are children only worth $20 in palestine?
if life is that cheap, then isn't it better for Israel to just kill everyone and pay $20 per head? Lets to CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1080109612667348802004-03-23T22:26:00.000-08:002004-03-23T22:29:22.153-08:00Representative Barney Frank speaks out...
Gay Senator Denounces Gay Marriage Ban
He has a good point, how is it that anyone is "harmed" by gay-marriage.
certainly, some people might feel some religious/moral objection or offense, but that doesn't rise to the level of "harm" that threatens their personal lives.
However, a constitutional ban on gay marriage does threaten the personal lives of CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1080099653979777212004-03-23T19:40:00.000-08:002004-03-23T19:43:23.140-08:00kindergartener pot-head?
In Miami, a 5-year-old sprinkled marijuana on his friend's lasagna at school.
he might have said it was "oregano," but when a school monitor intervened, he allegedly tried to hide the baggie (maybe he knew it wasn't oregano?).
okay, I am libertarian enough to support one's right to smoke pot (of course for medicinal reasons) BUT if you are a parent, please don't be CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1080078137415738352004-03-23T13:42:00.000-08:002004-03-23T13:44:46.500-08:00Supreme Court revisits Terry
Supreme Court Hears Case of Man Who Withheld ID
check this out...CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1080004744169571222004-03-22T17:19:00.000-08:002004-03-22T17:21:32.546-08:00Facts the media has omitted from its coverage on Yassin...
See this list compiled by CAMERA
notably, hamas has threatened the US before this, and will continue to do so...that is why they are considered a terrorist organization.
even more importantly, yassin ordered the murders at the Dolphinarium, the Passover massacre, and (most painfully for me) the 19 people on board the jerusalem bus on CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079972351544082772004-03-22T08:19:00.000-08:002004-03-22T08:21:39.700-08:00Is the EU living on another planet???
EU Condemns Assassination of Hamas Leader
give me a break. this guy was 1000x worse than bin ladin...
would they be condemning the US if we killed bin ladin?
would killing bin ladin "do nothing" to advance the war on terror?
it unnerves me the way that europe refuses to acknowledge that Israel has been fighting the war on terror for years.
one would CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079937318108261812004-03-21T22:35:00.000-08:002004-03-21T22:37:45.496-08:00L'Chaim!
*tossing back tasty shot of Amaretto*
G-d bless the IDF!
*munching on yummy chocolate yeast cake*
tomorrow you'll all eat PIZZA!
*doing the woo-hoo dance*
It's Purim again!
*not feeling one bit ashamed for celebrating the death of a murderer*
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079933447008782052004-03-21T21:30:00.000-08:002004-03-21T21:33:14.543-08:00Israel finally eradicates the worst of terrorists...
Sheik Yassin is dead!
no longer will his poisoned mouth spew venom forth.
It makes me want to dance in the street and pass out candies to small children.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079891394636967842004-03-21T09:49:00.000-08:002004-03-21T09:52:21.466-08:00Al Qaeda Has Nukes
Zwahiri says they have briefcase nukes that they bought from disgruntled soviet scientists in central asia.
scary thought...I hope they are just bluffing, but gut instinct tells me that they probably aren't. CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079718234066678862004-03-19T09:43:00.000-08:002004-03-19T09:46:18.966-08:00Scalia redefines the term "blind justice"
Scalia: Refuse to Recuse!
Scalia, in ruling on his own recusal (how is this impartial justice?), has decided that because he did not sit in the same "blind" as Cheney on his little duck-hunting trip, he doesn't need to recuse himself.
Scalia is the classic narrow constructionist...he claims that recusal would only be requird if it were Cheney's CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079712347008101002004-03-19T08:05:00.000-08:002004-03-19T08:08:12.233-08:00assassination attempt in taiwan
Taiwan's President, Vice President Wounded in Shooting
when I first heard this at 5:30 today on NPR, I immediately thought of Kennedy. Witnesses said that Chen and Lu slumped forward, or looked down, and then the car drove off to the hospital.
thank god the bullet only grazed Chen's stomach and Lu was only shot in the leg. at least the assassin wasn't a sharp CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079681985151288332004-03-18T23:39:00.000-08:002004-03-18T23:42:09.513-08:00Courtney Hole just won't stop...
as if her crying episode in court the other day wasn't bad enough, Courtney Hole flashes her breasts on Letterman and then gets arrested for assaulting a spectater with her mic.
no wonder Kurt Cobain killed himself...who can blame him for not wanting to live with a psycho wife like that?
either she is still on drugs or attention starved, but either way she is CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079628672100365762004-03-18T08:51:00.000-08:002004-03-18T08:53:35.686-08:00What spain shouldn't forget...
Is the socialist party's victory in spain appeasing the terrorists?
at first glance, it looks to be the case.
but Zapatero ran on a platform of pulling spanish troops out of the iraq "fiasco" and has some legitimate criticisms of bush's "shock and awe" modus operandi. most notably, he believes the iraq war is a detour from the real fight against terrorism.
I'm CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079227776508092222004-03-13T17:29:00.000-08:002004-03-13T17:31:55.890-08:00madrid bombing: al qaida or the basques?
al qaida sent out another tape today claiming responsibility and threatening more bloodshed.
okay, it was probably not the basques...they just wouldn't do something so "al qaida" and on the 11th to boot.
the interesting thing about this new tape is that it is not a bin laden tape...why, one wonders?
is there any credibility to the report that the US CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079124872134721402004-03-12T12:54:00.000-08:002004-03-12T12:56:49.873-08:00A Jew's View on The Passion
okay. I broke down to see Mel Gibson's movie. I didn't really want to, but I felt that I didn't have any right to say a word about it unless I had seen it.
My reaction: there isn't anything good about this film.
First: the aramaic was atrocious! first of all, mel, people never spoke that slowly. It was painful to listen to. seriously, the aramaic was spokenCC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079107360274137902004-03-12T08:02:00.000-08:002004-03-12T08:04:58.513-08:00Former DC lawyer killed in Iraq
man, this is a serious bummer.
She is a beacon of bravery for going into Iraq to help ensure that women gain rights under the new constitution -- similar to what I would like to do with my legal career for other 'nations' as they move from terrorist-tyrranies to responsible members of an international community that supports human rights and dignity for all.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1079059014167394552004-03-11T18:36:00.000-08:002004-03-11T18:39:11.390-08:00CA Supreme Court issues stay on gay marriage
bending to pressure, the court has issued a stay on san francisco's performance of gay marriages. the court will review the issue again in a few months.
interestingly, the court left open the opportunity for challenge in lower courts on the (un)constitutionality of the state law declaring marriage as only between a man and a woman.
so the battle CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1078900489071942672004-03-09T22:34:00.000-08:002004-03-09T22:37:04.483-08:00The Iraqi Constitution and Federalism
Just a few thoughts after our discussion in Con Law:
The new Iraqi constitution has embraced federalism in that it is requiring 2/3 of the people in each of the [18?] provinces to ratify, there is horizontal and vertical separation of powers.
I'm fuzzy on the details of exactly what the text contains, but I concur that this marks an important moment in CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1078760882575767992004-03-08T07:48:00.000-08:002004-03-08T07:50:16.216-08:00woo hoo for states' rights!
Seattle has joined the uprising...the state will grant employee spousal benefits to gay couples who marry in other states...
this will make it doubly difficult for any federal constitutional amendment to be found constitutional...there will be at least one more group of folks with "standing" to challenge it.
woo hoo!CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1078536178266491982004-03-05T17:22:00.000-08:002004-03-05T17:25:09.716-08:00Martha Steward convicted
whew! what a relief. for a moment, I thought she would get off.
will consumer confidence return? maybe not.
will insider trading stop? no way.
but at least this case will show that even if a maven can't get away with it...so it may slow down, or people will be more careful to cover their tracks.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1078196637007061062004-03-01T19:03:00.000-08:002004-03-01T19:06:29.840-08:00Woo hoo! I'm FRCP 8(a)!
take this quiz to find out which federal rule of civil procedure you are most like:
My results:
You are Rule 8, the most laid back of all theFederal Rules of Civil Procedure. While yourforefather in the Federal Rules may have been astickler for details and particularity, youhave clearly rebelled by being pleasant andeasy-going. Rule 8 only requires that aplaintiff CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1078188906559781582004-03-01T16:55:00.000-08:002004-03-01T19:07:12.763-08:00Arafat's Aide shot dead
well, it's official: the civil war has begun.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1078157757698548952004-03-01T08:15:00.000-08:002004-03-01T08:18:04.826-08:00Syria-Iran military pact -- a dangerous new axis
Iran and Syria have signed a military pact which will enable Iran to provide long range missle technology to Damascus.
very dangerous indeed. It is pretty clear now that Assad has no intentions of toeing the line with US demands. Both states unabashedly support terrorist groups, and the sharing of technology between them will spell disaster forCC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1078118565434263782004-02-29T21:22:00.000-08:002004-02-29T21:24:51.950-08:00on the edge of the inevitable civil war...
Palestinian Authority Broke and In Disarray
very good article...it looks like the predictions made so many years ago are on the verge of becoming the terrible and sad reality...
at least the french prosecutors are finally looking into arafat's diversion of millions of dollars to his wife in paris...there is at least a silver lining to the sorry tale.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1077755700138216342004-02-25T16:35:00.000-08:002004-02-25T16:37:02.420-08:00Morocco Survivors Denouce Quake Response
the death toll is now up to 554, and rising because emergency response is slow.
this is problematic because the quake hit a predominately Berber region. Morocco is poor, but this region is even poorer because they are an indigenous minority in a Muslim country. They have been treated as second class citizens, not trusted by the government, and the factCC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1077633744882377432004-02-24T06:42:00.000-08:002004-02-24T06:44:25.983-08:006.5 quake hits morocco...
Villages unable to withstand quake
yep, I'm back to blogging quakes.
so far the death toll is large, maybe 300, but at least it isn't as large as morocco's earlier quakes which killed tens of thousands.
For some interesting maps and actual details about this quake, see the USGS report.
the depth was only 2km, which is really shallow. not surprising since the CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1077632298328948932004-02-24T06:18:00.000-08:002004-02-24T06:20:19.280-08:00The Governator calls in the Supremes...
Supreme Court in California to Get Case on Marriages
hmmm...interesting legal battle gets more interesting.
I'm very curious how the state supreme court can exercise jurisdiction on the matter when there has yet to be a lower court hearing?
is there a parallel in the california constitution which gives the supreme court "original" jurisdiction when the CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1077594627318257752004-02-23T19:50:00.000-08:002004-02-23T19:52:28.186-08:00Where are the millions?
The Palestinian 'day of rage' that never happened.
surprisingly, the above story came from the independent, which is usually extremely slanted in its pro-palestinian views.
worthy of note is the apathy toward 'peaceful' protest. when only a few hundred show up, the cry turns to 'go use terrorism to accomplish your goal.'
this also reveals a dangerous matter: that CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1077563370226094212004-02-23T11:09:00.000-08:002004-02-23T11:11:30.950-08:00Hedgehogs on hiatus...
well, its been quite some time since checking in!
the hedgehogs have been married!!!
hence, the lack of blogging.
but we're back!
interesting news developments that are worth noting:
the gay marriage debate: so much going on here. most notably the SF mayor's issuing of licenses "under the authority vested in him by the California Constitution," and New Mexico CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1074481346195367982004-01-18T19:02:00.000-08:002004-01-18T19:03:50.873-08:00Israel envoy defends his attack on 'suicide bomber' art exhibit
this incident raises a number of questions for me:
1. is the ambassador's actions a justifiable response to the exhibit?
2. was the exhibit anti-semitic?
3. what was the artist's motivation? glorifying suicide bombing, or soliciting shock and disgust?
re #1.
argument pro: he was reacting as a human being, and as a jew. he CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1074119163773236262004-01-14T14:26:00.000-08:002004-01-14T14:29:08.763-08:00"mom" suicide bomber...
a new low for palestinian terrorists...now they are recruiting mothers.
The mom/terrorist (who, consistent with my policy of not memorializing murderers, shall remain nameless on this blog) is quoted:
“I always wanted to be the first woman to carry out a martyr attack, where parts of my body can fly all over. That is the only wish I can ask God for,” she said with a CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1073607059577610142004-01-08T16:10:00.000-08:002004-01-08T16:12:14.153-08:00fear and loathing...again
the saga continues.
the only grade posted is from contracts. and I got the lowest grade humanly possible.
I hate forced curves.
for all I know, everyone aced the exam and because I didn't mention one pesky issue, I got forced to the bottom.
so what to do? I send a message to the prof. asking to review the exam and discuss how to improve my performance.
as yetCC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1073513479950415792004-01-07T14:11:00.000-08:002004-01-07T14:12:33.483-08:00wake up! it's time for school.
well, the time has come to get ready for a new semester.
yet we don't have our last semester's grades yet! (this is so incredibly lame, and there is no excuse for not posting the fall grades before the end of the year.)
I've been mostly sleeping during the break, and now I realize that I have a ton of reading homework to catch up on.
jump back on the CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1072585778500917852003-12-27T20:29:00.000-08:002003-12-27T20:30:41.093-08:00gone are the holidays...
well, the holidays are come and gone. my sis got all christian on me, and was somewhat disturbed by my lighting hannukah candles. as if this is some pagan thing or something. anyway, I didn't argue with her about it, but as far as I'm concerned I would point out a few things:
1. Jesus celebrated hannukah, as have all the jews since the founding of the 2nd temple.
2.CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1072276346846724922003-12-24T06:32:00.000-08:002003-12-24T06:33:26.013-08:00finals are over, the rest begins...
better to blog late than never. yes, I survived final exams. I thought it most prudent to wait a few days before blogging about exams (you never know if there is someone out there still waiting to take them -- as if they would read my blog???).
the last three weren't all that bad, crim was the most fun. pink fuzzy slippers ablaze, you gotta love the crazy CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1071784143389544752003-12-18T13:49:00.000-08:002003-12-18T13:49:56.560-08:00Gay Marriage Poll...
Everyone should take this poll...beat these guys at their own game!
The American Family Association, an anti-gay organization, is doing a poll on gay marriage. They are going to present the results to Congress, hoping to gain support for the federal constitutional amendment to define "marriage" as solely a heterosexual union.
However, anyone can take their poll, so pleaseCC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656201.post-1071416704164522582003-12-14T07:45:00.000-08:002003-12-14T07:45:53.170-08:00Saddam found hiding in spider hole...
US Forces captured Saddam hiding in a 6-8 foot deep spider hole outside tikrit.
man, he is not looking good. he looks like ted kosinski.
for the first time in my life, I am proud of our military. they managed to capture him without firing a shot. that's professional work.
CC Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097967237639552400noreply@blogger.com0