Emily Bloss

8 Amazing Orifices

I can’t remember how I got to this web site, but I love this solution for cleaning up oil spills:

Hair and mushrooms create a recipe for cleaning up oily beaches from San Francisco Chronicle

I would like to donate our hair to that. I wonder if they can use cat hair? Or feathers? I found a big pile of them under our twin oak tree… I think it was a mockingbird and I keep wondering what ate it - fox, armadillo, cat? Sadie has been chasing things in the yard at night lately, and one of the turtle holes seems to be the home of something not a turtle. I wonder what’s living there?

Whatever it is, I hope it likes to eat rats. We caught a Norway rat the other day… it looked like a teenager so I wasn’t sure if it was male or female. Plus there’s another one to catch, we heard it scratching under the house yesterday. Trav set a good trap for it, which I need to check! I’ll let you know of any interesting results.

Our friend Wendy is well-known in the careers industry, and we’re very lucky to know her. Recently she was asked to write a resume for each of the presidential candidates, so people can have a good example of what a powerful resume should look like. Very cool that she was selected to do this… way to go, Wendy! Here’s a link to the article:

What a Powerful Resume Should Look Like (from TheLadders.com)

Maybe McCain will use her resume to find his next job!! We can only hope.

Today Trav & I went to the library to vote. There was a bit of a line when we got there, so there was plenty of time to get IDs out and everything. The guy in line behind us was a motormouth but I think it helped pass the time a little quicker. We were in line for maybe 15 minutes I guess. Check in was quick - they just swipe your drivers license, verify your name and address and send you to get your ballot, which you bubble in like a test and then feed into the machine. I like the system, I think it will work very well. I sincerely hope it does as I’m working at the polls on Tuesday! As of today, the state of Florida already has a 20% turnout at the polls. Cool, eh?

Every morning I look at the news while I eat breakfast, and today I came across a very interesting article with a bunch of little tidbits - just the kind I like!

Things We Know Now, from Tampa Bay Online

I especially like #12 - elephant caller ID. Neat! Trav liked the idea of eating onions to help keep your brain clean. Which items do YOU find interesting?