Category: Animals
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My Quest for the White Squirrel!
I recently attended NaClCON in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. After the con concluded I took a drive through North Carolina, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and back through North Carolina to fly out. Between June 3rd and June 12th I drove around two thousand miles to see a couple states I had never…
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My Lego Build: The Revolt
It started with an amusing meme of a Lego squirrel about to cut a park ranger. That 10×10 tiny build was the inspiration for a much bigger version of it, that kept expanding. Trying to recreate even the small version provided a challenge, going through BrickLinks to find the ranger top, hat, knife, and even…
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Abert’s Squirrels and Wonderful Variations
After moving from Denver to the nearby mountains, I was quite happy to learn that I had four different kinds of squirrels in the area. The Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel, Least Chipmunk, Douglas Pine Squirrel, and the Abert’s Squirrel. The last is also known as the tassel-eared squirrel. Native to the southern Rockies, they can…
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2022 #MakeHimHurt Challenge – The Results
On July 17, 2022, I posted a challenge to help raise money for wildlife rehabilitation nonprofits in Colorado on the back of a cross-country drive last year. It’s a cause near and dear to my heart as I volunteer in this realm, primarily helping squirrels and raccoons. Since wildlife rehab shops get so little from…
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2022 #MakeHimHurt Challenge
On the back of my Cross-country Drive blog, Part 5 specifically, the fine folks at Sonflower have decided to put me to the test and try to “make me hurt“. This came in the form of a Give Lively fundraiser and two donations to kick it off. The ringleader in this effort, Alicia, not only…
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2022 Cross-country Drive (Part 5: Crisis of Confidence)
While this is part 5, and final, in my series covering my recent cross-country road trip, this one will be considerably different in topic. It will also be somewhat depressing to animal lovers at the start but hopefully swing back to a happier tone by the end. This one will not cover aspects of a…
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Squirrel Tech Support
Last year in October, I did a release of Fox squirrels for Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation after they had been rehabilitated. These squirrels couldn’t go back exactly where they came from because the owner of the property wasn’t available to give permission, which is required by Colorado Parks and Wildlife regulations. A wonderful lady that was…
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Ad-hoc Charity Type Things
Last month, I decided to an ad-hoc charity drive via Twitter. I did it figuring I might get a handful of donations between $5 and $25 dollars and would help out some animal charities. Boy was I shocked. Right out of the gate, Steve Syfuhs donated $35 to the ASPCA for directly helping them previously.…
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Compassion Fatigue in an industry largely devoid of compassion.
A few days ago, Bruce Schneier actually wrote a slightly interesting piece for Fusion. I say that with surprise because most of his articles are engaging and well-written, but he rarely shares new ideas or concepts. Most of my professional circle is already very familiar with a given topic, and Schneier largely enjoys a reputation…
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Surprise! Guinea pigs… (the end of an era)
Almost 7 years ago (August 18, 2007), I returned from a business trip to find a guinea pig in my living room. My significant other at the time, Kay, had wanted to rescue a guinea pig or three. We had talked about it and I was willing, but wanted to talk about it more. She…