http://www.hisfault.com Rants from the Tropics Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:57:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hisfaulthttp://feedburner.google.com I have concluded that this is because our pets, unlike our friends or even family, are simply incapable of hurting us, intentionally or otherwise. They demand little. They are, under normal circumstances, love machines, wanting so very little and giving so very much. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bLqOru8YLe6a8XkJr2m937CeZ-Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bLqOru8YLe6a8XkJr2m937CeZ-Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bLqOru8YLe6a8XkJr2m937CeZ-Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bLqOru8YLe6a8XkJr2m937CeZ-Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hisfault/~3/t9UqtjZp8f8/ http://www.hisfault.com/2010/12/08/to-georgie-rest-in-peace-old-friend-you-will-be-missed/ Unless you live on another planet, you no doubt have heard of  Flash Mobs. I, of course, DO live on another planet called Costa Rica, so forgive me please for not being totally current. I feel old and out of date. I never heard of them. For my kindred unwashed, flash mobs are groups of [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2UvHeLlYsdRMfq4T38HXnYT8CoY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2UvHeLlYsdRMfq4T38HXnYT8CoY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2UvHeLlYsdRMfq4T38HXnYT8CoY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2UvHeLlYsdRMfq4T38HXnYT8CoY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hisfault/~3/0I1pjwSKLU4/ http://www.hisfault.com/2010/12/08/hope-for-the-world-flash-mobs-christmas-2010/ ML and I are in Rome&#8230; just left Malta.  An incredible place! Enjoy the video. You need high speed to enjoy it.  More tomorrow! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KXJAFI4HcxzJT_jFZPpLKsDUnWQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KXJAFI4HcxzJT_jFZPpLKsDUnWQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KXJAFI4HcxzJT_jFZPpLKsDUnWQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KXJAFI4HcxzJT_jFZPpLKsDUnWQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hisfault/~3/2bziaq2b0uI/ http://www.hisfault.com/2010/05/11/malta-put-this-place-on-your-list/ Watch this video. It gives some pretty amazing statistics that will (or should) cause you to think hard. If you are age 23 or under&#8230; this should be required viewing. Click the video to view. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DWzLcF1OTf4Tgt1m3nfylwWftEQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DWzLcF1OTf4Tgt1m3nfylwWftEQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DWzLcF1OTf4Tgt1m3nfylwWftEQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DWzLcF1OTf4Tgt1m3nfylwWftEQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hisfault/~3/JUzx0q1w3Uc/ http://www.hisfault.com/2010/01/31/here-is-some-food-for-thought/ Sorry for being away so long.  Been sick! Seems there are issues in the USA?  The luster surrounding Sr. Obama seems to be diminishing? Here are a some videos that you might enjoy! This might help distract you from the real issues up there. NOTE: These may have &#8220;R&#8221; ratings (depending on what you consider [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oEemFTT_lxxhLbL0VfNo4UXx1O4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oEemFTT_lxxhLbL0VfNo4UXx1O4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oEemFTT_lxxhLbL0VfNo4UXx1O4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oEemFTT_lxxhLbL0VfNo4UXx1O4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hisfault/~3/-i-qoYJwIvw/ http://www.hisfault.com/2010/01/27/obama-one-year-later/ Well it has been a pretty good marriage.  Not sure how much longer it will last.  Maria Luisa announced on New Years Eve that she now wants to learn English!  OMG! I met my wife almost 5 years ago. My friends Ray and Patricia invited me over to meet this great woman who, I was [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D-aD-xQ_bhf05-Jc-S6c2tXDjz0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D-aD-xQ_bhf05-Jc-S6c2tXDjz0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D-aD-xQ_bhf05-Jc-S6c2tXDjz0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D-aD-xQ_bhf05-Jc-S6c2tXDjz0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hisfault/~3/MKU6Am7xzNY/ http://www.hisfault.com/2009/01/25/she-now-wants-to-learn-english/ Nice web huh? As my readers know, I am not overly fond of spiders, but I DO admire their work. I have had a couple of bad experiences with spiders in the house, one of which I documented in this Blog. We have a beautiful patio covered with a roof.  Around the patio runs a [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CzzHLhBJUaxgdxWtIqGaJUiifeE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CzzHLhBJUaxgdxWtIqGaJUiifeE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CzzHLhBJUaxgdxWtIqGaJUiifeE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CzzHLhBJUaxgdxWtIqGaJUiifeE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hisfault/~3/UUci7on2rnM/ http://www.hisfault.com/2009/01/14/amazing-work/ If you men really want to share an experience with your partner, I suggest menopause! I can testify to this! When that female person in your life is entering or is in menopause (which, by the way lasts years... not nine months of which only few are nasty), you may safely say to anyone "We are in menopause" and be dead on the money! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClbMdtM9FKXzDmgLVRf3YsfpXTw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClbMdtM9FKXzDmgLVRf3YsfpXTw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClbMdtM9FKXzDmgLVRf3YsfpXTw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ClbMdtM9FKXzDmgLVRf3YsfpXTw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hisfault/~3/qDSg2zvvJ0Q/ http://www.hisfault.com/2008/08/12/we-are-not-pregnant/ Oddly, one of the questions I get from readers asks me questions about my politics. Kinda nosey huh? They want to know if I follow the US political/economic scene, for whom am I going to vote&#8230; etc. Most of the time I do not answer as I believe that my blogs are supposed to be [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/boxwo6OAV7yWq-nh4w4piDQavq4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/boxwo6OAV7yWq-nh4w4piDQavq4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/boxwo6OAV7yWq-nh4w4piDQavq4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/boxwo6OAV7yWq-nh4w4piDQavq4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hisfault/~3/hWy0bLXrNkk/ http://www.hisfault.com/2008/03/25/the-expat-life-and-views-on-us-politics/ Finally the 2008 presidential candidates are courting MY vote! As Obese Population Rises, More Candidates Courting The Fat Vote <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/709RLS3DtX5BTmPIkh_uyeVSwb4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/709RLS3DtX5BTmPIkh_uyeVSwb4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/709RLS3DtX5BTmPIkh_uyeVSwb4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/709RLS3DtX5BTmPIkh_uyeVSwb4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hisfault/~3/3IHi1Iv3F_Q/ http://www.hisfault.com/2008/02/26/weighty-issues/