These awfully cute pictures have been circulating via email. Proof, once again, love is blind. Even if you are just a cat. This one from Harrisburg, Oregon has a very interesting visitor every morning.

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The underwear bomber fallout is far from over. Panties are in a twist. Airport security is in question. Extreme and controversial safeguards are being contemplated around the globe. Flying will never be the same. But South Korean scientists may be on to something—an interesting alternative to the full-body scan—a full-body sniff.

The world’s first team of cloned, drug-sniffing police dogs was unleashed in South Korean airports last year. Now, scientists are back to work. This time, engineering the explosive-sniffing kind.

According to english.sina.com, the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation used the genetic makeup of a K9 named Quinn to make the carbon-copy canines. The German Shepherd first shot to fame after bringing a 30,000-person manhunt to a close in just 20 minutes after it found the body of a missing child. Read more »

’Twas the night before Christmas Eve, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

All of a sudden, I heard what sounded like a faucet trickling in the bathroom.

Oh, what a clatter. I jumped out of bed to see what was the matter.

Peeping around the corner with care, there was lil’ Gizmo, straddling the toilet, taking a wee.

Sure enough, she’s learned to aim for the hole in the center of her toilet-training seat. If this practice continues, you know what that means? No more scooping out the litter-box-style seat. Fantastic.

When she finished, she stuck her head into the hole as if trying to figure out what had just happened. Her little carrottop head disappearing into the john would definitely have made a great Kodak moment. However I’m trying to respect her privacy—except for the fact I’m blogging about everything.

Pictured: Gizmo with her once-prized possession, the Leopard tunnel. Note: This picture was taken soon after Gizmo had an altercation with her hairdresser. Hence, the mullet and MC Hammer pants.

The internet is abuzz with re-gifting rules and etiquette for humans. So, how do these social standards apply to pets?

The good news is: if you have a particularly finicky feline that turns its nose up at nine out of 10 gifts, then loses interest in the ‘acceptable’ 10 percent of presents within a month, the rules are much looser.

Not only can you re-gift a cat gift, you can give it to the same cat twice. That is, if you have taken it out of circulation and hidden it away for at least two months prior re-gifting. Just ask Martha Stewart. Read more »