Stop the Sochi Stray Dog Slaughter
As the Winter Olympics draw closer, there’s been a lot of publicity about the Russian government’s crackdown on LGBT activists and environmental protesters. But they’re not the only ones in …
Britain: Protect Endangered Animals Overseas!
The UK has a responsibility to protect the endangered species and threatened habitats in its overseas territories. But right now, the government has only allocated 0.3 percent of its biodiversity …
Close Surabaya Zoo For Good!
An orangutan named Betty who died from pneumonia. A Sumatran tiger who was poisoned to death by meat laced with formaldehyde. A giraffe found with 20 pounds of plastic in …
Ban the Use of Live Ponies for Carousel Rides
Most people probably think of carousel rides as a low-stress, fun carnival game where kids (and adults) can sit on plastic horses and listen to circus music. But in Spanish …
Kindle Paperweight
Bought a Kindle Paperweight recently. No real reason as I don’t exactly use the Kindle Applications on the iPad, Samsung S4 or Samsung 10.1 much! Just thought that we should …
GoPro Hero 3: First Video
Picked up a GoPro Hero 3 at Christmas. No specific reason. I am not exactly into active sports, but I liked the idea of having one and figured it would …
Garmin Connect: First Impressions
A while back I shared my decision on whether to get a Garmin or TomTom for use on the road bike. Today I used the Garmin 510 for the first …
Getting Fitter: Small Steps
Well it is a month since I started to get fitter and be healthier, and it hasn’t been too bad result wise. I have lost some weight: all in the …