523. Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day is a day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and the winter weather will continue for six more weeks.

514/354. Thanksgiving Turkeys

(tags: Holiday, Thanksgiving, Turkey, Animal rights, Animals, Slaughter, humanity, Vegetarian, food)

449. Pigskin

(tags: Football, Sport Series, Superbowl, Animal rights, Animals, Pig, Pork, Food, Generic Series)

428. Humanity

(tags: Political Series, Politics, War, Military, Animals, gwot, Afghanistan, humanity)

376/13. Happy Belated Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day 2011

Punxsutawney Phil once again appeared at sunrise on February 2nd at Gobbler's Knob in the Pennsylvania Wilds to make his annual prediction. Phil surveyed his surroundings and found no shadow (just a bunch of human vermon), so an early spring it will be! (read more http://alturl.com/t7byn)

(tags: Entertainment Series, Entertainment, Holidays, Holiday, Groundhog Day, Groundhog, Animals)

355/208. The Thanksgiving Presidential Pardon

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama continued the decades-old tradition of pardoning the innocent "National Thanksgiving Turkey." of the death sentence. Before the ceremony, President Obama spoke out about his presidential action, saying: "It feels pretty good to stop at least one shellacking this November," said the president, with complete oblivion to and disinterest in the BILLIONS of turkeys SLAUGHTERED for human consumption every year.

(tags: Thanksgiving, Holiday, Animal rights, Animals, Turkey, Barack Obama, Pardon, Birds, Flag, US Flag)

354/178. Turkey Day 2010

Give a Cluck! Remember the Turkey this Thanksgiving!

346/272. Ricky Martin Comes Out (again)

The tweet heard 'round the world . . .

Ricky Martin said to Oprah that, “I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man.” He revealed that when he first came out, he felt “numb” and then “relieved.”

Regarding his coming out tweet, Ricky said, “When I realized, okay, I just pressed send, whoo … I was alone. I was in my studio alone for a minute. My assistant walked in and I just started crying like a little baby. I started crying.”

331. Pauley In A Cage

325. Chocolate Labradoodle

324. Chicken Slaughter

319. Rabbit's Lucky Foot

208 Turkey Pardon

205. Infectious Diseases

190. Gorilla Troop

TROOP:
 1: the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader 2: A group of gorillas living together

(tags: Generic Series, Animals, Boy Scouts, USBA, Troop, Gorilla)