Silly human! That is called "tenderizing." He was softening it till it was a perfect pillow-like softness.

I already like Grandpa for his blind and fervent faith in humankind's innate interest in ornithology. But the park's policy isn't wrong.

They do advocate TNR at least to the extent that they agreed that periodic euthanasia campaigns don't work, but there isn't that much awareness and not a lot of activists. Sadly, the strays are numerous and generally miserable. I see a fair number of people who put out water bowls, food scraps, and distribute cat…

I read up on them. Not rich by any means, but the mom lived in Israel for many years and was forced back to the US by circs. This is a second marriage and apparently he agreed to move back with her. There was definitely a lot of offbeat about them. I bet they did not fit into any mainstream Jewish community here, but…

France has a laid-back style and culture? France? Really?

You're mostly right about Jerusalem being overrun with strays but just wanted to give a shout-out to that small but dedicated group that is devoted to helping cats by TNR. I have an apartment in Jerusalem and my downstairs neighbor manages a colony of TNR'd cats. Any given day, she feeds about 15-20 spayed/neutered…

Because the one thing Israel needs more than 17 cats is 31 cats.

"Viola Davis Is the Reason We're Watching How to Get Away with Murder"

I choose not to believe that. It doesn't even make sense, unless you believe that wildlife rehabilitators have some major hidden agenda going on. Sadly, I'm sure that baby otters end up orphaned often enough.

Couldn't she just get a caftan and colored contacts and call it a day?

Did he try wrapping a slice of American cheese around it? Cuz that works, at least the first time.

I know this is a very unpopular view but I don't understand the purpose of putting this sweet baby through so much pain. So much of his life is going to be suffering and more suffering. Why inflict this on him? I know the people who are helping him want to do right by him, but it seems to me that the truest mercy for…

I think you're supposed to call her Your Royal Highness to start, and then Madam further in the conversation. She seems more user-friendly than most of those royals but I think she's a stickler when it gets down to such details.

Great stories! I know it's very uncool and untrendy, but I like these stories a lot more than "my customers are dicks" stories. More, plzkthnx.

Maymo is the same fellow who loaded his sister Penny into a shopping cart and took her on an adventure:

It makes sense, actually. Teva was founded on an Israeli kibbutz, and in a kibbutz, wearing socks with your sandals is the height of elegance, reserved for very special occasions like if you're getting married. If you think socks with sandals is bad, here are kibbutz slippers, in a style and fabric that have remained…

Snow. Horse tastes like Snow. Didn't ypu hear anything Chicken Mom just said? Succulent, juicy, tender, sadly mute Snow.

May god and Old Macdonald forgive me, but I would be that person at that table going into grotesque contortions to stifle my howls while my tablemates try to inch away from being associated with me.

My chestnut knife. From Williams Sonoma. My friends got it for me as a gag gift, what to get for a cook who has everything. Turns out it's a stalwart favorite going on maybe 15 years now. It does only one thing - slits chestnuts for roasting - but thanks to its bird-beak shape - does it brilliantly, quickly and better…

Why must she be described as "elderly?" The point of this article is to highlight her Midwest forthrightness, her ability to say what she means, mean what she says , and not waste words unnecessarily. Why did you think her age was worthy of being in your headline, when it has nothing to do with the story itself?