So cute it's driving me crananas!

Watch out, this might kill you from cuteness overdose! It makes me want to learn a lot more about sloths! (I think I've watched this at least 8 times now! :0) )

Meet the sloths from Amphibian Avenger on Vimeo.

Which was your favorite sloth?

Super clean kitty!

Get ready to make a sad face.

A kitten was accidently given a fast paced, tough and tumbly bath in a washing machine. A washing machine!! Before you wig out too much, let me just say the kitten survived and sounds like she will be just fine.

The Rogers family, who live in Sydney, Australia, are the happy and grateful pet owners of Kimba, the four month old kitten who survived a spin in the washing machine. The owners assume that Kimba must have climbed into the front loader machine when the door was open, and then the unknowing owner closed the door and turned on the machine for a cold wash and a high level spin!

"We could hardly believe our eyes when she emerged, looking like a drowned rat," he told Reuters.com.

Kimba was alive but of course still needed help, so they rushed her to the vet where she was treated for shock and hypothermia and her eyes were treated because they were affected by the detergent in the machine. Yikes!

That poor little kitty! Let this be a lesson to those of us with pets! They can be quiet, capable and also surprisingly durable. But let's not test that theory out too much. I think Kimba had some serious luck on her side. I tend to agree with her owner who says, "It is just amazing that she survived but we reckon she's used all of her nine lives."

Crananas for cheap pizza!

Have any of you discovered the amazingly cheap pizza at Aldi's?! Get your pizza lovin' self to an Aldi's as quick as you can because once this secret's out, I have a feeling it's going to be a lot more difficult to get your hands on one of their pies! The pizza is called Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen Deli Pizza.

Here are some of the many positives of Mama Cozzi's creation:

1. Fresh and ready to bake. No freezer burn here! Also no artificial flavors or colors and no trans fat.

2. CHEAP. Seriously people, it's $5.99 at my Aldi.

3. It's HUGE. I think it could easily feed 6 people. This 16" monster is so big it doesn't even fit on our pizza stone. Yeah, see, I told you. HUGE.

4. You have the choice between cheese and pepperoni. Now, in the words of Emeril, here's where I kick it up a notch. I get a plain cheese pizza (which is actually not just one cheese but 4 cheeses) and then I add my own chopped up veggies to make it more filling and a bit more healthy. I know, I know, it's pizza. How healthy is it really? But I did said a bit didn't I? :0)

Which leads me into....

5. Taste factor. It's yummy! Now, living in Chicago, I can't say it's the best pizza in the city, because I know Chicago kicks butt in the pizza world and that would probably be blasphemy. I can say it's way better than chain pizzas and it's at a crananas price that chains really can't match when it comes to how little money you spend for how much you get! The crust is tasty, the sauce is just right, the cheeses are a great mix and you have the bonus of making it to your specific tastes.

If you've got a vegetarian and a meat eater at home (like we do), you can construct the pizza to each of your likings. If you are responsible for your own toppings, you're saving money because buying a small amount of produce isn't that expensive. Or if you want to be really money savvy, just use what leftover produce you already have in your fridge. If I haven't convinced you yet, take a look at my before and after pictures of my latest pizza! Everyone loves a good before and after picture reveal, right?

The Before: Plain, albeit tasty, cheese pizza.

The After: The jazzed up pizza of my dreams! Fresh spinach, pine nuts, red and orange peppers, broccoli, onions and garlic (I also added more fresh herbs and a bit more cheese to cover the tops of the veggies)!

Beep Beep! Barbie car coming through!

"Sir, I'm going to need you to pull over your barbiemobile" says the Cop as he calmly walks along side the battery run barbie car going it's full 4 mph. The Cop writes the ticket as he walks along side the moving "vehicle".

Can you see it? My imagination started working over time when I heard that this was a true story! This. Actually. Happened. Well, ok I don't know exactly how pulling the car over went down, but I'm imagining it was something similar to what I wrote!

According to UPI.com, a 4o year old British man found a barbie car (made for 3 to 5 years old, mind you) and decided that it was a good project for his 17 year old son and him to work on together. The duo had worked on it for over a year ( I wish I could find pictures of this masterpiece!).

Apparently on the day of his arrest, Paul Hutton was working on the car and drinking a bit. Hutton decided to take his new beauty out for a joy ride. While motoring around, he got pulled over by the police.

"The police pulled up and asked if I was all right," Hutton said. "I'd had a few drinks but I felt fine. I hadn't spoken to anyone all day -- then I found out I couldn't talk. I was very surprised to get done for drink-driving, but I was a twit to say the least."

Well at least there's that, Hutton. You admitted you were crananas. Now it's time to ask the tough questions. What kind of power did this Barbie car hold over you? Were you always jealous of your sister's barbie car? Do you just like obscenely strange challenges? Was this going to be your 17 year old son's first car? And most importantly, was it all worth getting your license suspended for at least 3 years?

Because that's what happened. Hutton's driver's license was suspended and he's going to be forever known as the Barbiemobile twit. Personally, I think it's a little strange to want to work and drive a Barbie car as an adult without a little daughter, but I think maybe a 3 year suspension of his license is a bit much. I mean, we let 3 to 5 years old drive these things! How much damage can you really do with a plastic car that only reaches 4 mph? I can see maybe a year suspension but more than that? Court systems, rule makers and people of importance, if you're going to rule in favor of a license suspension that long for driving a kiddie car, then maybe you need to think about suspending driving licenses of bicyclists who bike drunk too. I think a bicycle can do at least the same amount of damage as a Barbiemobile, if not more. Just something to ponder and discuss!

George Washington - a library delinquent?!

Oh George Washington, you naughty naughty boy! You checked out a couple books from the New York Society Library and never bothered to return them?!

Alas, I can't really point too many fingers because I know as a child, my mother had to pay for a book or two that my brother and I seemed to have lost in the ethers' somewhere. And I know of one book that I had to pay up for as an adult too.

*Hangs head in shame*

But at least I paid up for the book, I know when to admit defeat. President Washington apparently did not. He has been racking up penny fines since November 2, 1789. My online source, UPI.com, did the math work for all of us. That's 300,000 dollars in late fees!!! Say what?!

Apparently, the library is willing to forgo the overdue fines (ancestors of George, you can now breathe a big sigh of relief) but the library would still like to get those books back! So if you are a descendant of George Washington and you happen to have the international relations treatise "Law of Nations" and volume 12 of the British Parliament transcript series "Commons Debates" on your bookshelf, you better hustle and return those puppies! I'm sure there's a long line of people who have been dying to get their hands on those books! Or in some cases, maybe died waiting! After all, its been a few years since those books have graced the library with their presence. Let's get those back into circulation, ok?

Cycle For Your Supper?

Any of you bicycle enthusiasts hankering to take a trip to Copenhagen? Well, guess what! You are in luck! A hotel is doing a special little tip of the hat to you and to being Green.

Apparently, the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers is installing two exercise bikes hooked up to generators. Guests are encouraged to hop aboard and pedal and if they produce enough electricity for the hotel, you get a free meal!

The idea is that you will "race" against the hotel's solar panel system to see who/what can produce the most electricity. The magic amount of watt hours you need to reach? 10 or more, then you earn your meal! And this meal isn't to be scoffed at my friends! The meal is locally produced with fresh ingredients! Double Green bonus in my book! The meal is any one of the main courses at the hotel restaurant and is about $44 dollars. The hotel says this way, "the meal encourages guests to not only get fit but also reduce their carbon footprint and save electricity and money."

There is a catch though. The free meal offer is only good if you're a paying guest at the hotel. But still, pretty cool, right?! I love hearing about this kind of thing and I send a big thanks to Reuters.com for shedding light on a really excellent concept!

According to Reuters, the hotel's cycle for your supper will be ready to go on April 19 and the plan is to test the idea for a year with the notion that they might expand to more Crowne Plaza hotels, part of the InterContinental Hotels Group.

So what are you waiting for cyclists and Green supporters?! Book your flight today!

I give this story two big green thumbs up!

Cranana Worthy Commercial!

Thanks to the Ellen Show for sharing this commercial! This is without a doubt, crananas!

Here's your daily dose of giggles-you're welcome!




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