Daily Archives: August 22, 2010


RBARI Flooded

Last week’s water main break has been cleaned up at the RBARI no-kill animal shelter in Oakland, but donations are still needed to get RBARI back on its feet…or paws. Items most desparately needed: DRY DOG FOOD: Adult: Nutro, Science Diet, Purina One/Pro Plan Puppy: Nutro, Science Diet, Pedigree Bedding, […]


Teaching the Pig to Dance

Fred Thompson. Teaching the Pig to Dance: A Memoir of Growing Up and Second Chances. New York: Crown Forum, 2010 as reviewed by Ted Odenwald Many fans of TV’s “Law and Order” will recognize Fred Thompson as the senior lawyer with southern roots; followers of politics may recognize him as […]