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Do good donkey Wednesday

Animal rescue

 http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

Too good to miss

If you aren't too offended by the f-word and the n-word you should definitely listen to this new Cee-lo.

FUCK YOU - Cee-Lo

And, it's a sing-along.  So there's that.

And, while you're at it you may like this:

"I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" [Wilco] by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound - VIDEO

Russian Donkey Recap Wednesday

After the big media kerfluffle over the parasailing donkey, British tabloid The Sun stepped in and purchased the donkey for 70,000 roubles (£1,500 or  $2,346.75).  She is now ensconced in the Kremlin Horse Riding School where she receives four-star treatment.  You can see the story here.

Donkey

Except…

 

According to The Guardian, Komsomolskaya Pravda says they got the wrong donkey.  The donkey getting the massages and organic carrots is Anpaka.  The donkey who went on the sky ride is Manya, and she is still at home by the Black Sea. 

I had hoped for a happy ending to this story, but instead we will have to settle for a Loretta Lynn song containing a mule analogy.

Two Mules Pull This Wagon

Loretta Lynn

Zedonkey Wednesday

Now with extra stripey cuteness!

I have a busy day lined up but I thought you'd like to stare at this explosion of adorableness.  I know I do!

She's a 4-day old zedonk at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Lumpkin County, Ga.and she's making the rounds in the internet news today. There's more at NPR.   

Belated (and angry) Donkey Wednesday

I was so upset by this story about a parasailing Russian donkey that I got agitated and forgot to post it yesterday.

The article is woefully light on details of the donkey's present whereabouts and well-being.

Those fucking Russians.  First with the dancing bears and now with this... Ima hafta slap some bitches.

Hi, yall.

Spock

Don't Stop Believin'

Journey

Tom Waits Rendered in Coffee and Cigarettes

When I saw this fabulous print by MikeOncley at Etsy I had to share it with my Vox peeps. 

Coffee and Cigarettes - Tom Waits & Iggy Pop

I drink the coffee at IHOP.

We're All Mad Here

Tom Waits

Suburb Beyond The Stars Book Trailer

The Suburb Beyond the Stars from Sang Lee on Vimeo.

I love M. T. Anderson's Octavian Nothing books and this trailer makes me want to read his new one.  This starts out pretty basically and then takes a turn for the weird around the half-way mark.  Enjoy.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins documentary, " I Put A Spell On Me"

American Mammoth Jackstock Wednesday

As I glanced through the news to see what's up with donkeys this week I came across an article from Virginia about a woman who is raising American Mammoth Jackstock. These are the really tall donkeys that people breed with horses to get the largest possible mules. 

From my amateur's understanding, Mammoth Jackstock are the donkeys that are descended from the two Andalusian donkeys that George Washington got from Charles III of Spain.

I like what Audrey Cadle says about her big ole donkeys...

They’re a fight, not flight, animal, she said. Unlike horses, the donkeys hardly ever spook. If Cadle and Gus are out on a ride and he encounters a situation he’s uncomfortable with, he will stand there and determine how he feels about it before moving forward. He once jumped four feet so he wouldn’t have to touch a small puddle, but after that he was fine.

I would pay good money to see them play with their cones and pool noodles.