Princess Chunk

WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina Stray fat cat named 'Princess Chunk'

Posted: July 29, 2008 11:42 AM MDT
Updated: July 29, 2008 11:42 AM MDT
Stray fat cat named 'Princess Chunk'

Princess Chunk


NATIONAL (NBC) - In New Jersey, a precious feline is so plump she almost sets a world record.
The fat cat has been nicknamed 'Princess Chunk.'

The 44 pound cat was brought to the Camden County Animal Shelter as a stray.
Animal rescue officials say she's just two pounds shy of the world record for fattest cat.
That record was set by a Tabby in Australia, who weighed 46 pounds, 15 ounces.

Princess Chunk was brought to the shelter Saturday and will be up for adoption next Saturday if no one claims her.

Posted by Bryce Mursch

Life besides buffalo grass

I'm up to 571 hits, which makes me think that maybe some people are actually reading my blog (besides my mom). Some of you may have found me when researching buffalo grass. I have been posting often about the grass, but wanted to let the world know that there are things growing in my yard besides the grass and weeds.

Today Erik and I went to Paulino Gardens and bought 4 Hydrangeasand 2 Butterfly Bushes. I'm very excited about both and have put a lot of time and research into choosing the correct plants. The Hydrangeas will be taking the place of 4 bare-root roses that were planted in early in spring--all but one of the roses died, and we're attempting to save the scragly remains of the 4th rose. We bought a special hybrid of the Hydrangeas that are supposed to have mutiple bloom cycles per year. My hope is that they will grow tall enough to be visible from the living room and bedroom windows, which are just a few feet above the plants now.

The Butterfly Bushes are placed at either end of the row of hydrangeas and should also be good and visible from the house.

In late June we also planted 4 Korean Spice Viburnum bushes and a row of about 10 Purple Ice Plants. The Ice Plant has done well and I expect they will continue to grow in to form a nice matted edge around the patio. The Viburnum seem to be hanging in there. They hadn't shown much sign of growth until this week, when fuzzy nubs appeared at the top of some of the branches. It seems late in the season for them to bloom, so I'm eager to see what happens.

Here are some photos of our yard that I took today.

Buffalo Grass Progress

The grass is finally beginning to show signs that it might someday look like a lawn. From afar, it still looks like a bunch of dry soil with small patches of something growing, but from the photos below you can tell that it has really taken off. I think by the end of the summer we will have a full but thin lawn. We're probably looking at this time next year before it actually looks like turf.

Here are my latest photos:

Recent Visitor Map

How cool is this?

Household: Get Rid Of Ants Without An Exterminator

Household: Get Rid Of Ants Without An Exterminator

The cayanne pepper trails seemed to show an immediate decrease in the ant traffic on the floor en route to the cat food, but was inneffective at keeping the little buggers off the kitchen counter.

Chalk lines on the foundation of the house put an immediate end to the ants sneaking into the bedroom (which was probably bound to be a short lived infestation anyways, since we do not eat in bed!).

Corn meal looks to be an urban legend. While it was amusing to watch the ants delight in carrying off their new found treasure, we didn't see any results.

The winning method was (as some readers suggested) boric acid. We mixed it with maple flavor syrup an filled small containers throughout the house. At first we were discouraged--it was certainly attractive to the ants but did not stop them from entering the house. And then one day, just like that, they were gone. Apparently it takes a couple of weeks to take effect.

What We Say Without Words - washingtonpost.com

What We Say Without Words - washingtonpost.com

This was a very interesting article...something to keep in mind in business!