Today, as of a few hours from now (2:45 to be exact), I was born...25 years ago. Happy 25th Birthday Celebration to me! Woo! P-A-R-T--Why? 'Cause I gotta and it's my maker-day, for pete's sake!

Remember how I mentioned several months back in a previous blog that The Muppets were returning? Well, it is OFFICIAL. With the 40th season of Sesame Street sweeping clouds away in November, Fraggle Rock: The Movie being in the production phase (after being in pre-production for ages) alongside a laundry list of related merchandise so vast that it would "curl your baloobius", and Stoller and Segal finally getting the greenlight for their re-imagining of a film that returns The Classic Muppets to their roots...the Muppet family is back in business and hopefully, better than ever before (or at the very least, better than most of the post-2004 things involving Jim Henson's creations)!

*laughs insanely at the Muppet parody posters of High School Musical (with The Electric Mayhem) and Hannah Montanna (with Miss Piggy donning the title role and doing a far better job at being a ham than Miley ever could ever dream of being)*

"The Rainbow Connection" is back!

*in Kermit-waving-arms mode* YAAAAY!

That's right, Disney and Mickey fans alike would be striken to find out that on May 18th, 2009, Wayne Allwine, the voice behind the world's most famous mouse for more than a few decades--1977 to 2009--has passed away. With that said, my condolences are sent out to The Disney Company, especially to Russi "Minnie Mouse" Taylor, who may not be up to voicing Minnie anymore now that her husband is no longer with her. Having noted this, I wonder who Disney will get to play the infamouse mice couple, if anyone. Anyway, rest in peace, Allwine. Disney and Mickey fans everywhere will miss you dearly.

Hello all. For school, my class is required to type a paper on a subject regarding Computer Mediated Commuications and I chose the subject of trust in online relations. Having said that, I would like to trust you guys and gals to pull your views in to help answer the question:

"How is trust created in online relationships, how is trust maintained in online relationships, and how is trust different in online relationships when compared to face-to-face relationships"?

Any ideas would be welcome and appreciated. Thank you for your time and attention. End blog.

I personally am not fond of testing on animals. I am not saying this just as an animal lover. I am saying this as a humane human with respect to all life.

Unfortunately, a major issue here is that as deplorable as it is, some sources claim that none of the vaccines created to protect us humans from disease would exist without that testing, people claim that some hunting is sadly needed to keep animal populations balanced, and then there's the whole issue that other animals themselves kill each other without us humans intervening.

But the real root of the problem comes from those who do unethical, unlawful, and outright disturbing acts like poaching and who euthanize animals under the guise of trying to find homes for these creatures (I'm a-lookin' at you, PETA[Yes, that PETA...the same organization that uses proproganda to brainwash the minds of young children]).

So, what can we do and where do you exactly stand on the situation?

If it is wrong, then what do you propose we do to make sure balance is maintained and that all animals--non human animals and the human animal--are protected and safe?

If it is right, then how can you accurately defend the idea of essentially testing on poor defenseless creatures who cannot speak for themselves, how can you account for those who go too far and who--for some scary reason--get a kick out doing the testing, and how can you face yourself if the situation were on the other foot (that is, how would you feel if you yourself were the animal being tested on, only to be left to die at the end of the whole procedure)?

Seriously, some of this is just scarring and mind-bloggling. End blog.