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New poem from Luciole firend and contributor Scott Wannberg: "killer spatulas from hell, the new way of life..."

Plastic jar removed from Florida bear cub's head

They have really big frogs in Chernigov, Ukraine

Funny photo: a sheep, a wind turbine, and a rainbow in Germany

Photo: Sparky the cat relaxes bedside in the Autumn Suite at Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel

Run crabs! Photo: Blue crabs disrupted by public works emerge in Cancun and have to be rescued

Octopus Paul predicts German win over England

Luciole Press friend and contributor, author and publisher Ami Kaye, has a new book and a new website to check out!

Tiny owl chick falls into lion den and survives for three days before it is finally able to fly away

Cat fight! Tiger brothers try to show each other who's boss at the Nikolaev Zoo in the Ukraine

Photo: a giraffe eats a bunch of leaves at Kuala Lumpur zoo

New poem from Luciole friend/contributor Scott Wannberg, "make everything up as it goes"

World's biggest beaver dam discovered in northern Canada, "an animal-made structure so large it is visible from space"

The lions among the bluebells

Beautiful new poem from Luciole friend/contributor Stacey Mangiaracina: "E.U."

Heavy metal dinosaurs Hevisaurus rock the kiddie crowd in Finland

1 in 5 Britons believe haggis is an animal from the Highlands; 15% think it is a Scottish instrument, and 4% thought it was a Harry Potter character

George Washington racks up late fees at NY library

Photo: a young girl reacts as she watches a turban tying competition in Surrey, Canada

Magnificent lion awoken from catnap by his cub's gentle roar

Photo: a model parades a dress complete with table attached at Sao Paulo Fashion Week

Rembrandt piece found in bathroom cabinet goes on view in new exhibit

Antarctic expeditioners to have a truly white Christmas

Head over heels! Giant Panda Tai Shan does a roly-poly in his sleep

Photos: Afghan children, refugees in Pakistan, play in their neighborhood of Rawalpindi

Photos: a polar bear delights in somersaulting in the snow in Wapusk National Park

Photo: "Going Rouge: The Sarah Palin Rogue Coloring & Activity Book"

Cat's demise prompts rumors of Thatcher's death

Photo: kittens learning to socialize and play with other cats during a kitten kindergarten class

Quote from Oscar Wilde

Man stopped in Norwegian customs caught carrying a tarantula in his bag, with 14 royal pythons and 10 albino leopard geckos taped to his body

Photo: Mutley the black-spotted puffer fish has been put on a one-small-squid-a-day diet because he is overweight

Just watched the PBS broadcast of "Born Wild: The First Days of Life"... here is a video clip!

Photos from Halloween night at the White House

Luciole friends and contributors David Smith and Scott Wannberg hitting the road for the last time in 2009. Three event dates in NYC. Three dates in Ohio.

Photo: Two dogs of starkly different sizes play in the yellow leaves of a central Minsk park in Belarus

Another photo of Prudence the piglet chasing sticks with her canine friends at the Wildlives Centre

Photo: Mercedes, the UK's only polar bear, in her new enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park

Trio of rare lion cubs unveiled in British zoo -- Pandora, Portia and Phoebe

Prudence the runt piglet was saved from death and adopted by 6 puppies; she likes to play fetch with them

Photo: a baby sits in a pumpkin costume, surrounded by pumpkins at Saunders Farm in Munster, Ontario

Photo: children throw snowballs on Fichtelberg mountain in Oberwiesenthal

World's Strangest Monuments

Another posted reminder: If you are in Los Angeles, please see Luciole friends David Smith, Ellyn Maybe, S.A. Griffin, and Scott Wannberg at Beyond Baroque today!

Wish I could be there David, Scott and S.A.! Reminder, their reading (and book signing for David and Scott) will be today, Oct. 10th, at Skylight Books

REMINDER! Message from David Smith. Catch David, Scott Wannberg, and S.A. Griffin on the 10th at Skylight Books, and all 3 w/Ellyn Maybe at Beyond Baroque on Oct. 11th

Many thanks to S.A. Griffin (Pa T) for sending me the best birthday cake ever. You had me laughing very loudly... :):)

Happy second birthday to Luciole Press! Thank you so much to everyone. Here are some lovely b-day tributes from Scott Wannberg, David Smith, and S.A. Griffin

Congratulations to Luciole contributor Gill O'Halloran for her fine new book, "This Seven Year Old Walks into a Bar"

Congrats to Luciole friend and contributor S.A. Griffin, whose work is in the new anthology: "Mezcla: Art & Writing from the Tumblewords Project." He has an extensive reading schedule -- catch him live!

Luciole friends and contributors in a 2-day extravaganza of reading glory: David Smith and Scott Wannberg Oct. 10th at Skylight Books, and David, Scott, Ellyn Maybe and S.A. Griffin at Beyond Baroque on Oct. 11 (Los Angeles)

Press Release: Luciole's Dena Rash Guzman will be reading with Sister Spit this Sunday, October 4th, in Las Vegas. Rock on, Dena! ;)

Endangered Ugandan gorillas join Facebook, MySpace

Tanvir the Bengal tiger scales 15-foot activity tower - but is too frightened to come down

We have all had days like this -- Video: "Love Is Gone" by David Guetta & Chris Willis

Photo: Friendly looking little critters -- baby crocodiles at the La Boca crocodile farm in Cuba

Photo: surfer Andrew Brooks is surprised to have dolphins as company on a wave at Cape Adieu, Australia

Photo: an art installation of a man suspended in mid-air greets shoppers at a store opening in Tokyo

Thanks to Scott Wannberg for sending me the link to this video, "Cat Takes a Bath"

Photo: a cat sits on petfood at a market stall in Bangkok

Chinese farmer branches out by growing pears shaped like baby Buddha

Walk in circles? It's natural, says German study

Photo: poster released by the Michigan Humane Society for 'Catfax' -- adopt "certified pre-owned cats"

From Scott Wannberg, poet and Luciole Press contributor: he will have two readings in Los Angeles - on October 10 at Skylight Books, and October 11th with Ellyn Maybe at Beyond Baroque

You're Bob Dylan? NJ police want to see some ID

Squirrel photo crasher: cheeky rodent becomes star of couple's holiday snap in Banff National Park

Grazing is dangerous: hard to believe, but this poor ram got his horn snagged on an electrical wire and ended up hanging 15 feet above the ground (he is OK now though!)

Mouse builds nest egg in Oregon ATM with shredded $20 bills

Yeah, I might look this cranky if I was put in a cat show too... though this little guy in Prague looks like he will be going for someone's blood soon

Russian soccer fans told to drink whisky while in Wales for the World Cup qualifier to ward off the H1N1 swine flu virus: "That should cure all symptoms of the disease"

Photos: polar bears cool down in the water at the zoo in Schoenbrunn

Follow-up to previous post: How to get a signed copy of Scott Wannberg's new book, strange movie full of death

Follow-up to previously posted topic: "With spellbinding charm, estate agent Carla Calamity wins £50,000 job as Wookey Hole witch"

Annual crowning of a goat as "King of Ireland" at one of the country's oldest fairs, Puck Fair, runs into trouble as paperwork problems may prevent the heir from traveling to the festival

Sorry for the delay in posting this; Scott Wannberg's new book -- strange movie full of death -- is now available for purchase at Perceval Press!

Polar bears Reiko and Yukio at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, with some frozen treats

Hot dogs are dangerous: Oscar Mayer Wienermobile crashes into Wisconsin home

What my cat already knew: "Cats Do Control Humans, Study Finds"

I have never seen one like this before -- Photo: a kangaroo lying down on its back at the Heidelberg Zoo

Photo: a Japanese cat takes a nap alongside a farmer's workboots as seasonal rains pour down outside

One of my favorites: Eudora Welty's "Why I Live at the P.O."

Photo: a sand sculpture of an iguana in Puerto Vallarta

Photo: a sculpture made of traffic barrels by Joseph Carnevale in Raleigh, N.C.

Stephen Colbert shaves head for US troops in Iraq

Photo: a cat relaxes in the morning sun on a terrace near Kiel, northern Germany

Photo: Baby and Bessi; a young tiger cub cuddles with a dachsund

Photos: a "human exhibit" at the London Zoo. "Room with a Zoo" will teach visitors about the effect humans are having on the world around them

Photo: seagulls being fed on the Thames at Hammersmith

My cat's second favorite poem by Pablo Neruda: "Cat's Dream"

I love both cats and parakeets/budgies, and laughed when I saw these photos. Hope they make you smile too: "The moment sleeping kitten is pecked awake by cheeky budgie who wants to play"

Photos: Sweden-bound 16-month-old polar bear Wilbaer (and his mother Corinna at Wilhelma zoo, Stuttgart)

Don't incur the wrath of killer bees whilst wearing this giant floral hat -- photo of Patty Ethington of Shelbyville, Ky., at the Kentucky Derby

Photo: a raccoon peering from a hole in a tree in Ohio

Photo: Kentucky Derby hopeful Nowhere To Hide shakes off water during his bath

Photo: Mengala, Budapest Zoo's 13 year-old orangutan, eating an apple

Sophie Dahl is always a clever and entertaining writer; she has a new book coming out, "Voluptuous Delights"

Smile and pose! Photo: 8-year-old male sea lion Kanji with a visitor during a photo session at Kamogawa Sea World

New poem from Luciole Press contributor/friend Scott Wannberg: "i'm just a..."

Video: Part of the movie, Two Mules for Sister Sara, starring Shirley MacLaine and Clint Eastwood...

NASA to announce module name on 'Colbert Report'