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Ripley’s YouTube channel is here:  http://www.youtube.com/user/RipleysAdventures

Ripley movie links on Facebook.  Apparently, these don’t work on mobile devices:

Puzzle Princess:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152300623608974&l=6805890435802344631

Taking Flight:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152304540203974&l=9204127612497044439

Playing Dead:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152302525633974&l=4094232017950842459

Box Game Redo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152300623608974&l=6805890435802344631

Box Fetch:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152298497278974&l=4876287651328164409

First Catch:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152292145423974&l=5765427441281644182

Trick Fail:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152290797883974&l=5908287485488845577

Roll Over:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152288572188974&l=1590810126189510030

Bogey Fetch:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152286154938974&l=2103226945893038191

First Tricks:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152281959008974&l=375200996711166157

Pretty cool exerpt from Robert Kennedy speech while in South Africa, 1966:

“I come here this evening because of my deep interest and affection for a land settled by the Dutch in the mid-seventeenth century, then taken over by the British, and at last independent; a land in which the native inhabitants were at first subdued, but relations with whom remain a problem to this day; a land which defined itself on a hostile frontier; a land which has tamed rich natural resources through the energetic application of modern technology; a land which was once the importer of slaves, and now must struggle to wipe out the last traces of that former bondage. I refer, of course, to the United States of America.”

From NPR article this evening: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/12/139449268/remembering-rfks-visit-to-the-land-of-apartheid
And a new documentary: http://rfksafilm.org/

Smudge is almost ready for adoption! Smudge was adopted within two days! Lot of other animals waiting for their friends at the Austin Humane Society.

The first version of Smudge arrived with a tint on his white face and kept it long enough to earn his nickname. He also had quite a cold, no appetite, and began losing weight. That’s not good for a kitten so he made several trips to the vet and back to the Austin Humane Society. We worried he might not make it. He was very tiny and fragile and sleepy.

But that was then and this now! Thanks to Jackie’s ‘kitten growing’ expertise, Smudge — Take 2, got over his cold, began eating again, and hasn’t stopped. In fact we call him Pudge now as well, especially when he pushes four adult cats away from their food, in order to get first pick. He’s growing into an energetic, playful and happy cat. He will literally play himself to sleep in your lap, on a sofa, or on the floor. He’s on his way to becoming an expert fetcher. I’ve only known a few cats who really fetch well and they are a lot of fun to have around.

So Smudge returns to the Austin Humane Society in the next week or so to await his permanent home. If you’d like a new friend or know someone who does, contact me or Jackie or the AHS. As parents do, we took lots of photos and a few movies. You can browse these in the April and May sections of the web gallery.