Caught On The Web

crow goes roof-sledding

2012-01-13T13:06:00.000-08:00

This is both delightful and funny to watch.

happy new year

2012-01-09T15:23:00.000-08:00

Keep moving your mouse!

http://llerrah.com/happynewyearfun.htm

eat too much over the holidays?

2012-01-06T15:52:00.000-08:00

Get slim fast with this vacume cleaner.

parrotfish poop sand

2012-01-04T17:37:00.000-08:00

According to glossy Islands magazine, some sand is made of crushed shells, but most of it is produced by parrotfish--one fish can excrete two tons of undigested coral in one year!

image by Gustavo Gerdel at wikipedia.org

what a wonderful world

2012-01-02T15:22:00.000-08:00

Treat yourself to David Attenborough speaking "What A Wonderful World."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auSo1MyWf8g

cats, cats, and more cats in videos

2011-12-28T17:23:00.000-08:00

View 10 cats made famous by YouTube

See all the cat postings I've done on this blog!

Here's one you haven't seen on this blog:

yodeling cat sings "One Horse Open Sleigh"

2011-12-21T16:23:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

slow, small, senior flashmob

2011-12-19T16:37:00.000-08:00

Someone had to do it!
note: you've basically seen it all after 1 1/2 minutes.

the Christmas Can-Can

2011-12-16T13:27:00.000-08:00

Enjoy this short choral celebration of the season.

Christmas flashmob at the University of Minnesota

2011-12-14T11:56:00.000-08:00

Are you tired of flashmobs yet? Bah humbug! Slow down for a minute and feel the job of the season.

computer gremlin

2011-12-08T17:30:00.000-08:00

Ever wonder why your computer sometimes does funny things in the morning? It might be the fault of this gremlin. You are warned: It is scary for a computer-owner to watch.

a "non-violent way to drive the big banks out of their greedy little minds"

2011-12-07T13:33:00.000-08:00

Some people are very clever.

kitten cuddles with mama cat

2011-12-05T13:07:00.000-08:00

So sweet.

Paris Christmas tree + Elvis

2011-12-02T07:17:00.000-08:00

The Galeries Lafayette in Paris gets all dolled up for Christmas--to the seasonal sounds of Elvis.

sweet little owl

2011-11-30T08:21:00.000-08:00

This contented owl is just one of the many kinds of owls you'll see on this video.

blind kitten plays with his new toys

2011-11-28T16:12:00.000-08:00

This is so sweet. I really like the fact that we can hear the ball jingle.

dog and dolphin become friends

2011-11-25T11:33:00.000-08:00

This sweet mini movie was made at the Florida Institute of Oceanography's Keys Marine Laboratory in the Florida Keys. The captioned language is Croatian. Warning: it runs a litttle long--11 minutes.

photo courtesy of Hawks Cay Resort

sleepy-kitten pile

2011-11-23T13:33:00.000-08:00

What happens when you move one kitten from the pile?

card magic

2011-11-21T15:05:00.000-08:00

Where does this guy get all those cards?

James Brown gives you dancing lessons

2011-11-19T16:51:00.000-08:00

Ever long to learn the Funky Chicken?

flashmob at Dubai airport

2011-11-16T16:49:00.000-08:00

Oh how I would love to see the mobs turn into dancers next time I'm stuck in an airport.

twins in a mirror prank

2011-11-14T16:00:00.000-08:00

This is a dilly.

Veteran's Day tribute

2011-11-11T07:26:00.000-08:00

I'm thinking about my dad's story today.

Simon's Cat--two kitties spell double trouble

2011-11-09T15:20:00.000-08:00

This animated cartoon is so funny. I especially LOVE the sound effects.

kitty + box = funny

2011-11-07T07:17:00.000-08:00

This cat pounces into a box.

clever pacifier

2011-11-04T15:48:00.000-07:00

When you press this mute button pacifier into the baby's mouth, everyone is happy--you and him.

image c2011 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

making exercise fun

2011-11-02T14:26:00.000-07:00

Yes, I just might exercise more often if I could enjoy a sort-of flashmob scene like this while I did it.

photos of World War II in the Pacific

2011-10-31T14:30:00.000-07:00

This is an amazing collection of photos taken during World War II in the Pacific.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/09/world-war-ii-the-pacific-islands/100155

photo from collection of Earl Terwilliger, who served in the Marines during WW II

trick or treat: 11 foods that will kill you

2011-10-27T11:24:00.000-07:00

Though most of these foods are considered by some to be exquisite treats, you might want to avoid the possible trick results that can come from tasting them.

http://www.zagat.com/buzz/11-foods-that-will-kill-you?zagatbuzzid=oct11week4&utm_source=buzz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=buzz20111026

kitties on a treadmill

2011-10-24T16:30:00.000-07:00

Warning: Don't try this at home!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVjzd320gew

check out the ghost in this commercial

2011-10-07T13:35:00.000-07:00

This is a car commercial from Great Britain. When they finished filming, the editor noticed something moving along the side of the car. It looked like a ghostly white mist. Later, they found out that someone was killed a year earlier in that exact same spot. The commercial never ran on TV. To see the apparition, watch the front end of the car as it clears the trees. Be sure to put your face close to the screen and watch intently.

evacuation of Manhattan by boat on 9/11

2011-10-05T10:54:00.000-07:00

This video narrated by Tom Hanks tells the relatively unknown story of the evacation of many desperate people--did he say 900,000?--on 9/11.

smart fish

2011-10-03T14:59:00.000-07:00

This wrasse fish demonstrates that it can use a tool effectively to open a clam. The video was taken near the Pacific island of Palau.

Read the story:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/29/MNSB1LAPG2.DTL

See the video:
http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/people/bernardi/Bernardi/Choerodon_Tools.MOV
image cGiacomo Bernardi/UC Santa Cruz

the cat came back

2011-09-30T13:47:00.000-07:00

It is amazing how many stories are out there about cats who are lost and then return home a long time later. Here's a story about one who was gone for FIVE YEARS! (There is a video at the bottom of the story.)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2040963/Willow-cat-lost-years-says-hello-family-BITING-year-old-daughter.html

man is friend with lions

2011-09-28T13:18:00.000-07:00

This South African man is friends with 38 lions!

watch this eagle owl fly

2011-09-26T15:42:00.000-07:00

This eagle owl is viewed flying towards a camera at 1000 frames per second.

Melbourne cat waits for train

2011-09-23T14:28:00.000-07:00

This loyal kitty waits for the commuter train to bring back its owner.

this owl and pussycat are unlikely playmates

2011-09-21T07:49:00.000-07:00

This odd couple has a blast playing together. Great music, too!

a simple, but brilliant, idea

2011-09-19T13:19:00.000-07:00

Bringing light to the Philippines.

Big Bopper sings "Chantilly Lace"

2011-09-16T12:05:00.000-07:00

Big Bopper sings "Chantilly Lace" in what might be the very first music video.

Japanese tsunami seen from inside a car

2011-09-14T11:13:00.000-07:00

cute little girl with catchy dance

2011-09-12T13:46:00.000-07:00

This enthusiastic performance has a little bit of a flashmob vibe.

cat or bunny?

2011-09-09T11:41:00.000-07:00

I'm a cat . . .no wait, now I'm a bunny.

crunchy pickles

2011-09-07T16:16:00.000-07:00

Don’t'cha just LOVE crunchy pickles?

clever video ad

2011-09-05T14:51:00.000-07:00

A Hunter Shoots a Bear
but he doesn't have to. You can make him kiss it instead!

math or no math?

2011-09-02T14:52:00.000-07:00

It's scary to think that this might not be a spoof. Does anyone know?

very cool beer commercial

2011-08-31T16:36:00.001-07:00

LOVE those taiko drums!

photographer vs. predator

2011-08-29T14:03:00.000-07:00

This National Geographic photographer faces off with a dangerous leopard seal.

airplanes repurposed as hotel rooms

2011-08-26T10:32:00.000-07:00

Check out these unusual hotel rooms.

image c Vincent Castello

badass Texas bunny

2011-08-24T16:52:00.000-07:00

This rabbit is fearless!

on using exclamation points

2011-08-22T18:18:00.000-07:00

Learn all about exclamation point usage along with Elaine, on "Seinfeld."

parahawking in Nepal

2011-08-19T11:35:00.000-07:00

Who knew? This video is fun and has great music, though it does run a tad long.

elephant pool party

2011-08-17T11:52:00.000-07:00

I think this belongs on the Top Ten list of Cutest Things Ever!

have a kitty and an iPad?

2011-08-15T14:45:00.000-07:00

Then you probably should get this app.

story

video

bodega cat

2011-08-11T16:16:00.000-07:00

I saw a bodega cat a few month's ago in NYC's Chinatown. He was quite busy prowling the aisles and running up and down the conveyor belt to the basement.

bovine beauty

2011-08-10T13:35:00.000-07:00

This Irish cow just won a beauty contest.

Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole sings "Somewhere over the Rainbow"

2011-08-08T15:22:00.000-07:00

This guy is amazing! I have his album with this song on it and love playing it in the car. Unfortunately, he died a few years ago but remains super popular in Hawaii.

three boys from Italy

2011-08-05T13:21:00.000-07:00

These guys know how to sing!

hilarious British animal voiceovers

2011-08-04T08:44:00.000-07:00

kinetic beach sculpture in Holland

2011-08-01T15:19:00.000-07:00

In Holland, kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen builds 'strandbeests.'

bear tagging

2011-07-29T12:28:00.000-07:00

with Rick Mercer at Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada.

baby screech owls

2011-07-27T09:33:00.000-07:00

too cute!
(WildCare is located in San Rafael, California and is listed in my guidebook, WEEKEND ADVENTURES IN SAN FRANCISCO & NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.)

Gene Simmons KISSes the U.S. military

2011-07-24T15:27:00.000-07:00

(words to songs are underneath the video)

ARMY
Over hill, over dale
As we hit the dusty trail,
And the Caissons go rolling along.
In and out, hear them shout,
Counter march and right about,
And those Caissons go rolling along.

Refrain:

Then it's hi! hi! hee!
In the field artillery,
Count out your numbers loud and strong, (2, 3, 4)
For where ever you go,
You will always know
That the Army goes rolling along.

NAVY
Anchors aweigh, my boys,
Anchors aweigh,
Farewell to college joys
We sail at break of day, 'ay 'ay 'ay.
Through our last night ashore
Drink to the foam.
Around the world it’s U. S. Navy
Forever and strong!

AIR FORCE
Off we go into the wild blue yonder,
Climbing high into the sky;
Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,
At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun!
Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,
Off with one heck of a roar!
We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force!

MARINES
From the Halls of Montezuma,
To the shores of Tripoli;
We will fight our country's battles
In the air, on land, and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marine.

Montreal Opera as flashmob at the market

2011-07-20T14:02:00.000-07:00

Who can get any shopping done with all this cheery singing? People look like they are having way too much fun!

free birthday treats

2011-07-17T17:23:00.000-07:00

Have a birthday coming up? Visit this website to find some great freebies. I snagged a free piece of banana cream pie at Marie Callender's.

singing film critic reviews "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"

2011-07-14T18:25:00.000-07:00

He didn't like it.

crazy bare-hand catch on the baseball field

2011-07-12T17:42:00.000-07:00

Watch this amazing catch by Tampa Bay Ray baseballer Evan Longoria.

the lyre bird calls

2011-06-29T15:33:00.000-07:00

David Attenborough presents the lyre bird, which is a master at mimicking the calls of other birds as well as the sounds of its environment, including chainsaws and camera shutters. From the BBC.

original version

funny altered version

seagull steals video camera

2011-06-27T18:31:00.000-07:00

Am thinking it would be cool to attach the cam to the bird so that we can following him live as he flutters around!

kitty and dolphins play together

2011-06-24T18:16:00.000-07:00

Laurel and Hardy dance to Santana

2011-06-22T11:50:00.000-07:00

Enjoy the magic of edited film.

Radio Flyer car

2011-06-20T18:22:00.000-07:00

I want one! I already have a really tiny version that I use on my desk to hold business cards.

you'll never guess what this is advertising

2011-06-17T16:35:00.000-07:00

but you'll enjoy the process of finding out.

"Stand by Me" sung around the world

2011-06-13T17:15:00.000-07:00

This is from the award-winning documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music"

hand dancing

2011-06-11T11:00:00.000-07:00

Watch these amazing Irish performers dance their hands to music by an Australian band sampling a 1956 Neapolitan dialect song.

adopt a cat

2011-06-07T18:08:00.000-07:00

I LOVE this! And you don't have to go all the way to Winnipeg to adopt a kitty. We adopted ours at the San Francisco Humane Society. You can see her picture at the top of this blog.
But that Midnight Madness part sounds like a lot of fun. Do you think they really open at midnight for this "sale"?

not the usual music video

2011-06-05T13:47:00.000-07:00

and the music is pretty good, too.
OK Go sings "This Too Shall Pass"

awesome people doing incredible things

2011-06-02T15:50:00.000-07:00

awesome stunts, not to mention incredible filming

top 10 heroic animals

2011-05-31T16:57:00.000-07:00

Meet Magic, the miniature mare . . .

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2059858_2059863,00.html?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&%20utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29

helpful doggie

2011-05-27T16:23:00.000-07:00

Everyone could use one of these. Watch how helpful this charming Jack Russell Terrior is.

London's posh parakeets--BBC-style

2011-05-25T17:27:00.000-07:00

The perfect bird story for a dull day.

Rony sings an unusual Fijian love song

2011-05-16T16:42:00.000-07:00

Rony, who works as a guide for Rosie Holidiays transportation company in Fiji, is a talented local who loves to sing and also loves people. He has mastered his vocal cords as well as his humor--"We still do the cannibal thing, but we took the man out and added the chicken"--and always adds a big smile. Here he sings a Fijian love song.

video c2011 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

Charlie the talking sulfur-crested cockatoo

2011-05-13T11:05:00.000-07:00

This sulfur-crested cockatoo, known as Charlie, was painted orange about 18 years ago for his role in the TV series "Swiss Family Robinson." He loves to talk, and lives with his female sidekick Ratu. They reside in Kula Eco Park in Fiji.

video c2011 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

Charlie the talking cockatoo

2011-05-11T17:07:00.000-07:00

This sulfur-crested cockatoo, known as Charlie, lives at the Kula Eco Park in Fiji. He was painted orange about 18 years ago for his role in the TV series "Swiss Family Robinson." He loves to talk, and lives with his female sidekick Ratu.

Jive Acres sings "Bring Me Sunshine"

2011-05-09T17:31:00.000-07:00

Make mine a banana split.

loud cat

2011-05-06T16:09:00.000-07:00

Smokey has had eight homes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/05/smokey-the-cat-worlds-loudest-video_n_857933.html?ref=fb&src=sp#sb=1114075,b=facebook

Obama got Osama

2011-05-04T16:33:00.000-07:00

image appears at: http://images2.dailykos.com/i/user/8411/Obama_got_bin_Laden.jpg

cheap flights

2011-05-01T18:21:00.000-07:00

Very funny little ditty about trying to book a cheap flight.

photographer cat

2011-04-28T17:25:00.000-07:00

Cooper is the cat's meow! He roams the neighborhood with his cam.

piano-playing dog

2011-04-26T17:55:00.000-07:00

Dogs can play the piano too . . . AND sing! But this one should probably keep his day job.

piano-playing cat

2011-04-22T16:43:00.000-07:00

Nora has her own piano and even gets an intermission.

mile-high madness

2011-04-05T15:22:00.000-07:00

You don't have to fly to see Air New Zealand's fab new safety video starring fitness guru Richard Simmons.

missing someone who's passed on?

2011-04-01T17:10:00.000-07:00

This is the original music video of "I'll Be Missing You," sung by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans:

but the version I like best is of Puffy twirling around on the stage dancing while Sting sings.

cheap flights

2011-03-30T15:01:00.000-07:00

Planning a trip any time soon that involves air travel? You might want to reconsider and save yourself some aggravation.

The President's Speech

2011-03-28T17:08:00.000-07:00

You've seen "The King's Speech," now you can see "The President's Speech."

flashmob at Central Station in Sydney, Australia.

2011-03-25T16:55:00.000-07:00

More than 100 dancers, including members of Riverdance, comprise this flashmob performing some fine Irish Dancing.

French elevator humor

2011-03-23T16:10:00.000-07:00

French elevator humor:

more French elevator humor:

new ways to use aluminimum foil

2011-03-20T16:37:00.000-07:00

My fave is the scissor-sharpening tip. What's yours?

"Help Me Make It Through the Night"

2011-03-14T18:01:00.000-07:00

Johnny Cash and June Carter sing it.

Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge sing it. He's the guy who wrote it, and she's the woman he wrote it for.

why marrying a good speller is important

2011-03-12T14:48:00.000-08:00

Let's hope this is a joke.