Lilyruths "This and that friendly cottage": Dogcents

September 16, 2007

Dogcents helping a Needy Cause

Friends: this is a review written at the Insanewriters blog that I wanted to make sure everyone who visits here reads.
If you haven't been by Lily Ruth's Dogcents Blog, you should.

Now at first glance the page looks a little disorganized, but don't let that fool you. In the heart of this blog Lily Ruth shares with us her love for dogs and her great cause. A good example of her reason for DogCents is her post titled, "Why DO I Bother?" In it she talks about why she posts dog news, photos and jokes.

There are many really good articles that she shares with us about dogs. Some are disturbing as far as owners who abuse dogs and some are heartbreaking like the article about Ellie Lawrenson and her grandmother's responsibility in her death.

Dogcents isn't just about the articles, jokes and photos, however. As I said, there is a purpose... a cause behind this unique blog. If you donate $2.00 to help feed, shelter and care for medicinal needs for dogs Dogcents will review your blog and offer to post a permanent link to your site.

If you are as passionate about dogs as Lily Ruth is, then you'll definitely want to drop by Dogcents. It just makes Dog Gone Good Sense.

Another by The Insane Writer

PROTECT YOUR KIDS ONLINE TODAY

Protect your kids online. Today. Posted by Five Mom, Hilda Morales, As a school Parent Support Specialist for the past several years, sharing important information with parents is one of the most rewarding parts of my job. I would like to thank you for logging on to this blog and would like to share some important information with you. Since cough medicine abuse is largely unknown to parents, this is a subject I plan to invest considerable time in raising awareness about over the next few months. Parents also are largely unaware that the abuse of cough medicines containing dextromethorphan is being promoted online, and I am determined to counter those negative influences with an equal amount of awareness and education online. That’s the goal of the Five Moms Campaign, after all. Hundreds of web sites, online communities, and blogs promote the abuse of cough medicine. Even social networking sites like YouTube, Facebook, and MySpace have users who provide instructions for, conversations about, and videos of cough medicine abuse. Users blog and post videos about specific plans to abuse cough medicine, how they use it, and what to expect at certain doses. They also offer guides on how much to abuse to get a certain type of high and how to combine dextromethorphan with other drugs. I am not linking to any of these sites because I don’t want to send them any more traffic, but they are out there and they are dangerous. I also would like to invite you to visit your child’s “My Space page” and see the information that he/she is sharing with the online community. You can also protect your children from these online predators and this destructive information by: Making sure that your children are never online without your permission. Be clear with your kids about your rules on Internet use at home and outside of the home. Placing your computer in an area of the house where you can easily supervise their Internet activity. Asking your children about who they talk to and what activities they do online. Using parental filters to block access to questionable sites. Building an open and trusting relationship with your kids about their online use. ---------------------------------------- kids use slang like “Dex,” “DXM,” “Skittles,” and “Tussin” to describe cough medicines. And they describe cough medicine abuse with slang like “Robo-tripping,” “Dex-ing,” “Smurfing,” and “Skittling.” --------------------------------------------------------