stuff this week

Random toy squid found at the community garden.
Has nothing to do with stuff this week!

• Some cats are smart. Some cats are dumb. This one learned how to gamble.
• Snapshots of sacrifices and situations they encounter as photographers “in the field” for National Geographic.
• Swoon with me. Hey, Girl...The Garden Series.
• Spoiler: The dog is wearing a fat suit!
• John Fairfax was the most interesting man in the world. Really. 

"At 9, he settled a dispute with a pistol. At 13, he lit out for the Amazon jungle. At 20, he attempted suicide-by-jaguar. Afterward he was apprenticed to a pirate."

• I will never bow down to our saber-toothed-sausage overlords.
• So Google can't prove you're a delinquent, remove and turn off your web history.
• More proof Australia is trying to kill its people. This time with pinecones.
• In case you want to be frightened that you might witness someone break their neck, breath a sigh of relief, then pick up your jaw from the floor, and finally, feel inadequate. Watch this. (via brycepugh)
• Need moar cat? It'll make you squee! (via maddy)
• Meet Hank, the Virginia Cat Running for U.S. Senate. This week, his first attack ad is released! GASP!