Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) is a surgery developed to repair stifle (knee) injury in dogs. It is particularly good for cruciate ligament tears. Boykan is home recovering now. He really doesn’t like the physical therapy but he tolerates it OK. He has a funny shave job on his left hind quarters that I’ll have to get a picture of soon.

For further information on TPLO, here is a link to Vet Surgery Central.

Here is a group of green/eco/tree-hugger links the will perk your interest. We’ll be back to discussing photography tomorrow.

• Pulsar announces water heater using microwaves. This is a tankless system that has “super-heating” capacities and the potential to dramatically reduce enery consumption.
• Hybrid windsurfing and alpine skiing on snow. Looks like tons of fun. Skiing for flat landers.
• Baltic Rocking Horse. A simple design, Shaker – like in style.
• Hand made simple toilet. Wow! I don’t think pooping can get more low tech without just digging a hole and shitting in the woods.
• Martin Robitsch Schaschlik – designer of a fascinating concept for a knife holder.

I’m fascinated by these tiny homes.

In these times of escalating energy costs, a smaller home makes tremendous sense. In these times of scarce environmental resources, a home that uses less materials to construct makes tremendous sense. In these times of the need to simplify our lives and free ourselves from the demands of too many possessions, living in the intimate space of a smaller home makes tremendous sense.

These buildings are very radical. A middle road might be easier to accept for some.

For more information — http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/

This is a fun link to a map of the Apollo Lunar Landings. Reminds me of an old environmentalist aphorism "Map Earth now, we'll get to the other planets later." Cute "Easter egg" when you zoom all the way in.

Microsoft enter the fray with 'Virtual Earth'. This looks like it will give Goggle Maps some stiff competition. For all of us map phreaks, this is like main-lining the good stuff. Hours of enjoyment ahead.