Lucky Rabbits

Usagi Bus

My japanese is not so great but from what I can "interpret", it seems the children at "zuiko-youchien" have the enviable pleasure of riding the Usagi-bus when going on school trips.



Not only do they have a rabbit but there are a couple of hounds and a little pup to enjoy too!

12 Volt Rabbit

SKK Lighting have some fantastic creations including this Halogen Rabbit in a variety of colours.
Amongst their other designs you will find Cats, Dogs, Elephants, Buddhas and even a skull.

Family Album

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The One That Got Away & The One That Didn't

In Bridport, David Mayo managed to snap a rabbit that literally outfoxed his assailant whilst in Jacksonville, FL. a bunny is given approximately zero chance of achieving the same feat. (Not for the faint of heart version here)

Watch Your Back, Lewis

The motor racing bug stepped up another gear today. Scalextric, Forza and Gran Tourismo are good but not a patch on karting. The Arrive and Drive session is for all-comers (novices and amateurs, etc.) that fancy a 15 minute spin. After completing a session each driver is provided with timing data for every lap. This adds considerably to the challenge which ultimately is all about going as fast as possible. We had two sessions each and each of us improved substantially between the first and second session. It's easy to underestimate how physical the racing is and we all came away with our fair share of bruises, aches and pains. Not so many that we'll avoid going again though!

Show Me The Way To Go Home

Not sure that Google Maps should be out of beta yet. I mean, why get out at Le Havre? Surely Portsmouth would make more sense.

Get Your Name in Lights

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Please Wipe Your Feet

Jellibat

Andricongirl has a real talent when it comes to crafting such inspired creations. She is a graphic and textile artist based in Melbourne, Australia. Check out her flickr site or buy something from her shop at www.jellibat.etsy.com

Hot Hare 3

Glo Kehoe and her ground chief, Sue Dietze, are in Dunnellon this weekend to inaugurate a new big bunny and participate in the Cool Springs Ranch Balloon Classic. This third incarnation has some impressive stats but also brings some serious headaches. Touchdown has to be in a spot where, Kehoe adds, "you can lay a 16-story building down on its side in any direction." Before inflating the bunny Kehoe sends a helium-filled balloon afloat. "I have to determine where the winds are, cause my ears will be up in that. It's twice as tall as most balloons and it can catch some unfavorable winds," she says. "You have to be really careful."

Hot Hare Vital Statistics
Total Height: 166'—15' taller than the Statue of Liberty
Ears Height: 60'—as tall as the Presidents' faces on Mount Rushmore. The Hot Hare's ears alone are the height of an entire average-sized hot air balloon.
Head: 30' wide x 45' long
Glasses: 32' wide
Drum: 45' diameter, 20' wide
Nose: 16' wide
Arms: 40' long
Tail: 20' diameter
Sandals: 60' long, 12' wide, 4' deep
Balloon Volume: 180,000 cu. ft.—550,000,000 AA batteries could fit inside the Energizer Bunny® Hot Hare Balloon. Balloon Weight: 1,170 lbs.—the same as 4,680 D batteries.
Double Burner Output: 30,000,000 BTU/hour—the equivalent amount of heat produced by 5,000 gas grills
Deflation Ports (Vents): 93
Fabric: 5,000 linear yards, 60' wide
Thread: 84 miles

White White Rabbit Rabbit

In the second of two white rabbit incidents in Ipswich in the last few days, another bright eyed bunny has been found in a school play ground. The receptionist at Sidegate Primary School, said: "He was found this morning by the groundsmen on the school playground.It took 20 minutes to catch him. There were two groundsmen, our site manager and head cleaner trying to catch him without hurting him or frightening him too much but he can run very fast apparently."

Eric, an albino rabbit, is not the first hot-footed rabbit to go on the run in Ipswich recently. On Thursday Beckham the Bunny had gone missing for the second time in one week leaving her owner, Laura Gooding, 12, desperate for her return. Is Eric your pet? Email starnews@eveningstar.co.uk. or contact Ipswich Evening Star

Come Fly With Me

Lidl Bounce Back

Following an initial consultation with the local residents Lidl have drawn up revisions to their plans for the development of the former Somerfield supermarket behind our house.

The new plans, unveiled at a second public consultation this evening, show very few concessions. In summary, the Lidl store has been stepped back to retain a consistent "street profile" with the proposed retail units. The apex height on the store has been reduced by one metre. The number/size of apartments above the proposed retail units have been reduced although the footprint has increased and roof height remains unchanged.

Residents are generally still opposed to the plans as questions about who would rent any one of the three 200 sq. m shops remain unanswered. Additionally there are still concerns regarding the 'hidden' parking area that would be created behind these units and the likelihood that it will become a secluded haven for youths who do not wish to be observed from the main road.

The Planning application will probably go in within the next fortnight depending on new feedback. The development already has an air of inevitability about it, but maybe public opinion can still win through...

Meanwhile, I noticed the Lidl have a funny game on their website involving rabbits and badgers so maybe they aren't all that bad after all. Check it out here.

MyWarren on MySpace

NEW! MyWarren hits MySpace

There's no escaping the social networking phenomenon that is MySpace.

Do not fear though, MyWarren.blogspot.com will remain at the heart of this particular burrow. Let's just say that some of the passageways are being extended...

Happy Birthday To Me

Growing old or growing up? It's all in the mind. You're never too old to enjoy the simple pleasures in life like taking a day off work and having a lie in.

Having begun at a very leisurely pace, Siân and I continued this by taking a drive north to stay in the beautiful Manor House Farm. Once again, thanks to Alistair Sawday, we had struck gold and found ourselves welcomed into Chris and Margaret's fine Jacobean home in the most idyllic of settings. It's difficult to understate the appeal of a place like this, but for the same price as staying in a Travelodge just outside Stoke I guess you pay your money and make your choice!

Of course, the real reason for staying in the lap of luxury was that it is located a mere 3 miles from Alton Towers. Once we'd had our fill of cooked breakfast we headed off to join the masses. In truth the Towers were not overly busy and we experienced virtually no queueing and sunshine virtually all day long too! Favourite ride is still Nemesis closely followed by Oblivion. Rita: Queen of Speed is truly fast (0-100mph in 3 secs) and Air is a great experience too. Ripsaw gets you damp but nothing beats the Rapids or Flume for an all over soaking!

All in all it was a great trip and a Birthday treat to remember. Till next year maybe...

Hare Scare

A crazed hare had to be pistol-whipped to death by police officers in northern Austria after it attacked a retired couple, said a police spokesperson on Monday. The hare attacked a woman, aged 74, while she was hanging washing in her garden at home in Linz, before turning on her husband who had come to help.
The animal then attacked two police officers, who had been called as backup and were "left with no choice but to use their handguns," said police spokesperson Alexander Niederwimmer.
The elderly woman, who was bitten in the foot, had to be hospitalised and the hare's body was being analysed to see if the animal was rabid.
It has been suggested that the hare's extraordinary behaviour might be "linked to puberty and exacerbated by the hot weather", which has been above average for this time of year in Austria

Bunny Crash

Five hundred rabbits have been killed after a high-speed accident on a Hungarian motorway.

A lorry transporting thousands of the animals overturned on the M1 between Budapest and Vienna, scattering its lapin load across several lanes of traffic.Many of the surviving rabbits, who were travelling inside plastic crates, saw their chance for freedom and hopped into the grass verges.By midday some 4,400 of the escapees had been collected and taken away from the scene, but the road is expected to be closed for several hours while clear-up efforts continue.

Motorists have been diverted on to alternative routes.

telegraph.co.uk

Kim Jong-il Has His Fill

A rabbit breeder who sold 12 of his animals to North Korea so the communist country could start its own breeding programme fears they have been eaten by officials.

Karl Szmolinsky sent the huge rabbits to North Korea last year so they could be bred and used to ease desperate food shortages. He thought they were being kept at a zoo in the capital Pyongyang and was planning to travel to the country after Easter to give advice on setting up a breeding facility.
But the 68-year-old says his trip has been cancelled and he suspects it may be because communist officials have eaten the rabbits. Mr Szmolinsky, who has won prizes for his rabbits during 47 years of breeding them, said: "That’s an assumption, not an assertion. But they’re not getting any more."

telegraph.co.uk