If you have ever lived with both cats and dogs, you know how different they can be; and for some reason, dogs are often more afraid of cats than vice versa—especially when it comes to the comfiest places to sleep, as this video proves. Who is winning: cats or dogs? I would say the human beings who can’t help but be amused by this ongoing detente between canines and felines perfectly illustrated below, in this video where cats steal dog beds.  

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For most women, that time of the month isn’t a favorite, but this hilarious video might just convince you that it’s not so bad. 

Why make a funny music video (below) about periods? Lena D, who put this project together, writes on her YouTube page, “The goal of this song is to reduce shame and embarrassment that women feel regarding their time of month.” I dare you not to get the catchy tune stuck in your head. 

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Polar bears are beautiful, majestic creatures. They’re also really goofy, especially when they dribble a basketball underwater. Yes, you read that correctly. 

If this video (below) doesn’t make you smile, I give up! 

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If you need a laugh, check out the hilariously edited ‘cat massage’ video below.

There’s really not much else to say about it, other than that I have always been afraid to end up as a crazy cat lady, but after seeing this, I’m totally not worried. Because there’s this woman.

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It’s a weird thing to admit, but I bought my current home because it reminded me of Geena Davis’s New England Victorian home (where she lives in purgatory, and haunts the Deetz’s) from Beetlejuice, one of my Top Ten movies of all time (hey, I love dark comedies). She took a part that could have been totally silly-stupid in less-capable hands, and made a complex, relatable character for the ages, starring across from a very young-looking Alec Baldwin. And let’s not even get into how great she was in Thelma & Louise. 

Of course, Geena Davis is way more than just one character she has played, and even more than just her career as an actress; this Mensa member was also a finalist for the Olympic archery team, speaks Swedish and has always stood tall in her 6′ frame. Check out her still-amazing arrow-shooting skills and general badassery in the funny video below, where she shoots down the common, crummy attitudes about women’s aging. 

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In the earth-friendly circles in which I travel, I meet a lot of extremely dedicated eco-activists. They are all outrageously well meaning, if a bit overly caffeinated. The fact is I tend to keep my distance from the true zealots – those endlessly earnest composting vegans, the ones who wear hemp, sew their own cloth diapers, and vibrate with positive energy. Instead, I seem to gravitate towards women who are more like me: well-intentioned but slightly slothful and just the tiniest bit cranky. Basically, I am committed to the Earth but reluctant to break a sweat. I would describe myself as “chill” except that my kids have forbidden me to use that word (unless it’s in the context of chocolate pudding). For low-key gals like me who want to make a greener, cleaner Earth – while still finding time to relax – I offer the following tips:

1. Resist the urge to procreate. This will protect the Earth from the harmful effects of 4,000 disposable diapers while saving 100 gallons of water each and every day. Also, it will save you 18 to 22 years of hard labor. As a side benefit, you will be able to wear clogs and use inappropriate, youthful slang without anyone criticizing you for it.
2. Stop eating mayonnaise. There is absolutely no way to get those jars clean enough for recycling, so just switch to mustard and call it a day. In the long run, the Earth will thank you – and your arteries will, too.
3. Buy a Toyota Prius. This will earn you such massive eco cred that you won’t really have to do anything else except stand around looking smug and virtuous.
4. Get a dog. Dogs are an excellent way to dispose of leftovers, and most of them will also eat junk mail, couch pillows, eyeglasses and other household items that would otherwise end up in landfills. Cats will perform many of the same functions, but on the downside”¦they’re cats.
5. Go to a car wash. This is counter intuitive and flies in the face of all that homespun, simple life, do-it-yourself rhetoric, but the fact is a professional car wash is much more water efficient than using a garden hose in your driveway. Plus, your dog – and husband – will find the car wash endlessly amusing.
6. Start buying Diet Coke in cardboard boxes containing 24 cans. This way, you won’t have to cut up those annoying, plastic six-pack rings. Also, you’re less likely to run out of Diet Coke.
7. Announce that you will no longer cook any endangered species of fish. Also refuse to buy chicken or milk containing antibiotics or PCBs or eggs that aren’t cruelty free. This will knock so many foods off your menu that you’ll be able to serve microwave popcorn for dinner without feeling guilty.
8. Designate one day a week as “Stay in Bed Sunday.” On this day you will use very little electricity, you won’t contribute to the out-of-control consumer culture, you will produce almost no waste, and your skin will look refreshed and wonderful.
9. Work at home if you possibly can. Telecommuting saves the planet from harmful automotive carbon emissions. Plus, it is sometimes possible to nap during the workday.
10. OK, I know that’s only nine, but frankly, I’m exhausted. And I really believe that nine tips are more than enough. Yessiree, nine tips are plenty.

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