"How much is that doggy in the window?"

Yikes, what have we got here? You see a small, happy puppy in a pet store window. Thinking, "Oh, how cute!", you walk into the store to take a gander at the puppy and the rest of the litter.

The most unasked question in the consumer industry does not seem important at the time-

"Where did these puppies come from?" The answer may surprise you.

Not all puppies come from responsible breeders. Take a small peak into the worst of human nature, of greed.

An old barn house, maybe a make-shift kennel. Hundreds of cages lined with dogs in rows and rows, stacked and crowded. The smell rises up and hangs in the air, clings to the floor, the ceiling, the dogs. Maybe some of the dogs have skin conditions, untreated- there are too many of them to afford the treatment. They're not getting attention either, just sitting in those cages all day long, stepping in their own waste. Pups are separated all too early from their mothers. But those pups will become the most sought after purebred pets at your local pet store.

Puppy mills. This is what over breeding can come to. Lots of cages holding dogs who are kept in less-than-stellar living conditions, the brood moms (females) bred over and over, no time to heal and recuperate- barely mature themselves.

Next time you're looking for a new dog, don't go for the little fuzzball in the pet store window, or a backyard breeder. Do your research and know what kind of business you're supporting. Most importantly, raise awareness for the cruel reality of dog breeding gone wrong.

-iNTune

"To say nothing, to do nothing, stops nothing" ~ Roni McCall

Someone is trying to Tell me Something

Mood: uneasy

Keepin' it real here. About 30 minutes ago, I literally felt my heart stop. I couldn't breath for that second, and then I suddenly could. My heart was beating rapidly, catching up for lost time.

The seriousness of the situation called for me to venture into the kitchen to get a Reese's (if I was going to die, fat chance RICE would be the last thing I ate!). I figured I'd balance out the bad stuff with some good so I grabbed a nectarine as well. Bit into it and got a bad feeling, and looked down as my stomach lurched- the pit of the fruit had black rot next to it, with a tiny bit of mold. Inside the fruit, mold.

What's the message here? I joked to my brother that he'll find out that the cat sat on my face and smothered me to death while I was sleeping.

-iNTune

Review of "Tangled"

Disney movies are my kryptonite. After watching one, the dark poses no threat that cannot be overcome with fairytale kisses. A new Netflix account supplied my daily dose of it last night.

Rupunzel, repunzel, let down your long hair! You all know the gist of the old bedtime story. A baby is traded away to an old witch. The little girl is raised by the witch, who locks her in a tower until the prince comes along to sweep her away. Eventually, given challenges, he does. They live happily ever after.

Ever want to see that come to life? So did Disney. They finally swept this forgotten princess out of the tower and onto the movie screens!

The plot has changed a tiny bit from some original variations. Baby Repunzel was stolen from her parents, a King and Queen, by a witch. The witch raises her as her own, and will probably come off as a drama queen herself right off the bat. She's that villian that everybody will love to hate.

When the "prince" comes along (really a rogue runaway), he's just hiding in the tower, and when Repunzel finds him? Isn't exactly love at first sight. This was a delightful twist to the old story, and you grow to love a certain cooking utensil more and more.

Besides changing original characters, enter a Chameleon sidekick for the stolen princess and a hunting horse out for justice. The cuteness and comedy factors rise given their inhuman help.

Like every Disney movie, there needed to be music added in, for there to be a soundtrack to sell and a magical tale to be sung by little girls for years to come. There are a good amount of songs in this one, evenly spaced out as the pages turn. If that's not your thing, this might cut some points off of that perfect movie score in your brain. Musical interference? Foul.

Classic Disney songs. Fun, sometimes with some humor thrown in. Emotional- they always tell a story, so listen up closely.

One thing that I really loved about this movie is the animation, which has come so far from what it once was. The little details, like millions of little blades of grass blowing in the wind give a real "live" feel. There is a scene in which one of the characters falls against some furniture- it clangs around the moves in a very realistic way. May seem a minute detail, but all those little details add up.

When you pick this movie up, order it, TEVO it, the rating may pop out at you. PG- For what?

There is a little violence in this movie. A tiny bit of blood is shown (cartoon blood), and I guess this could disturb a sensitive three year old, though it's really not anything to frown upon. Get past that and the kiddies are good to go.

Fun for the whole family, this movie gets a 10/10 and a big thumbs up from me. If you like any of the recent Disney (or Pixar) movies, you'll probably want to add, "Tangled" to your DVD collection.

-iNTune