This article on Yahoo tells how a hunter in the Yukon Territory got the surprise of his life when shooting a moose which he thought was male. Upon further examination however, he learned this was NOT the case...

I can only wonder if this moose escaped from one of the MUCKs? :-)

San Mateo Marriott has extended the room block for FurtherConfusion '02. Now you can stay at the host
hotel at con rate starting on January 18 until February 2. Come out to see the Convention and tour around the San Francisco Bay Area for a few days on top of it....

Click below for the current copy of Fred Patten's Furry Recommended Reading List. I'll be maintaining a current copy of this list in a more permanent location, as well.

To collect money for the Red Cross for the victims of the September 11th attacks, a large number of original paintings will be auctioned on eBay starting September 23rd. Lots of big names in this list; Michael Whelan, Keith Parkinson, Larry Elmore, Tony DiTerlizzi, etc. Check out the web page for "Illustrations of Hope" for more info.

Bucking the latest hip trends of the Furry Community, Belfry Webworks announced today that the Belfry Furry Comics Index at Belfry.com will not be going away anytime soon. When asked why, Revar Desmera, lead web developer, replied "Eh. I made the list so I'd have an easy way to find the webcomics I like to read. If I took it down, how would I find them?" Analysts were shocked by this announcement, citing third quarter spending estimates in excess of $30 bazillion to keep the site afloat. Noted speculator Cy Nic said "They must be doing it for the ego boost." When asked to comment on this, Ms. Desmera only replied, "Whatever," and went back to reading Kevin & Kell.

The ConFurence Group, headed by Darrel L. Exline, has created a public Yahoo Group to host messages, calendaring, chat, etc. of all topics related to conventions organized by or sponsored by The ConFurence Group. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ConFurence to join.

Going to furnpike.com now treats the user to this message:

The Furnpike, as well as FurComics.com will be closing Friday, September 14, 2001, permanently. This is due to an extreme lack of support and appreciation of the very communities which use this network daily. It is a shame that more Furs and Werefans can't give $1 or a thanks to help out their favourite sites, and expect someone else to front the bills to keep their appreciations going.

It's a pity that Furnpike is going down, I found the site fairly useful, even if some categories on it were a bit sparse...

ZonieCon, Arizona's own furry convention, announces a recent addition to their Guest lineup.



Lisa Jennings (aka: Micole the Ermine) will be ZC's guest at our next convention, October 19-21 in Tucson, Arizona.

From alt.lifestyle.furry newsgroup, Nexxus posts about FurNation going down...

OK. Too many furs are calling and emailing me with donations and support.

FurNation is back online (web and FurSearch). FTP access is still offline
until I can figure out this net glitch and correct it.

Now, furs, stop calling me! (grin) :) :) :)

Thanks for your support. I will try to get the finances under control
somehow.

Please, no more donations to the FurNation PayPal account. I do appreciate
it, but I don't know how to do the taxes on it.

Sometimes it takes a few folks to let me know how much FurNation means to
them.

Sincerely,

Nexxus
FurNation Administrator

This is a followup to the "Help Sought for 2001 Furry Reading List" post of 17 August. A 5 page reading/viewing list (first draft) is now available of recommended anthropomorphic titles published/released during 2001 so far. It includes Anthropomorphic Motion Pictures (7), TV Series (1), Novels (15), Short Stories (14), Other Literary Work (3), Comic Books or Strips (10 comic books; 32 comic strips), Fanzines (12), Published Illustrations (12), and Games (1). To request a copy, contact fredpatten@earthlink.net. There will be updates; the opinions and participation of other fans are sought so the list will reflect more than just my own tastes.

Furnation, probably the largest furry-specific free website provider, has gone offline. The administrator of the service is citing a debt load of upwards of $15,000, as well as a lack of time to continue trying to administer the site. Current website holders will be provided with a temporary FTP server to gain access to their website data, but it is not expected that the system will go back online anytime in the future. Further details are at Furnation's website.

Science news online has posted a nice summary of numerous recent studies showing that cat social organization is far more complex than previously thought.

ConiFur NW, the Seattle area's own furry convention, is less than six weeks away. Deadline for the cheap membership rate of $30 is Oct. 12. And the deadline to have the room block expanded is Sept. 28.

For the latest newsletter from the convention chair, click "Read more."

As hopes for finding any more survivors dim, the Los Angeles Times has a story about the dogs involved in the efforts to locate people in the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center. See Dogs Toil to Edge of Collapse (the title says it all).

Found on a UPI news services website. For those who like to delve into mythology and Dragons. One of the oldest fairy tale themes is that of the dragonslayer. A tale that has influenced countless writers from J.R.R. Tolkien to present day video games.



Don Beistle of the University of Georgia has been interpreting Germanic legends, such as Siegfried. He theorizes that the Siegfried and other Germanic folk tales may have been influenced by Mithras religious rites from Roman soldiers stationed in the Rhine. Mithras was a popular religious cult with Roman soldiers stationed around the empire.



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