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FREE KITTENS: Good Friday Edition

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CAT_0026.jpgWon’t someone please think of the kittens (or 4-year-old cats, as the case may be)?

Someone somewhere in New York writes on Craigslist: “We recently inherited a beautiful 4 year old cat. We already have 5 cats and really can not take her in. We have agreed to care for her temporarily while we search for a loving home. She is extremely nice and loving with people, very affectionate. She is however very jealous and make take some time to adjust if you have other cats. We would prefer her to be in a single cat household, however if you are good with cats and understand them a multiple cat household will be OK. We really would love to hear from you if you are interested. We thought about North Shore animal league, we adopted our cats from them, but really do not want to see her in a tiny cage. As she is 4 years old, the kittens usually get adopted and the older cats get stuck She needs a nice life. I will send photos and provide my cell number to any who are interested. Thanks.”

ANNOUNCING New Category: FREE KITTENS (note: there are no free kittens.)

Categories: FREE KITTENS

NYC Bloggers: Are You on The List?

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nycbloggers.jpgDespite our strenuous and quite self-important insistence that this site is “more than just a blog,” not to mention our pretentious use of the “Royal We” (Pluralis Majestatis) in posts clearly authored by only one person, DAILY HEIGHTS is humbled, and honored, to be among the 4,516 entries in nyc bloggers, a project to bring together New York City’s blogs, organized geographically.

According to mike, liz, and matt, “The idea is simple: A map of the city that shows where the bloggers are, organized by subway stop. Find out who’s blogging in your neighborhood!”

We checked out this site two months ago, and it looked pretty much abandoned – tons of dead links, and so on. Now, the site looks revitalized, and they are actively seeking volunteers for this not-for-profit project:

1. Volunteers to go through our backlog of blog requests.
2. Programmers who know ASP, VBScript and MS Access to help create the password backend.
3. Designer to update the map.
4. Reviewers.
5. Anyone who can help them figure out how to receive RSS feeds.
6. Someone to help them find a new host.

Categories: Weblogs

HAIFA: Anti-Americanism Bodega Ban (AABB) Confirmed

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“The thing is, the Haifa proprietor seemed pleased on 9/11. that was enuf for us, ok.”

Well, that settles it, then.

“Did you not, in fact, on the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, whistle a jaunty, non-Western melody while pushing a broom past a case full of expired dairy products? Answer the question, sir!”

[Flatbush Ave. Bodega “Under Ban for Anti-Americanism”]

Categories: Flatbush Ave., Food and Drink (incl. Restaurants)

One Dollar for DAILY HEIGHTS, One Good Deal for You

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dollar.jpgWe’ll keep short (mercifully shorter than PBS would): The big payoff for running DAILY HEIGHTS–besides the 21 cents we made yesterday from Google Ad clicks–is kind praise from fellow Brooklyn people like Chuck: “The recent ‘protestors’, ‘money’ and ‘van helsing’ posts have been local, relevant and really, really funny. And the WiFi listing was also very handy. Just want to say thanks for the entertainment and the information.”

We love that. But since our web hosting provider will not accept “kind praise” in exchange for 50 gigabytes of bandwidth a month, today’s goal is to

Here’s the pitch: Whether you’re a restaurateur, graphic/web designer, dog walker or just somebody with an event to promote, seems like a pretty good deal, doesn’t it?

What if I don’t have a website? We can carve out a small corner of DAILY HEIGHTS just for you, for free. Or we can help you set up a free website, or find a web designer who can do a decent, professional job for you. Now,

What if I want to support DAILY HEIGHTS, but I don’t need to advertise anything? You can follow the lead of DH fans, including Stacey on Underhill and Isa, who have made a PayPal donation by clicking this button:

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    GET A BLOG: Typepad 90 Days Free with Secret DAILYHEIGHTS Code

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    typepad_home_right.jpgDAILY HEIGHTS hooks you up: Typepad is an easy to use, feature-packed hosted blogging service. Setting up a Typepad account takes about 5 minutes. You can get a 30-day free trial at the Typepad site, but 30 days turns out to be remarkably short in blog time.

    Solution: The people at Six Apart set up a special 90-day free trial account code for 10 people who read this site. Contact DH for the code.

    Ninety days is just about the perfect amount of time to determine whether you want to (1) stay with Typepad, which will cost you $4.95 or more a month, or (2) like we did, get your own server space and install Movable Type, the powerful (though far from perfect! argh!) engine behind Typepad. Movable Type costs up to $99, depending on the type of license, or FREE if you are willing to forge ahead without the help of Six Apart’s surprisingly knowledgeable and helpful technical support people.

    Categories: dailyheights, Weblogs

    WEEKEND PLANS: Wasabassco Burlesque Review at Southpaw

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    wbr2web.jpgNichelle sent us this: “A night of live music and the best burlesque acts from the five boroughs starring pin-up cutie Peekaboo Pointe and hosted by the hula-hooping Miss Saturn. Wasabassco Burlesque Review 2 features more than 15 performers, including a snake charmer, tarot card reader, belly dancer, comic, The Wasabassco-a-gogo Dancers, a mermaid, a magician, and more with: Aimee Leigh, Albert Cadabra, Anais Sin, Anita Cookie, the reigning Miss Rivington: Darlinda Just Darlinda, Gothic belly dance by Maiiah, Mama Caliento, Mama Lou, Molly Crabapple, Little Brooklyn, Nasty Canasta, and Scott Rayow. $15.”

    Southpaw | 125 5th Ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn (between Sterling Place and St. John’s Place). 718-230-0236.

    Categories: Bars/Nightlife, Music