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I had never heard of this before, but it was posted in USAToday.com’s Pet section. It might be the funniest thing I have ever seen.
If I haven’t mentioned it before, Drs. Foster and Smith rock. They are located in Wisconsin, so Fed Ex Home delivers to my house overnight. They have finally gone to $5.99 shipping (although that might explain why Kiwi’s Nutriberries are $2 more expensive for… Continue Reading “A Thanksgiving Miracle”
This is Spooky not speaking to me. I took him to the vet today. He is coming up on 19 years old, and should be going in every six months just to check. He is generally very healthy, except for some seasonal skin irritation… Continue Reading “Silent Treatment”
Kiwi has a couple of the hard plastic toys that you might give a toddler. Electronic toys where the child pushes the buttons to hear letters or numbers or sounds. She likes the telephone one the best. Thursday night, when I was at the… Continue Reading “Counting”
Scene: My mother was in the laundry room. I heard the sound of Kiwi the Grey flying in to see her. She lands on the dryer. Kay: Kiwi! You couldn’t just wait on your perch for one minute?! Kiwi: (opens a pine nut) Kay: Kiwi! … Continue Reading “Overheard in My House: Conversation Between Kay and Kiwi”
This is an Animal Planet story about Dr. Pepperberg’s continuing research with Griffin, the African Grey parrot. It seems to be narrated by Shatner:
Friday afternoon, my nerves were shot from the worst week at work ever. Although I am absolutely one of those “we who are employed should count our damn blessings” types. So I went over to the Refuge and brought home another foster bird. This… Continue Reading “Maxi”
The last leg of the Great Mold Removal of 2009 begins tomorrow. We are gutting the Master Bathroom, which was to be the Summer House Project before we found the mold, anyway. The other projects were painting the exterior and Taming the Jungle (the… Continue Reading “Here We Go Again”
This is Margarita. She bolted out of her yard (Northbrook, IL) on Saturday, August 22 and hasn’t been seen since. She was not wearing a collar. If you spot her, please call 847/509-1026. Edit: Margarita has been found. She is safe at home now.… Continue Reading “Lost Dog”
Spooky the Cat has been really clingy lately. In a Wants to Cuddle While I’m Sleeping way. Middle of last night, he had been sleeping in the crook of my arm when I got up to go to the bathroom. When I returned, he… Continue Reading “Spooky: 10,986 Anne: 1”
The Next Dark Age 