Category: Volunteering

Another Thrift Shop

Friday, on my way to the Library to help set up the book sale, I passed by a new resale store. I forget the name but it had a big tarp sign that didn’t even cover the outline of the old sign – the… Continue Reading “Another Thrift Shop”

CBS News Reporting on Parrots

http://www.cbs.com/thunder/swf/rcpHolderCbs-prod.swf This report was from Los Angeles, so the Refuge didn’t participate, but I thought it was very well done for a short spot.

She’s Making Me Crazy

Eloise the Foster Gray, (shown here during the famous pizza-stealing incident) is making me freaking crazy. I took her back to the Refuge for the week I was in Savannah. I left very detailed instructions on how I get her to eat. A lot.… Continue Reading “She’s Making Me Crazy”

Amazon Feedback Makes Me Insane

A couple of months ago, a lady left negative feedback for the Library Used Book Store on Amazon. If I remember correctly, she said it was a horrible, useless book. Really. First of all, it is hardly the fault of the seller if you… Continue Reading “Amazon Feedback Makes Me Insane”

Ridiculous Sunday.

7:30 a.m. I head downstairs to feed the birds and give Eloise the Foster Grey her meds. There is a drop of blood on the paper in her cage. I give her the meds, and as I move to pick her up and look… Continue Reading “Ridiculous Sunday.”

Anne’s Day Off

I took a vacation day to go downtown and see my financial advisor. I yelled at him for making me look at my 401(k). To make a long story short, he patted me on my little head, told me I was fine and said… Continue Reading “Anne’s Day Off”

A Good Night at the Library and other stuff

I haven’t posted about the Library in awhile. The construction has made the parking situation unbearable, but at least it is progress. And we currently have 554 books listed on our Amazon Storefront. We’ve had to clear out shelf space and it still isn’t… Continue Reading “A Good Night at the Library and other stuff”

St. Baldrick’s Day

For the second year in a row, a group from my office has participated in St. Baldrick’s Day, a fundraiser to fight cancer in children. Seven of my co-workers had their heads shaved at the event – one was a lady with perfectly lovely… Continue Reading “St. Baldrick’s Day”

My Museum

The National Museum of American History is about my favorite museum on the planet. When I was on my 8th grade trip to Washington, we visited. Later that day, we were told that we had an hour to spare. We had two choices on… Continue Reading “My Museum”

Eloise, Shadow and the Pizza

In case you didn’t believe me, about Eloise the Foster Grey and Shadow. Incidentally, the pizza was some “rustic” packaged thing from Costco. It comes with three crusts and the sauce. You provide your own toppings. I just used cheese and turkey pepperoni. The… Continue Reading “Eloise, Shadow and the Pizza”