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There is a …I’ll go ahead and call him Senior…Asian gentleman that I have seen at the Library a couple of times in the last month or so. He reminded me of the grandfather of my childhood friend Augie. I had never heard him… Continue Reading “Check Your Assumptions at the Door”
I went to Famous Footwear to buy new gym shoes last night. Again, they had the Buy One Get One Half Off sale, so I went to find some new gym shoes for my nephew. This is how I deal with my urge to… Continue Reading “Last Night at the Shoe Store”
After work, I stopped by the Refuge to close up. Check on the birds, give the evening meds, cover up the cages and turn off lights and music. While doing a look through, I saw there was blood on Zachary’s feathers. Zachary is a… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Adventures with Zachary”
This past weekend, two area libraries were doing Book Sales. I love Book Sales anyway, and I had the Research excuse. Forgive me, but I am using my blog for recording my check of the “competition”: On Saturday, the Glencoe Library sale started at… Continue Reading “Checking Out the Competition”
After two weeks, I took Kiwi the Green back to the Refuge. I wrote a short report on things I learned about him and sent it to our director. The idea is to start to get a handle on the purpose of fostering. Then… Continue Reading “Daisy the Foster Goffin’s”
The answer is: about 26 hours. The question: how long after Manu went to his new home did I bring in another bird from the Refuge? Rich was there while I was working in the front room. I asked who might like other birds… Continue Reading “Kiwi and Kiwi”
Manu’s new parents came over today and took him home. They have experience with Amazons and understand the kind of patience he will need. I am certain we have found the best place for him. Will I miss him? Certainly. But mostly I am… Continue Reading “Manu Goes Home”
The Animal Rescue Site works with Petfinder.com. They have a “click this box” to donate food to homeless animals – you know, paid by the advertisers. You can go here once a day to do it. The Animal Rescue Site is also doing a… Continue Reading “Another Click and Donate”
Most nights at the Library, I consider myself lucky if I find 10 books worth listing and sell $10 in books onsite. Last night, I listed 19 books and sold $33.50 onsite. By the time I got home, I was exhausted. Someone donated a… Continue Reading “At the Library – Imported Books”
Whenever there is an animal movie, the rescue movement worries that people will run out and buy that breed. Because they do. Dalmatians. St. Bernards. You know. So Best Friends is getting ahead of it by using the Premiere as a teaching moment. Here… Continue Reading “That Chihuahua Movie”
The Next Dark Age 