Man, it was animal central out there today. When I put Diesel out first thing this morning, all the outdoor cats were watching something out at the edge of the yard. Alas, more poor human eyes weren't able to see anything in the inky black but I believed them. It's mating season for our undomesticated canine friends and they were howling/yipping ( Read more... )

One of my coworkers used to farm ostriches. I asked her today if she was in touch with anyone in the biz still. She said a couple of people, why? I'm after some eggs for painting. Turns out, my coworker has a few boxes of eggs in her basement (blown of course). She give me some in return for a single painted one! Sweet!

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Dad and I are going to the "Exotic Bird and Livestock Sale" in Tofield on April 5th. Who knows what sort critters we'll come home with.

I'm thinking I may build a hutch and feeding pen for bunnies. Or maybe I'll get a Llama!

About this time last year, I was being wheeled into the prep room at the hospital.
Starting weight - 420 lbs
Current weight - 250ish (I'm not 100% because a few weeks ago, my darling dog peed on my digital scale and the darn thing up and died on me ... the scale, not the dog!)

Follow the link to the photos if you care to see the difference.

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This morning the sky was dancing with northern lights. A really big and colourful display. Makes me feel like it's going to be a good day.

My car broke down this morning ( Read more... )

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Hmmm.

Nope, it's gone.

As was pointed out to me by a super smart friend, there is an online sponsor tool for the walk. Visit https://msofs.mssociety.ca/2008walk/Sponsor.aspx?L=2&PID=1001327 for all the details.

Anyone who's known me for a while, probably knows about my incompatibility with things electronic or magnetic. If I'm feeling an extreme of emotion, I tend to have a negative impact on items like watches, credit cards, disks, mp3 players, computers, portable zip drives (I actually made that one smoke by laying on hands!) ... unfortunately, now ( Read more... )