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Hiya
This is a friends-only journal, but that doesn't mean I'm not open to making new friends. Just so you know, you won't find anything all that exciting here. Mostly I just talk about stuff I'm doing or thinking in real life, my current fandoms and imaginary boyfriends, maybe books, movies and music I'm enjoying, or politics, which, as of this writing ( Read more... ) -
Signal Boosting My Own Signal Boost
You guys have been wonderful. Thanks mainly to you, a sweet dog is close to getting the treatment she needs. The half-way mark is behind us, and only $345 stands between her and the finish line. There are only a few days to go, so if you haven't donated yet and can spare even a few dollars, please help Yazmine and the family that loves her ( Read more... ) -
You Guys Rock!
In just a few hours, you donated over $100 to Yazmine's medical fund, and there are still 4 days to go to put her over the top. She's the best friend of a 7-year-old girl and the beloved pet of an older couple dealing with their own medical issues. They've asked for the bare minimum to get Yazmine's treatment on track and then can cover the ongoing ( Read more... ) -
Please help. Even $5 will make a difference,
A friend of a friend is trying to raise money for diabetes treatment for his much-loved dog, companion to his granddaughter. He's asking for very little in the scheme of things, but with only a few days left he's barely a third of the way to his extremely reasonable goal. He and his wife both have medical challenges of their own that have sapped ( Read more... ) -
It's Squirrel Appreciation Day!
Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day! I appreciate them every day, of course, but in their honor I took a few pictures of them earlier today while they were snacking out on the deck. So here you go, some of the cutest of our furry friends.
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Help Change Ohio's Law on Owning Exotic Pets
After the slaughter of so many animals - many of them endangered - in Ohio the other day, a petition has been started to change the state's law, one of the laxest in the nation, to make it harder to keep exotic animals as "pets." I've signed, and if you want to sign, too, click the link. animalsKaiya's First Therapy Dog Visit
Kaiya and I were officially Delta certified last spring, but because my hip was really starting to act up, and because my plan was to do a reading program with her - which involves sitting on the ground - we never actually did anything to use our new status. And just to fill in the whole background, I didn't plan to do nursing home visits, at least ( Read more... )Politics: An Article I Think Is A Must-Read
It's no secret that Sarah Palin and I disagree on every specific point I can think of, but that's not what I'm here to talk about. I'm going to post an article, written by Sam Harris and published in Newsweek, that I hope everyone will read, because it speaks to the simple fact that whether you agree with her positions or not, whether you like her ( Read more... )