A Little Dog’sTale of Woe

March 18, 2012March 18, 201226 Comments

Yesterday in the back yard Bob and the Little Dog were playing a rousing game of B-A-L-L (he’s laying right here by my feet) 😉 and you know how much he loves the game… Well, after chugging across the yard for the hundredth time, he slides into home, snatches the ball, spins for the return, and suddenly…

He just dropped the BALL!

Yes, he did! He stood there for a moment and then slowly, very carefully he limped over to Bob and stopped.

We were stunned.

We took him to the emergency vet and they checked him over, but he is not doing so hot. Nothing serious or life threatening, but he has been pretty wimpy and whiny. The vet said nothing was broken, thank goodness, but the little dog is just not getting around so good…

This guy, in spite of his pain, is jones’n for his B-A-L-L!

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Oh yes, and the good news is that the vet said he can play again in about two weeks.

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March 13, 2012March 13, 20125 Comments

My dear friend Julie is currently facing many trials in her life, but her avian zoo provides her with a diversion, and at times, more trials!!! Be sure to read her link: http://jmgoyder.com/about/ to put her posts into context.
Thanks for letting me share Julie!

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I didn’t mean to chop this turkey’s head off in the photo, however yesterday evening I wanted to do it literally because Bubble got trapped behind a fence and Son and I had to herd him into our garden and back to the yard. Okay, to explain – both of our original turkeys are named Bubble. This one is obviously a male because he is much bigger than the other Bubble who, at the time of this ridiculous incident, was already in the yard with Baby Turkey and the gang. Now the reason I describe this situation as ‘ridiculous’ is because I don’t understand why this Bubble had to be herded when he can fly!

It’s as if he wanted to do it the hard way, rather than the easy way – or perhaps he just lacks commonsense. I understand both, I guess, as I often choose the more difficult route unintentionally…

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We have been betrayed part two: a death blow to organic farmers

February 29, 2012February 29, 201219 Comments

Some of my readers may have known that in New York a trial was held to uphold the rights of organic farmers to grow their crops without the fear of being sued for patent infringement by Monsanto.

We lost.

What do I mean by we? I mean we in the sense that Monsanto can now freely grow their crops and the bees and the wind can bring the pollen in to contaminate your organic produce.

Further, Judge Buchwald, in her ruling said that the corporate thugs at Monsanto have given us their “promise” not to bring litigation and “that should be a source of comfort.”

A source of comfort for who? Certainly not we as consumers! I do not relish the thought of eating hidden GMOs. If whole countries in other parts of the world can ban GMOs why aren’t we?

I want clean food, and at the very minimum I want proper labeling. I want the choice when I shop with my food dollars of knowing that my food does not contain GMOs.

Now, thanks to a judge in New York and the USDA I get neither.

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Please read the source article regarding the trial and it’s outcome here: The Chicago Tribune

Should you like to voice your opinion of her decision… Judge Buchwald can be found here: United States District Court – Southern District of New York

The case against Monsanto, and Judge Buchwald’s judgement, can be read here: Case 1:11-cv-02163-NRB Document 53 Filed 02/24/12

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NOTE: In my last post about this I complained that I felt like a “Gnat screaming in a wind tunnel.” Well, as a good friend pointed out, many gnats can be a force to be reckoned with. Use the links above to get informed and to contact those who are in charge. Let them know we are not just random and isolated nut-jobs out here.