MAY 18, 2013

JANINE IS ON THE CASE... SHE IS SUGGESTING EVERYONE IN THIS GROUP RAISE A GLASS****(MARTINI OR OTHERWISE) ***IN MEMORY OF MARY AT 6:30 TONIGHT. SOME OF THOSE GLASSES WILL BE RAISED AT HER HOUSE- WITHOUT CAMERA ACCESS... ----THO I BET SOMEONE MANAGES TO PUT THINGS ON HER FACEBOOK. PAGE.. MARY THEDONKEY..

JANINE IS ALSO ON THE CASE OF FINDING ANOTHER DONKEY-- NOT TO REPLACE-- BUT TO TRY AGAIN...

THE SEARCH IS BEING DELAYED BECAUSE THIS WEEKEND IS BISHOP MULE DAYS IN CALIFORNIA-- THE KENTUCKY DERBY OF DONKEY AND MULE PEOPLE- -- WE SHOULD LOOK IT OVER IN SEARCH FOR A NOTHER SDP MASCOTT TO EDUCATE US AS WELL AS MARY DID

I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL DONKEY BREEDERS ONLINE...

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LAST NIGHT THE PHOTO SHOOT WENT VERY WELL- BLACK CAR WITH DOG IN THE BACK SEAT AT THE COUNTRY CLUB..... I HAVE TO SAY KITTY IS SUPER AS ORGANIZER-- SHE THINKS AHEAD- SOMETHING I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH... SHE WAS SO ORGANIZED THTAT SHE HAD***** AMONG OTHER THINGS---- WINDEX TO REOMVE THE BREATH MARKS OF THE DOG BREATHING ON THE WINDOW. MARK ASSISTED- ALONG WITH MEGAN ON THE FLOOR IN THE BACK... THE BEST SHOT TO ME-LOOKED LIKE OSCAR--- BUT HE ALSO TOOK SHOTS OF OPAL AND MARIAH.. I NEVER GOT TO ASK EXACTLY WHY WE WERE DOING IT..... COULD BE CALENENDAR OR JUST SOME BRAINSTORM WILLIAM HAD.**-* WHATEVER.

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MEGAN IS GONE FOR A WEEK. GOING TO BE A TOUGH WEEK.. I WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND Anything.. ALONG WITH REMEMBERING NAMES OF DOGS AND PEOPLE.

I ASSUME EVERYONE IS ORGANIZED--

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THE SPRINKLERS--- IT IS SOOOO DRY THAT I HAVE STARTEED THE SPRINKLERS GOING. IN THE FLAT FIELD..... I DON'T USUALLY HAVE TO DO THAT TIL AUGUST-- I HAVE A VERY DEEP AND EXCELLENT WELL- FOR QUANTITY--- TESTS DRINKABLE- ALSO TESTS OFF THE CHART FOR EVERY MINERAL KNOWN TO MANKIND...AND SMELLS OF DEAD MACKEREL--- AND IS BROWN WATER.

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I REMEMBER THE DAY THAT THE USDA CAME TO INSPECT THE ANIMAL CARE....-- AND THE ONLY THING TTHEY COULD CITE ME ON WAS MY WATER BUCKETS LOOKED DIRTY WITH A BROWN TINGE TO THEM... AS THEY WERE WRITING UP THEIR "FINDINGS" I TOOK THEM INTO MY KITCHEN AND OPENED THE DISHWASHER WHICH HAD THE IDENTICAL BROWN COVERING.. THEY DO LIKE TO FIND SOMETHING WRONG-- THAT IS WHY THEY ARE SENT OUT...

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE A BUNCH OF LAWS BEHIND THEM INSTEAD OF SOME COMMON SENSE. LIKE BUILDING INSPECTORS WHO SAY "YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE- YOU ARE ONLY A WOMAN"-- ( I PERFERRED MY OWN CHOICE AS BUILDER-- NOT HIS)

NOW THAT WAS A GOOD ARGUEMENT-- HE SENT ME AN EMAIL DENYING HE HAD USED THE WORD---- "ONLY"

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I ALSO REMEMBER THE DAY THE IRS CAME FOR AN IN HOUSE AUDIT- A DOCTOR WITH A RACE HORSE WHO ACTUALLY DEDUCTED THE COST OF HAY- FLAGGED TOM-- THEY WERE VERY THOROUGH AND WENT SO FAR AS TO GO FROM HIS APPOINTMENT BOOK TO THE BILLING RECORDS CONVINCED THERE WAS CASH SOMEWHERE. .. AFTER HOURS ALL THEY COULD CHANGE WAS I DEDUCTED TOO MUCH AUTO EXPENSE ---

$320 WORTH OF TAX,,, THEY SAID HE COULD NOT DEDUCT THE COST OF COMMUTING-- I SAID IT WAS NOT COMMUTING BUT "BETWEEN OFFICES" BECAUSE HE SAW PATIENTS AT THE HOUSE OCASSIONALLY. BUT I GAVE IN TO GET THEM OUT OF HERE.

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TODAY SCHEDULE?

SURVIVING WITHOUT MEGAN----- WELL THIS IS HER DY OFF ANYWAY-- BUT SHE WILL NOT BE HERE TOMORROW- AND FOR THE WEEK.

DIDDLING WITH THE PIMENTOS WHO ARE DOING WELL IN THE BARN AND PUPPY HILL

THEN THERE IS READING ADS FROM DONKEY BREEDERS- AND

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FINALLY-- WE NEED SOMEE SERIOUS THOUGHT ON THIS ONE.

I BOUGHT SOME CHEERIO'S- USUALLY IN ONE BIG BOX WITH 2 BAGS INSIDE- NOW IT COMES IN 2 BOXES GLUED TOGETHER -- SAME EXTERNAL SIZE WITH A PROUD STICKER

WHY 2 BOXES?

BECAUSE IT USES LESS CARDBOARD *

and way at the bottom

* per pound of cereal

there is a wealth of MARKETING here WHAT DID THEY DO -- FLUFF UP THE "O's"

I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT ONE.