lordy 700 bricks to go--- OUCH !!! WE HAVE A PAYROLL TO MEET SO WE NEED TO HAVE 2100 BRICKS SOLD...BY SUNDAY....-- I KNOW THERE ARE SOOOOO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW-- AND I KEEP MEETING PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW ABOTU OUR CHICKEN BRICK SUPPORT OF SDP.... PLEASE DO SHARE OUR STORY ... AND INCLUDE THE CRITICAL NEED FOR EVERYONE NWHO CAN AFFORD IT, TO BUY AT LEAST ONE CHICKEN BRICK.... I DON'T WANT TO PUT ANY PRESSURE ON SOMEONE ON A SPARSE FINANCIAL DIET, BUT IF YOU CAN.... P L E A S E------- AND CERTAINLY EVERYONE CAN PASS THE WORD--- IF EVEN HALF OF YOU CONVINCED ONE FRIEND TO JOIN IN TEH SHATTING - WE WOULD BE LAUGHING.... AND KEEP IN MIND YOU MIGHT BE TALKING TO SOME MILLIONAIRE WHO COULD AFFORD A COUPLE BRICKS WITH OUT A PROBLEM.
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LESSON OF TE DAY.....
DOGS FOLLOW-- TRYING TO CATCH A TIMID DOG BY MOVING TOWARD THEM DOES NOT WORK... WE JUST HAD A BAD DEAL HERE--- OUR JUST SPAYED FEMALE GOT OUT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE TO PEE WITH THE OTHERS, BUT WOULD NOT COME BACK IN...OUR OVERNIGHTER WAS OUT THERE WITH A LEASH AND COOKIES- TO NO AVAIL..
*** NOW THIS IS WHY THEY PAY ME TH EBIG BUCKS..... I SENT THE OVERNIGHTER IN TH E HOUSE.... NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE OPEN FRONT DOOR.......I WENT OUT MAKING CHEERFUL NOISES AND WALKED AROUND MY GOLF CART -- WHICH WAS NOT IN HER DIRECTION AT ALL-- CONTINUING TO MAKE CHEERFUL NOISES , I TALKED TO THE TREES AND OTHER INANAIMATE OBJECTS... FINALLY APPROACHING HER AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.. WHEN SHE TOOK ONE STEP TOWARD ME , I CHEERFULLY TURNED AND WALKED IN TH EDOOR AND SHE FOLLOWED.... I HAD TO GET HER FULLY IN THE DOOR BECAUSE IF I HAD MADE A QUICK MOVE TO "CAPTURE" HER BY SHUTTING THE DOOR, SHE WOULD HAVE BOLTED AND BEEN WORSE OFF THAN TO START--- SO I CHEERFULLY CHIRPED MY WAY PAST THE FIREPLACE SO I COULD SLOWLY GET BEHIND HER WHEN SHE WAS DISTRACTED AND SHUT THE DOOR...-- I SAT AT MY DESK WITH A COOKIE.. AND WITHIN A MINUTE SHE CAME AND ATE IT. NO WAY WOULD I HAVE PUT A LEASH ON HER AT THAT POINT... SHE WAS UNDER CONTROL IN THE HOUSE--- AND TO PUT A LEASH ON HER WOUOLD AFFECT HER BEHAVIOR FOR DAYS... I DEFINITELY WANTED TEH "FOLLOW HER AND GET COOKIES" NOT "FOLLOW HER AND SHE DRAGGED ME AROUND WITH A LEASH..."-- SOME POELPLE UST DONT SEE IT HOW THE DOG SEES IT. THAT "WALKING TOWARD THE DOG AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE" MAY NOT WORK 100% OF THE TIME....BUT WALKING TOWARD A TIMID DOG WILL FAIL 100% IN MY EXPERIENCE. JUST A FEW DEGREES "OFF" IS SO MUCH BETTER.
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IT WAS A LIVELY NIGHT... AND THE MARE DID NOT FOAL....THANKFULLY... ONCE AGAIN WE DO NOT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT HER "CONDITION" AT ALL-- HER MILK BAG IS FULL-- SHE IS EITHER ABOUT TO FOAL... OR HAD A FOAL OR MISSCARRIAGE IN THE SLAUGHTER PENS.. I HAVE CALLED BRYAN, WHO WILL BE HERE ABOTU 1230 TODAY BARRING ANY EMERGENCY ELSEWHERE...
THE POOR THING HAS AN AWFUL LOOKING EYE EVEN FROM A DISTANCE OF MY DESK...
IF I HAVE TO DEAL WITH A HORSE, MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE A QUARTERHORSE.. IT IS THEIR SHPAE OF " A LEG IN EACH CORNER " ON WHICH I HAVE BASED THE CONFORMATION OF A SERVICE DOG ... I.E. BENTLEY FYI... THEY ARE CALLED QUARTERHORSES BECAUSE THEY ARE THE FASTEST HORSE OVER 1/4 A MILE-- THEY ARE OUT OF THE GATE RUNNING WHILE A THOROBRED IS STILL STANDING THERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THE GATE IS OPEN OR NOT. THE "QH" IS USED TO "WORK" CATTLE ----THEY ARE QUICK ON THEIR FEET VERY LIKE SOME OF THE BORDER COLLIES YOU HAVE SEEN HERDING SHEEP.. THESE QUARTER HORUSES WILL "HERD" LIKE THAT-- AND THE GUY RIDING ONE JUST LETS THEM AND HE HANGS ON TO THE SADDLE-- THE OTHER THING TO NOTICE HERE IS THAT THE TINY BUMP YOU CAN SEE IN FRONT OF HER BACK LEG AT TIMES IS ACTUALLY TEH NIPPLE OF HER MILK BAG.
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SO --- WE HAVE AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM---AND WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OFFERS TO DONATE A FEW DOLLARS A MONTH TO KEEP THESE KIDS OFF THE STREET--- TURNS OUT-- THERE ARE 6 OF THE "OLD ONES" AND A FEW NEW ONES.. . IF WE HIRE THE OLD ONES, OUR CURRENT STAFF COULD LITERALLY TAKE THE SUMMER OFF... AND WE WOULD DO VERY WELL... PROBLEM IS WHAT DO WE PAY TO WHOM...-- THESE KIDS ARE GREAT... AND WOULD MAKE THE SUMMER VERY PRODUCTIVE FOR ALL CONCERNED... BUT DO THE MATH 10 HOUR DAYS 8-7 HAVE BEEN OUR USUAL FOR $100 -
-IF WE HAVE 2 PER DAY, FROM OUR END $200/DAY 30 DAYS = $6000 FOR 3 MONTHS =$18,000
...3 PER DAY=300 X 30 DAYS=$9000 FOR 3 MONTHS=$27,000 UNLESS SOME COMPANY SWOOPS IN WITH SOME CASH I DON'T SEE HOW WE COJDL DO THE $27,000 KIND OF THING.
GOING AT IT FROM TH OTHER DIRECTION 2 PER DAY WOULD MEAN 14 "SLOTS" BETWEEN 6 KIDS/WEEK ... THAT WOULD WORK...
A-B.... MON TUES
C-D..... WED THURS
E-F ...... FRI-SAT
AND TANNER... BEING YOUNGER THAN HE LOOKS-- CAN NOT OFFICIALLY WORK YET - ALTHO WE CAN CERTAINLY GET A DAYS WORK OUT OF HIM... )
HAVING THEM DO ONE OVERNIGHT-- WOULD GIVE US THE CASH TO PAY THEM MORE... WOULDN'T THAT BE FUN... !!!!
NOW .. AS FAR AS HAVING THEM LEARN-- AS IN REAL LIFE EDUCATIONAL-- THEY WOULD DO MUCH BETTER TO DO MORE DAYS A WEEK. RATHER THAN HANG SOMEWHERE...
THAT IS MY DILEMMA ---- 3 DAYS PLUS ONE OVERNIGHT.... -. BUT MIGHT BE THE BEST ALL THINGS CONSIDERED...
THE NEW KIDS-- COMING OFF THE INTERNSHOPE PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS HAVE TO DO 25 HOURS A WEEK.. PROBONO... SO THEY WOULD BE AROUND TOO...
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AND I MUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP THE INTERSHIP MONEY SEPARATE FROM FUN FUND AND OTHERS... I AM WORKING ON IT.
