teenager's behavior is a biological necessity? NEVER did i think of it that way..... i learn something new every day from the TV? some professor said so.. and technically i suppose it could be considered that...now i want a grant to study to see if it is that behqvior that drives older people into altzhiemers.
this is why i prefer dealing with dogs. yesterday the conversation about children sleeping late came up with janine present. my approach to a child who wanted to sleep late was to get them up / dressed and outside at 7am, and then we would discuss why they wanted to stay in bed... usually it had something they had to drink the night before. i welcomed the concept of parties here at crazy acres because all i had to do was block teh one driveway which would mean tehy wouold ALL probABLY SURVIVE TIL THE NEXT DAY. EVEN IF THEY DID HAVE TO GET UP AT 7 AM AND LEAN ON SOME TREE FOR STABILITY.
FOR MANY PEQUILIAR REASONS THIS BECAME "THE BOYFRIEND TESTING GROUND" AS PROSPECTIVE PARTNERS REACTED DIFFERENTLY TO THE 7AM CHORES. THOSE TO ME WERE NOT DIFFERENT THAN THE 2AM CRYING CHILD AND IF A PERSON COULD NOT DEAL, THEN HE/SHE DID NOT GET MY APPROVAL.
I REMEMBER A FEW..... ONE "COUPLE" SHE HANDING SHINGLES TO THE BOYFRIEND WHO WAS ON THE ROOF OF THE OLD DEAGLE HOUSE AND HIM WINCING EVERYTIME AT THE NOISE OF THE HAMMERING MADE ... BUT HE WAS THERE.... AND ? 40 YEARS LATER .. HE IS STILL THERE...THEY....OWNING SOME NYC ESTABLISHMENT...
AND THEN THE COUPLE WHO PUT IN THE CULVERT WHICH GOES FROM THE CHICKEN POND INTO THE POND WITH FOUNTAINS... SHE STANDIND KNEE DEEP IN MUD TELLING HIM WHERE TO ROLL THE ROCKS...ARE THE GRANDPARENTS OF THE TWINS THAT DID TEH FUNNY MAIL CALL WHILE RUNNING AROUND WITH ARMS AND LEGS BELONGING TO THE MANNEQUIN DELORES.
AND THE PHOTO OF SOMEONE HANGING ONTO OVERHEAD SUPPORT HAS JUST RETIRED FROM BEING A JUDGE.... I LAUGH SILENTLY WHEN ISEE THE BLACK ROBE AND THINK OF COURTROOM PROTOCOL.
THERE ARE SOOOO MANY MORE ---- I CAN JUST HEAR SOME WELL "ESTABLISHED" TAX PAYING CITIZENS SAYING "I HOPE SHE FORGETS ME."
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CRAZY ACRES SURVIVES ON CHICKEN BRICKS AND WIERD FUNNY STORIES. JANINE'S BOOK' DOGS DONKEYS AND CIRCUS PERFORMERS ' IS ON AMAZON AND BENEFITS SDP-- THE STORIES ARE ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE. NO ONE COUND MAKE UP TEH STORIES... LIKE OF CLIPPING THE FUZZ OFF THE MALE PARTS OF A SHEEP WHILE SITTING ON A TARP ON THE FLOOR IN A MENS ROOM IN AN OFFICE BUILDING IN BOSTON. OR RUNNING 8 LOOSE DONKEYS THRU BOSTON TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO GET TO THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR TO THE BAR THE TOP OF THE PRU..
THESE WERE JOBS... AND SOMEONE HAD TO DO THEM...AND GET PAID EXTREMELY WELL.. MOSTLY BECAUSE THER JUST WAS NO ONE ELSE TO EVEN ATTEMPT THESE THINGS. WE WERE KNOWN TO GET THERE.. ON TIME... WITH TEH CORRECT ANIMAL.. AFTER THAT IT WAS ANYONE'S GUESS AS DIRECTORS OFTEN CHANGED A FEW DETAILS.
THAT IS HOW ANIMAL EPISODE BECAME SO FAMOUS IN FILMMAKING.... THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER GROUP OF DARN FOOLS TO BE ABLE TO TRACK DOWN A LIVE PRAYING MAMNTIS OFF SEASON... OR GET A SHOE BOX OF COCKROACHES-- THAT WAS EASIER-- THEY HAVE NO SEASON .THE JOB HAD IT'S CHALLANGES. AND IT ALLOWED ME TO DEDUCT THE VERY STRANGEST OF THINGS... ALL I HAD TO DO WAS USE IT IN SOME PHOTO SHOOT AND IT WAS "BUSINESS" THAT IS HOW I CAME TO OWN A BARRELL ON SHOULDER STRAPS THAT SHIELA WORE FOR MAIL CALL .... IT WAS DEDUCTABLE "EQUIPMENT" . SO WAS THE ARENA AND TRUCK AND THAT MAMOUTH TRAILER WHICH BECAME SO FAMOUT WITH TEH BISTON POLICE... " LOOK LADY,, I WILL STOP ALL THE TRAFFIC, THEN YOU GO TURN THE CORNER"
EVERY DAY WITH ANIMALEPISODES WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. MY POOR MEMORY WAS NEVER A PROBLEM BECAUSE I/WE NEVER HAD TO DO THE SAME THING TWICE. CREATIVITY SURPASSED EDUCATION.....
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