JULY 19 2014
DO I DARE THINK THE AOL PROBLEM IS SOLVED???  STEVE (HIGH SCHOOL STEVE) AND SHEILA ARE MY 2 TEST AOL EMAILS... SO YOU TWO SHOULD BE GETTING 2..

FREEZER....BRUCE-- OUR MCDONALDS BUDDY HAS SUGGESTED KOLPAK-- ACTUALLY HE ASKED AROUND HIS OTHER MCDONALDS OWNERS AND THEY SUGGESTED KOLPAK--..

YOU ALL REALIZE IT COMES IN A FLAT PALLET-- AND IT IS A DO IT YOUR SELF CREATION... SO THAT SHOULD BE FUN...-- THERE ARE VERY FEW ALREADY ASSEMBLED  KOLPAC HAS SOME-- $2000 MORE+$800 SHIPPING+3.5 WEEKS WAIT  SO ONCE AGAIN THE CHALLANGE IS THERE..

THEY DO HAVE A DISTRIBUTER-- IN CHELSEA--- SO HE CAN KEEP US GOING STRAIGHT OR WE CAN FLOOD HIM WITH PINK ENVELOPES...

AH THE POWER OF THE MASSES.

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NOW ABOUT MICROPHONES--- TIM FEDEX'D ONE TO US --- BUT BEFORE WE COULD DEAL, IT GOT TO BE MY BEDTIME SO HERE IT SITS...  MY CHA;LLANGE OF THE DAY IS GOING TO BE TO GET THAT TRIPOD OUT OF HERE, AND HANG THE CAMERA IN THE DOORWAY--- WITH DOUBLE ENDED  BRASS SNAPS ( THANK HEAVENS A CP SENT A BUNCH)  AND 2  CHAIN DOG COLLARS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A HEAD BANGER OUT OF A FOOT TRIPPER.

RIGHT NOW THE CAMERA  CORDS ARE  HANGING OFF THE  SURVEYING CHAIN THAT WAS MY GREAT GRANDFATHERS  WHO  DESIGNED NORTH AVENUE   WHICH IS THE MAIN STREET OF NEW ROCHELLE NY....WHICH IS NOTED FOR IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TRAFFIC... MOST RESIDENTS  WOULD CURRENTLY LIKE TO  SHOOT ANYONE WHO DESIGNED THE MESS...  IT IS A BIGGIE...

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HOW BAD IS MY MEMORY???

I JUST PINNED ON A SIGN THAT SAID GOTO HOME DEPOT-- I MUST RETURN THE FLOOR SCRUBBER.

FIRST I HAVE TO FIND IT..

THEN I NEED TO WRITE A CHECK TO LAST  MONTHS SHATUPON WINNER-- GAY ( OF HEYDAWG FAME)

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SHORT DOGGIE-- 

THIS IS THE FIRST WEEKEND  MARIA IS AWAY  - SO I BEST GET ON THE BALL-   I THINK WE ARE ALL SET-- BUT ANY VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE SOME TIME... COME AHEAD...

AND I HAVE NO CUT AND PASTE

DARN.

july 18 2014
toenails caught my attention early today-- first bailey's-- then mine--

so as i sat there snipping away, i wondered about all those huddled masses in syria or egypt running around the town with one arm in the air-- often with rifle in hand....----  do they ever cut their toenails?  and if they don't is there any particular group of people ---like terrorists --- that we could identify by the condition of their toenails? 

 toenail inspection... i can see it now...

actually... a great deal of my youth was spent inspecting toenails... i was a  red cross water safety instructor at the local ywca ( indoor pool).. i don't know  what the routine is  now.... but back in th 1950's ---all kids got a  cleanly laundered .. cotton bathing suit, put it on, got in the shower, took the bathing suit off and tossed in under the curtain so i could see they were showering au natural-- then they put it back on... stepped thru a narrow passageway with a chlorine laced puddle to where i sat ---they put their foot up on a stool and spread their toes so i could see if they had any athletes foot-- then they jumped in the pool  ready for thier swimming lessons

oh how i  liked th e kids who could spread their toes without touching them-- so as i sat there waiting for the last out of the showers, i used to practice spreading my toes without touching them.

old age is setting in----- 

i can still spread  the toes on my right foot,  but i have lost the ability to spread the toes on my left foot.  i bet it has some fancy neurological name which someone learned to spell at some medical school costing $250,000 per year tuition.

now most dairy farms have the same arrangement of walking the lady cows thru a disinfecting puddle twice a day t get into the milking  stalls...

thus endeth the lesson for the day.

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i think we are in good shape with the new scheduling- maria has gone on holliday for a bit- pam is trying to get us a little more organized.. and in the process.....i thought maybe one benefit of volunteering here might be-- for those purple shirted volunteers (last i heard it was 500 hours  of poo picking to get a purple shirt) if they want a costco membership, i could add them to the service dog list.

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 i hear tell that explore is going to send us a mic-- 

 to that end... i am going to get the camera properly hung and off the tripod that sits in the doorway... everything around here has an element of " make it work on a temp basis in case we want to change it later.."   well that camera is pretty permanent- and the only thing we loose is the ability to  point it out the window at the pond. we also loose the ability to trip over wires, have a puppy get stuck in the tripod legs while the camera tries to fall down.

you people can not see the arraingement-- i will take a photo of the mess and post it later( when someone comes in who can do that)  we will still need the duct tape but if we can just eliminate the drooping wires...

 

to that end meatcut steve brought is a roll of   "gaffer tape"-- another element from my past...

a gaffer- in my world of movie production- was a guy walking around the set with about 8 rolls of various tape hanging off his belt-- literally a huge wad of many kinds and colors.--- there was a gaffer truck-- and lots of gaffer things like ladders--- and just to  make today really educational...    there were apples.

an APPLE was a very specifically constructed  wooden box my guess the measurement was 8" x 18" x 12"  you could stand an elephant on an apple.

there were also 1/2 apple and 1/4 apple and pancakes- to prop up everything needing propping on a movie set..

    "give me  a 1/2 apple"    was normal language.  

i had an apple around here somewhere- i bet t is still here-- it would not dare fall apart.

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 once again i will try to go hammer  the floor down in grace's new craft room.

pounding nails down is very therapeutic.

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 meat shack is 99%

 new kennels 25% 

nutt house  78%

JULY 17 2014
MUST HURRY TODAY-- I AM APPARENTLY THE LUCKY WINNER OF 40 MILLION  $$$ JACKPOT FROM SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA -- I JUST HAVE TO SEND THEM ALOT OF INFO AND THEY WILL GET IT RIGHT INTO OUR  BANK ACCOUNT.  OH BOY...

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I CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT A FROG BEING THE GOD OF FERTILITY -- OR SOME OTHER LIKELY AFFLICTION...  BECAUSE AT 2AM LAST NIGHT A TINY  TINY FROG APPEARED NEXT TO MY BED  ABOUT 1/2 INCH  SQUARE ... TINY...  I THOUGHT OF KISSING HIM  BUT WASN'T TOO SURE WHAT I WOULD DO WITH SUCH A TINY PRINCE... I SCOOPED HIM CAREFULLY AND SET HIM OUTSIDE... BUT DON'T FROGS HAVE ALOT OF SIBLINGS??  AND WHERE IS HIS MOM???

SUCH PROBLEMS AS I HAD YESTERDAY....

I THINK I HAVE THE AOL PROBLEM SOLVED...AND SENT OUT THE DD TWICE ONCE WITH MY NORMAL EMAIL  ANIMALEP@AOL.COM   AND NONE OF THE AOL PEOPLE GOT IT DELIVERED... SO I DID THE SAME THING WITH THE NEW CARLENEWHITE71@GMAIL.COM  ABD ALL THE AOL PEOPLE SEEMED TO GET DELIVERY.. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME EMAILS ON THAT ACCOUNT BECAUSE I HAVE NOT FIGRED OUT HOW TO READ  THEM YET...

AINT THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY WONDERFUL??

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SO THE SOUND/MIC..... I SET IT RUNNING LAST NIGHT SO THE EXPLORE CREW COULD DIDDLE WITH IT.... WITH MY COLLECTION OF BROADWAY SHOW TUNES  PROVIDING THE SOUND...AND WENT TO BED.. KNOWING THAT THE BATTERIES WOULD DIE BEFORE TOO LONG... ( ACTUALLY ABOUT 3 HOURS)  FROM THE COMMENTS APPARENTLY PEOPLE CAN HEAR BETTER.

THE PICTURE LOOKS GREAT... BUT I MUST ADD MORE DUCT TAPE BEFORE ANOTHER REALLY HOT DAY CAUSES IT TO SAG.. AND DISCONNECT ITSELF... AGAIN...

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THEN ANN IS CONVINCED THAT ENOUGH CRANBERRY PILLS   WILL CURE MY MEDICAL ISSUES..  AT LEAST THEY DO NOT CARRY A WARNING ABOUT TURNING ONE'S URINE PINK AND STAINING ONE'S CONTACT LENSES LIKE THE YELLOW PILLS DO.

BUT THE ANTIBIOTIC HAS RUINED MY APPETITE  TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T WWANT TO EVEN EAT  ICECREAM OF CHICKEN WINGS.

THAT IN ITSELF IS ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DEPRESSION..... ALTHO MAYBE I WILL LOOSE WEIGHT.

TRACY PUT A COAT OF BLUE APOXY ON THE NUTT HOUSE FLOOR  AND  GIDDY CONTRIBUTED BY PUTTING HER FRONT FEET IN THE PAINT CAN  AND MAKING BLUE PAW PRINTS ALL OVER THE HOT TOP AND PORCH... NORMAL PEOPLE MIGHT TRY AND GET THEM OFF THE HOT TOP, BUT I WANT TO LEAVE THEM THERE TO SEE HOW WELL THEY STICK WITHOUT ALL THIS SCCRUBBING OF THE CONCRETE-- WITH A MACHINE I HAVE TO GET TO HOME DEPOT TODAY..

MEGAN DID GET MOST OF IT OFF-- WE READ THE DIRECTIONS AND IT SAID DISH SOAP

THEH HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS TO SEE PERRY DELIBERATELY BACK UP SEVERAL STEPS AND SIT ON A BUCKET THEN  MOVE HIS BOWELS DIRECTLY IN THE WHITE BUCKET.  

TALK ABOUT TRAINING--- THAT WOULD BE BETTER THAN PEEPAD TRAINING...

FLOODING? MAYBE THE PONDS WILL OVERFLOW--  I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED.....HOW LONG  DOES IT TAKE  CUP OF RAIN TO GO FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCKY  MOUNTAINS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE OTHER CUP TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN

I HAVE A FEELING THE CUP DESTINED TO THE PACIFIC HAS TO GO THRU SOMEONE'S GI TRACT FIRST.

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GREAT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON THE YET TO BE NAMED MEAT HOUSE..  I SAY UN NAMED... EXCEPT STEVE SAYS HE ALREADY HAS A SIGN FOR IT...

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NAIL POUNDING TODAY IN THE HAY LOFT FOR GRACEY-S AREA

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 BUT FIRST I MUST RIDE AROUND INMY GOLF CART TO  DRY MY HAIR AND GET THE COBWEBS OUT OF MY HEAD.

july 16 2014
i am ashamed as to why the camera was out for so long--

faulty duct tape..

since you are all anxious to know-- and i hope someone is keeping a list of things to check before we call tim.....--- are there 2 lights on the camera--- one power and the other network

in this case  no power- no network-

the reason being --- the camera ( round thing) is plugged into an overhead socket thing on the  heavy aluminum  rectangle---  one would assume it would lock in place so it would  not drop straight down to the floor..... which i am sure is how it was designed...

except..... something in me ( ?murphy's law?) when i was installing it for the first time, caused me to lift it into place, and then add duct tape over the top and down the other side--- i must have been suspicious of that  locking mechanism....  because in the hot weather the duct tape glue gave just enough for the camera to slide down about 1/8 of an inch... unplugging itself...  

thus driving all of us nuts looking for all the  thousands of complicated  technical reasons it could  be off air.

brings to mind the  "kiss"   "keep it simple stupid"

so  please and thank you -----next time we have a problem  i am sure one of you will remind me  "is it plugged in?    before we bother tim and jon...

i would love  to take it apart and try and figure out why i added the duct tape in the first place--  but at the moment it makes more sense to just add more duct tape..

 because what happened must have proven my suspicion that the locking was not adequate somehow.

more duct tape....

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i was very  happy to welcome sheila to the tuesday mail call  with full sound and fury.. it was a quick prep because we/i had very many other problems  of the day....

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none the least of which is  the battle of  AOL  vs  Daily Doggie---

 constant contact - whom is paid by me to get the thing out--gave me a long list of reading material  basically forget aol  get a new email address  fo rmyself and send it out under that .. with directions how to  get a gmail address and to have it verified... so i did all that--- which because i read sooooo slowly took me forever ..

i am happy to report that is all done

i am unhappy to report it seems to have made no difference...

so today i will have to phone them.

you see... it is my age...

i don't read well because my short term memory is gone and i forget the first part of a sentance before i get to the end-- complicated by 2 eyesight problems --- double vision and dog slobber on my eye glasses.

so today i will call them on the phone  and have to be challenged by the fact my hearing ain't what it used to be either.

as i have said before-- even being partially deaf-- is a very isolating factor...  i never hear all the really good gossip when people forget to look at me when they talk so i can read lips... 

 and poor tim trying to describe the 4700 wires  connecting the camera to the world  was a humiliating experience...

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now for the good news of the day-- get ready world here i come  

anne showed me how to voice a text message..

i bet there are 100 times a day i would like to  get a message to someone and can not face the shakey hands  hitting the wrong keys then having the phone try and decide what the words were  which thus far has produced some really odd emails...

but i am only allowed to complaine about one ailment a day

i am about 3 days ahead of myself today.

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we heard from joanne-- who said she could come out here on sat for an overnight.--

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jackie has gone back to indianna 

and mary is here from florida

turns out she lives a stones throw frm sheila's new house in vero beach...

JULY 15 2014

PEEING  IS THE  TOPIC THIS MORNING...  THANKS TO PAM... WHO HAS 2 BRILLIANT DEAF DOGS WHO DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS-- ONE OF THEM BEING USING A PEEPAD AT 4AM SO SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO GET UP.. 

THIS HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE...  DIAMONDS MAY BE A GIRLS BEST FRIEND--- BUT A DOG THAT PEES  ETC...  ON A PEE PAD-- AND KNOWS WHY THEY ARE DOING THAT ... IS A DREAM OF MINE.

JUST THINK OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF BEING IN A HOTEL AT 2AM  AND HAVING TH E DOG "USE" THE  REST ROOM... OR AN AIRPORT-- OR A DOG WITH A PROBLEM SAY "I HAVE TO GO NOW"  ( I KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT AT THE MOMENT)

I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL PEOPLE AT THE ADI CONFERENCE TELL OF HOW THEIIR SERVICE  DOGS DO THAT-- AND THEY JUST "FLUSH THE SOLIDS"  IF NEEDED.

THE WORMS AND BACTERIA OF THE WORLD WOULD BE DELIGHTED  WITH THE WHOLE NEW DIET.

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PAM IS REDOING THE VOLUNTEER LIFE AS WE KNEW IT

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AND I AM GOING TO THE T TENT AND SEE IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON THERE... WOULDN'T THAT BE WONDERFUL IF WE COULD AT LEAST GET PICTURE BACK AGAIN...  JON USED THE WORD "UNREACHABLE"

THIS IS MY QUEST... TO FOLLOW THAT WIRE NO MATTER HOW HOPELESS --NO MATTER HOW FAR - TO FIGHT FOR THAT LIGHT -WITH OUT QUESTION OF WOES -- TO BE WILLING TO MARCH INTO HE// FOR  A HEAVENLY CAUSE --TO REACH THE UNREACHABLE  PIECE OF KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL MAKE THE CAMERA WORK AGAIN...

Good morning.. rogue is doing great. Adjusting great! She over comes things that are uncertain to her quickly so far. She still doesn't really like water that moves like from the hose or bath tub faucet. I used to let annie drink from the faucet in restrooms when we were out shopping because annie loved fresh water and would stand there drinking from the hose. But rogue doesn't like it .. that's ok I have a travel water bowl. Interesting getting to know rogue and her little fears but mostly she overcomes really quick.she is a wonderful dog! 

She did really well shopping. I kept the kids in the shopping cart and they are not allowed to touch her while in stores. And they did good about it and told everyone they can't touch rogue while she is working! So far no issues that I have not been able to help her through. Communication is getting better and she let's me know what she needs.. she nudges me with her nose alot.

 I realized john won't be home until thursday. Is it okay if I come Thursday without the kids to the farm instead of tuesday? I really prefer not to bring the kids with me. If I bring the kids I would be so focused of them and not on training. Please let me know if Thursday will be ok. If not I can come tomorrow with the kids.

I know you wanted to start with the responding to the door bell soon. Not sure when u wanted to practice with her or maybe show me what to do. I can't hear the bell. I was thinking to try to teach her but not sure how if I can't hear it. Oh I just had an idea.. wonder if I put a door bell sound on my cell phone and every once in a while I push it and if she comes to give her a treat right away? Wonder if that would work. She comes when I whistle. Just to apply that to the bell.. should I try ? Let me know your thoughts. Also let me know if Thursday is okay to come instead of Tuesday because I really not want to bring the kids while training.

Sorry so long.
♡ Melissa D. ♡

JULY 14 2014
SUNDAY WAS A LOVELY DAY   STARTING WITH  TRASH DUMP--

 NOTHING BROKE , FELL OFF , OR MALFUNCTIONED.... A  GREAT DAY..

A TRIP TO THE TRASH DUMP  CAUSES THE SAME RELIEF AS HAVING A LAXATIVE FINALLY WORK.

THE TRAILER WAS PILED HIGH WITH A SOFA OR TWO, A BATHTUB.  UNKNOWN NUMBER OF DAY CARE BEDS ( THE PRE KURANDA KIND) AND THE  CONTENTS OF THE NUTT HOUSE......  ALL CAREFULLY TIED DOWN.. I TRAVELED TH EBACK ROADS TO AVOID RT 95 WITH  THAT MESS...

THE HYDROLIC LIFT WORKED SO WE COULD UNLOAD IT MINUS ANY REAL EFFORT-- 

THEN TO HOME DEPOT TO GET THE PLYWOOD FOR GRACE'S ROOM..  BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO TIE IN THE SHEETS OF PLYWOOD, I BOUGHT 4 POSTS AND CONCRETE FOR THE BIRD HOUSE PROJECT TO WEIGH THE PLYWOOD DOWN.

NOW THE PROBLEM WITH  WHERE, HOW HIGH, FACING WHICH DIRECTION-- ALL STARTS AS WE HAVE ALL OF THEM IN THE T TENT.

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 WE HAVE 4 CP'S IN THE TEEPEE--

DYING TO GO SEE HOW THEY FARED.

I TOLD THEM THEY COULD GO SLEEP IN ANY OF THE OTHER BUILDINGS ( SOFA'S ) ALSO

BUT I HOPE THEY ARE PURISTS AND TRY LIFE ON THE PRAIRE STUFF.

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SCARLOTT  RAN OFF YESTERDAY CAUSING FAR MORE CONFUSION THAN IS NECESSARY..

PROBLEM WAS  SHE WAS WEARING AN ELECTRIC  UNDERGROUND FENCE COLLAR-- FOR WHICH  ( IT IS MY CONTENTION ) SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE TRAINING OR TEMPERAMENT TO DEAL WITH THE ELECTRIC SHOCK.

PROVEN BY THE FACT THAT SHE RAN OFF.

STARTING A LARGE PROBLEM HERE WITH ----WHO ... HOW... WHEN... AND WHY... YOU  START LOOKING FOR A MISSING DOG...

YOU START BY NOTIFYING THE POLICE AND ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER-- ( PAID FOR BY YOUR TAXES-- SO PUT THEM TO WORK...)   THEN YOU  HAVE SOMEONE WALK YOUR USUAL DAILY PATH WITH ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER AND DOG IF AVAILABLE..

THEN CRUISE AROUND IN  YOUR FAMILY  CAR-- OR 2 CARS IF AVAILABLE...-- THE SOUND OF WHICH THE DOG IS FAMILIAR... AND AS YOU CRUISE, YOU ASK ALL EXERCISING JOGGERS AND CYCLERS TO NOTIGY THE POLICE IF THEY SEE     XXXXXX ----IN THIS CASE A HUGE GREY DOG.

AS WORRISOME AS IT IS, IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT LOST DANES ARE INCLINED TO LAND ON SOMEONE'S FRONT LAWN AND JUST  WAIT TIL SOMEONE CALLS THEM A TAXI.

"BROWNIE"  A HUGE MERLE- WALKED OFF ONE DAY AND I GOT A CALL FROM THE TOPSFIELD POLICE

 "  WE JUST HAD A STRANGE CALL FROM  THE RESIDENT AT BLUEBERRY LANE ABOUT A MOOSE  LYING IN THERI FRONT YARD... IT HAS TO BE ONE OF YOUR DOGS."

IT WAS BROWNIE.. LOVELY DOG.

THERE ARE MANY TIMES I ABSOLUTELY PANIC-- THE WORST IS WHEN TH E ICE ON HOOD POND IS  NOT QUITE THICK ENOUGH-- AND I WORRY THE DOGS MIGHT GET ON THE FAR SIDE AND TRY AND CROSS THE LAKE TO COME HOME. 

I REALLY DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD TRY AND STEAL A 150 POUND DANE.. BUT THAT DOES CROSS MY MIND TOO...

SCARLEOTT CAME HOME AND ALL IS WELL-- I STRONGLY SUGGESTED THEY  NOT USE THE  ELECTRIC COLLAR ON HER EVER AGAIN

 PROPERLY USED THEY ARE INVALUABLE-- BUT NOT DONE CORRECTLY YOU CAN END UP WITH AN IDIOT OF A DOG.

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I HAVE TO GO SEE IF THE PEOPLE IN THE TEEPEE SURVIVED...

THEY COULD BE ON CAMERA.TOO

july 13 2014
PROBLEMS WITH AOL-- APPARENTLY AOL HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERING THE DAILY DOGGIE TO THEIR ADDRESSES SINCE JULY 1-

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE AND IT HAD TO DO WITH AOL DECIDING  I SENT IT TO TOO MANY PEOPLE SO I MUST BE SPAM... AND I HAD TO DO SOMETHING LIKE APPLY TO BE A  ??WHITE EMAIL?? FROM THE AOL POSTMASTER...  WHICH IS WHY MOST OF  THE DD ARE SENT OUT BY CONSTANT CONTACT  WHO GUARENTEES... FOR A FEE... THAT THEY WILL NOT HAVE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS.. 

RIGHT !     THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON IT.  IN THE MEANTIME IT SHOULD BE ON THE  SERVICEDOGPROJECT.ORG  WEB PAGE 

EXCEPT IN THOSE CASES WHEN I PUSH THE WRONG BUTTON.

  CAN'T WIN  'EM ALL

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 THE 2 HOBBLERS FROM YESTERDAY'S  BREAKFAST LINE UP SEEM CURED.. ROMPING AND NOT SCREAMING...... AT LEAST SO FAR...

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TESS IS DOING VERY WELL-- COMFORTABLE WITH SUNDAY SANDY'S TREATMENTS-- SHE IS HERE FOR A FEW DAYS WHILE SANDY WENT SOMEWHERE.  NO BLEEDY TOES - NO OTHER COMPLAINTS...  I DID SEE HER STAND ON THE TOP OF HER FOOT YESTERDAY-- AND SHE DID NOT SEEM TO REALIZE IT-- THAT SMACKS OF SOME NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEM...  BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BOTHER HER.  AND IF IT DOES NOT BOTHER HER........ WE CAN COPE.

THAT OLD PHYSICIAN'S SAYING... "FIRST DO  NO HARM" IS GOING TO HAVE TO APPLY TO HER... IF WE STARTED IN WITH THE MRI'S ETC... SOMEONE WOULD TELL US SHE COUDL BE 85% CURED WITH SURGERY.  TO ME IT SEEMS THAT THE RISK  OF 15%  WORSE. IS NOT.. AT LEAST AT THE MOMENT.. WORTH IMPROVING THE "STANDING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HER FOOT TWICE A DAY"   PROBLEM...  SHE IS A LOVELY DOG.

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  IT IS 6:39 BY THE CLOCK....  WHICH IS WHERE I USUALLY GET THE TIME ( ALONG WITH WHICH DAY IT IS... I HAVE ONE OF THOSE TOO)

THE DUMP-- AKA TRANSFER STATION-- IS OPEN AT 7AM EVEN ON SUNDAY-- SO THE PLAN IS TO TAKE THIS FIRST LOAD THERE ( 5 MILES NORTH OF HERE)   THEN GO 5 MILES SOUTH OF HERE TO HOME DEPOT TO GET PLYWOOD FOR THE FLOOR OF THE LOFT.. MAYBE SOME NAILS ..PAint... and come back here and sit.

all that driving might wear me out.

i am thrilled to finally have 2 trailers registered...  i have one small worry-- i have not yet pulled it with my car... but the wiring should be standard.. the thing is soooo loaded i have to go to the dump on the back roads... i would not dare get on rt 95 with  these sofas, bathtub  , 12 daycare cots an d other goodies..

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everyone is supposed to be up and working at 7  so i will get out and hitched  and be ready to go at 7am 

with steve -- in case the hydrolic dump part does not function...

still a few unknowns even if i think we are fully functional.

p.s.  steve (bb)  and shiela-- you should get 2 dd's if aol corrects the problem... let me know.