aug 23 2017

as for playing bumper cars with ships in th e paciffic----big news.. they fired the admiral of the fleet for the colision of our navy ship with a huge tanker...-- boy i don't understand that logic...

in our vast cp community we do have a marine expert.. here is a comment from our ocean trained expert --  #1  steve

You are absolutely correct, the officers of naval vessels that have collisions should be xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

When maneuvering in shipping channels the bridge of a vessel should at a minimum have three QUALIFIED maneuvering officers, and a couple of non- commissioned seamen.

Radar systems are CONSTANTLY active, and there goes another group of incompetents.

steve went on to question where they had gone to school... which made me wonder where you have to go to school to  learn  to watch out for big things that might run over you...seems to me... the chain of  command  had little to do with the chain of responsibility.. if indeed there was to be  3 maneuvering officers  did  the couple seamen have some way of  waking up the captain and asking  if they could be promoted to officer status so they would have some proticol for reporting oncoming large objects.

maybe teh accident was actually caused by the  fact that they all were otherwise occupied with food poisoning caused by seaman janitor who was to clean out the regftrigerator and overlooked an old jar of mayonase.  

and who tripped over the extension cord which unplugged teh radar...

there are sooooo many questions-- was this admiral who got fired anywheres near the pacific ocean-- or was he mired in some swamp on the mainland.. how as he to know about the mayonase...

congress will work on it ... i am sure.

remember.... for want of a nail the shoe was lost

for want of a shoe the horse was lost..., then the officer,  then the battle,,then the war, then the kingdom  all for want of a nail....

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there is -  even around here a huge tendency ... if things have always worked A  to B  to  C  then that is what will happen and i don't even have to consider the possibility of A  to B  to K... i can not tell you how many times i can ask something like  "were the water buckets filled?"  and get the answer " yes --i am sure they were"  from a person no where near the actual bucket.

how much paper does it take to legislate common sense?  our friends at ADI (  assisance dog international 's accreditation committee)  certainly try.. 

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 bucket filling... i bet you folk don'tknow that   we get kids  who are to do community service dfor some infractio of the rules-- and we have one lately  SAM--  was to spent 10 hours here..  8 to 1 for 2 days--  he was already a no show once-- and the district atorney showed up one dy just  to look us over and be sure we were a place they could send people.. the DA  was very pleased... and left me her number..  SAM showed up on monday and wss given the job of filling the water buckets...  but since they all had some water in them  he figured he didn't have to  do anything...  luckily one of the purple shirted people noticed and we solved that  quickly..  so i had this guy SAM... big strong 18 year old - load a bunch of rails that were in the wrong place... and i could sit in  the a/c tractor and watch-- a perfectly legitimate job for some kid who did enough wrong to involve the da's office...  well it apparently did him is... because he did not stay  til noon.. and he did not show yesterday at all...  so i have lefgt word at teh da's office as i was requested to do.. he apparently will be picked up and put behind bars...

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 Sunday was a hot one and I wanted to take Ned to Paint Creek Park in the Cherokee National Forest where it's shady and cool.  I used to go there often but in recent years have only driven through to enjoy the mountains but didn't try to navigate walking on the uneven terrain.   

Ned hasn't been around water yet and I didn't expect he would want to go in but knew there would be interesting things for him to explore.  My niece and her family decided to make it a day and go with us.  I started by sitting on a rock at the edge while the children played in the water and boulders in the middle of the steam.  Ned wanted to go in but would hesitate after dipping a foot in the water.  After about 40 minutes he couldn't stand it anymore and bravely waded into the water (with a little encouragement).  He LOVED it!  He bounced and jumped and splashed through the water then ran up and down the banks of the stream having a wonderful time. With my balance issues I didn't expect to get beyond the banks but having my big strong Ned there gave me the confidence to wade out to the boulders too.  You can't know how wonderful it was to do something I love but thought I'd never be able to do again with my Sweet Ned there!  I'm amazed over and over at how solid it feels to walk with him.  I'd have never considered trying that with a cane!  

I can't thank you and all the CP's who support SDP enough.  You change lives every day!

AUG 22 2017

i have to look into this bit about insurance comanies offering a discount if you have a home security system...... 

 IF WE AINT GOT  A SECURITY SYUSTEM.... I MISS MY GUESS !!

ANYONE THRU THE GATE WILL CAUSE AT LEAST ONE DOG TO BARK.... WHICH I DO HEAR ( IF I HAVE ON  A HEARING DEVICE...)

SPEAKING OF THRU THE GATE, I THINK MO HAS THE PICTURE OF DON'T GO NEAR THAT GATE... SHE WILL START GRAZING OPPOSITE THE GUEST HOUSE AND THN VERY CASUALLY COME UP TO MY GOLF CART AND TURN INTO TH E SMOKING AREA.. CASUALLY AROUND ME-- NEARER THE GATE BUT NOT APPROACING IT  AND GO UP THE DRIVEWAY NEAR THE GARAGE.. SOR T OF SAYING ... "SEE I GOT THE PICTURE"

SO I AM TRYING TO TRUST HER.... KNOWING FULL WELL MARY-- MY "OLD" MAMOTH DONKEY PLAYED "GOTCHA" EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE... AND GET OUTSIDE THE GATE... THEN STAND AND BRAY TO GET BACK IN....

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PUPS ARE MATURING BIG TIME-- EATING OUT OIF THIER  OWN DISHES N A VERY ADULT MANNER-- WHICH MEANS... IF WE PLANNED CORRECTLY, THE NEXT LITTER IS APPROACHING...????? APPARENTLY SEPT 3-4TH IS GABBY'S  DUE DATE... SHE  WILL  COME HERE ABOUT THE 1ST... AS WE SHUFFLE THIS LITTER TO THE "KITCHEN SOFA" AREA-- BY THE TIME OF DOG FEST, WE SHOULD HAVE 2 PRETTY SMALL PUPS ON THE GROUND... WITH GABBY'S PUPS JUST OPENING THEIR EYES????-- SO AS THERI EYES OPEN AUDRY WILL  BE MOVING IN FOR HER LITTER AND LANIES WILL BE SHUFFLED TO THE "USED CAR LOT" IN THE NUTT HOUSE....

AND THAT IS ALL WE HAVE TO REPORT AT THE MOMENT.... SIZZLE HAS A MOST PEQULIAR HEAT PERIOD... SHE IS STILL VERY ATTRACTIVE TO BENTLEY-- IT IS A NOT YET FOR  THAT  --- MAYBE NEXT TIME... I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE MORE LITTER WITH OPAL... SHE HAD SUCH A GOOD BUNCH-- ESPECIALLY IF WE DON'T GET ANY MORE OF BENTLEY'S GENES ( HE'S  OPALS BROTHER) GOT ALL THAT STRAIGHT????

 I AM HOPING JULIETTE WILL COME THRU WITH MORE TREE-- I AM TOTALLY  DEPENDANT ON THAT FOR FIRGUING OUT BLOODLINES...

I SUPPOSE WE SHOULD DO OUT A NORMAL LOOKING PEDIGREE FOR   EVERY LITTER FOR REFERENCE... 

THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN INTERN JOB THIS SUMMER...

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BOY ARE WE GOING TO MISS OUR TEENAGERS-- THEY ARE GOOD.... NOT ONLY THIER YOUNG LEGS AND STRONG BACKS...., BUT THEY ARE QUITE ASTUTE - CAPABLE OF MAKING DECISIONS--ALL PURPLE SHIRTERS....  MAYBE I CAN PURSUDE THEM TO WRITHE A DAILY DOGGIE BEFORE THE Y GO BACK TO SCHOOL.... IN LAURA'S CASE I THINK  THAT IS A WEEK.

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TODAY'S SCHEDULE*****

ANNE IS COMING ABOUT 10:00  WITH RELTIVES WHO WILL THEN GO AWAY AND WE WILL TALK BUSINESS WHILE  WE  GO TO THE BUCKLE GUY'S WAREHOUSE IN NEWBURY FOR MORE BRASS RINGS.... TO MAKE THE ROPES WE USE AROUND HERE... RECORDS SHOW I BOUGHT 95 RINGS 8 MONTS AGO... AND I HAVE ONE LEFT... -- GRANTED ... A ROPE AND A RING ( THE OLD SCOTISH RENDITION OF A PIECE OF  HAY STRING)  GETS USED  NOT ONLY FOR A LEASH AND COLLAR.... BUT THEY TIE GATES CLOSED... HOLD UP SAGGING TARPS....AND REPLACE NAILS IN SOOO MANY PLACES....  RUN THE NUMBERS-- THAT MEANS  12 PER MONTH GO OUT OF CIRCULATION AS LEASHES--

IF I ASK AROIUND, I FIND.." OH, I NEVER CAN FIND ONE SO I HIDE ONE  IN MY CAR,  OVER THE RAFTER IN THE DEAGLE HOUSE, BEHIND THE BARREL "....AD INFINITUM  AND THE  BRASS RINGS COST $2 EACH -- IT WOULD PAIN ME TO BUY THE CHEAPER ONES FOR $1 THAT DO RUST---  BRASS IS GOOD THAT WAY -- IT MAY GET GREEN BUT IT STILL IS HTERE. 

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AND THEN 1:00 ISH  BRYAN IS DUE BACK TO WAVE HIS HANDS OVER THE DONKEYS WHO ARE DOING MUCH BETTER-- THE OVERNIGHT CROWD EVEN SAID THE PAINTEED DONK CAN NOW LIE DOWN WITHOUT CHOKING...  THIS IS PROGRESS... ESPECIALLY IF SHE GOES INTO LABOR...  BREATHING IS ESENTIAL....

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LAST NIGHT AT MAILCALL I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN MEGAN AND STEVE HAD SO MUCH MAIL.... APPARENTLY SOMEONE COMPLAINED THAT THEY WERE NOT GETTING  QUICK ENOUGH ANSWERS TO THIER EMAILS OR TEXTS.... SO MORE KINDLY CP'S SENT CARDS TO CHEER THEM UP...  GOOD FOR YOU !!   

UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING I AM MISSING... I CAN NOT THINK OF ANY EMERGENCY THAT WOULD DEMAND EITHER MEGAN OR STEVE GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ANYONE.. IMMEDIATELY..THE CAMERA CROWD IS WONDRFUL-- AND VERY HELPFUL--  AND THEY ARE PRETTY GOOD AT REMINDING  CP'S WHO ARE IN SOME PANIC MODE THAT EVEN THOTHE CAMERAS SHOW ALOT.... THEY DON'T SHOW EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON....- STEVE AND MEGAN'S PRIMARY JOB IS TO DEAL WITH DOGS.... THEN RECIPIENTS QUESTIONS WHEN THEY CAN...

THIS ALSO GOES FOR BARN AND DONKEY MANAGEMENT-- THERE WERE A FEW  COMMENTS DURING TH E DONKEY CRISIS THAT WERE  MORE THAN NECESSARY..... FOR EXAMPLE-- TO START A DISCUSSION  ABOUT HOW  WE SHOULD BE WORMING THE DONKEYS AGAIN FOR  LUNG WORM  IN 2 WEEKS JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE READ IT ONLINE-- WHAT WAS MISSING IN THE ONLINE ARTICLE  WAS THAT THERE WAS A BIG POSSIBLIITY  THE WORMING THEY HAD IN QUARENTINE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE LUNG PROBLEMS WE WERE STRUGGLING WITH... AND TO WORM THEM AGAIN MIGHT HAVE KILLED THEM.  

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN THAT  BEFORE  AND SOMEONE SENT  ME AN EMAIL M   "WELL IF YOU ARE UNWILLING TO DISCUSS THINGS , EXPLORE SHOULD TAKE YOU OFF THEIR LIST"  

 I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO "HAND FEED THE COMMENTS"  I WAS TOO BUSY HAND FEED ING THE DONKEYS...

IT AIN'T DULL  AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF  99.47% OF YOU ALL...

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   DONKEYS..... THAT IS WHERE I HAVE TO GO NOW.

AUG 21 2017

I QUOTE " IT LOOKS LIKE THE PROTOCOL MIGHT  NEED REVIEW"  AND A FEW OTHER INANE  COMMENTS AS TO WHY IN A FEW SHORT MONTHS A  MONSTER SHIP PLOWS INTO THE SIDE OF A US NAVY SHIP.-- I DON'T WANT TO MINIMIZE THE 10 MISSING SAILORS AT ALL, BUT I DO HAVE QUESTIONS....

WASN'T ANYONE LOOKING?   JUST WHAT IS THIS PROTOCOL THAT MIGHT NEED REVIEWING..? 

IF NOT  $4 MILLION DOLLAR RADAR, WHY NOT  $2.99 BINOCULARS -- OR A SAILOR WITH NORMAL VISION ?...

THE HOLE IN THE SHIP LOOKS STRAIGHT ON WITH NO DRAG SIDEWAYS --- WAS  IT JUST FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE....-- HOW COME THE NAVY WASN'T RUSHING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY? 

HOW CAN A VESSEL THE SIZE OF A TANKER  BE A SURPRISE ?

MY  CAR CAN TELL ME BOTH WHERE I AM , AND WHAT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ARE,

LETS HAVE AN AMERICAN THOUGHT-- WHY WAS ONE OF OUR SHIPS OVER THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE...  CANT THE NAVY PRACTICE AVOIDING BIG COMMERCIAL SHIPS IN HARBORS  CLOSER TO HOME-- AND THE SHIP REPAIR SHOPS-- LIKE CALIFORNIA  ?

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE HOLE IS AT/BELOW WATERLINE--- I THOUGHT THE FRONT END OF A SHIP HAD AN ABOVE WATER POINT MUCH HIGHER THAN THIS HOLE... AND THE LAST ONE HAD A  POINT OF CONTACT BELOW THE WATERLINE ???

.. IT ALSO SEEMS STRANGE THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT WORSE CONSIDERING THE MASS--  WHAT DO I KNOW?? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING-- BUT THAT NEVER STOPPED ME....IT LOOKS LIKE THE TANKER SLOWED UP ( WHICH TAKES 2?  MILES TO SLOW UP THAT MASS)  AND THE NAVY DIDNT  EVEN TRY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY??????

WE MUST HAVE SOME NAVY PEOPLE IN OUR CAMERA CROWD.. I KNOW WE HAVE ONE MERCHANT MARINE TYPE WHO READS THIS THING... MAYBE HE CAN GIVE US SOME ANSWERS...

EVEN THO---TO SOME OF THESE-- THERE IS NO ANSWER.

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ON THE TOPIC OF WATER.... BRYAN DID COME OVER AND PUMP A GALLON OF WATER/ELECTROLITES INTO EACH OF THE SICK DONKEYS.. THIS SHOULD HELP BIG TIME... HOWEVER THAT DID NOT STOP PEOPLE FROM COMPLAINING THEY DONKEYS DID NOT DRINK ANY WATER LAST NIGHT.... HOPEFULLY  THEY DIDN'T NEED ANY...   THE 2 PREGO LADIES ARE LOOKING BETTER... GRACE DID GET THEM OUT FOR GRASS.. AND THE  PAINTED LADY CHOSE TO GRAZE ON THE WORST POSSIBLE SPINDLY PIECES F GRASS OPNTHE EDGE OF THE STONE DUST AREA...  THERE IS GRASS THAT LOOKS MUCH BETTER TO ME, UNDER THE SHADE TENT WHERE MO HAS NOT REACHED... EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY CHEWED UP... BUT WE COULD NOT CONVINCE HER. 

BRYAN IS SET TO RETURN TUESDAY  UNLESS ONE GOES INTO LABOR--  AFTER WORRYING  ABOUT THE JENNIES, TEH PREGNANCIES ARE A SE[ARATE WORRY.. WE ARE DOING ALL WE CAN...

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  THERE IS A WONDERFUL PICTURE OF BUD DRIVING MO IN HER NEW HARNESS-- HE REALLY LOOKS THE PART.. PROBLEM THERE IS TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS PROCESS BEFORE MNO REALIZES WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE..  WE DO HAVE A RACING JOG CART-- 2 BICYCLE WHEELS WIH SHAFTS--I WILL TRY THAT WITH HER SOON SHE SEEMS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SHE IS DOING... AND IN HARNESS  SHE SEEMS  TO WHOA WHEN ASKED TO DO SO.

WHOA IS MUCH MORE CRITICAL THAT GITTEE UP-- JUST LIKE IN A CAR BRAKES ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ACCELERATION,

YOU CAN NOT ACCELLERATE AT THE RATE  WITH WHICH YOU CAN DECELLERATE-- SOMETHING LOST ON MANY OWNERS OF 4WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES.

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AFTER TEH SHOCK OF A NEW WEBSITE BY EXPLORE, I AM BEGINNING TO LIKE IT...  IT MAY SHOCK THE YOUNGSTERS AROUND HERE... EVEN TURNING ON MY COMPUTER IS CONFUSING TO ME... BUT I HAVE FOUND THE FEW SIMPLE WAYS TO FIND WHAT I WANT WITHOUT HAVING THE  THING  GIVE THE WEATHER  AND TRAFFIC REPORT FOR BOISE  IDAHO.. I KNOW A FEW PEOPLE ARE ANGRY ABOUT THE CHANGE.. THAT HAPPENS- ESPECIALLY WITH MY "AGE GROUP"  --REALISTICALLY I THINK I AM ANGRY BECAUSE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW OTHER S CAN DO SO MANY FANCY THINGS WITH THEIR PHONES AND COMPUTERS AND I AM HELPLESS..

 BUT I CAN NOW GET THE  EXPLORE  LIVE PICTURES AND THE COMMENTS...   THIS I S ALL I CAN COPE  WITH--  THER IS A RUMOR THAT COURTNEY WILL TRY AND TEACH ME THINGS THIS AFTERNOON AROUND  5PM  MAIL CALL.... HOWEVER..... I PROMISE TO KEEP IT EXTREMELY SIMPLE-- BECAUSE I DON'T DEAL WITH ANYTHING BUT SIMPLE -- I LEAVE TEH REST TO THE NEAREST 12 YEAR OLD.

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Good morning

Rogue is doing great. It has been a long summer at home. Haven't been doing much because both my kids are on the gymnastics team and have had gymnastics practice daily! We have spent most of the summer at home and taking walks around the neighborhood! My adventures are limited with 4 kids and John not home much. Rogue loves when her harness goes on and is always ready to help. Neuropathy has caused so many problems and rogue knows when I need her. She has been the best friend I could ask for. She adores my kids and is very gentle to my two year old. I wish I had more adventures to talk about. Rogue has learned to open the baby gates and push the door open if it is not closed completely to follow me where I go. So I have to watch the gates for the steps closely now. She is extremely smart and communicates a lot. She really has matured and isn't afraid of much. I wish I had more exciting stories to share. I hope to make it to dog fest. My husband doesn't have his work schedule for September yet. I hope to know soon! 

Thank you so much ! I am very proud of how much service dog project has grown and all the people you have changed their lives for the better! From starting out with Annie to now. It is so amazing! My life most certainly is much better! 

Rogue and melissa 

AUG 20 2017
WHOOPS...I FORGOT THE DD... BUT THE 3 DONKS ARE DOING BETTER

aug 19 2017

i figured out what is wrong with the modern generation -- i don't think any of them would think the sound  of a flushing toilet was  extremely funny.. MY generation laughed hysterically at that sound  on the  all in the family show-- with archie bunker....  there were some great shows.. sienfield- a hysterical show about 4 people carrying a  big box around a parking garage--- maude- with her swooping in to say one word or two...  bob newheart  on the phone -trying to explain to the king of england how these colonials took a big leaf, twisted it up ,  put it  in their mouths then  lit the other end.... where are those writers/ shows  now?   "they" say  probbly too expensive to run-- so all we have left are  one or two political comedians -- what we don't think about is  those polititians are reallllly expensive to  laugh at.  i much preferred the flushing toilet.   ** why these things occurr to me is beyond me... welllll .... today alredy i have laughed at some ofo the comments CP's put on the picture of our dogs and donkeys... yesterdays chuckle was 4 pups diggging one hole in the sand "we got to find dat toy before it starts to wian again"  it just fit so perfectly we do have some really tallented CP's out there providing us with good creative material that is just fun to think about. i love a good creative laugh... so i have to also mention some of the  poo pickers we get are great too... i try and read alot of them at mail call--and i get a second laugh when one of the volunteers tells me she gave a ahndfull to a neighbor to try and the neighvbor claled back laughing at  the comment on th e back...like.....  "I HAVE DAYS WHEN MY LIFE IS ONE TENT AWAY FROM A CIRCUS"  somehow i can relate to that one.   **** donkeys---   i am having slightly better feeilngs about them-  thanks to everyone who watched them all night, i got reports that they both are trying to eat and drink-- also reports of poo production and color of urine..  you can not beat these camera people !!!!  actually i sent the report to bryan  he will get a kick out of it--secretariat never had better surveillance... ** for all the people that object to antibiotics useage... if anything saves these it will be that... i panic when they lie down and cough so hard, i am afraid that they'll push out the foal.... so far so good...  donkeys are prone to  lung worms in the wild... and these were probably that.. so when the vet at quarentine de- wormed them, it might have caused lung complications-- (that is just a carlene concept... based on  zero medical experience--- but next time lets not worm til they are settled in their new homes.... ) janine thinks they were in some farm situation where the person ws into raising mini mules... because they were sent to slaughter with a palomino pony stud-- palomino being MO's color. so if we are lucky and they do have healty foals.. next question will be is it a donkey or a mule???-- not always obvious... ***** antibiotics..... i honestly do not know how mr purdue can raise chickens without any antibiotiscs at all... i question that... because  "chick starter " feed is medicated--- and i have found.. if i don't use it , i lose many chicks  that i don't lose when i use it.. certainly after a week or two i run out of starteer and begin ot feed regular stuff and they do fine... but to start them  we really need and use medicated. ( fyi.... it is specific... i think you should not use it on ducklings or turkeys?????? read the labels).... **** a little short.. i want to go and cut up anothre apple and see if that helps... and also give the shot, change that dish of food that  i am sure the birds have be sxxxxxxx in all night i-- and square  and lower the water buckets-- i saw "dotty"  trying to drink and it was a few inches higher than convenient. last night  i think the grey donk got the name GG.  *****   hippo cake day  2 ewes.... ! ****

aug 18 2017

3 more donk's have landed-- thanks to ann( getchel)--luckily the trailer haas 2 compartments -- front and rear... the dark nose female walked right on -- as did the little male  "jasper"  so we put them up front....however---- i can see why janine could not get that spotted jenny  in the trailer...  it took a rope around her rear with ann in the trailer pulling  tanner picking up the front end and me keeping the rope high on her rear so it didn't get into her feet and knock her over-- once in there she stood very quietly-- so did we all !!! 

she has a cough-- we know that-- she has been on some antibiotic -and brian will be here today-- at 11:15 if he has no other emergencies... yeserday he was watchign her online..

wiht all the new camera controls... the one picture i can not get on my computer is.... the donkey stall...

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computrs are very like those terriffic water sprinklers...that fling water 30 feet in any direction.. they really do work wonderfully at watering shapes of lawn  and things.. only if you sit there with  the manual and equipment needed to  unclog the strainer/filter-- and at times an air compressor to dislodge the tiny piece of grit lodged in the sprinkler head...- every august i like to run the pump in our 500 foot deep well-- water perfectly tested for drinking---but-----over the charts on every metal and other foul smelling substance.... i usuall water the  dried up lawn areas for a couple days but yestrday  i gave up and will go back tothe old sprinklers... plus  today it is supposed to rian...

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i copied this yesterday-- it was impressive.. i think...  but now i can't remember what  was such good mental exercise...

*****THIS IS ALL SUCH WONDERFUL MENTAL EXERCISE – LOVE IT....BEST WISHES TO ALL.....

 i suppose the daily doggie in general can be a mental exercisejust wondering what i was saying when my hands slide one

 key to the left without my biruxubf-- add that to my lack of spelling ability and it could be a challange. 

  noticing ( biruxubg) things has to become a speciality.. if i am to rry and figure out how to develope  "seeing eye dog" .. and it started yesterday... --with 440,000 details to follow.... i did notice with bentley when i went to the dr office in the hospital... they have concrete lumps at the ER entrance-- spaced about 4 feet apart... i don't know why but last time i was holding his harness while walking,, we did not go a straight line to the door.... but swerved slightly... maybe a car was parked there last time...  i dunno..  but this time he swerved the same way which is what reminded me...- now i know - from th e paths around here that the dogs very often  use the same 6 inch trail as they run around-- would  this be something to notice in the  wild and wooly concept of leading a blind person...-- if you did basics of  "don't walk me into an overhead  barrier, or down a flight of stairs" and then you  "patterened" the dog to go to  places ... on the bus, off the buss, turn right then watch for traffic as you go --  left cross the street and go into the mall.  it would be a bit of freedpm...

remembering george finally understanding he  went to class a... and slept.. then class  b  and slept for the whole day.  my guess in his head he was just following a patterning.

i don't want to go and ask them how they train their guide dogs... i want to see if we can dream up any different apporaches

as we go thru this thought process . .. be prepared for alot of screwy ideas-- don't knock strange ideas... there ae many strange ideas out there - working----after all someone figured out you could stave of dementia by eating jelly fish   --- or maybe they figured out you could be pursuaded to buy jelly fish to store next to your pet rock ...

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aug 17 2017

short doggie... quickly re donkeys... janine could not load them last night by herself-- and she had to work today-- is already on her way (6am) that leaves me...with mayge tanner and anyone else to go get 3 donkeys... she wants me to take th e second prego because she knows i will be asking brian to come vet them...and "she wasn't looking great last night..." so i will be doing that as soon as i get myself together... plan now is as soon as tanner gets here to go get the trailer at janine's  and hopefully meet brian.. the vet.. who's office is right near groton house where the donkeys are....and  #1 get him to look them over... and then #2 pick them up and put them on the trailer... brian is as strong as a bull... and be at the dr apt by 11:00 with the pregos in the barn here in front of the camera. that is wht is supposed to happen-- i ordered a work horse harness for mo.... one CP  person was concerned that i was going to work mo in harness...maybe make her pull the amish buggy that we have in the arena... we might ask her to pull it-- either around here or 2 miles in a parade ( if she behaves) just for fun...  and i think she would enjoy i.. she seems intelligent and enjoys investigating all over here.. i can pull. that amish buggy ,.. it is not anywheres near what she has pulled in her life... like plows...  and being an intelligent animal i can clearly see she likes being around people - here at any rate.. and does poke around...slightly bored..  i really don't think she wouol dmind... and i think she would enjoy the activity...   mary used to love this stuff     ****** i gave some poo pickers to judy who enjoyed reading the commentw on them and sent me these    Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed I don’t mean to brag, but I finished my 14 day diet in 3 hours and 20 minutes My goal was to lose just 10 pounds, only 15 to go. Follow your dreams, except for the one where you’re naked in church. - Rev. David Ault Always remember that you are absolutely unique, just like everyone else. -Margaret Mead You can lead a man to Congress, but you can’t make him think. -Milton Berle How to prepare tofu 1. Throw it in the trash 2. Grill some meat! Kids don’t know how easy they have it. When I was young, I had to walk 9 feet through shag carpeting to change the TV channel. *************** and then the  "me and steve"   boy did i get emails on that one... here's only a few.... Sheep 1 has left a new comment on your post  I think "with Steve and me" is the correct form. Usually one mentions the other person before oneself in a situation like that.  ***** Hi Carlene, You need to use "me" because it is the object form of "I", and in this situation it is the object of the preposition "with". Grammatical convention is that all other objects are listed before the one representing yourself, namely "me". Therefore the form should be "with Steve and me". hope this helps! :) Carolyn ****** IN THE STATEMENT THE DOGS ARE FINE WITH ME AND STEVE, THE PRONOUN "ME" IS AN OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION "WITH" AND IS CORRECTLY IN THE OBJECTIVE CASE. THE TEST YOU MENTIONED -- TO READ THE SENTENCE WITH THE PRONOUN ALONE -- IS INDEED VALID.  YOU WOULD SAY THE DOGS ARE FINE WITH ME, NOT THE DOGS ARE FINE WITH I. WHAT LIKELY CONFUSED YOU IS THAT THE PRONOUN “ME” WAS MENTIONED BEFORE THE NOUN “STEVE”. ALTHOUGH THAT'S NOT THE TYPICAL ORDER, IT DOESN’T CHANGE THE SITUATION.  IN THE MORE TYPICAL ORDER, THE CORRECT STATEMENT WOULD BE THE DOGS ARE FINE WITH STEVE AND ME.    WHEN A PRONOUN IS A SUBJECT OF A STATEMENT, THEN THE SUBJECTIVE CASE IS APPROPRIATE.  FOR EXAMPLE, STEVE AND I TRAIN DOGS IS CORRECT.  HERE, THE PRONOUN “I” IS THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE AND IS CORRECTLY IN THE SUBJECTIVE CASE.  AGAIN, THE “PRONOUN ALONE” TEST VERIFIES IT; YOU WOULD SAY I TRAIN DOGS, NOT ME TRAIN DOGS.  --Judy