i wanted to see if this works. if it DOES, it'll be a video about surrogate moms in the animal world.
5/03/2009
trial video
i wanted to see if this works. if it DOES, it'll be a video about surrogate moms in the animal world.
4/21/2009
new computer
the new computer is up and running! the windows is a newer version than what i am use to, but we'll adjust. many thanks to my daughter for sending it!
we got dsl, so now i can see short videos on youtube! and it's through our cable company, so we also updated to a dvr recording dealio for the tv. right now i'm ready to try it out and see if it can tape real housewives of nyc and rescue me at the same time. AMAZING!
we got dsl, so now i can see short videos on youtube! and it's through our cable company, so we also updated to a dvr recording dealio for the tv. right now i'm ready to try it out and see if it can tape real housewives of nyc and rescue me at the same time. AMAZING!
4/14/2009
I HATE STUPID!!
just in case you're a moron, with nothing else to do.....DON"T put in stupid links in the comment section of my blog. they WILL be deleted, get it? besides, not many people look at this dull-ass blog....so you are wasting your time.
ULTRA MAROONS!!!!!!!!
ULTRA MAROONS!!!!!!!!
4/06/2009
The QC Report: She's Having My Baby
an amusing read for those of you who don't read quinn on a regular basis.
The QC Report: She's Having My Baby
The QC Report: She's Having My Baby
3/07/2009
people like this make me sick
i heard about this at work, and found the article in the online version of our newspaper. whoever killed this dog deserves to die a very slow, painful death. there must be a special place in hell for fuckers that would do something like this. this saddens me to think people are out there, that think this is normal, or ok, to do. i have a feeling it was probably some young assholes, who thought this was funny.
like i said, may they rot in hell for all eternity.
Disabled dog found shot in head
By Barbara Soderlin, Journal staff Saturday, March 07, 2009
A Humane Society worker had never seen anything like Libby when the puppy's owner brought her in to be euthanized four years ago. So she took the little golden retriever to veterinarian Kris Trautman."She didn't want to euthanize an otherwise healthy dog," Trautman said. And Libby was healthy; she just looked different, with front legs that hadn't developed past the elbow.
Trautman thought she was cute, and took her home. "She could fit in the palm of my hand," she said.Trautman taught Libby how to roll over, using treats as inspiration, and soon, the dog figured out how to walk, using her elbows to lean on.
"She did that on her own," Trautman said. "I was proud. I was a proud mom. I also knew she had a bigger purpose than to be my pet."Trautman learned that one of her horse clients, Ann Van Loan, was executive director of an organization that helps people with disabilities live independently.
Van Loan adopted her and took her to work at Western Resources for dis-ABLED Independence to meet the agency's clients. She also took her to schools to teach children about acceptance."Their first reaction was to pet her and love her," Trautman said. "You see the fuzzy puppy first and the missing legs second. That's what her purpose was: to tell people you need to look at that first."
On Wednesday, Van Loan noticed Libby was missing from the yard of her home on Bogus Jim Road in western Pennington County. She and her family scouted the area, looking for the dog even farther away than Libby could possibly have walked on her own. They called the Humane Society and alerted the public in case anyone had seen the missing dog.
On Thursday afternoon, the Van Loans' son, Mike, went searching again. He drove down the Forest Service roads by his parents' home."I was driving real slow and calling her name," he said. He got to the intersection of two forest roads, almost at the bottom of his folks' driveway.
"I saw her laying in the middle of the road," he said, "just laying in a pool of blood."
He picked her up, put her in the bed of his truck, drove her home, and dug a grave. He thought maybe an animal had attacked Libby. But as he looked at her body, the only injury seemed to be a hole in her muzzle, and he realized it could be a gunshot wound."
I drove back down the road to where she was laying, and there was no blood drops coming or going," Van Loan said. He called the sheriff.The deputy told him they'd need an X-ray to know for sure, so Van Loan took Libby back to Trautman.
The veterinarian took the X-rays Friday on the dog she helped raise, and saw bullet fragments throughout Libby's head.Libby's name is short for Liberty Bell, she explained.
"Because she's beautiful," she said through tears, "and even though she's got disabilities, she was acting like any other puppy. She was free."
Killing another person's animal is a Class 1 misdemeanor under state statute, and could be punishable by a maximum sentence of one-year imprisonment in a county jail and a $2,000 fine.
Sheriff's deputy Jason Mitzel is investigating and will be talking more with Van Loan's neighbors to see if anyone heard anything unusual. He said because the bullet broke into fragments, it will be hard to tell what type of gun was used. He said he is counting on the public's help for information that could help solve the case.
"Hopefully, somebody will have a heart and decide to let us know what happened," he said.
Ann Van Loan said Friday she is struggling with the "senseless" loss of her dog.
She believes Libby had to have been taken from her property, then brought back the next day, shot and left in the road."This is a huge loss for me and my family, but it's even a bigger loss for our people with disabilities," she said. Knowing Libby "helped people who have disabilities understand a little bit more, you can live with your disability and just go forward in life."
How to help:The Van Loan family and others are offering a reward of $500 for information that helps sheriff's deputies solve the crime. To contribute, call Western Resources for dis-ABLED Independence at 718-1930. If you have information about the shooting, call the Pennington County Sheriff's Office at 394-6113.
like i said, may they rot in hell for all eternity.
Disabled dog found shot in head
By Barbara Soderlin, Journal staff Saturday, March 07, 2009
A Humane Society worker had never seen anything like Libby when the puppy's owner brought her in to be euthanized four years ago. So she took the little golden retriever to veterinarian Kris Trautman."She didn't want to euthanize an otherwise healthy dog," Trautman said. And Libby was healthy; she just looked different, with front legs that hadn't developed past the elbow.
Trautman thought she was cute, and took her home. "She could fit in the palm of my hand," she said.Trautman taught Libby how to roll over, using treats as inspiration, and soon, the dog figured out how to walk, using her elbows to lean on.
"She did that on her own," Trautman said. "I was proud. I was a proud mom. I also knew she had a bigger purpose than to be my pet."Trautman learned that one of her horse clients, Ann Van Loan, was executive director of an organization that helps people with disabilities live independently.
Van Loan adopted her and took her to work at Western Resources for dis-ABLED Independence to meet the agency's clients. She also took her to schools to teach children about acceptance."Their first reaction was to pet her and love her," Trautman said. "You see the fuzzy puppy first and the missing legs second. That's what her purpose was: to tell people you need to look at that first."
On Wednesday, Van Loan noticed Libby was missing from the yard of her home on Bogus Jim Road in western Pennington County. She and her family scouted the area, looking for the dog even farther away than Libby could possibly have walked on her own. They called the Humane Society and alerted the public in case anyone had seen the missing dog.
On Thursday afternoon, the Van Loans' son, Mike, went searching again. He drove down the Forest Service roads by his parents' home."I was driving real slow and calling her name," he said. He got to the intersection of two forest roads, almost at the bottom of his folks' driveway.
"I saw her laying in the middle of the road," he said, "just laying in a pool of blood."
He picked her up, put her in the bed of his truck, drove her home, and dug a grave. He thought maybe an animal had attacked Libby. But as he looked at her body, the only injury seemed to be a hole in her muzzle, and he realized it could be a gunshot wound."
I drove back down the road to where she was laying, and there was no blood drops coming or going," Van Loan said. He called the sheriff.The deputy told him they'd need an X-ray to know for sure, so Van Loan took Libby back to Trautman.
The veterinarian took the X-rays Friday on the dog she helped raise, and saw bullet fragments throughout Libby's head.Libby's name is short for Liberty Bell, she explained.
"Because she's beautiful," she said through tears, "and even though she's got disabilities, she was acting like any other puppy. She was free."
Killing another person's animal is a Class 1 misdemeanor under state statute, and could be punishable by a maximum sentence of one-year imprisonment in a county jail and a $2,000 fine.
Sheriff's deputy Jason Mitzel is investigating and will be talking more with Van Loan's neighbors to see if anyone heard anything unusual. He said because the bullet broke into fragments, it will be hard to tell what type of gun was used. He said he is counting on the public's help for information that could help solve the case.
"Hopefully, somebody will have a heart and decide to let us know what happened," he said.
Ann Van Loan said Friday she is struggling with the "senseless" loss of her dog.
She believes Libby had to have been taken from her property, then brought back the next day, shot and left in the road."This is a huge loss for me and my family, but it's even a bigger loss for our people with disabilities," she said. Knowing Libby "helped people who have disabilities understand a little bit more, you can live with your disability and just go forward in life."
How to help:The Van Loan family and others are offering a reward of $500 for information that helps sheriff's deputies solve the crime. To contribute, call Western Resources for dis-ABLED Independence at 718-1930. If you have information about the shooting, call the Pennington County Sheriff's Office at 394-6113.
2/26/2009
my exciting day
had the day off.......medical stuff to do. had most of the day to myself. gary is in the eastern part of the state for work. it's the first overnight trip he's been on for many months. he should be home tomorrow night. i feel like i got nothing done, but i did do some laundry and got a couple videos watched that need to be returned to the library. the medicine i'm taking for my thyroid is sapping my energy (like it should be doing), so after doing laundry and washing some dishes i feel pooped. spent the rest of my time online, crocheting, and tending to my postcrossing activities.
haven't done a happyness lately, so.....
happyness: getting some great old postcards from eBay today.
haven't done a happyness lately, so.....
happyness: getting some great old postcards from eBay today.
suzie kozik
my cousin, from chicago. brookfield, to be exact. she's a couple years younger than me, but we enjoyed each other's company when we had the chance to get together. we kept up a long distance relationship through letters while in our teen years. i visited her for a week before i went into college, and we had a great time sharing music by elton john and sparks. then after that, we lost touch. i've tried to get back in touch with her, but have had no luck. i think her last name now is smith....sue smith is a bit too common to search for with google. i briefly got in touch with her parents, but they stopped writing after 2 emails. it saddens me to think that relatives want nothing to do with you. and it's not just her and her family. after my mom died when i was 15, i kept in touch with her side of the family till i was 19 or 20.....after that, it's like i didn't exist to any of them.
2/22/2009
elizabeth diamond
she worked with me at flair cleaners. she was married, and it seems her and her husband did nothing but fight. later on, after she left the cleaners, i heard they got divorced. it was odd that for her birthday, the place went all out to give her some kind of disney princess party, complete with a fancy cake and decorations. those of us that had been there for years didn't even get a plain cake.
2/17/2009
jennifer hogg
she went to lockhurst elementary and was in my class, i think for 5th grade. or maybe it was 4th. she had long brown hair, and was in some movie so she wasn't in class for the whole year. it seems like she was in some jerry lewis movie, but that was 40 years ago, and things aren't as clear as i'd like them to be. i also recall her being in a heidi movie, or wanting to be in it. she was kinda snooty, thought she was better than us peasants. and her last name wasn't HOG, it was HOOG....a long O sound.
2/16/2009
laura baca
laura lived in the street next to mine when we lived on manton in woodland hills. we had a deep backyard, so our yards shared a fence. i remember yelling through the fence for her, us kids rarely used the phone. back then, phones were for adults, not kids. she had a younger sister claudia, and 2 older brothers. in summer they had the weekly reader you could get mailed to you, and laura got that. i was so jealous, and upset that my parents wouldn't let me get it!
2/15/2009
belinda carlisle
i went to school with belinda at newbury park. she was a junior when i was a senior. her last name then was kurczeski, and i knew as a cheerleader who was NOT a typical cheerleader! we met through mutual friends, and both preferred hollywood to thousand oaks!
2/08/2009
evelyn
4 years ago today i met her. she's my 1st grandchild. i was there when she was born, and besides the doctor, i was the first one on the planet to see her. today she lives 1300 miles or so away, but that doesn't mean i love her any less than if she lived next door.
1/18/2009
sunday movie
went to see a movie with alicia today. saw 'last chance harvey', and enjoyed it. it's nice to see a movie where the main characters are over the age of 40! then we went to best buy, since she had to pick up a gift for her husband. i ended up buying 'tommy boy' for gary, cheap trick cd 'in color' for me, and a cheap trick dvd/cd set of budokan. i wasn't planning on buying anything, but you know how it goes.
happyness: hearing 'in color' again, first time in about 20 years. and it still sounds great!!
Mr Brubaker
he was my teacher for 6th grade, at lockhurst school. he was the best, and everyone wanted him for their teacher. i remember singing as part of 6th grade. we also learned about the stock market, and tracked stocks we had 'bought'. in the spring our class got to spend a week in the mountains at clear creek camp with a class from another school. he took learning outside of the books. he's also the person that noticed i needed glasses!
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