I have precisely the same response to such nonsense!Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lily
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I have precisely the same response to such nonsense!Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lily
Chipmunk under car's hood today, driving our 4 dogs into a frenzy. A couple of weeks ago one dog caught and ate a skunk and his breath was real skunky for the first couple of nights, as he slept in his place under my side of the bed and breathed.
Caught and ate a skunk????? What kind of dog is this? The Hound of New Mexico?
Great question, Jilly. I hadn't thought about his heritage in relation to this skunk-eating. Judging from his looks and geniality, I think he's part Bernese Mountain Dog. Judging from his actions as a puppy, however, I assume he's also part Catahoula Hog Dog. They're the only breed originating in the US, Louisiana to be exact, where they're used (in groups of three often) to corner kill the wild hogs that can be prevalent in LA, getting into people's yards and homes. Wild hogs are not animals to play with, so maybe this is where he got his fearlessness with the skunk . . . and the squirrel and two chipmunks that he's participated in killing in the past month. His little buddy, part coyote, flushes them out (with the squirrel he also climbed most of a pretty bushy tree to get it to come down) and then Tony grabs them and parades around with them in his mouth--eating only the skunk, I don't know why.
There are quite a few breeds created here in the United States, including Black & Tan Virginia Foxhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds, the Plott Hound, Treeing Walker Coonhounds, Redbone Coonhounds, the Majestic Tree Hound, the American Blue Gascon Hound (Big N Blue Hound), a variety of other inferior non-hound dogs, and of course, the best of them all, the Black and Tan Coonhound.Quote:
Originally Posted by larknm
Let me introduce you to mine. "Cromwell", or "Crom" for short. (Because we call to him, but he does not listen... :-) )
You can probably hear him from where you live :-)
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Ugh, think these new curtains need to go back, they smell horrible. Major outgassing. The smell almost like: you know the distinctive odor of grass fed dairy and beef, yea but stronger than that, more like the smell of cooking a gamey animal like lamb and the smell of the gamey grass fed lamb fat. Only an artificial version.
I eat all those things sometimes, but I don't want my curtains smelling like that, especially as they are entirely petroleum, saying to me: "we are poisoning you!!!" I'm not much of a shopper so I don't buy a *lot* of new stuff but I've never been *paranoid* about what I bring in my place, worrying about toxic outgassing or anything, but these curtains are making me so! (making vows like: from now on only organic cotton stuff) They just stink so much. I had good green intentions, they are thermal curtains, so I thought I'd use less power. Yea but they are made of poison I guess. Also lighter color than the previous curtains so they wouldn't attract so much heat. So I really want them to work but ...
bae, thanks for educating me, and the pic is great. ApatheticNoMore, I too don't want to live with petroleum, however if you want to keep the curtains, I've heard hanging chemically stinky stuff outdoors for three months will get rid of the stink. In my experience it works on some things and not others. Right now I have a thrift-store smelling shirt hanging on the line. I got it at a yard sale for $1,but I guess they got it from the thrift store because I've heard they're required to clean their clothes with a certain product that I've often smelled on their things.
city planning and zoning paperwork. enough said >:(
Back to having weird sleep problems...been mainly on the 6am shift and I am having a real hard time adjusting everything. Going back to coffee has caused more problems than it is worth but I am addicted again...sigh.
Yesterday I finally crashed after work from 3:30 to 6:30pm, after which I stumbled around the house like a discombobulated zombie for a few hours. I went to bed around 11:30pm, then woke up at 2:30 am and have been up ever since. I can't go back to bed because I am taking my mom in for her eye surgery at 6am.
Vacation cannot come soon enough! I really need to step back and assess my situation regarding my physical abilities to do my job and the toll all this is taking on me. My left knee is still crapping out and my back hurts again. I am starting to wonder how long I will be able to work such a physically demanding job...
Returned stinky curtains for a full refund, a pain, but felt amazingly happy to be rid of them! Can't see how anyone can stand them. Might get an alternate lighter summer set of curtains in addition to my old dark slightly faded curtains, but they will be a natural material this time (yea maybe even organic if I could find it). Fabric breathability is probably better than insulation for hot weather anyway (not for cold) - natural is better see :~)
yea life is usually more managable without caffeine, but I couldn't do it with a crazy schedule.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiouzQ.