You know winter is coming to Alaska when you wake up in the morning and this is your back deck.
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I’m assuming that by now everyone has read or heard the story of the two juvenile bald eagles from Adak who flew too close to the fire and singed some important feathers off. They’re at Bird TLC right now. They will probably be there for a long time since the only real cure for what ails them is to have a molt occur and new feathers come in to replace the burnt ones. Thanks to the dedication of a group of clearly crazed bird people, these kids will be fed, watered and treated for their injuries for as long as
If you’ve never seen this movie, go get it and watch it. It is one of the best movies ever. Just make sure you get the original Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell and not the abomination Mame with Lucille Ball. I can watch it over and over and over and see new things each time that I missed the last time. Truly this is the performance Rosalind Russell was born to give.
Carm prepares for another sleepless night on my bed protecting his Santa from all comers… you know who you are, Snowy!
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Has anyone else noticed that it is only at Christmas times that we get perfume ads the play like a horny teenage boy’s wet dream? Or maybe just all men’s wet dreams?
The answer to the Wheel of Fortune puzzle was Set Sail. As the letters filled in, the only answer I could come up with was Set Bail. Hmmmmmm…
Like a basketful warm doggies snuggled together against the cold of a house where mom refuses to raise the thermostat higher than 66.
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If I wasn’t already infamous for hating to answer a ringing phone, the holiday season would put me over the top. 90% of the calls I get on any given day during December are for donations to charities. And it seems as though 90% of those charities are from Peace Officers, Police, State Troopers or some affiliation of such. It is simply overwhelming. Why can’t all these separate groups come together and form what would have to be a much more efficient charity. I am VERY happy that there are men and women willing to take on such dangerous jobs.
Who’d have ever thought it would be the biggest corporations in America who were most supportive of the welfare state? That’s the only conclusion I can draw as I watch the raging debate over the minimum wage.
If we follow the issue logically, here’s how it plays out. Corporate America pays its workers less than a living wage. Their workers, in turn, use the social welfare system of food stamps and AFDC to enhance their meager pay so they can feed their families. This allows those in the boardrooms of corporate America to continue to bring home millions upon millions
This year, my Christmas gift to me is a vow to not open the door or answer the phone on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Just me and my animals for two days of total peace and quiet… well, except for the dogs barking, the birds screeching and the peed and pooped on pads… hmmmm. Maybe I need to rethink this.