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Oh yeah, I’m going to continue to be obnoxious about this

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But only because I think my two young relatives have brought new life into this world that will grace the world with beauty, kindness, thoughtfulness and sass.

Welcome to the world as we know it, Ellexandra Julianna Zeccardi.

May you always be the source of smiles that big on your parents’ faces.

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Veterinarians prove once again they are the best

OK, Alaska Dental Society, pay attention because this is how it’s done. When there is a need for your services in an area you do not normally service, instead of fighting with those who would provide the service, you work with them to make sure that the service is performed well and to everyone’s benefit. Check in with the Alaska Veterinary Medical Association (AKVMA) if you have any questions about how to do this.

Once again my overwhelming admiration and affection for those who take care of some of our most helpless critters has been justified. The AKVMA has provided

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Doggie priorities

Carm, being the male and a terrier, thinks he’s in charge. Bubba, being female, lets him. When they go out at night for their evening ablutions before bed, Bubba always waits politely on the steps for Carm to finish and enter the house first. If Carm hits the door first, he goes right in without a second thought about where Bubba might be.

But Bubba is my kind of gal. She saves her energy for the important things. Like food. If Carm tries to horn in on her food, or get to the dish first, or not be willing to

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How long?

How long does Sarah Palin have to live in Arizona before Alaska can formally separate from her?

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Welcome to our newest family member

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Welcome to the newest addition to our family… Isabella “Bella” Williams. We’re going to let her keep that name even though her nose already shows dangerous signs of having the ability to grow into the infamous Zeccardi/Pistelli honker.

She was born on her great grandfather Joe Zeccardi’s birthday. Her grandfather, also known as Joe Zeccardi, promises to stop crying by Thanksgiving. None of us believe him.

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Let the yelling begin (again)

The two conventions are over. Labor Day is passed. School has begun. And now, so has the presidential campaign. Begun in earnest. Yep, all that crap we’ve been forced to endure for the past three years has been nothing but foreplay. Now the gloves come off and we will be inundated with loud commercials screaming at us as though we are idiots. I can only say again, thank god for the ability to tape tv shows and fast forward through all the commercials. How did we get through these seasons before we could do that?

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Wednesday

Woke up on Wednesday to no phone, internet or tv access. Spent the morning cleaning birdcages and reading a magazine. Life was good. Then all the electronics came back on and life got rushed again.

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