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March 15, 2015

 

More graphics and buttons, courtesy of VacaDude, coming soon!

 

 


  Broadcast
Schedule
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Links
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News
 

 

Broadcast Schedule

  

Today!!! Sunday, March 15, 2015
3 PM PST/6 PM PST
No Story Writing
We'll write again on April 12 (delayed a week due to Easter)
 
6 PM PST/9 PM EST
No VacaChat Broadcast.
The chatroom will be open at 6:00 PM PST (9:00 PM EST; 8:00 PM CST)
 
 
Upcoming!!! Sunday, March 22, 2015
3 PM PST/6 PM PST
No Story Writing
We'll write again on April 12 (delayed a week due to Easter)
 
6 PM PST/9 PM EST
No VacaChat Broadcast.
The chatroom will be open at 6:00 PM PST (9:00 PM EST; 8:00 PM CST)


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Channel Links

 

Channel Links
 
The pop-out chat link still uses the old style chat. If you do not like the changes Ustream has made to chat, use the pop-out link.

The easiest way to do this is to open the pop-out chat in a browser window. Log in. (Type a period in the chat line—hit enter. This will open the login screen.) Size this chat window to equal about 1/3 of your desktop space.

Then open a new window or tab (Ctrl-T or Ctrl-N in most browsers) and use it to open the pop-out video. If you opened a new tab, you can then click on the tab and drag it to an open space on your desktop. Size it to about 2/3 of your desktop space beside the chat.

Now you have both open and can refresh one without disturbing the other. You can resize either without resizing the other.

I hope this helps.
 
 
VacaChannel
     
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/vacadude
 
Pop-Out
If you want to view the chat or video in pop-out screens, use the links below. Some find that this places less stress on their computer and/or its memory.
     
Video: http://www.ustream.tv/channel-popup/vacadude

   

Chat: http://www.ustream.tv/channel-room/3506056

    

If you use the pop-out links, it is recommended that you open two browser windows. That way, if one needs to be refreshed, the other is not affected.

 

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Important News

 

Our Furred, Feathered, and Scaled Babies
We will soon have a new feature on the VacaNews website. Send us pictures of you and your pets. We'll have a page featuring all our animal family members. Send them to vacachatb@gmail.com. Make sure you include your chat name and your pet's name. You can also include your real name and location if you want to.
 
It's REALLY Gonna Happen
The 5th Anniversary International MOD Meet!!!

http://www.modmeet.com/
 
VacaChat Broadcast Changes
February's story writing and broadcast will be delayed until February 8 due to the Super Bowl (and Puppy Bowl) on February 1.
 
 

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  A Note From the Dude   Chatter
News
       
  A Note from the Dude    Chatter News    Prayer
Requests 
  Vaca Blog   

 

 

  Hello Vriends,  
I may need to keep it short today, as I am running on 15 minutes bursts of energy. Yes, once again--I caught some kind of cold or flu--something really nasty with a lot of lung congestion. I am just referring to it as a fluggold. Frankly, I'm thinking I got ripped-off on my flu shot. This is the second time I have gotten sick in about three months. Isn't the shot supposed to help prevent this?

I think I know where I got this--the lady who was my brother-in-law's last girlfriend had something that was hitting her lungs really bad. My sister and I went up there on Monday to process a lot of photographs in albums and boxes, and Joyce was handling those boxes and albums the night before we got there. Right around Wednesday was when I got this nasty tickle in my throat, and it has all been downhill from there.

However, Monday was a very interesting step back in time, and I have been looking over scores of old photographs from my family many years ago. Most of these images I have never seen.

The 3D Printing is still moving forward, though I am nearing the end of the loaner period for the printer I'm using. I am going to try to convince them to let me hang on to it for a little bit longer, but I don't know how receptive they will be to that idea. I did enter into a contest to try to win a newer, better printer--but there are a few other folks who jumped in early who have a pretty substantial lead. So if you could go cast a vote for me, I would certainly appreciate it! The link is here: https://www.facebook.com/XYZprinting/app_798353403554742

You need to click on that link, and it will take you to a place in Facebook (you do need to be on Facebook to vote--there is no way to vote otherwise). What usually happens is that a page comes up, and hidden below is the voting button. You need to scroll down to make the box appear, and it may be ghosted red. Then it will turn to solid red. Once that happens, you can click on it and that takes you to the voting page. Once there, you'll see my piece "Nimoy Tribute". Then you can place a vote, and it goes until midnight tonight.

Basically, what I've learned about XYZprinting is that their printers work like a charm, but their web design skills leave a LOT to be desired.

Well, that's about all the energy I've got for this window of time. Now to go back and spend some more time with my Czechoslovakian friend: Doze & Cough.
  Cheers, VacaDude  
     

 

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Chatter News

 

  Ketaki Ketaki sent us a fun story and several pictures. It's a little long to be included here, so her story has it's own page. You can see it HERE.  
       
  Jes63 New Pictures of Jes and Bailey.  
     
       
  Sharoot Sharoot's featured pictures can be found at the end of each newsletter, under Photos of the Week. She says that since they are located at the end, then "Sharoot's the Caboose!"

Today Sharoot shares pictures of a group of critters who are celebrating Spring.

She also shares more about her Harris's Sparrow that visited a few months ago. You can read about that here.
 
       
  ChatterChopz ChatterChopz and DotRot are proud to announce the completion and publication of a book all about CC! It's entitled Unexpected Lessons From My Daughter: The Blessings of Parenting a Special Needs Child. If you want to read it, it is available in both Paperback and Kindle formats. It's got dozens of photos of CC, from birth to present. You can view it or purchase it here:  http://goo.gl/RjCFT3  (At present, Amazon has discounted the paperback version by over $4!) If you DO read the book, please leave a review at Amazon. The more reviews I get, the more likely Amazon is to promote the book.  
       
  Elsalynda Elsalynda's latest column entitled Nature in the City: Waltham on the Rocks, is available online here:

http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/article/20150310/News/150319932 

Make sure you check out the photo accompanying the article!!! Elsa says, "The delightful picture is by Maureen King, and she had to stand out the freezing wind for hours to capture it!"

Elsa also tells us that she has had a poem selected for publication. She says she is very excited to be a part of this book and feels like a poet in good company, with known authors. Her poem on Great Horned Owls has a page with a beautiful photo opposite. Her writing group helped her with this piece. The book, Secrets of Wisdom by Joyce Gerrish, is now available at Amazon.
 
       
  We'd love to include more news of VacaChatters. If you have something you'd like to share (something about you or your family) or if you know of exciting news about another chatter that they're just too shy to share, please send it to us! (We won’t run it without that chatter’s permission, however.)  
       
       

 

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  VacaDude and is family Condolences go out to VacaDude and his family on the death of his brother-in-law, Duke after a long struggle following a stroke. Keep them all in your prayers as they continue to deal with the details of Duke's life and death.  
       
  KSBorn KSBorn was in regression for lymphoma and breast cancer. It has since returned and she's going for Chemo now. She and her doctors are attacking it vigorously and she needs our prayers. She needs our prayers for healing, for the Lord to guide her doctors, and for the peace and strength as she undergoes the treatment.  
       
  VacaDude and his cousin, Kevin UPDATE:  WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!!  "Our family got some news this last week from my cousin Kevin, and it was wonderful: the latest tests show that he is in full remission!! So I'd like to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers; it meant a lot to me and to Kevin. If you could extend a few of those prayers to his mother Irene, I would really appreciate it. In a cruel twist of fate, Kevin's mom was diagnosed with lymphoma--very similar to Kevin's--that was located in her abdomen. Last I heard, she was responding well to the chemo. Apparently it made for some lively chemo treatment sessions--mother and son in together! They have always been a fun family, and I really hope Irene pulls through as well."  
       
  TheDaddyBird, TheDaddyBird is also facing hip replacement real soon. Believe it or not, they rescheduled it!! Now he's waiting until March 23 for the surgery. He's okay with it now, but at first, after all the anticipation and dread, the rescheduling was a real bummer. They are doing the replacement anterior instead of posterior so his recovery time should be much shorter. His stay in the hospital is expected to be only about 2½ days.  
       
  Marilyn Crabb UPDATE:  Hi! I survived six months of chemotherapy. I'll have my breast tumor and left axillary nodes removed on Friday, Feb. 13. Radiation will be next. Please pray that the surgeon does a good job and all my cancer is removed!  
 
My screen name was/is MarilynLA on UStream.  (Marilyn from Los Angeles)
 
       
  Littleguys  UPDATE:  The latest news from Littleguys: 
I have been limping a lot over the past two years.  Pinched nerve.  Over a year ago, I put my foot down and insisted we find out why.  Not the joints.  X-ray, then MRI showed that the discs that I slipped years ago, one is flat and the other bulging, plus I have the "not unexpected" arthritis in the vertebrae where the nerves come out of the spinal column and go down the leg.  Taking care of it all got delayed.  The doctors wanted to treat the Breast Cancer first, even if it were only Stage Zero since, as they put it, cancer can kill and pinched nerves won't.  Caused weight gain, since I can't walk as much as I used to...LOL

Anyway, finally got to go back to the doctor about my back.  Three options.  First one, surgery, no one wants.  Second is to inject something, I think it was a type of cortisone.  Third option, I start tonight, taking a pill every night that is supposed to calm down the excited / inflamed, screaming nerves. 
Keep your fingers crossed, and prayers coming.  I really need to be able to get out and walk more to get rid of this weight, and show my horses in halter classes.
 
       
  Caboval Joey has gone to the Rainbow Bridge. Please keep Caboval in your prayers.  
       
  Elsalynda Keep Elsalynda in your prayers as she struggles with health, computer and weather related issues.  
       
  GentleDoe Please pray for me, my house, Section 8 assistance & a resolution to this situation. My sister has POA for my father now. My mother had it until my sister had him sign it over to her prior to her taking him out of the assistive living home & into her home. (She now owns half her home & dad the other half.) Dad had my home & my parent's home put in his name alone, now my sister has POA. She has threatened to put mom in a home & she wants me out of both the house I rented from my father & my parent's house.

I need a house to be able to keep my birds. While my birds are usually quiet, if anything disturbs them they can be quite loud. My 5 birds & 2 bunnies are the only family I have other than my human family. My mother & I have not been able to see or speak to my father since August of last year, 2014. My mother wakes up calling for my father. This is taking its toll on my mother's already fragile health. My health is also struggling but I cannot allow it to be known because I am the only one to stay & care for my mother. My mother would not last long in a home with little if ay visitation.

Thank you all of the Vacafamily and Vriends for the prayers. Hope to get to check in for a few minutes, I've just recently got the internet again.
 
       
  Shari in Memphis Has anyone gotten any updates from Shari?  
   
       
       
  Thank you for your prayers and good thoughts for owl our wonderful VacaFamily members!  If you have any prayer requests, updates or news of answered prayers, please let us know. Email us with the information so it can be included in the next newsletter.  
       
       

 

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Check out VacaDude's blog! Don't forget to send VacaDude your comments to let him know how much you appreciate him, his time & his talent!

 
  http://vacadude.wordpress.com/  

 

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  A Message
from Zorro
  StoryTime
 News
  StoryTime
Archives
   
              Recipe of the Week   



A Message
from Zorro

 

 

  Hello there, Everbuddy!  
 
Well, I guess mice can get human diseases after all. I have been coughing my little mousie lungs out, just like the Dude. Though you really don't want to see what a mouse can cough up. It looked a whole lot better going in, I can assure you of that. ::achoo!!:: Really, I don't know how you humans put up with being sick so much. Back when I was running around outside and crawling through holes in the walls, nothing could sideline me. Now that I've been in the central-heated and air-conditioned spaces with the humans, I keep getting colds and flus. I think everybody needs to go live outside more often! ::koff::koff::

I see the Dude is heading back out to the couch to curl up under a blanket. I'm going to go keep him company. I'm coming, Dude!!
 
  Yours Most Whiskerly,
Zorro
 

 

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StoryTime News

 

       
  Next StoryTime Coming Soon! Sunday, April 12
3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST
 
       
Title Zorro as the Easter Bunny??
       
Invitation We need story writers! Please consider dropping in and checking out the fun we have writing the stories. Honestly, it's not at all difficult to join in and you'll surely be glad you did.
   
       
       

 

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If anyone wants to request a recipe or a recipe category, just email me.

 

 

Chocolate Chess Pie

 
  In honor of the Pi Day of the Century (yesterday at 9:26:53 AM it was 3.14.15.9.26.53—the first 10 digits of Pi), I bring you a wonderful variation on a Southern classic.  
     
  Ingredients    
 

1½ cup sugar
3½ tablespoon cocoa
4 ounce evaporated milk
2 eggs, room temp and slightly beaten
½ cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 prepared pie crust

 

 

 
       
  Directions    
 

Preheat oven to 350°F. Form pie crust in a 9 inch pie pan, set aside. With a whisk, mix sugar, cocoa, eggs, butter and vanilla together until well combined. Whisk in milk. Pour into unbaked pie crust. Bake in 350°F oven 45 minutes until center of pie is set. Cool to room temperature. Serve at room temp or chilled in refrigerator. Take it over the top with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream!

 

 
       
       
 

Crispy Fried Meatloaf

 
       
  Ingredients:    
 

For the Meatloaf:
   1½ pound ground beef
   1 eggs
   1 onion, chopped
   1 cup milk
   1 cup dried bread crumbs
   Salt and pepper, to taste
   ½ teaspoon garlic powder
   2 tablespoons brown sugar
   2 tablespoons prepared mustard
   ⅓ cup ketchup
For the Breading:
   ½ cup all-purpose flour
   1 egg
   1 cup panko or bread crumbs
   Salt and pepper to taste
   1-2 cups of canola or peanut oil for frying 

 
       
  Ingredients:    
  Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a large bowl, combine the beef, egg, onion, milk and bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste and place in a lightly greased 5x9 inch loaf pan, or form into a loaf and place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish.

In a separate small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mustard and ketchup. Mix well and pour over the meatloaf.

Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.

Let it cool and then refrigerate for 2 hours or more.

To Fry:
Set three wide, shallow dishes (such as pie plates) in a row on the counter. Put the flour in the first dish. Crack the egg into the second dish and beat it lightly with a fork. Put the panko or crumbs in the third dish and toss them with salt and pepper.

Cut the meatloaf into slices and set aside.

Dredge a slice of meatloaf in the flour and then in the egg. Lay the slice in the crumbs and make sure you cover every part of it. Set aside and repeat step with all of the slices. When all are coated, refrigerate for an additional ten to fifteen minutes to let the bread crumbs set.

When ready to cook, poor oil into heavy duty sided pan. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until it immediately and vigorously bubbles.

With a slotted metal spatula, carefully slip the breaded meatloaf into the oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides, about 1 minute per side, using the spatula to carefully turn the slices. Transfer to a plate with paper towels, sprinkle lightly with salt, and let sit briefly to drain excess oil. Serve hot.
 
       

 

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  Owl Cams     Other Nature Cams   Video Picks of the Week   Inspiration  
      Other Bird Cams               

 

 

Owl Cams

 

  Barn Owls  
 

Nicassio Owl Box
Salt and Pepper

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nicasio-owl  
         
  HOP - MAGC Barn Owls http://www.ustream.tv/channel/magc-owls  
         
 

Owlceanside
Mel and Sydney

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/owlceanside  
         
 

Felix Neck Owl Cam
Martha’s Vineyard

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/felix-neck-owl-cam  
         
  The Owl Cam http://www.ustream.tv/owlchannel  
         
 

Barn Owls in
Minden, Nevada

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/barn-owls-in-minden-nevada  
         
 

Port of Stockton
Barn Owl Cams

http://www.portofstockton.com/owl-cams  
         
 

Hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Located in Texas

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/42/Barn_Owls/  
         
  Other Owls  
         
       
  OwlGuy
   Lake Okeechobee,
     Florida
OwlGuy is now broadcasting again as Mrs. Barred Owl laid her first egg of the season on January 18.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/owlguy
 
           
  Savannah Bird Cam
    @ The Landings
http://landingsbirdcam.com/

https://www.facebook.com/LandingsBirdCam?fref=nf
 
         
  Athena
Eastern Screech Owl
    Houston, Texas
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mark-s-owl-cam

http://www.facebook.com/groups/AthenaOwlcamFollowers/
 
         
  The Caring Owl
   in South Africa
http://www.thecaringowl.co.za/  
         
 

PPO (Potted Plant Owl)
in South Africa

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pot-Plant-Owl/148721154229

 
         
 

Alessondra’s Owl Cam
in Oklahoma City

http://ustream.tv/okcowlcam

Three owlets:  Java, Malaya and Caspian

Old style chat link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel-room/10626225
 
         
 

Rusty and Iris
in Houston, Minnesota

http://www.internationalowlcenter.org/ourowls/rustyandiris/livecams

 
         
 

Burrowing Owls
Tri-Cities, Washington

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/owlcam/video_burrowing2.html  
         
  Project Snow Storm http://www.projectsnowstorm.org/  
         

 

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Puffins
  Shetland Islands Puffins http://www.shetland.org/puffincam/  
         
 

Sea Island, Maine
Puffin Burrow

http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-burrow-cam  
         
 

Sea Island, Maine
Puffin Loafing Ledge

http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-loafing-ledge-cam

These pages also contain links to numerous other nature cams.
 
         
  Eagles  
 

Southwest Florida Eagles

    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi6DdvVbbi8  
         
 

Black Eagle
South Africa

http://www.africam.com/wildlife/black_eagle_webcam  
         
 

Decorah Eagles
Decorah, Iowa

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles  
         
 

Berry College Eagle Cam
Mt. Berry, Georgia

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/berry-eagle-cam  
         
    http://www.pixcontroller.com/eagles/index.htm  
         
  Peregrine Falcons  
 

PA Falcon Cam
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

http://www.pacast.com/players/falcon.asp  
         
 

Commerce Tower Peregrines
Kansas City, Missouri

http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/wildlife-cameras/peregrine-falcon-web-camera

Cam not live now but should be returning soon.
 
         
 

Pitt Peregrine Falcon
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

http://www.aviary.org/PF-NestCam1  
         

Gulf Tower Peregrine Falcon
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

http://www.aviary.org/PF-NestCam2
         
 

Emily Falcon Cam
Caloundra, Australia

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/emily-falcon-cam  
         
 

RFalconCam
Rochester, New York

http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/  
         
  Talking Birds  
 

Watch the Birdie
Bibi, the African Gray

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Watch-the-Birdie  
         
 

Disco
Talking Parakeet

https://www.youtube.com/user/MsJumpinJude/videos  
         
  Other Birds  
  California Condor
   San Diego Zoo Safari Park
   San Diego, California
http://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/cams/condor-cam  
         
 

KC Zoo Penguin Cam
  Kansas City, MO

http://www.kansascityzoo.org/penguincam
 
         
 

Whidbey Island Back Porch
  Whidbey Island, WA
  Rufous hummingbirds and

  other assorted birds

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/katersch  
         
 

Hellgate Ospreys
Missoula, Montana
Sponsored by Cornell

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/27/Hellgate_Ospreys/  
         
 

Ostrich Chicks
(Live Again! New Chicks!)

 

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ostrich-egg-cam-live   
         
 

Streaming Bird Cams
List of many cams

http://www.beakspeak.com/  
         
         


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Other Nature Cams

 

  Pandas  
  San Diego Zoo Pandas

www.sandiegozoo.org (click on live cams)

or

http://www.ustream.tv/sandiegozoo.

 Zoo's blogs: 

http://blognew.sandiegozoo.org/category/animals-and-plants/giant-pandas/

 
         
 

Twin Pandas at
Zoo Atlanta

http://www.zooatlanta.org/1212/panda_cam#ff_s=aDIEl 

 
         
 

Giant Panda Cam
National Zoo
Washington, DC

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/webcams/giant-panda.cfm  
         
  Bears  
 

Kansas City Polar Bears
Nikita and Berlin

http://www.kctv5.com/category/244581/nikita-berlin-polar-bear-cam  
         
 

Brown Bears and Salmon
Katmai National Park Alaska
(off season- will return)

http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls
(lots of other cams at this site, as well)
 
         
 

Black Bears
Ely, Minnesota

http://www.bear.org/website/live-cameras/live-cameras/holly-bears-den-cam-live.html  
         
  Other Animal and Nature Sites  
  Golden Paw-Prints Classic Golden Retrievers
   Oshkosh, Wisconsin
  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/golden-retriever-puppy-cam

All the pups have gone to their forever homes. Camera is shut down until the next litter is born.
 
         
 

San Diego Zoo and Safari Park

http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/  
         
 

The Pet Collective
(many live cams)

http://www.thepetcollective.tv/livestreams/  
         
 

Critter Chat Cams
Multi-Critter Site with Chat

http://critterchatcams.org/

 
         
 

Friends of Felines Rescue Center
Defiance, Ohio

www.ustream.tv/ffrc  
         
 

Little House
Prairie Village, Kansas

http://www.tomnliz.com/Livecam/

 
         
  CC's Page of Links
(scheduled for updating)

http://chatterchopz.com/links/camslinks.htm

 
         
  Other Sites of Interest  
         
  Help in Identifying Birds  
Try www.whatbird.com It's helps identify lots of birds.
         
      Secrets of the Snowy Owl  
  http://goo.gl/P0trt0  
     
   Meet Zeus  
  http://kittensdaily.com/meet-zeus-blind-owl-gorgeous-eyes/  
         
  Some Interesting Information About Someone We All Know Well  
  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1511369/  
         
         
  International Space Station Links  
  During a recent broadcast the Dude talked about the websites where one can view the spacestation and the view that the astronauts have. Here are the links:

This one has the map, but no chat.
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/HDEV/

This site has a chat room.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload
 
         
  A Swimming Owl  
This came to us from windbeneathwing.

Swimming owl caught on video

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/12/05/swimming-owl-caught-on-video/
     



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Video Picks
of the Week

 

Kitten Stuck In the Middle

(This looks just like the little feral kitten that we've been socializing.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go43XeW6Wg4&feature=youtu.be

 

 

Most Stubborn Cat Ever

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/5sy1MDHZ27M?rel=0&%3bshowinfo=0

 

 

Russian Circus Cats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODKNlhVW_GU

 

Cyril
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75X7G-38xBk

 

Train vs. Snow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yja2VmZOfdA#t=104

 

Die Maiers Comedy Trapeze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eor9b_WANEs


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Inspiration or
Things to Make
You Think


Never Leave the Playground

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eICg4CMd2jU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_YdPNgByOE

 

 

Typewriter Artist

https://www.youtube.com/embed/svzPm8lT36o?feature=player_detailpage

 

 

Video Tricks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2lNz1LqYyQ

 

Best Coin Ever Spent
This video brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it. The sheer exuberence of the children experiencing the joy of music is just so incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wee-CSVtbY

 

 

Dream for my Child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bdm4NBYxII

 

 

Old—New

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hIOwi5Mv8E

 

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    Fun Animations and Pictures   Photos of
the Week
    Zorro's Word of the Week  
  Just for the
Fun of It 
         

Kyle's Jokes of the Week

     

 

 

Printable Owl Craft

http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/50548/printable-owl-craft

 

 

Peanut Butter Owl Cookies

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/peanut-butter-owl-cookies

 

 

Rice Cake Owl Snacks

http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2012/08/rice-cake-owl-snack.html

 

 

Embroidery Hoop Owl

http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2014/09/embroidery-hoop-owl.html

 

 

Crochet Owl Family

http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2012/06/crochet-owl-family-amigurumi-pattern.html

 

 

Know Your Geography

Today, instead of a craft, I bring you two fun little challenges. Let's see how well you can do.

 

http://mentalfloss.com/article/61270/name-next-bordering-state-without-backtracking


http://mentalfloss.com/article/61476/name-countries-europe-without-missing-one

 

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Fun Animations
and Pictures

 

Is This How You Play Whack-a-Mole?

 

Limbo-est

 

Limbo-er

 

Limbo

(Limbo-er and Limbo-est to follow in the next two weeks)

 

Meanwhile, in Boston …

 

I'm Not Letting HER Have It!

 

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Photos of the Week

 

From the Dude

I thought you might enjoy this photo of the conjunction from the other night.

 

 

Sharoot's Caboose

 

Sharoot shares,

"It's really spring! Just ask this bale (I thought it was a herd, but Google says not)

 of turtles we saw today at Brick Pond Park in SC."

 

 

 

 

 


  Kyle's well known among his friends for his "triple groaner" riddles and jokes.
Now he shares them with VacaFamily. Enjoy!
 
     
     
 
Why did the leprechaun stand on the potato?
To keep from falling in the stew!
 
     
  What would you get if you crossed Quasimodo with an Irish football player?
The Halfback of Notre Dame!
 
     
  A government committee was formed to investigate the emergence of Ireland as a world financial power. After months of study and deliberation, they determined that it was due to the fact that the country's capitol was always Dublin.
 
     
  Remember the Rap singer Vanilla Ice? Seems that in a bid for immortality, he donated a tissue sample to an experimental laboratory for cloning research. Unfortunately, the sample was accidentally combined with another tissue sample belonging to Kareem Abdul Jabar. The result was a Vanilla Ice Kareem Clone.
 
     
 
What do you get when you cross poison ivy with a four-leaf clover?
A rash of good luck.
 
     
     

 

 

Zorro's Word
of the Week

 

RÉCHAUFFÉ

Pronunciation:  \ray-shoh-FAY\

noun

Definition of RÉCHAUFFÉ

 

1: something presented in a new form without change of substance : rehash
2: a warmed-over dish of food

 

 

EXAMPLES
 

 

The day after the holiday, it was traditional to serve réchauffés

and snacks rather than cook a full meal.

"[It] is a réchauffé, … lifted and stitched from 'The Gastronomical Me' and other books."

— Victoria Glendinning, New York Times Book Review, June 9, 1991

 


DID YOU KNOW?

We borrowed réchauffé in the early 19th century from the French;

it is the past participle of their verb réchauffer, which means "to reheat."

Nineteenth-century French speakers were using it figuratively to designate something

that was already old hat—you might say, "warmed over." English speakers adopted that same meaning,

which is still our most common. But within decades someone had apparently decided that

leftovers would seem more appealing with a French name. The notion caught on. A recipe for

"Réchauffé of Beef a la Jardiniere," for example, instructs the cook to reheat "yesterday's piece

of meat" in a little water with some tomatoes added, and serve it on a platter with peas and carrots

and potatoes. Réchauffé shares its root with another English word, chafing dish,

the name of a receptacle for keeping food warm at the table.

 


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VacaShopping for Easter

Every Easter basket needs a Dudley!!

VacaDude’s creations are sure to be treasured gifts for those special people in your lives.

Check them all out at VacaDude's CafePress store! Support our beloved artist/broadcaster/friend!

http://www.cafepress.com/vacadude

Don't Forget the Dude's Spoonflower Page, too!

His fabrics would be great for Easter outfits!!

http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/vacadude

  

MollyTheOwlBooks

Eric has discontinued the sales of all his books and merchandise.

  The Molly Fans Cookbook was also offered through this website, so if you didn't get a copy

 of that and want one, let DotRot know and she'll do what she can to make it available to you.