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April 19, 2015
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Important News |
| Broadcast Schedule |
| Today!!! Sunday, April 19, 2015 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM PST |
| No Story Writing We'll write again on May 3. |
| 6 PM PST/9 PM EST |
| No VacaChat Broadcast.
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| Upcoming!!! Sunday, April 26, 2015 |
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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. I've only gotten photos from a few people. (The new page will be posted sometime this week.) Surely more chatters have pets that they'd like to show to the world! |
| It's REALLY Gonna Happen |
| The 5th Anniversary International MOD Meet!!! It has been confirmed! Carlos and Donna will be attending. 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 |
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Vaca Blog |
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| Hello Vriends, | ||
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A very happy Sunday
to everyone! I hope you are having nice weather where you are.
The trees have been blossoming here, so I've just been in the
backyard with the camera. Wanted to get some shots of the white
roses, but also a tree we have has been attracting a lot of
bees. So I have been photographing bees. It is amazingly
difficult to capture those suckers in flight! I managed to get a
few shots I like. I've been using the telephoto lens, because
I'm not 100% crazy about having to stand so close to a bunch of
bees buzzing around. They didn't seem to mind having their
picture taken, since I never got stung.
I'm also trying to make some headway on the vapor chamber this weekend. Speaking of which, I saw some people had some questions about that in the chat last week, and I didn't get a chance to answer because I was dashing off to watch my show ("Madame Secretary," which was very good, even though the script was very derivative of "Hunt For Red October"). The question was, how are you joining the glass to the wood? Yes, the chamber presents some unusual challenges to me when it comes to design and construction. Because the inside of it is circulating fumes of acetone, I have to be mindful of how I put it together. I'm having to use more screws and less wood glue. Acetone will dissolve wood glue, silicone caulk, Sugru, and just about any plastic ever made. So I am having to keep everything limited to wood, screws, and glass. I'm using a bit of wood glue in addition to the screws--just to seal the gaps in the wood. I don't care if that softens, because the screws will be what is really holding it together. The panes of glass will sit in the wooden frames I have built for them. If there is too much vapor escaping around the glass, I will add some cotton batting around the edges of the glass to keep it air-tight. Then there is the question of the fan and motor. The motor will be sitting outside the chamber, and will turn the fan on the inside by means of magnetic gears. The reason for this is that electric motors sometimes can produce small sparks, and that may be enough to ignite the vapors. Besides, the wire windings in the coils of the motor are typically coated in a varathane, so if the motor were inside the chamber the windings would probably melt, short out--and so a spark would be guaranteed. Once I get the motor working and the whole thing together, it is my intention to first try putting some smouldering paper inside so that it fills with smoke. That will let me see the airflow, and I'll also be able to sniff around it to see how badly it leaks air from the inside, and where. I can test and modify in this manner well before I introduce any flammable gases into it. So it's a fun little project, albeit a bit of a challenge! Now I don't know if you guys have heard this news, but it is some pretty exciting stuff. In case you hadn't heard, Cheryl Ronning (aka CAR) has been putting together this big MOD get-together in Minneapolis, Minnesota for September 18-20 of this year, in celebration of five years since Molly came into our lives. Well, it has just been confirmed that Carlos and Donna are going to be the guests of honor at the event! I just exchanged e-mails with Carlos yesterday, and he told me I should get cracking on the bobbleheads and figurines, so it looks like I'll be squeezing in some sculpting in the next few days as well! CAR had asked me if I could make it to the event, but I still can't really commit yet, one way or the other. Time, money, and such--all must be factored in. I certainly would love to go, because I could also squeeze in some genealogy, given that my Dad's side of the family came from the Twin Cities. We'll just have to see how this summer plays out. And speaking of which, it is time for me to get busy with today's to-do list. Have a great week, and we'll talk with you soon! Cheers, VacaDude p.s. The web site for the MOD Meet-up is http://www.modmeet.com/ |
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| Chatter News |
| 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 two beautiful migrating visitors to the Coughlin Birdie Bistro Cafe. She has also shared more about her Harris's Sparrow that visited a few months ago. You can read about that here. |
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| Elsalynda | Elsalynda's latest column entitled Meet Your
Neighbor: Naomi Stone, Owner of Waltham's G. Richard & Co., is available online here: http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/article/20150413/NEWS/150419609 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. |
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| 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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| The Family and Many Friends of Cpeke |
It is with sadness that we must tell you of the death of Christine Hall,
better known to most of us as Cpeke. She was a Molly chatter and a
moderator at Mel and Sydney's Owl Box. Please keep her family and
friends in your prayers. You can read more about her here: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmid=46783766&GRid=144411570&hc_location=ufi |
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| ChocoMare |
Ruthrings sent us this news on March 28: "I
don't know which of you have Susan [ChocoMare]on Facebook, but you may
know her husband was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia several months
ago. I would guess he's only in his 50s. She went home from work
Thursday and he was coughing terribly and so confused he could hardly
open the door. They finally went to the ER and it's downhill from there.
. low sodium, dehydration, then seizures, then ICU, and now comfort
treatment only and Hospice!!! I feel so bad for her!!! Please pray for a
peaceful conclusion for both David and Susan." And then we received this news on March 29: "David died overnight, but this is what Susan posted on Facebook a few minutes earlier. Wow! I don't know why God hasn't released his body yet....but perhaps there is just one here in this ICU who needs to see that we, who are in the Lord, do not grieve as those who have no hope. We grieve with THE Hope, The Blessed Assurance that one day, when our tent is folded, we will see Him face to face. And just maybe they'll ask, "How...tell me how you have joy despite the tears?" And I can smile thru those years and say "May I introduce you to my Lord?" |
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| 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, | TDB is coming home on Wednesday, almost
exactly one month from his initial hip replacement surgery. He is doing
great! All the doctors and nurses are thrilled and amazed at his
progress. (One doc said TDB will be their new poster boy.) He's riding
12 miles on a stationary bike and doing 20 reps in leg lifts with 20
pound ankle weights. They've weaned him off his oxygen except with
extreme exertion or when he's sleeping. He's also already been cleared
for driving again. CC (and I) can't wait to have him home. CC has been a real trouper and a big help through all of this. I am VERY proud of her. |
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| 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) |
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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| 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! |
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| A
Message from Zorro |
StoryTime News |
StoryTime Archives |
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| Recipe of the Week |
| A Message from Zorro |
| Hello there, Everbuddy! | ||
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Zorro the Mouse here. Isn't that exciting news about
Carlos and Donna coming to the MOD meet-up? That sounds
like a really nice shin-dig. I am trying to convince the
Dude to go, because I think it would be a lot of vun
(despite the fact that there is supposed to be a live
barn owl there. I sure hope someone clues him in on the
whole code of not eating the friendly critters such as
myself!). But also, I'm hoping we can go because they
are holding it in a town that is really close to the
state of Wisconsin, and you know what that means. That's
right--CHEESE!!!! Oh, the drool just runs off my
whiskers thinking about all those yummy cheeses that we
could go taste. Mmmmmm. Nom nom nom...
I've been helping the Dude with his vapor chamber, so I'm hoping if I pitch in enough, he will reward me with a trip to Wisconsin. Actually, I'm thinking the Dude should make another chamber, because this current chamber is looking an awful lot like a great little apartment for a mouse! Some little cubby-holes, a lot of big windows...it would be great for Zorrina and me! I don't know if the Dude would go for that, though. Any-hoo, time to go get bizzy! |
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| Yours Most Whiskerly, Zorro |
| StoryTime News |
| Next StoryTime | Sunday, May 3 3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST |
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| 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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Today I share with you two WICKED recipes. They are so called
because they are wicked easy and wicked good!
If anyone wants to request a recipe or a recipe category, just email me.
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Wicked Chicken |
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4 skinless boneless chicken breasts ˝ pound any shaped pasta 1 jar Classico Pablaneo Alfredo sauce (or regular Alfredo sauce and 1 4-ounce can of green
chiles) Salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes to
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Cook and drain the pasta. Salt and pepper and garlic powder the chicken
breasts to your liking. Brown chicken breasts in a skillet for 3 minutes on
each side until brown. Sprinkle the chicken with red pepper flakes. In a casserole dish layer the pasta and the chicken.
Pour over the Alfredo sauce and mix to combine Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Serve with a green veggie and garlic bread sticks |
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Wicked Beef |
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1 pound egg noodles |
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, heat a skillet to medium-high heat. Brown ground beef. Add salt and garlic powder. Drain and set aside. Drain pasta and place in bottom of 9 x 13 inch baking dish or a Dutch oven. Layer ground beef on top of pasta. Empty contents of Alfredo sauce into a mixing bowl. Fold in diced tomatoes and chilies. Pour sauce mixture into baking dish and gently mix together until pasta and beef are thoroughly coated with sauce. Stir in red pepper flakes to taste. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. |
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| Owl Cams |
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Other Nature Cams | Video Picks of the Week | Inspiration | ||||||
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| Owl Cams |
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| Puffins | |||||
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Shetland Islands Puffins | http://www.shetland.org/puffincam/ | |||
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Sea Island, Maine |
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-burrow-cam | |||
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Sea Island, Maine |
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/puffin-loafing-ledge-cam These pages also contain links to numerous other nature cams. |
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| Eagles | |||||
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Southwest Florida Eagles
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi6DdvVbbi8 | ||
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Black Eagle |
http://www.africam.com/wildlife/black_eagle_webcam | |||
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Decorah Eagles |
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles | |||
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Berry College Eagle Cam |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/berry-eagle-cam | |||
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http://www.pixcontroller.com/eagles/index.htm | ||||
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PA Falcon Cam |
http://www.pacast.com/players/falcon.asp | |||
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Commerce Tower Peregrines |
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/wildlife-cameras/peregrine-falcon-web-camera Cam not live now but should be returning soon. |
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Pitt Peregrine Falcon |
http://www.aviary.org/PF-NestCam1 | |||
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Gulf Tower Peregrine Falcon |
http://www.aviary.org/PF-NestCam2 | |||
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Emily
Falcon Cam |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/emily-falcon-cam | |||
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RFalconCam |
http://rfalconcam.com/rfc-main/ | |||
| Talking Birds | |||||
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Watch the Birdie |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Watch-the-Birdie | |||
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Disco |
https://www.youtube.com/user/MsJumpinJude/videos | |||
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California Condor San Diego Zoo Safari Park San Diego, California |
http://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/cams/condor-cam | |||
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KC Zoo Penguin Cam |
http://www.kansascityzoo.org/penguincam |
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Whidbey Island Back Porch other assorted birds |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/katersch | |||
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Hellgate Ospreys |
http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/27/Hellgate_Ospreys/ | |||
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Ostrich Chicks |
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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ostrich-egg-cam-live | ||
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Streaming Bird Cams |
http://www.beakspeak.com/ | |||
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| Pandas | |||||
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San Diego Zoo Pandas |
www.sandiegozoo.org (click
on live cams)
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http://www.ustream.tv/sandiegozoo. Zoo's
blogs: http://blognew.sandiegozoo.org/category/animals-and-plants/giant-pandas/ |
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Twin Pandas at |
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Giant Panda Cam |
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/webcams/giant-panda.cfm | |||
| Bears | |||||
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Kansas City Polar Bears |
http://www.kctv5.com/category/244581/nikita-berlin-polar-bear-cam | |||
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Brown Bears and Salmon |
http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls (lots of other cams at this site, as well) |
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Black Bears |
http://www.bear.org/website/live-cameras/live-cameras/holly-bears-den-cam-live.html | |||
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Golden Paw-Prints Classic Golden Retrievers Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/golden-retriever-puppy-cam New puppies due in about two weeks!!! |
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San Diego Zoo and Safari Park |
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/ | |||
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The Pet Collective |
http://www.thepetcollective.tv/livestreams/ | |||
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Critter Chat Cams |
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Friends of Felines Rescue
Center |
www.ustream.tv/ffrc | |||
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Little House |
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CC's Page of Links (scheduled for updating) |
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| Other Sites of Interest | |||||
| This Bird Song Collection Will Get You In Tune With Nature | |||||
| http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=15112 | |||||
| Help in Identifying Birds | |||||
| Try www.whatbird.com It's helps identify lots of birds. | |||||
 Secrets
of the Snowy Owl |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Cosmic Guinea Pig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUtdR9rkTMs
Slowest Chase Ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjtCS0EEoC
Owlz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcBlEJRDYUQ
Tom Hanks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZWLWxpBv5g
Gamarjobat
So bad, yet so good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVG7dfH5DL0
Kitten Stuck In the Middle
(This looks just like, Scruffy, the little feral kitten that we've been socializing. He thinks he's a dog.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go43XeW6Wg4&feature=youtu.be
| Inspiration or Things to Make You Think |
Stars of Beijing's Circus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYiEBFh0_OU
Braigo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7fu5uCvQSs
Inside New York City's Most Secret Basement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLPOmtI4W9I
Bruno Mars - Count On Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9O5_Q-oLrs
Emma, the Pig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HIrFgDSKQQ
Never Leave the Playground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eICg4CMd2jU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_YdPNgByOE
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Fun Animations and Pictures |
Photos of the Week |
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Zorro's Word of the Week | ||||||
| Just for the Fun of It |
Kyle's Jokes of the Week |
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Hoot Owl Treats
http://wipkits.blogspot.com/2010/09/owl-inspiration.html
Strawberry Owls
http://meaningfulmama.com/2014/04/owl-strawberries-philadelphia-cream-cheese.html
Paper Owls
Perfect for younger children
http://zen-teen.com/2012/08/10/hoot-hoot-owl-paper-craft/
Flaky Owl Cookies
http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/ominous-flaky-owls/650e0089-4288-4c3a-8404-6dfc6256feb7
Choco-Owls
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/choco-owls
Printable Owl Craft
http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/50548/printable-owl-craft
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/peanut-butter-owl-cookies
| Fun Animations and Pictures |
| Photos of the Week |
From the Dude
One of the Dude's bee photos
"I've been trying for three days, and that was from this morning.
I learned a bit about bees in the process--they don't like to hover in the sun
(probably overheat), but they will do it more in the early morning.
So I went out this morning so when the sun was shining, but the air was still cool.
Then they were a bit more likely to hover over the flowers."
Sharoot's Caboose
Sharoot shares,
"Migration time is here. These two birds spend only a few days with us as they stop by to
check out the fare at the Coughlin Birdie Bistro Cafe. The first is a Rose Breasted Grosbeak
of which we have at least three, and the second picture features a Painted Bunting.
We saw both of these birds today. Yay!"
| Kyle's well known among his friends for his "triple
groaner" riddles and jokes. Now he shares them with VacaFamily. Enjoy! |
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I just read a book about Stockholm Syndrome. It was pretty bad at
first, but by the end I kind of liked it.
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Nurse: “Doctor, there’s an invisible man in the waiting room.”
Doctor: “Tell him I can’t see him.” |
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| Have you heard about the corduroy pillow? I hear it’s making headlines. | ||
| Kyle has some questions… Why is it called "after dark" when it is really "after light"? Why do they call it a "near miss" when it's clearly a "near collission?" Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites? Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? If a vegetarian is one who eats nothing but vegetables, what does that make a humanitarian? |
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What happened to the kid who ran away with the circus?
The police made him bring it back. |
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| Zorro's Word of the Week |
WEAL
Pronunciation: \WEEL\
noun
Definition of WEAL
a sound, healthy, or prosperous state : well-being
EXAMPLES
The president spoke of devotion to the common weal and the
hope of creating a better country.
"'Higher healthcare costs'? No one could be for that, so the
campaign [against it] looks like a flag-carrier for the public weal."
— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2014
DID YOU KNOW?
Weal is most often used in contexts referring to the general good.
One reads, for example, of the "public weal" or the "common weal."
The latter of these led to the formation of the noun commonweal, a word that once referred
to an organized political entity, such as a nation or state, but today usually means "the general welfare."
The word commonwealth shares these meanings, but its situation is reversed;
the "political entity" sense of commonwealth is still current, whereas the "general welfare"
sense has become archaic. At one time, weal and wealth were also synonyms; both meant "riches"
("all his worldly weal") and "well-being." Both words stem from wela, the
Old English word for "well-being," and are closely related to the Old English word for "well."
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