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May 3, 2015
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Important News |
| Broadcast Schedule |
| Today!!! Sunday, May 3, 2015 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM PST |
| Yes, there will be Story Writing Plan to join us (PLEASE) |
| 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, May 10, 2015 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM PST |
| No Story Writing We'll write again on May 3. |
| 6 PM PST/9 PM EST |
| VacaChat Broadcast.
Zorro will read the story written today and the Dude has a special Mother's Day broadcast planned. |
| 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. |
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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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| Hello Vriends, | ||
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A very happy Sunday to you all! It is a very nice one here--I
have the window to my office open, and the breeze is making my
wooden owl chimes clack in a very arboreal way. It's still early
enough in the day that it's not too hot. (I already did the
pruning that I needed to do on the tree in front earlier this
morning. Even though it was cooler, I worked up a good sweat!)
The spring is being nice so far. I just have to not think about
how it is going to be come August, where we are all engaged in
hand-to-hand combat in a fight to the death for the last few
drops of water.
So has anyone heard about this app from Microsoft in which you submit a photo of yourself, and it will analyze that and render a guess as to your age and gender? I was curious last night, so I put my picture into it. It tells me I am a 37 year old woman. Wow. Do I really come across as a younger woman? I mean, I'm flattered that it thought I was younger, but the gender change means my income just dropped by 23 percent!! I have had some movement in the 3D Printing realm. I had kept sending messages to my contact at XYZprinting, and I never got a response back. Suddenly thinking this person may have left the company, I sent another e-mail on Friday and CC'd every person I had ever corresponded with at XYZ. I immediately got a response back with an apology. They are now saying that the printer will be shipped out first thing Monday morning! So now I am scrambling a bit to prepare for its arrival, and to get back into the production mode. I am definitely of the opinion that the person I had been working with there left the company... This week was a very busy one for me, as I had two work projects that I was juggling at the same time. I think I did very well with both, and now I have a couple of nice new pieces to add to my work reel. And a bit of cash in pocket doesn't hurt either. So today I am going to go do some work on the vapor chamber (before the garage gets too warm to work in), and then get ready for our birthday celebration later this afternoon. Don't forget to come on by this afternoon for the StoryTime writing, then I'll see you next weekend on our special Mother's Day VacaChat next Sunday evening! Until then, have a great week! |
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| Cheers, VacaDude | ||
| 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 another beautiful migrating visitor to the Coughlin Birdie Bistro Cafe and an INTRUDER! 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 Nature in the
City: Nature Abounds in Waltham, is available online here: http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/article/20150429/NEWS/150427393 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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| KSBorn | Does anyone have an update? 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 home! 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 still got a ways to go in
his recovery, but being home will help a lot. CC has appointed herself his personal home health nurse. 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 | We received this from GentleDoe last week. VacaFamily, My sister has evicted me from my home that my parents & I purchased together. My sister has gotten POA for my father & is now trying to get POA over my mother. I have been with & caring for my mother since the day dad had his stroke. Pray that I will be able to get a good attorney to fight for my mother & myself. My sister is claiming I stole a substantial amount of money & contesting my POA for my mother. I've come to MD for job interviews so that I can fight these legal battles & can find a new home. Hopefully I will get a job that I can work remotely. For now I need a couple of people to take in my birds temporarily until I can find us a new home. I just can't give up my birds. They are my only family when my parents are gone. Tory has been with me since he was 6 months old & has been with me for almost 20 years. I have 5 birds total: 1 Moluccan cockatoo, 1 sulfur-crested cockatoo, 1 red-front macaw, 1 blue throat macaw & 1 Quaker parrot/parakeet. They are the loves of my life & I just don't think I can take losing them too. I only want this to be temporary & will pay for their food & care. The macaws would be best together in a home but in separate cages. If anyone can help me I can tell them more about each bird. (jan.sc.05@gmail.com) Please keep me & mom in much prayer. This has been an extremely difficult time for her. I'm having some health problems but I have to keep fighting for my mom, my avian/rabbit family & my own life. Thank you (hoot), my VacaFamily! Please keep us in prayer for this to be over soon & a big victory for mom & me. Hugs, GentleDoe |
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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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| 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. I hope everybody is enjoying this
glorious Sunday. The breeze flowing into the Dude's
office is a welcome relief; it has been a little stuffy
in here all closed up last winter. In fact, it still
smells a bit like ABS plastic!
And speaking of which, I'm glad to see that we are going to be getting the new loaner printer this week. I am ready for my close-up! (I am going to be scanned.) I also have lots of fun projects that I have been waiting to print out. It is going to be vun! Did you guys see what happened last week when the Russians tried to send a Progress resupply ship to the Space Station? Big mess. It got a case of the spins, and broke apart. I guess sometime in early May it is supposed to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. I'm hoping that the water will land in California--we need it! And on a personal note, I am hoping for a downpour of peanut M&Ms. I love peanut M&Ms. So please--just water and peanut M&Ms for California, and the rest of it can go land in the desert somewhere. Well, time to get bizzy! See you all next week and we'll do the StoryTime!! |
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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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If anyone wants to request a recipe or a recipe category, just email me.
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Ranch Pork Chop and Potato Casserole with Cheddar Gravy |
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Preheat the oven to 350°F. Melt a couple tablespoon of butter in a hot skillet. Season the pork chops with salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste. Sear the chops on each side for a couple of minutes until lightly browned. Remove the pork chops from the pan and set aside to cool slightly. Once cool enough to touch, brush each side with ranch dressing and coat both sides in seasoned bread crumbs. Pour the can of cheddar cheese soup and the milk into the pan you used to sear the chops. Whisk it together, and scrape the browned bits off of the bottom. Bring to a boil on medium heat, whisking occasionally. Add Cheddar cheese and stir until melted. Place half of the potato slices into the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish that you've sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder and drizzle some ranch dressing over top (between ¼ cup and ½ cup). Layer half the onions on top of the potatoes. Layer the other half of sliced potatoes on top and repeat the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and ranch dressing. Lay the remaining sliced onion over the ranched up potatoes. Season with a little more salt and pepper. Pour half of the cheddar gravy over the potatoes and onions. Top with the coated pork chops. Pour the other half of the cheddar gravy over top of the pork chops. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake, covered, at 350°F for 1 hour. Remove the foil, and bake uncovered for an additional 15 minutes. |
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In 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, mix pineapple juice, soy sauce, ketchup,
rice vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, gingerroot and Sriracha sauce. Add chicken and crushed pineapple. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or High heat setting 4 to 6 hours. Once chicken is cooked through and sauce thickened, remove chicken; shred with 2 forks. Return chicken to sauce, and turn heat to High. Cook, uncovered, 25 to 30 minutes or until sauce is thickened. If sauce gets too thick, add the reserved pineapple juice from the can. Serve warm over a bed of rice with a side of pineapple salsa, if desired, and chopped fresh cilantro. |
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| Owl Cams |
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Other Nature Cams | Video Picks of the Week | Inspiration | ||||||
| Other Bird Cams |
| 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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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/ | |||
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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 | |||
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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 We've got NINE beautiful puppies! |
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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
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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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| This Bird Song Collection Will Get You In Tune With Nature | |||||
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| Help in Identifying Birds | |||||
| Try www.whatbird.com It's helps identify lots of birds. | |||||
 Secrets
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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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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 |
Squeak!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tdokh1KYuQ
Birds of Paradise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTR21os8gTA#t=314
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
| Inspiration or Things to Make You Think |
Bengal Tigers In Her Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pGTgkcP-RU
Taking Care of Strays
http://twistedsifter.com/2015/04/vending-machine-feeds-stray-animals-in-exchange-for-bottles/
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
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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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Easy Little Owl
http://mydiychat.com/diy-crafts/diy-sewing-crafts/easy-little-owl-craft-tutorial
Pretzel Owls
http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/snack/other-snack/owl-snacks.html
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
| Fun Animations and Pictures |
(lazier and laziest will follow)
| 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,
"It is spring migration time here in our backyard. We’ve had some awesome birds passing through over
the last few weeks, but for this week I’m sharing: The intruder!
And a picture to go along with it.
Both of these showed up in our yard at about the same time, go figure…!"
First: A Catbird
And the INTRUDER! A Birdcat.
| 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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What happened when the couple attempted to kiss in the dense
fog?
They mist.
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What invention makes it possible to walk through walls?
Doors
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| A man who worked on the dock of a certain Georgia river had to be sure that only 50 pounds of goose feathers were in each bag to be shipped. When they asked him what he did for a living, he replied, "I weigh down upon the Swanee river!" | ||
| The fourth grade teacher took her class on a field
trip to the zoo. When they returned to the classroom she asked each of
them to write an essay describing everything they experienced. They were
use descriptions detailing all the senses—sight, sound, touch, smell and
taste. After a few minutes, one of the students said, "Ms. Jones,
I don't know how to spell this word." The teacher asked, "Did you try to
find it in the dictionary." The student replied, "Yes, but I couldn't
find it." The teacher had him whisper the word to her and then said,
"Well, that one can be a little tricky. Try this spelling and look it
up." The boy looked up the word and said, "Ms. Jones, this isn't the
right word." She looked puzzled. "It's not? You did say, 'womb", right?
Like where a baby grows?" He said, "NO! I said, 'WOOM!' Like when an
elephant farts!" |
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How was a baseball game played in the Bible?
In the big inning, Eve stole first, Adam stole second,
Rebecca walked with the pitcher, Gideon rattled the pitchers,
Saul was put out by David, Absalom and Judas went out swinging,
and the prodigal son stole home.
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| Zorro's Word of the Week |
DIAPAUSE
Pronunciation: \DYE-uh-pawz\
noun
Definition of DIAPAUSE
a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity
EXAMPLES
Although insects most often enter diapause when they are pupae,
diapause can occur during any life stage.
"Last week I discovered dozens of Monarch butterfly eggs at the ranch when a
cold front pushed
… migrants down to the Texas funnel. The early moving butterflies
broke their reproductive diapause to lay hundreds of eggs."
— Monica Maeckle, MySanAntonio.com, September 25, 2014
DID YOU KNOW?
Diapause, from the Greek word diapausis, meaning "pause," may have been coined by the entomologist
William Wheeler in 1893. Wheeler's focus was insects, but diapause, a spontaneous period of suspended
animation that seems to happen in response to adverse environmental conditions, also occurs in the development
of crustaceans, snails, and other animals. Exercising poetic license, novelist Joyce Carol Oates even gave the word
a human application in her short story "Visitation Rights" (1988): "Her life, seemingly in shambles, ... was not ruined; ...
injured perhaps, and surely stunted, but only temporarily.
There had been a diapause, and that was all...."
Test Your Vocabulary: Fill in the blanks to create a verb meaning "to pass the
summer in a state of torpor":
_ s _ iv _ te.
The answer is …
estivate
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VacaShopping for Mother's Day
Wouldn't Mom love a new Vaca apron, shirt or other gift?
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!
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MollyTheOwlBooks
Eric has discontinued the sales of all his books and merchandise.
of that and want one, let DotRot know
and she'll do what she can to make it available to you.
