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| Broadcast Schedule | Channel Links | Important News |
| Today!!! Sunday, October 11, 2015 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM PST |
| No Story Writing! We'll write again on November 1. |
| 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, October 18, 2015 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM PST |
| No Story Writing! We'll write again on November 1. |
| 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 |
| The pop-out chat link no longer uses the old style chat.
However, it is still a nice way to save on memory and be able to refresh
without losing both chat and video. 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 |
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| 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. |
| 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 soon—just waiting on some graphics from TheDude.) Surely more chatters have pets that they'd like to show to the world! |
| It's ACTUALLY Happened |
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The 5th Anniversary International MOD Meet!!! |
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Click on the title above to see the entire Laughing Outside the Box 2015 series. |
| VacaChat Broadcast Changes |
| Look here for any changes to upcoming broadcasts. |
| On Sunday evening, September 20th, Vaca hopes to broadcast either a recording of his Skype visit with the MOD meet or a brief chat about the MOD meet. |
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| A Note from the Dude | Chatter News |
Prayer Requests |
Vaca Blog |
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| Hello Vriends, | ||
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Another week has zoomed by. It was a real blur for me because I
was cranking on some work projects and even having to work
through the night on some of them. So I don't know what day it
is! All I do know is that doing all-nighters was a lot easier
when I was in my 20s.
This weekend I have been working on a car with an engine inside (not real--just in my 3D program). You don't really appreciate just how many parts are in a car engine until you try to build one out of thin air. This is for a trade show that is happening in Japan this week, so the video has to be delivered in time for it to play on Thursday. Lots of pressure! Then there is another project with the same studio that starts on Tuesday. So I have a slight overlap here. I'm hoping I can get through this. All this means I have not had time to go take many photos lately, so I'm really missing my shooting time! I would love to take a day and go hiking out at Folsom Lake on the other side of Sacramento. It is at 17% capacity again, which is where it was at back in January 2014, when my sister and I went hiking out there. It was fascinating to walk around and see the old foundations for buildings from the Gold Rush mining town of Mormon Island. It was one of the towns that was flooded when the dam was built back in 1955. Going out there when it is this low is just like being at an archaeological site! Speaking of photos, I managed to win the photo club's assignment of the month for the first time this week! Every month, we choose a topic for shooting. It is typically themes like "night photography," "close-ups," "the color red," etc. This last month's was "the seven deadly sins." It was my suggestion. I thought it would be a good challenge. What I didn't realize was just HOW big a challenge it would present. I racked my brains all month trying to figure out how to depict the concepts of the seven deadly sins. Finally, on the day that the photos were due, I got desperate. I decided to take some of my old Star Wars action figures and pose them in such a way as to demonstrate the seven deadlies. I thought the whole thing came out rather well, in an amusing way--but everybody's clear favorite was gluttony. Everybody got a good laugh at my Obi-Wan Kenobi character climbing fully inside of a bag of peanut M&Ms. So my grand prize was bragging rights and my photo gracing the club's Facebook Page cover. (Heh-heh!!) Well, not much more has been happening around here, and I have to get back to finishing my engine for a 2006 Pontiac GTO. Vroom vroom! (And now, Zorro--you can't ride in it! It doesn't really exist!) |
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| Cheers, VacaDude | ||
| 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 with us more photos of birds spotted on their trip to California. |
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| ChatterChopz | CC has reached the end of another very successful and exceedingly fun birthday season (except for that one little mishap while leaving Minneapolis). Yesterday was the annual party that she holds each year, mostly for the very special little ones in her life. This year, she hosted about 15 at her karate dojo. Guests ranged in age from 15 months to 83 years. It was an incredible gathering and so much fun. (But, like crazy people, Mom and Dad forgot the camera so we don't have much of a record of it.) We're going to try to get photos from some who attended. | ||
| Elsalynda | Elsalynda's latest column entitled Nature in the
City: The Cusp of Autumn, is available online here: http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/article/20151002/NEWS/151009004 Elsa also shares with us a link to a video with this explanation: "This is the full version of the video of the book launch for Dead in Good Company, in which I have a poem, at the Bigelow Chapel at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery on August 9. You can see my 'group' at the front on the left, with Michael King at the back, and me wandering about amongst the din!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NI-LR2VCI8 |
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| Littleguys | We received this from Littleguys: For those of you that only know me via the internet, or have not seen me in years and years....I am the one in the turquoise blouse. http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Residents-Donate-Artifacts-for-Cedar-Fire-Monument-314003781.html | ||
| 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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| Jes | Jes has requested prayers. She has lost a close friend and is also facing some rather daunting medical tests and procedures. She is, of course, worried and stressed, and in need of all our prayers and healing vibes. | ||
| KSBorn |
KSBorn has sent us an update. She writes, "I’m still in the midst of
chemo and hormone blocker every day. In 2008 I had breast cancer and it
returned July 2014 same breast cancer in my lung now and 2 lymph nodes
positive. I’m getting ready to have a surgery to get a port. I will
probably be on chemo for life. I have numerous tests monthly. Thank you so much for the prayers and please continue." |
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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:
We received this from Littleguys this week: I
am recuperating from a minor thing, but wanted to share with you folks,
especially those of you that know I have not been able to show my horses
"in hand" for over two years. I have sciatica. That is the sciatic nerve
causing trouble. In my case, the hole in the vertebra that the sciatic
nerve goes through was filling up with arthritis. Knee and hip joints
are fine, though I have been limping as if they bothered me. I wanted to
take care of it over a year ago when the MRI showed us what the actual
problem was, but the doctors INSISTED on taking care of the Stage Zero
Breast Cancer last year instead. (Cancer is gone and since it was Stage
Zero, never had to do chemo) Finally, last Thursday morning, I went to Kaiser and got some shots "in the right place." Camera and all. Good friends of mine insisted I stay at their place so they could make sure I followed instructions, take it easy, don't bend down, lean over, feed my horses, trim trees, etc. Yep, you country girls know what I mean. And I got to watch their Direct TV with the RFD channel. That was icing on the cake. By the afternoon after the 6:30 am procedure, for the first time in over six months…after sitting or laying down, I did NOT have to first stand and steady myself and then have 5 - 10 painful steps. That alone was worth the procedure, that I can now stand and walk normally. |
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| Elsalynda | Keep Elsalynda in your prayers as she struggles with health, computer and weather related issues. | ||
| GentleDoe | Latest update from GentleDoe (as of 10/4).
GentleDoe gives us much more information on her situation and
struggles. To read her entire post, click
here.
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| Shari in Memphis | UPDATE!!!
We heard from Shari recently. She is now on the VacaNews mailing list,
so we'll be able to keep in touch with her more easily. She tells us,
"Hi guys! Shari in Memphis is alive. I've been having tons of health
problems, so that's tons of doc appointments! I have moved to northern
Arkansas, for health reasons, and looking forward to hub moving up here
in a couple of years, when he retires. It's gorgeous in the country, and
I love that we were able to find a place on a stream. Lots of wild
animals around! I miss you all. Shari (no longer in Memphis) (Shari Sides on FB)" |
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| 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 Archive | Recipe of the Week |
| Hello there, Everbuddy! | ||
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Guess what--the Dude is building me a car!! It is a 2006
Pontiac GTO...I am going to be the fastest, coolest
mouse around! I am going to park it out front of my
bachelor pad apartment, and I will be the envy of the
neighborhood. Just wait until Zorrino feasts her peepers
on the site of me driving around in such a spiffy car!
The Dude keeps trying to tell me something about how it is just 3D, it is only imaginary, and blah blah blah. Hey, I've got a great imagination! It works for me... (I wonder what kind of stereo system to install in it??) And besides, he can just send the car to the 3D printer. If he scales it up, he can print himself one too! That would be fun--to have matching sports cars, and we can cruise around the town and make everybody's heads turn. Well, not much else going on around here. Just waiting to see who the 49ers football team is going to lose to THIS week. ::sigh:: We'll talk to you again soon! |
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| Yours Most Whiskerly, Zorro |
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| Next StoryTime | Sunday, November 1 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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Pumpkin Vertuta |
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1 cup warm milk (100-110°F) 1 tablespoon butter 1-2 tablespoons sugar Pinch of salt 2 cups all purpose flour plus extra for rolling and dusting 1 egg yolk For the filling: Half pumpkin* , around 400-500 grams or 2-3 cups shredded 4-6 tablespoons sugar 1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon 1 teaspoon all spice ( optional) ½ cup raisins ( optional) Icing sugar ( decoration) |
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Peel and deseed your pumpkin. Grate it by hand or in your food
processor. Separate your egg white from your egg yolk. Into a bowl, add the warm milk, butter, and egg yolk. Mix well, add sugar and salt and mix again. Then add flour and keep mixing until the dough is nice and soft. It might take 8-10 min. Place the dough into the refrigerator to rest for 30 minutes. In a different bowl mix the sugar and cinnamon (and additional spices if desired). Add flour onto your flat surface, roll out the dough until its very thin and large rectangular shape. Spread the pumpkin all over the dough, leaving the edges clear. Sprinkle with sugar and spice mix. You could also add raisins if you want it sweeter. Then start rolling it from one long side. Roll into a snail shape. Cut a few small slits around the outside edges. Use butter, oil or egg wash to coat your pumpkin pie. Then sprinkle some icing sugar on top and bake at 320°F or 170°C for 55-65 minutes until nice and golden. Let it cool down and then sprinkle with more icing sugar and serve with caramel sauce or ice cream. Enjoy! *Make sure you get a pumpkin bred for cooking, not the traditional Jack-o-lantern type of pumpkin. They are usually labeled “pie pumpkin”. |
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8 ounces boneless beef sirloin steak |
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Trim fat from beef. Cut beef into bite-size strips. In a large saucepan
heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and shallot in
hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes or until beef is brown. Remove beef mixture
with a slotted spoon; set aside. In the same saucepan combine water, apple juice, carrots, uncooked rice, ginger, bouillon granules, and garlic. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 15 minutes or until the carrots are tender. Stir in the broccoli and beef mixture. Simmer, covered, for 3 minutes. Stir in the teriyaki sauce and, if desired, the dry sherry. |
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| Owl Cams | Other Bird Cams | Other Nature Cams | Video Picks of the Week | Inspiration |
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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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Hummingbird University of Arizona |
Marmou (Marilyn) sent this from her new home town in Arizona. This
little lady built a nest on the end of a data cable for a future
wireless access point. http://www.pdc.arizona.edu/webcam/ENR2_HummingBird.aspx |
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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/ | |||
| 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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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 The puppies have all gone to their forever homes. |
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San Diego Zoo and Safari Park |
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/ | |||
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Wild Earth Safari Cam | http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wildearth-safaris | |||
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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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Fascinating Information about the Jeweled City | ||||
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John has talked about the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition
(PPIE). Tzunamie found us this link: |
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| Mother Owl Takes On Snake—and Wins | |||||
| Ketaki sent this in. She says, "I saw it live when it happened and it was so fast. It's too bad she didn't kill it and feed to the owlets. They could have used the food, and the snake, a rat snake, is non-venomous. But she was intent on protection. They run it in slow motion at the end so you can see her, and the inset window shows the snake coming down from the top." | |||||
| http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/150514-owl-snake-video-animals-fight/ | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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 | |||||
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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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Please move the deer crossing sign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=67&v=bRV4d9LCawU
Follow up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB1yEcdomt0
Baby sloths get swaddled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Zfozy7gGI
Birds talking together& kissing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D25iWCmoct0
Ramiro G. Gonzalez on "You Bet Your Life"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=445&v=toKVC7cNqmQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=19&v=LihGeOt-GPM
Shark!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJTydvBqQJo
Slippery Squirrel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9-rE5RBZvU
The Incredible Power Of Concentration - Miyoko
Shida
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW2YhHAot6I
The First Air Force One
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=ehwvZXVKmPU
Pay it Forward
http://nethugs.com/inspirational/stories/ohio-boys-gift-to-soldier/
Contact Juggling - His Skills are Totally Hypnotizing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rqeR-iLKYA
Hotel California - Cubanos Acapella
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW1dUnBhwL8
Flowers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQFLkVBwPw
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| Just for the Fun of It |
Fun Animations | Photo of the Week | Zorro's Word of the Week |
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PomPom Owls
https://beacreativekitten.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/getting-creative-with-pom-poms-mice/
More Pinecone Owls
http://thecraftyclassroom.com/crafts/owl-crafts-for-kids/pine-cone-owl-craft/
Pinecone Owls
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/pineconecrafts/ss/Pine-Cone-Owl-Craft.htm
Itty Bitty Acorn Owls
http://curlybirds.typepad.com/curly-birds/2010/11/curly-birds-on-bloesem-kids-acorn-owls.html
TP Roll Mice
http://childmadetutorials.blogspot.com/2011/11/paper-roll-mice.html
Tauntzletz Finger Puppets
http://www.purlbee.com/2010/03/21/mollys-sketchbook-bunny-finger-puppets/
From the Dude
Here are a couple of photos that I took yesterday. It is the trunk of a eucalyptus tree--I had no
idea they would display so many colors like that! And I swear in the vertical one, the surface
looks like paintbrush stokes--like Van Gogh's "The Starry Night." That same kind of impasto technique...
I just thought it looked very pretty.
Sharoot's Caboose
Sharoot shares,
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Also seen on the Trail, but we had one who hung out by our hotel room
and sang to us every morning and every night during our stay in Eureka, CA.
This is a White-Crowned Sparrow.
| 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 kind of garden does a baker have?
A flour garden! |
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What do raindrops always say?
Two's company, three's a cloud. |
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Teacher: "Kids, what does the chicken give you?"
Student: "Meat!" Teacher: "Very good! Now what does the pig give you?" Student: "Bacon!" Teacher: "Great! And what does the fat cow give you?" Student: "Homework!" |
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Why do jack-o-lanterns have stupid smiles on their faces?
You'd have a stupid smile, too, if you had just had all your brains scooped out! |
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A waitress became violently ill while at work and was rushed by
ambulance to the emergency room. In typical hospital fashion, she
was placed on an examining table and then all but ignored for the
next half-hour.
Finally, she noticed a doctor out in the hall and yelled, "Please help me!" "Sorry," he replied, "it's not my table." |
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| Upcoming Holidaze! | |||
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3rd Saturday in October - Sweetest Day 2nd Week in October - Fire Prevention Week 2nd Week in October - Pet Peeve Week October 11 National It's My Party Day Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work and School Day Coming Out Day Christopher Columbus’ Birthday October 12 International Moment of Frustration Scream Day Cookbook Launch Day National Gumbo Day Old Farmer’s Day October 13 National Peanut Festival Music Day International Skeptics Day |
October 14 Be Bald and Free Day National Dessert Day national lowercase day Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Birthday (1890)October 15 October 15 White Cane Safety Day National Grouch Day National Mushroom Day National Chicken Cacciatore Day October 16 National Dictionary Day National Boss Day World Food Day October 17 Wear Something Gaudy Day Hagfish Day Four Prunes Day National Pasta Day |
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ANASTROPHE
Pronunciation: \uh-NASS-truh-fee\
noun
Definition of ANASTROPHE
inversion of the usual syntactical order of words for rhetorical effect
EXAMPLES
My father was fond of word play, especially anastrophe, when he talked to my sister and me
about things we would rather not talk about; he would say things like
"Tired you are not but to bed you must go."
"Should you buy 'Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric'? If you're at all
interested in the techniques
of writing, yes. At the very least, you'll learn that that last sentence, with its inversion of the
usual word order —'yes' at the end instead of the beginning of the
sentence—is an instance of anastrophe."
— Michael Dirda, Washington Post, May 5, 2011
DID YOU KNOW?
"Powerful you have become Dooku, the dark side I sense in you." Fans of Star Wars will recognize
Yoda's line in Attack of the Clones. Others might guess that Yoda is the speaker because of the
unconventional syntax that is the hallmark of Yoda's speech. (In typical Yoda fashion, the subject
is second instead of first in both clauses—it follows a predicate adjective and the direct object,
respectively.) The name for this kind of syntactical inversion is anastrophe, from the Greek verb
anastrephein, meaning "to turn back." President John F. Kennedy employed anastrophe for rhetorical
effect when he inverted the typical positive-to-negative parallelism in his famous line "Ask not what
your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." In poetry, anastrophe is often
used to create rhythm, as in these lines from Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky": "
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought."
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