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| Broadcast Schedule | Channel Links | Important News |
| Today!!! Sunday, November 29, 2015 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM EST |
| No Story Writing! We'll write again on December 6. |
| 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, December 6, 2015 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM EST |
| Story Writing! Join us for all the "behind-the-scenes" fun as we write the new story! |
| 6 PM PST/9 PM EST |
| VacaChat Broadcast. Time for more fun, frivolity, festivity, and fervent activity! |
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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. |
| Don't Forget the Time Change! |
| Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour next Sunday or you'll miss out on Storytime and the VacaChat Broadcast! |
| 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!!! Yes, photos have actually been posted!!! |
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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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Happy Sunday to you, and I hope everyone had a nice
Thanksgiving! We had a fairly relaxing day of cooking, and we
were going with smaller everything, with less food--so it was
about low-stress as we could get. Because of my diet I am having
to count calories, so we had basically the same food but I just
took smaller portions. So far I think I have managed to not have
my diet come completely off the rails. One down, one to go (I
always tend to overeat around Christmas as well).
I even got to try experimenting with a sweet potato recipe, and it turned out rather well! We had gotten some yam salad from a deli at the local market, and I looked at the ingredients list and decided to try to replicate the dish. I think I came pretty close. I finally made it out to Folsom Lake this week--just one day before a big rainstorm. It made for an interesting afternoon. All of the foundations I had seen before were visible again by the reduced lake level. I got some good photos with a couple of different cameras. It was a very strange feeling to walk around there and know that you are walking where normally you would be over a hundred feet underwater! Well, we have a couple of days left in November, but then next Sunday is the first Sunday in December. Which of course means that there will be a chat next week. Yay! So until then...have a great week! |
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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 we have photos of a of some adorable babies. (I want one!!!) |
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| Elsalynda | Elsalynda's latest column entitled Nature in the
city: Autumnal Adventures, is available online here: http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/article/20151119/NEWS/151115165 |
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| AnnSavage | On Oct. 27, I received three awards in the San Diego
Press Club Excellence in Journalism competition! I write for Ramona Home
Journal and Julian Journal, and was honored with two first-place awards
and one third-place award for my articles! Links to the articles: First-place stories: http://ramonajournal.com/years-of-daffodil-dedication-p6637-271.htm https://ramonajournal.com/doortodoor-solicitors-raise-concerns-p7315-271.htm Third-place story: http://ramonajournal.com/journalism-students-close-the-book-on-inaugural-class-p6975-275.htm |
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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: (as of
10/25/2015)
Amazing what an injection in the right place can accomplish! My back
started really hurting over two years ago, to the point I couldn't
show my horses "in hand" when I would have to walk beside them, etc,
and it was painful to lean over to harness them. I was diagnosed
with sciatica, meaning the hole in the vertebrae where the sciatic
nerve leaves the spine to go to the left leg was filling up with
arthritis.
But the doctors wouldn't fix it in 2014 because the Stage Zero
Breast Cancer was more important. In 2015, cancer free, it was
time to fix the back. I did get that injection for the sciatica
last summer, and some relief, but that doctor told me something
no other doctor had told me. Half of the pain I was experiencing
as I walked, stood, etc was due to the sacroiliac joint where
the spine meets the left side of the pelvis. Got a shot, well,
three right in that joint Thursday and cannot believe how much
better it is to walk and stand. Why couldn't they do that two
years ago??? Not a magic wand, but so much better,
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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 11/22).
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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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! (No recent updates) |
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| Vaca YouTube | ||
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Be sure to check out the Dude's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/splinesmith/videos NEW VIDEOS ADDED!!! |
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| A Message From Zorro | StoryTime News | StoryTime Archive | Recipe of the Week |
| Hello there, Everbuddy! | ||
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Oh, it has been so lovely here for the past few days!
Lots of yummy foods and treats, and I have stuffed my
tummy full. Turkey and yams and pumpkin pie and
dressing...Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the
year!
It has been really cold here lately--a bunch of air from Alaska has come down to blow on us. So I've been trying to keep toasty in my new apartment. The Dude rigged-up some plastic tubing to run some heat out of the central air/heat system and pump it into my vapor-chamber-turned-apartment. Now with the warm air and big windows, my place is starting to feel like a ski lodge. All we need is some snow and for me to get some really tiny skis, and we'd be all set! Of course, it never snows here, or at least--extremely seldom. Well, we shall see y'all next week for the StoryTime, I hope! Until then, cheery warmsies!! |
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| Yours Most Whiskerly, Zorro |
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| Next StoryTime | Sunday, December 4 3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST |
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| Title | Santa Zorro meets Scrooge | ||
| 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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¾ cup dried sweetened cranberries 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese ¾ cup crumbled feta cheese ½ cup chopped green onion ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley ¼ cup chopped pistachios or pecans 4 large flour tortillas, wheat or spinach for pretty color |
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Combine all ingredients except tortillas, mix well. Divide mixture and spread mixture evenly among tortillas. Roll up tightly, wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least one hour. To serve cut each into 12 slices. |
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Preheat oven to 325°F. Line 24 muffin tins with paper liners and set
aside. In a medium bowl combine cookie crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until it resembles fine sand. Spoon about a level tablespoonful into each prepared muffin tin, spreading along the bottom with the back of your spoon. In the bowl of your mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, blending well after each and scraping the sides of the bowl. Fold in pumpkin and spices with a spatula until combined. Pour filling into prepared tins, filling about 1/2 - 2/3 of the way full. Bake for roughly 20 minutes or until centers are set. Remove and let cool in pans for about 30 minutes before removing from pan to finish cooling on wire rack. Top with whipped cream before serving, if desired. |
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| Owl Cams | Other Bird Cams | Other Nature Cams | Video Picks of the Week | Inspiration |
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CARRI Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute |
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http://www.carriep.org/ http://www.carriep.org/nest-cams/ Update—October 22nd: The cam has been switched off. It appears that the adult Barn Owls have abandoned their owlets. The owlets have been taken into captivity to finish growing. They will be released back into the wild as the weather permits. This may be next spring. |
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Nicassio Owl Box |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nicasio-owl | |||
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HOP - MAGC Barn Owls | http://www.ustream.tv/channel/magc-owls | |||
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Owlceanside |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/owlceanside | |||
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Felix Neck Owl Cam |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/felix-neck-owl-cam | |||
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The Owl Cam | http://www.ustream.tv/owlchannel | |||
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Barn Owls in |
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/barn-owls-in-minden-nevada | |||
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Port of Stockton |
http://www.portofstockton.com/owl-cams | |||
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Hosted by Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/42/Barn_Owls/ First Owlet hatching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MimLJZYHkXY&feature=youtu.be |
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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 |
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Savannah Bird Cam @ The Landings |
http://landingsbirdcam.com/
https://www.facebook.com/LandingsBirdCam?fref=nf |
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Athena Eastern Screech Owl Houston, Texas |
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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mark-s-owl-cam http://www.facebook.com/groups/AthenaOwlcamFollowers/ |
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The Caring Owl in South Africa |
http://www.thecaringowl.co.za/ | |||
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PPO (Potted Plant Owl) |
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Alessondra’s Owl Cam |
http://ustream.tv/okcowlcam Three owlets: Java, Malaya and Caspian have all fledged. Old style chat link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel-room/10626225 |
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Rusty and Iris |
http://www.internationalowlcenter.org/ourowls/rustyandiris/livecams |
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Burrowing Owls |
http://wdfw.wa.gov/wildwatch/owlcam/video_burrowing2.html | |||
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Project Snow Storm | http://www.projectsnowstorm.org/ | |||
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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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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/ | |||
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San Diego Zoo Pandas |
www.sandiegozoo.org (click
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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 | |||
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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
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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 | |||||
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| 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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I'm Little...But I'm a Great Winner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBEyCr5AoIs
Dogs Are Awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ONe_4RtH7c
Klepto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qSLvkskXFA
The Start of the Blues
This is supposed to be the ONLY time Carson sang in public!
This show is at Kiel Opera House in St Louis in June, 1965 when Johnny Carson hosted the Tonight Show.
The Rat Pack were playing Vegas, but visited Carson for this wonderfully entertaining performance.
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Johnny Carson, and to top it off
Quincy Jones was conducting the Count Basie band, and he is visible in the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rSBl10gqLo
The Genius
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XeXbGTt0sg
Koko and Robin Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9I_QvEXDv0
Tony Orlando Tribute to POWs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8ap9HDUIg4
The Gnomist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLoBWpiOczQ
Airport Honor Flight Boogie
http://www.reshareworthy.com/old-man-boogies-at-airport/#VeYypoPWCTl2FPiw.99
Putting Up the Flag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYHm-Zvzggs
Charlotte's Litter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRPVPPWEC1E
The Wisdom of Joe Friday and Bill Gannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZo2hhvvlpw
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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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Melted Snowman
http://joeseoulman.blogspot.com/2012/10/funny-melted-snowman-christmas-craft.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_2363413_make-melted-snowman-christmas-gag.html
Owl with Pockets
http://www.usefuldiy.com/diy-owl-pad-with-pockets/
Felt Squirrel Ornament
http://yougogirl.typepad.com/you_go_girl/2011/11/felt-squirrel-tutorialfinally.html
More felt animals and ornaments from this same source HERE
Pinecone Mice Ornaments
https://blackcabbit.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/one-diy-christmas-ornament-a-month-06-pinecone-mice/
Snowy Owl Ornaments
http://www.allfreechristmascrafts.com/Felt-Christmas-Ornament-Crafts/Snowy-Owl-Ornaments
Teacup Mouse
http://www.funinthemaking.net/category/reuse-sweaters/
From the Dude
Here are a couple of shots that came out pretty well from this morning's photo session.
I think the one of the red-tailed hawk came out very nicely.
You can really see him looking down at me and checking me out! (Luckily I didn't look all that tasty...)
Sharoot's Caboose
Sharoot shares,
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These are Diamond Back Terrapin babies. They are much smaller than the Loggerheads and
they live in the tidal marshes. They were adorable!
| 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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A train stops at a train station. A bus stops at a bus station.
Now why is my desk called a 'work station'? |
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Thanksgiving is a time when turkeys turn from gobblers to
gobblees.
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What are the small rivers that run into the Nile? The juve-niles! |
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Yogi Berra/Quotes
When you come to a fork in the road, take it. You can observe a lot by just watching. It ain't over till it's over It's like déjà vu all over again. No one goes there nowadays, it’s too crowded. Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical. A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore. Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours. We made too many wrong mistakes. Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken. |
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Why is it so cold on Christmas?
Because it's in Decembrrrrrrrrrr! |
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| Upcoming Holidaze! | |||
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November 29 National Square Dance Day Electronic Greetings Day November 30 National Stay At Home Because You're Well Day Computer Security Day December Bingo Month Tie Month Write a Friend Month December 1 National Pie Day Eat A Red Apple Day World AIDS Awareness Day |
December 2 National Fritters Day Safety Razor Day December 3 National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day December 4 National Cookie Day National Dice Day Wear Brown Shoes Day Santa’s List Day (are you on the “nice” list?) December 5 National Sacher Torte Day Day of the Ninja Bathtub Party Day Repeal Day (the 21st Amendment ended Prohibition) Martin Van Buren’s Birthday (1782) |
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MINATORY
Pronunciation: \MIN-uh-tor-ee\
adjective
Definition of MINATORY
having a menacing quality
EXAMPLES
In the moonlight, the twisted winter trees took on a
particularly baleful and minatory appearance.
"No one likes to hear or heed prophets of doom, but history is replete with
them.…
The minatory mutterings of the Delphic Oracle were often unheeded by the Greeks."
— Brian Roche, Redlands (California) Daily Facts, 28 Sept. 2015
DID YOU KNOW?
Knowing that minatory means "threatening," can you take a guess at a related word?
If you're familiar with mythology, perhaps you guessed Minotaur, the name of the bull-headed,
people-eating monster of Crete. Minotaur is a good guess, but as terrifying as the monster sounds,
its name isn't related to today's word. The relative we're searching for is actually menace.
Minatory and menace both come from derivatives of the Latin verb minari, which means "to threaten."
Minatory was borrowed directly from Late Latin minatorius. Menace came to English via Anglo-French
manace, menace, which came from Latin minac-, minax, meaning
"threatening."
Word Family Quiz
What -able adjective is a descendant of Latin minari ("to threaten") and is used to describe
someone who is willing to agree to or to accept something?
The answer is …
amenable
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