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| Broadcast Schedule | Channel Links | Important News |
| Today!!! Sunday, August 7, 2016 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM EST |
| No Story Writing! Since the story we wrote in July will be read tonight we'll write again in September. |
| 6 PM PST/9 PM EST |
| VacaChat Broadcast. Time for more fun, frivolity, festivity, and fervent activity! |
| Upcoming!!! Sunday, August 14, 2016 |
| 3 PM PST/6 PM EST |
| No Story Writing! We'll write again in September (Exact date TBA). |
| 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! |
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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. |
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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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Welcome to August! I hope everyone is doing well and not getting
blasted by the heat too badly. Things have not been too bad
around here this weekend. In the mid 90s, but short of the
hundreds we had a week ago.
We have been catching some of the Olympics around here. Some cycling, some swimming, some volleyball. Just saw some fencing--boy, that sure is a strange sport. All this wiring and hi-tech gadgetry...it's a far cry from the Three Musketeers! I have been working at home for a couple of days, after a long and stressful work and commuting stretch at the Chinese Christian School. The drive is about 55 miles each way, so it has been a welcome relief to not have to make that drive for a couple of days. We are in a lull in the fair-going circuit, as the Solano Fair was last week, and the Yolo County Fair is starting on the 17th. I still have to get a couple of pictures framed to get ready for that show. The Solano event was fun--I got a chance to try some deep-fried alligator! We spent yesterday in Old Sacramento, which was basically my birthday celebration. We had lunch at a restaurant on the water, and my brother Ed and sister Jan showed up with their spouses. Then Jan and her husband, and I and Mary went to the California Railroad Museum--that was so much fun! It was really great to see my siblings again--I had not seen them in almost a year and a half. Well, I have a few pictures to download and process before the chat tonight. I do hope that Ustream is going to behave itself. Does anyone have any suggestions for other services that we should consider? Between my Internet access and the other services, and broadcasting just keeps becoming more and more of an adventure! Hope to see you all there! |
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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 a family photo from Disney World and a photo of a giant spidey. |
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| Elsalynda | Elsalynda's latest column entitled Nature in the
City: Sweet Summer's Eve, is available online here: http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/news/20160723/nature-in-city-sweet-summers-eve |
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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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| DotRot |
I'm going to go out on a limb here and ask everyone worldwide for some
special prayers. Please pray for the fostering and healing of relationships between races and ethnicities, between citizens and law enforcement and other officials, and between differing faiths. This madness must stop! |
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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 |
UPDATE: (as of
6/19/2016) KSBorn writes: My Cancer has now Spread to my Upper Spine. So we are changing my Chemo and Hormone Blocker. Please continue the Prayers. I will keep you up-dated. |
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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 | (as of 3/27) Keep Elsalynda in your prayers. Elsa was recently in Mexico and had a great time until she was hospitalized there! Keep her in your prayers for continued good health for herself and her bird Nupi. | ||
| GentleDoe | Has anyone heard
from GentleDoe lately? The latest update we
have from GentleDoe is from 1/10/2016.
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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| A Message From Zorro | StoryTime News | Recipe of the Week |
| Hello there, Everbuddy! | ||
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It was sure been a busy weekend here, what with the
Dude's birthday coming up tomorrow. All us furry
critters have been planning a gigantic surprise. What it
is, I cannot say. In face, we cannot say. Yes, nobody
knows what the surprise is going to be except for the
one holder of the truth and wisdom, and that is the
Snowy Owl. And he never says anything, so we're all
completely in the dark. We might just sleep through the
day as we usually do...
I have no idea how old the Dude is, but I heard his sister say something about the double nickel. Last time I checked, that equates to a dime. So I guess the Dude is going to be ten years old! It's funny, because if I were to see him out on the street, I would say he doesn't look to be a day under thirty. But then I'm a mouse. Everybody looks older when they are not covered in fur. Well, it is time for me to get ready for the StoryTime this evening--I am finally going to get a chance to read the story from a few weeks ago! And certain Internet providers had better not let me down this time! (Yes, I'm talking to YOU, Comcast!!) See you cats & kittens later! |
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| Yours Most Whiskerly, Zorro |
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| Next StoryTime | Sunday, September 4 (or 11), 2016 3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST |
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| Invitation | We REALLY 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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Combine egg and buttermilk; set aside. Combine ¼ cup all-purpose flour, cornmeal, 1 teaspoon salt, and peppers in a shallow bowl or pan. Dredge tomato slices in remaining ¼ cup flour; dip in egg mixture, and dredge in cornmeal mixture. Pour oil to a depth of ¼-½ inch in a large cast-iron skillet; heat to 375°F. Drop tomatoes, in batches, into hot oil, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels or a rack. Sprinkle hot tomatoes with salt. |
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1 egg, beaten ½ cup sour cream ⅓ cup salsa 2-4 tablespoons taco seasoning 1 cup crushed tortilla chips ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese 2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean) Optional toppings: sour cream, salsa, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, sliced ripe olives |
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In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Crumble beef over
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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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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
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 | |||
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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 |
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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/golden-retriever-puppy-cam The last of the puppies go to their forever homes this weekend and the cam will be shutting down until more puppies come. |
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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 | |||||
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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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Classic Comedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5lKbtCmvzI
Honey Badger Houdini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c36UNSoJenI
2016 Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzenlPYqJlc
Painting With a Toddler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhOWg2a05rA
Talking Dogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SCEmSHqMnw
Airport Microburst
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_WmjWAGkLI
Incredible Pantomime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3RthqsEaeQ
A Little Girl and Her Duck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlyEpwZMjPc
Mutual Rescue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm0qYRWQpZI
Freedom
Motivational Speaker Techniques
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZBKX-6Gz6A
Fried Chicken from 1736
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsyjNef2ydQ
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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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For the Dude's Birthday
http://blog.eeboo.net/2013/08/craft-idea-birthday-cake-box/
Mouse Cheese Snack
http://www.funnyfoodsrecipes.com/mouse-cheese-snack/
Spidey Hand Puppet
(I think I'd add a few more legs.)
http://lalymom.com/itsy-bitsy-spider-finger-puppet/
Freddy, the Fair Frog
http://rhapsodyofcacophony.blogspot.com/2012/03/leap-frog-day.html
Easy Owl Cupcakes
http://www.bakedintosubmission.com/?p=56
Best Reaction Ever
At Least He Saved the Shoe
The Chair Won This Round
The Gautlet of Distraction
(in two parts)
From the Dude
Here are the photos I mentioned in the Notez.
First is the Rainbow Swoosh, a light painting.
Next, is an extreme close-up of a red agate.
And this is the 3D model of the Juno lander.
Sharoot's Caboose
Sharoot shares,
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Eeewwww! I took this photo of giant spidey made from Legos at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina.
| 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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Verizon has purchased Yahoo and plans to merge it with AOL.
Verizon said its goal is to become the RC Cola of the internet. |
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Some sad news today in the world of technology, because it was
announced that the last company to commercially produce VCRs,
Funai Electric of Japan, will discontinue selling VHS cassette
tape players this month. For those of you who don't know what a
VCR is, it's that large digital clock underneath your
great-aunt's TV.
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What do you call a big Irish spider? Paddy long legs!
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What is the tallest building at a college? The library. It has the most stories. What reads and lives in an apple? A bookworm! | |||
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At the Olympics a man walked up to a competitor who was carrying a very
long pole. "Excuse me, are you a pole vaulter?" "Nein, I am not a Pole, I am German, but how did you know my name ist Walter?" |
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| Upcoming Holidaze! | |||
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1st Sunday in August International Forgiveness Day Friendship Day Sisters Day 2nd Week in August National Smile Week August 7 Sea Serpent Day National Dollar Day National Zucchini Day National Lighthouse Day August 8 VacaDude's Birthday Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night Happiness Happens Day August 9 National Polka Festival Book Lover’s Day |
August 10 Lazy Day National S’mores Day Duran Duran Day Herbert Hoover’s Birthday (1874) August 11 Presidential Joke Day Play in the Sand Day Ingersoll Day August 12 National Middle Child's Day Vinyl Record Day Youth Day Son and Daughter Day August 13 Blame Someone Else Day International Lefthanders’ Day National Filet Mignon Day |
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DEFALCATION
Pronunciation: \dee-fal-KAY-shun\
noun
Definition of DEFALCATION
1: the act or an instance of embezzling
2: a failure to meet a promise or an expectation
EXAMPLES
"Early in my career, I uncovered a defalcation that resulted from one individual having too
much control over the cash handling process."
— James Williams, quoted in The Washington Business Journal,
30 Jan. 2015
"The sum of $39,400 was borrowed on this line of credit, some of which was
repaid using
District funds. The defendants then conspired to conceal the borrowing to protect their employment
and to conceal their own defalcations and thefts of District funds."
— The Nevada Daily Mail, 25 May 2016
DID YOU KNOW?
"The tea table shall be set forth every morning with its
customary bill of fare, and without any manner of defalcation." No reference to
embezzlement there! This line, from a 1712 issue of Spectator magazine,
is an example of the earliest, and now archaic, sense of defalcation,
which is simply defined as "curtailment." Defalcation is
ultimately from the Latin word falx, meaning "sickle," and it
has been a part of English since the 1400s. It was used early on of monetary
cutbacks (as in "a defalcation in their wages"), and by the 1600s it
was used of most any sort of financial reversal (as in "a defalcation
of public revenues"). Not till the mid-1800s, however, did defalcation
refer to breaches of trust that cause a financial loss, or, specifically, to
embezzlement.
Unscramble the letters to create a synonym of embezzle:
ACETPUEL.
Answer below:
peculate
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VacaShopping for the Holidays
A NEW VacaShopping Site!!!
Vaca is now posting new items to Zazzle!
His new store is at: www.zazzle.com/Vacadude
The first item available is a note card or greeting card with an all new
Vaca drawing on the front.
Check it out at:
http://www.zazzle.com/owl_igloo_holiday_card-137686885203006237
Don't you need some new decorations for Valentine's Day?
Just think of all the VacaDude gifts!
Check them all out at VacaDude's CafePress store! Support our beloved
artist/broadcaster/friend!
http://www.cafepress.com/vacadude
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.
