The girls in a cat fight
I never understood the bond between some people and their pets until I’d fallen in love with my own dog, Maggie.
Maggie (the little white and brown Jack Russell mix) is a real mama’s girl and the smallest of the three dogs in our family.
Tonight Miss Maggie and the Basset Hound, Rosie got into a bit of a cat fight over a chew toy. Maggie wound up getting a nasty bite to her mouth and is about to lose a tooth because of it. She’s bled out quite a bit and is now sick at her stomach because of it.
Maggie seems to have found comfort in curling up at my feet while breaking my heart every time she looks up at me with those sad, brilliant blue eyes.
Being the worrysome mother type that I am, I called our Vet’s assistant at home who helped put my mind at ease knowing that my dog won’t bleed to death from this and that her being sick at her stomach is actually a good thing.
Maggie is resting peacefully at the moment and as she rests, I realize that people who love their pets enough to dress them up or to spoil them a bit like children aren’t as strange as I once thought.
Tags: pets, cat fight, dogs, first aid for dogs
Interesting Facts to Waste Time
Any month that has a Friday the 13th also has a Wednesday the 25th.
John Madden is an accomplished ballroom dancer.
In 21 states, Wal-Mart is the single largest employer.
Jim Gordon, drummer of Derek and the Dominos (”Layla”), killed his mother with a claw hammer.
One of Hewlett Packard’s first ideas was an automatic urinal flusher.
Eric Clapton did not play the very famous first riff on the song “Layla”. That was Duane Allman. Clapton comes in later.
As you age, your eye color gets lighter.
There are more cars in Southern California than there are cows in India.
The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows.
The province of Alberta, Canada is completely free of rats.
Illinois has the most personalized license plates of any state.
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it.
When a D.A.R.E. goes too far
Another day, another phone call. This time it was Gayla on the other end of the line, “Mom will you and Pop meet me at the school in a few minutes?”
“Of course, has something happened to the boys?” I questioned.
She replied, “The principal has called the drug police in to talk to the boys. My God what has Trey done now?”
“It isn’t Trey this time, it is Coty” she responded in a confused tone.
“Well, they have made a huge mistake.”
“No Mom I can’t go into it now, just meet me at the school.”
Needless to say my little car sprouted wings and upon arriving at the school we found Coty in the hall with tear filled eyes.
“Hi Grammy” he whimpered. “Grammy, am I going to jail?”
My heart was breaking, my mind running wild “no sweetie we will get this all taken care of.”
The door to the office opened and we were beckoned into the office where we would meet face-to-face with the principle and another teacher. I felt like a kid being sent to the office, I could only imagine how the kid felt being sent to the office in such a way.
We were told that Coty had sold a green liquid to another boy on the bus that morning and had paid his brother $1 to keep quiet.
When arriving at school another boy began bragging about the snake poison he’d bought from Coty that morning.
Coty and his friend had been summoned to the office to talk to the police. When ask individually the boys had repeated the same story. The green substance was a poison meant to kill snakes that were living in the boys play house.
Pop laughed and the principal gave him a stern look and replied “this is not funny Grandpa.”
“The hell it isn’t. You’ve said that Coty is too shy, and a little slow because of the shyness. What he’s done doesn’t seem so slow to me. How many kids can sell a tiny bottle of green water for $5 and then turn his money and make it work for him?”
“We had bought him a science kit for Christmas and he uses cake coloring to make potions like Harry Potter. Jody found one on the bar and told him he should not leave them sitting around because the dogs might get poisoned from them.
We thought by telling him that, he would be more likely to put them picked up. Coty thought what Grammy said was true so in reality, it is her fault don’t you think?”
Pop giving another resounding laugh.
At this point Gayla and I could kill him.
To bring this story to a close, I can tell you Coty did not spend the night in jail and Pop made it out of the office alive not before he had everyone in stitches.
Oh yes, the science kit disappeared never to be seen again.
And to this day, Coty won’t even share gum on the bus.
The rents take blogging for a test drive
Hey everyone, just a quick note to introduce my mom, Jody and my stepfather Mel to everyone. They’re coming along for a bit of a blogging test drive here on Not Before Coffee for a bit to see if blogging may be for them.
They’ve never worked with Wordpress before, so as they plug along, please feel free to offer up suggestions and tips that may help them along the way.
Have a great weekend….
Cheers!
Gayla
Tickle Me Twin Tales
Being a grandmother of twin boy’s there’s no limit to the humor in my life.
Early one afternoon I received a phone call with a tearful “hello Grammy” on the other end. Instinctively I knew which twin it was.
“Trey what have you done?”
“Grammy you don’t want to know.”
Silence fell, then a sobbing, shuddering, “well you know that old rooster that chases Coty?”
“What about the rooster?”
“Well uncle Robert hangs him on the fence to keep him from chasing Coty so that is what I did. He was kicking when I hung him up, but when I went to let him go he was dead. I didn’t know you had to hang him by his feet. Honest Grammy I didn’t mean to hurt him.
Mommy said I had to call you and uncle Robert and tell you. Do you think God is mad at me.
“No but I would guess Mommy is.”
“Can you call her back and tell her I didn’t mean to kill the rooster, she likes you.”
And so the belief began that a mom always holds the power to tell their kids what to do.
2008 Presidential Candidates find true calling
As far as I can tell, the candidates seem to be weighing more on the side of success doing remakes of rock and roll classics.
Hat tip: Simply Dumb
Tags: presidential election 2008, change, changes, david bowie, youtube, politics
Are you in danger of death by caffeine?
How much of your favorite energy drink, soda, or caffeinated food would it take to kill you? Take this quick test and find out.
According to this handy little tool, I’d have to drink 107 cups of coffee. I think I’m safe - barely!
Tags: coffee, caffeine, health
Is Bush borrowing from Peter to pay Paul?
I just don’t get how this whole ‘stimulous‘ plan is going to make us any better off. Anyone care to explain?
It just seems like our government is borrowing from Peter to pay Paul which doesn’t improve the financial status, it only shifts the emphasis a bit.
Tags: tax, stimulus, rebate check, politics, tax cut, refund
Kansas Baptist Church Intends to Picket Heath Ledger’s Funeral
Westboro Baptist Church, a radical Baptist church in Kansas known for picketing the funerals of fallen soldiers who served in Iraq has publicized intent to protest Heath Ledger’s memorial service claiming the actor died and is in Hell because he played a gay character in “Brokeback Mountain.”
One of the biggest reasons I stopped attending and practice my faith in a way I believe ‘my God’ would have me practice.
How terribly disturbing that people can conduct themselves in such horrific ways in the name of Christ.
It makes me very ashamed of so many that call themselves Christian.
Hat tip: Extra! Extra! Entertainment News
Tags: Heath Ledger, Kansas Baptist Church, radical, Christian, relgion, Iraq
Barack Obama - On The Issues
Early on, I was leaning toward voting for A First, whether it be a first woman, first black… I just wanted to be part of historical change. However, since diving deep into voting records and exploring positions on several issues that are very important to me, I’m seeing clearly that voting for a first may not be voting for the best.
Barack Obama 2008 Presidential Candidate
Barack Obama On The Issues –
Barack Obama on Abortions:
- Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions.
I’m sorry, but parents have the right and obligation to know the activities of their children. This isn’t just running across the state line to get a six pack of beer people!
Barack Obama on Civil Rights:
- Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration.
Same as with Hillary - my husband and other relatives fought for Old Glory and while she may only symbolic, she is a symbol of all they fought for and I believe ANYONE who wishes to become President of the United States should respect her just the same.
Isn’t the President the one commanding the troops who fight to protect the symbolism of the American Flag?
Barack Obama on Immigration:
- Support granting driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.
- Immigration system is broken for legal immigrants.
- Give immigrants who are here a rigorous path to citizenship.
- Extend welfare and Medicaid to immigrants.
- Voted NO on declaring English as the official language of the US government.
- Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security.
1. How can the ILLEGAL be given the LEGAL right to drive?
2. Immigration system isn’t broke, it’s just too slow - but slow works! I don’t believe something that’s this important to our own national security should be rushed.
3. See number 2
4. English should be recognized as our national language! Period!
5. Again, allowing Illegals to participate in Social Security? WHY?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for anyone who wishes to become a citizen to do so legally. I think everyone is entitled to live out their dream - if that means becoming American. But that takes TIME!
I believe illegal immigration is a huge problem in this country and rather than rewarding the ones who are here, I believe we need someone in office that’s going to make it unappealing to come here.
Employers who hire them are breaking the law - they should be doing time and paying the fines and there should be a massive witch hunt to uncover those making it so desirable to cross the border illegally.
These are the reasons Barack Obama will NOT get my vote!
Tags: Barack Obama, presidential election, elections 2008, voting, presidential candidates
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