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Saturday, June 28, 2008
A visit with a three year old
A memory slideshow of my trip to Tucson this week. It may start automatically. If not, click on the first picture of Becky Eric and Elia's home. It will enlarge and you will see captions. From there you can choose slideshow and it will play for you OR you can choose next and watch at your own pace. Hope you enjoy, I know we surely had a great time.There is also a fullscreen option.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Life as it is happening: Flight to AZ coming up
If you don't know about Elia's Journey of Faith you can click here to see her story.
Next Monday June 23 I will be flying to see my Grandaughter Elia and of course her Mom and Dad too. My daughter has sent me the latest Airline rule changes so that I will be good to go. Here they are
Attendant: Welcome aboard Ala Carte Air, sir. May I see your ticket? > > Passenger: Sure. > > Attendant: You're in seat 12B. That will be $5, please! > > Passenger: What for? > > Attendant: For telling you where to sit. > > Passenger: But I already knew where to sit. > > Attendant: Nevertheless, we are now charging a seat locator fee of $5.> It's the airline's new policy. > > Passenger: That's the craziest thing I ever heard. I won't pay it. > > Attendant: Sir, do you want a seat on this flight, or not? > > Passenger: Yes, yes. All right, I'll pay. But the airline is going to> hear about this. > > Attendant: Thank you. My goodness, your carry-on bag looks heavy. Would> you like me to stow it in the overhead compartment for you? > > Passenger: That would be swell, thanks. > > Attendant: No problem. Up we go, and done! That will be $10, please. > > Passenger: What? > > Attendant: The airline now charges a $10 carry-on assistance fee. > > Passenger: This is extortion. I won't stand for it. > > Attendant: Actually, you're right, you can't stand. You need to sit, and> fasten your seat belt. We're about to push back from the gate. But,> first I need that $10. > > Passenger: No way! > > Attendant: Sir, if you don't comply, I will be forced to call the air> marshal. And you really don't want me to do that. > > Passenger: Why not? Is he going to shoot me? > > Attendant: No, but there's a $50 air-marshal hailing fee. > > Passenger: Oh, all right, here, take the $10. I can't believe this. > > Attendant: Thank you for your cooperation, sir. Is there anything else> I can do for you? > > Passenger: Yes. It's stuffy in here, and my overhead fan doesn't seem> to work. Can you fix it? > > Attendant: Your overhead fan is not broken, sir. Just insert two> quarters into the overhead coin slot for the first five minutes. > > Passenger: The airline is charging me for cabin air? > > Attendant: Of course not, sir. Stagnant cabin air is provided free of> charge. It's the circulating air that costs 50 cents. > > Passenger: I don't have any quarters. Can you make change for a dollar?> > > Attendant: Certainly, sir! Here you go! > > Passenger: But you've given me only three quarters for my dollar. > > Attendant: Yes, there's a change making fee of 25 cents. > > Passenger: For crying' out loud. All I have left is a lousy quarter?> What the heck can I do with this? > > Attendant: Hang onto it. You'll need it later for the lavatory.> > Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway. > _________________________________________________________________
Next Monday June 23 I will be flying to see my Grandaughter Elia and of course her Mom and Dad too. My daughter has sent me the latest Airline rule changes so that I will be good to go. Here they are
Attendant: Welcome aboard Ala Carte Air, sir. May I see your ticket? > > Passenger: Sure. > > Attendant: You're in seat 12B. That will be $5, please! > > Passenger: What for? > > Attendant: For telling you where to sit. > > Passenger: But I already knew where to sit. > > Attendant: Nevertheless, we are now charging a seat locator fee of $5.> It's the airline's new policy. > > Passenger: That's the craziest thing I ever heard. I won't pay it. > > Attendant: Sir, do you want a seat on this flight, or not? > > Passenger: Yes, yes. All right, I'll pay. But the airline is going to> hear about this. > > Attendant: Thank you. My goodness, your carry-on bag looks heavy. Would> you like me to stow it in the overhead compartment for you? > > Passenger: That would be swell, thanks. > > Attendant: No problem. Up we go, and done! That will be $10, please. > > Passenger: What? > > Attendant: The airline now charges a $10 carry-on assistance fee. > > Passenger: This is extortion. I won't stand for it. > > Attendant: Actually, you're right, you can't stand. You need to sit, and> fasten your seat belt. We're about to push back from the gate. But,> first I need that $10. > > Passenger: No way! > > Attendant: Sir, if you don't comply, I will be forced to call the air> marshal. And you really don't want me to do that. > > Passenger: Why not? Is he going to shoot me? > > Attendant: No, but there's a $50 air-marshal hailing fee. > > Passenger: Oh, all right, here, take the $10. I can't believe this. > > Attendant: Thank you for your cooperation, sir. Is there anything else> I can do for you? > > Passenger: Yes. It's stuffy in here, and my overhead fan doesn't seem> to work. Can you fix it? > > Attendant: Your overhead fan is not broken, sir. Just insert two> quarters into the overhead coin slot for the first five minutes. > > Passenger: The airline is charging me for cabin air? > > Attendant: Of course not, sir. Stagnant cabin air is provided free of> charge. It's the circulating air that costs 50 cents. > > Passenger: I don't have any quarters. Can you make change for a dollar?> > > Attendant: Certainly, sir! Here you go! > > Passenger: But you've given me only three quarters for my dollar. > > Attendant: Yes, there's a change making fee of 25 cents. > > Passenger: For crying' out loud. All I have left is a lousy quarter?> What the heck can I do with this? > > Attendant: Hang onto it. You'll need it later for the lavatory.> > Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway. > _________________________________________________________________
Monday, June 16, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Sunday, June 08, 2008
June 8 Alpha Eagle on the nest this am
If video says unavailable just give it a little while longer to process through You Tube. It is there just posting early to get to bed early tonight.
This is a 3 part story. It will make most sense if you watch all three videos and in order.
Video 1
Video2
Video 3
This is a 3 part story. It will make most sense if you watch all three videos and in order.
Video 1
Video2
Video 3
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Friday, June 06, 2008
June 6 NCTC Fledge update, Buddy Update, and time with the Loon Cam new baby
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Scenes from a Baby Loons fist day.
Enjoy watching the Loon cam here
A Fledgling returns to NCTC early this morning for breakfast.
An update on Buddy the Eaglet from Norfolk
Wildlife Center of Virginia
Bald Eagle Update
10:00 a.m. June 6
This report was filed by Dr. Dave McRuer, Director of Veterinary
Medicine at the Wildlife Center of Virginia:
The eaglet is back in good spirits again. After starting the
patient on a course of butorphanol (an opioid pain medication
offering the best known pain relief for birds), the eaglet is now
accepting food off the forceps, making force-feeding unnecessary.
The bird continues to be active in its enclosure. Just as if it
were in the nest, the eaglet defecates out the cage door, thus
keeping the nest clean.
We have taken the eaglet off its antibiotics and will be repeating
blood work today to assess the white blood cell count – an
indication of infection status. The bird continues to grow and
presently weighs 2.24kg – certainly up from the admitting weight of
1.02kg. The downy feathers have also been mostly replaced with the
first layer of contour feathers.
With regard to the pox lesion….it continues to shrink! The nostril
is still open and the surface of the mass is much drier and not as
raised on the most forward surface. Most encouraging is the fact
that the area within the mouth has receded and almost appears
normal. We are still planning on surgically removing the mass and
are waiting to hear back from potential surgeons.
Finally, we have received the results of our heavy metal and
organophosphate panels and I’m happy to report that all were within
“normal” limits. This likely indicates that these factors are not a
contributing cause to the bird’s infection.
Light a candle for Buddy here
Scenes from a Baby Loons fist day.
Enjoy watching the Loon cam here
A Fledgling returns to NCTC early this morning for breakfast.
An update on Buddy the Eaglet from Norfolk
Wildlife Center of Virginia
Bald Eagle Update
10:00 a.m. June 6
This report was filed by Dr. Dave McRuer, Director of Veterinary
Medicine at the Wildlife Center of Virginia:
The eaglet is back in good spirits again. After starting the
patient on a course of butorphanol (an opioid pain medication
offering the best known pain relief for birds), the eaglet is now
accepting food off the forceps, making force-feeding unnecessary.
The bird continues to be active in its enclosure. Just as if it
were in the nest, the eaglet defecates out the cage door, thus
keeping the nest clean.
We have taken the eaglet off its antibiotics and will be repeating
blood work today to assess the white blood cell count – an
indication of infection status. The bird continues to grow and
presently weighs 2.24kg – certainly up from the admitting weight of
1.02kg. The downy feathers have also been mostly replaced with the
first layer of contour feathers.
With regard to the pox lesion….it continues to shrink! The nostril
is still open and the surface of the mass is much drier and not as
raised on the most forward surface. Most encouraging is the fact
that the area within the mouth has receded and almost appears
normal. We are still planning on surgically removing the mass and
are waiting to hear back from potential surgeons.
Finally, we have received the results of our heavy metal and
organophosphate panels and I’m happy to report that all were within
“normal” limits. This likely indicates that these factors are not a
contributing cause to the bird’s infection.
Light a candle for Buddy here
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Can you relate to this
Wanda one of the Momsters from the NCTC cam received this email from her daughter after the first fledge of Pearl yesterday
Dear Pearl,
Please fly away and return my mother to ME ... you have had her attention long enough, I need her back now.
Thank you,
Denise
Dear Pearl,
Please fly away and return my mother to ME ... you have had her attention long enough, I need her back now.
Thank you,
Denise
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
June 3 Branching Wannabees and the Fish That Wouldn't Let Go.
Branching Wannabees
The Fish that wouldn't let go
The Fish that wouldn't let go
Monday, June 02, 2008
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