June 15, 2012

do you suppose dogs wonder why

we don't lick them? not that they don't like my kisses, but i wonder.

June 15, 2012

conan in chicago- triumph dishes it out at weiner circle

worth the 8 minutes.

http://gawker.com/5918679/triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-unleashed-on-infamously-rude-chicago-hot-dog-stand?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

June 14, 2012

video of biff the chicken lover.

and i don't mean for dinner.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150858352860810&set=vb.410796658942019&type=2&theater

couple more at my sig link.

June 13, 2012

some days are just so hard.

tia.

June 12, 2012

what does it mean that potatoes are blooming?

i haven't grown potatoes that many times. is there some significance to the blooms? are the vines going to start to die back now? are the spuds going to decline? get tough?
lots of mine are flowering now.

June 12, 2012

CTU: Nearly 90 percent of teachers vote to authorize strike

Source: chicago tribune

The Chicago Teachers Union says nearly 90 percent of its members have voted to authorize a strike, far more than the required 75 percent.


Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-ctu-chicago-teachers-vote-to-authorize-strike-20120611,0,827222.story

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best of luck to ctu.

June 12, 2012

CTU: Nearly 90 percent of teachers vote to authorize strike

The Chicago Teachers Union says nearly 90 percent of its members have voted to authorize a strike, far more than the required 75 percent.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-ctu-chicago-teachers-vote-to-authorize-strike-20120611,0,827222.story

June 11, 2012

the bad news is

i was late with the neem oil, plus spring was so early, so i have a lot of buggy cherries. the good news is, the chickens think that makes them twice as good.

June 10, 2012

meet the falcon

it is a new holland L325

hubby named it the falcon. there is a commercial on radio here about a guy using his credit card points for stupid things, he bought a falcon. tee hee.

i had a free loaner, but when the hydraulics sprung a leak i couldn't get the guy to fix it. that is the sort of thing that makes me refuse to be a community garden.
it's not here yet, but it shonuf is paid for.

June 8, 2012

a bittersweet victory for my baby.

so, a year ago my baby applied for ssi. she was trying to get it for her physical problems (chron's disease, and some pain problems ++), but since the docs couldn't really explain her problems, she was pretty sol.
in the meantime, she had her breakdown and is now dx'd with, among other things, ptsd. (which makes no sense to me, but there you have it.) well, now she qualifies.
it is great that she is getting it, and will help her not only get back in school but help her get some accommodations.
but it is pretty sad for all to think of her as disabled.

i am taking her to the mayo clinic in july. maybe they will have some answers as to what the hell is wrong with her. it is a big, tangled puzzle.
sigh.