Good morning! Beautiful flowers, Wog. Thank you! Bet you are busy visiting Froggy and getting everything ready for her homecoming next week. Please take care of yourself! I'm so looking forward to Froggy being able to talk with us again.
Eva, how are you and Joe and Bambu doing? Still standing with all your cyber family holding you in our hearts and prayers. Isn't it wonderful that so many people love each other so much even though we've never met in person?!
Thinking about our pets who have gone to Heaven, knowing what I know about their personalities, knowing that in Heaven everyone loves each other ... well, it is bubbling up thoughts/dreams about what is going on up there. Lancer (grandpa German Shepherd) and Puffin (grandpa kitty) wisely and calmly checking everyone in thru the Pearly Gates. Skippy (JRT) running around with his tail cut off making sure everyone is introduced to each other and loving every second of it. Duchess (grandma dog) taking care of the baby dogs and cats who arrived through sad circumstances. Just for fun, what do you think your lost beloved pet might be doing in Heaven?
Yeah, well, Puffin always had an exaggerated opinion of himself while on earth, so I'm not too convinced he'd make the best pet Saint Peter. He'd probably give all who came to the gate a hard time. He'd let them in, of course, but he'd ask a lot of questions. Boomer would make the better gate-keeper. My darling Puffin needs some time to understand what happened to him. I'm sure his trip over the Rainbow Bridge was as much a shock to him as it was to us. Oh, we just needed more time.
Bambu was quite upset last night, it seemed. He cried and cried and paced around in circles until I got out of bed and told Joe I was going to spend the night in the other room with him. When I got into the bed in that room, he settled down. Joe wants him to come sleep with us in our room and not cut himself off. Maybe soon he'll figure that out.
My heart hurt so much today, I just wanted to scream. These feelings are just my own pain, I know. For Puffin, I feel better because he's not in pain anymore.
Dear Eva, Your Puffin, and all your babies, will always be with you. Just hug Bambu and kiss him and talk to him. It's okay to spoil him. I don't know how much they understand. They just know there best friend isn't there. My heart is so sad for you.
Good Morning Surfie and Pond Family, Yes, I'm up and getting ready to go see Froggy. I don't think I am happy in an empty home. Froggy is such a joy and a happy little person to have around. I miss her.
It looks like all of us Ponders are Pet-People. They add so much happiness to each day.
Wisconsin Gov. Walker defies order to close federally-funded parks
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is defying a directive from the National Park Service to close down several state parks that receive federal funding in the wake of the partial government shutdown.
(snip) The department recently intervened after the Fish and Wildlife Service placed barricades near a Mississippi River boat launch because it was on federal land. The barricades were removed because of a decades-old agreement between Wisconsin and the federal government, state officials said.
"We respect the magnitude of the process the federal government has had to undertake to close its properties and certain activities on properties they own and manage," Cathy Stepp, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, told agency employees in an email obtained by The Hill.
"However, after close review and legal consult, [the Department of Natural Resources] has clarified areas where the federal procedures are over-reaching by ordering the closure of properties where the state has management authority through existing agreements."
State officials also said Wisconsin will not not fully follow a Fish and Wildlife Service directive that hunting and fishing be prohibited on federal lands during the partial shutdown, according to the report.
...BUT LAWMAKERS AREN'T DOING WITHOUT: by ERIC WILKINSON / KING 5 News
Government shutdown could delay your favorite beer, booze
KENT, Wash. -- The latest batch of beer is just about ready to take flight at Kent’s Airways Brewing. The politics in the nation’s capitol, however, could keep it grounded.
“This beer is gonna be parked for a while,” said Head Brewer Alex Dittmar, as he sampled the brew on Friday.
The beer will remain in the huge fermentation tank for the time being because Dittmar can't get the labels for his latest brew approved. The government agency that oversees the labeling of America’s alcohol is currently shut down, along with all other “non-essential” services during the government shutdown.
Without those mandatory labels, Dittmar can't bottle and sell his beer. So, for now it sits, potentially stopping production entirely if the shut down drags on.
Good Morning Friends. On my way to see Froggy. Today is football day. Getting nervous about transportation home on Weds, and getting her to doctor visit on Thursday. Virginia Mason has wheelchairs that I can borrow and push Froggy to doctor visit. We are only a block away. Just hope it doesn't rain.
Been a rough week for our little Pond Family. Next week has to be better. Hope government is coming to some agreement soon.
SUNDAY NEWS - AMAZING SURGERY FOR EPILEPSY: Neurosurgeon first in US to perform novel brain surgery on 1-year-old with epilepsy By Loren Grush
Nicole Born-Crow started to suspect something was wrong with her newborn son Finnegan when he was just 3 months old. While he had grown normally up to that point, Nicole and her husband eventually began to notice that their son had started to prefer doing activities with one side of his body.
(snip) Realizing that brain surgery was the only option for her son to live a normal life, Born-Crow agreed, and at just 1 year old, Finnegan would receive a brand new type of brain operation – one that had never before been performed in the United States.
Recurrent, spontaneous, unprovoked seizures occur in 1 to 2 percent of children in the United States. The traditional surgery for patients with this form of intractable epilepsy is a hemispherectomy – an operation that involves removing half of the brain.
But Dr. Jonathan Miller, director of functional and restorative neurosurgery at UH Case Medical Center, decided to try a new type of surgery, hoping to spare most of Finnegan’s brain and leave the majority of its tissue intact. Called temporoparietooccipital (TPO) disconnection, the procedure removes just enough of the brain to disconnect the portions affected by the electrical misfirings.
(snip) “We’re able to leave the diseased brain in place, but allow it to be separate from the healthy brain,” Miller told FoxNews.com. “Not only do you stop the seizures, but you’re also allowing the normal parts of the brain to develop normally and develop normal functions.”
SUNDAY NEWS - Spanish shepherds guide 2,000 sheep through Madrid
By HAROLD HECKLE / The Associated Press
MADRID — Shepherds led a flock of 2,000 sheep through Madrid on Sunday in defense of ancient grazing, droving and migration rights increasingly threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural practices.
Tourists were surprised to see downtown traffic cut to permit the ovine parade to bleat — bells clanking — across some of Madrid's most upmarket urban settings.
Since at least 1273, shepherds have had the right to use droving routes that wind across land that was once open fields and woodland before Madrid mushroomed to the great metropolis it is today.
Every year, a handful of shepherds defend that right in Spain's capital city. Following an age-old tradition, they paid 25 maravedis — coins first minted in the 11th century — to city hall officials to use the crossing.
Shepherds have a right to use around 78,000 miles (125,000 kilometers) of ancient paths for seasonal livestock migrations from cool highland pastures in summer to warmer and more protected lowland grazing in winter.
The movement is called transhumance and in Spain up until recently involved close to 1 million animals a year, mostly sheep and cattle.
Good morning! Beautiful flowers, Wog. Thank you! Bet you are busy visiting Froggy and getting everything ready for her homecoming next week. Please take care of yourself! I'm so looking forward to Froggy being able to talk with us again.
ReplyDeleteEva, how are you and Joe and Bambu doing? Still standing with all your cyber family holding you in our hearts and prayers. Isn't it wonderful that so many people love each other so much even though we've never met in person?!
Thinking about our pets who have gone to Heaven, knowing what I know about their personalities, knowing that in Heaven everyone loves each other ... well, it is bubbling up thoughts/dreams about what is going on up there. Lancer (grandpa German Shepherd) and Puffin (grandpa kitty) wisely and calmly checking everyone in thru the Pearly Gates. Skippy (JRT) running around with his tail cut off making sure everyone is introduced to each other and loving every second of it. Duchess (grandma dog) taking care of the baby dogs and cats who arrived through sad circumstances. Just for fun, what do you think your lost beloved pet might be doing in Heaven?
Hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday.
Yeah, well, Puffin always had an exaggerated opinion of himself while on earth, so I'm not too convinced he'd make the best pet Saint Peter. He'd probably give all who came to the gate a hard time. He'd let them in, of course, but he'd ask a lot of questions. Boomer would make the better gate-keeper. My darling Puffin needs some time to understand what happened to him. I'm sure his trip over the Rainbow Bridge was as much a shock to him as it was to us. Oh, we just needed more time.
DeleteBambu was quite upset last night, it seemed. He cried and cried and paced around in circles until I got out of bed and told Joe I was going to spend the night in the other room with him. When I got into the bed in that room, he settled down. Joe wants him to come sleep with us in our room and not cut himself off. Maybe soon he'll figure that out.
My heart hurt so much today, I just wanted to scream. These feelings are just my own pain, I know. For Puffin, I feel better because he's not in pain anymore.
Dear Eva, Your Puffin, and all your babies, will always be with you. Just hug Bambu and kiss him and talk to him. It's okay to spoil him. I don't know how much they understand. They just know there best friend isn't there. My heart is so sad for you.
DeleteDear Eva, I hope my post didn't offend you. Just me trying to ease the pain. You and Joe and Bambu are in my heart and prayers.
DeleteGood Morning Surfie and Pond Family,
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm up and getting ready to go see Froggy. I don't think I am happy in an empty home. Froggy is such a joy and a happy little person to have around. I miss her.
It looks like all of us Ponders are Pet-People. They add so much happiness to each day.
SOME NEWS TO START THE DAY:
ReplyDeleteWisconsin Gov. Walker defies order to close federally-funded parks
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is defying a directive from the National Park Service to close down several state parks that receive federal funding in the wake of the partial government shutdown.
(snip)
The department recently intervened after the Fish and Wildlife Service placed barricades near a Mississippi River boat launch because it was on federal land. The barricades were removed because of a decades-old agreement between Wisconsin and the federal government, state officials said.
"We respect the magnitude of the process the federal government has had to undertake to close its properties and certain activities on properties they own and manage," Cathy Stepp, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, told agency employees in an email obtained by The Hill.
"However, after close review and legal consult, [the Department of Natural Resources] has clarified areas where the federal procedures are over-reaching by ordering the closure of properties where the state has management authority through existing agreements."
State officials also said Wisconsin will not not fully follow a Fish and Wildlife Service directive that hunting and fishing be prohibited on federal lands during the partial shutdown, according to the report.
READ MORE: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/05/wisconsin-gov-walker-defies-order-to-close-federally-funded-parks/
...BUT LAWMAKERS AREN'T DOING WITHOUT:
ReplyDeleteby ERIC WILKINSON / KING 5 News
Government shutdown could delay your favorite beer, booze
KENT, Wash. -- The latest batch of beer is just about ready to take flight at Kent’s Airways Brewing. The politics in the nation’s capitol, however, could keep it grounded.
“This beer is gonna be parked for a while,” said Head Brewer Alex Dittmar, as he sampled the brew on Friday.
The beer will remain in the huge fermentation tank for the time being because Dittmar can't get the labels for his latest brew approved. The government agency that oversees the labeling of America’s alcohol is currently shut down, along with all other “non-essential” services during the government shutdown.
Without those mandatory labels, Dittmar can't bottle and sell his beer. So, for now it sits, potentially stopping production entirely if the shut down drags on.
READ MORE: http://www.king5.com/news/local/Your-favorite-brew-may-be-impacted-by-govt-shutdown-226526151.html
Good Morning Friends.
ReplyDeleteOn my way to see Froggy. Today is football day. Getting nervous about transportation home on Weds, and getting her to doctor visit on Thursday. Virginia Mason has wheelchairs that I can borrow and push Froggy to doctor visit. We are only a block away. Just hope it doesn't rain.
Been a rough week for our little Pond Family. Next week has to be better. Hope government is coming to some agreement soon.
SUNDAY NEWS - AMAZING SURGERY FOR EPILEPSY:
ReplyDeleteNeurosurgeon first in US to perform novel brain surgery on 1-year-old with epilepsy
By Loren Grush
Nicole Born-Crow started to suspect something was wrong with her newborn son Finnegan when he was just 3 months old. While he had grown normally up to that point, Nicole and her husband eventually began to notice that their son had started to prefer doing activities with one side of his body.
(snip)
Realizing that brain surgery was the only option for her son to live a normal life, Born-Crow agreed, and at just 1 year old, Finnegan would receive a brand new type of brain operation – one that had never before been performed in the United States.
Recurrent, spontaneous, unprovoked seizures occur in 1 to 2 percent of children in the United States. The traditional surgery for patients with this form of intractable epilepsy is a hemispherectomy – an operation that involves removing half of the brain.
But Dr. Jonathan Miller, director of functional and restorative neurosurgery at UH Case Medical Center, decided to try a new type of surgery, hoping to spare most of Finnegan’s brain and leave the majority of its tissue intact. Called temporoparietooccipital (TPO) disconnection, the procedure removes just enough of the brain to disconnect the portions affected by the electrical misfirings.
(snip)
“We’re able to leave the diseased brain in place, but allow it to be separate from the healthy brain,” Miller told FoxNews.com. “Not only do you stop the seizures, but you’re also allowing the normal parts of the brain to develop normally and develop normal functions.”
READ FASCINATING STORY: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/10/04/neurosurgeon-first-in-us-to-perform-novel-brain-surgery-on-1-year-old-with/?intcmp=obnetwork
SUNDAY NEWS -
ReplyDeleteSpanish shepherds guide 2,000 sheep through Madrid
By HAROLD HECKLE / The Associated Press
MADRID — Shepherds led a flock of 2,000 sheep through Madrid on Sunday in defense of ancient grazing, droving and migration rights increasingly threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural practices.
Tourists were surprised to see downtown traffic cut to permit the ovine parade to bleat — bells clanking — across some of Madrid's most upmarket urban settings.
Since at least 1273, shepherds have had the right to use droving routes that wind across land that was once open fields and woodland before Madrid mushroomed to the great metropolis it is today.
Every year, a handful of shepherds defend that right in Spain's capital city. Following an age-old tradition, they paid 25 maravedis — coins first minted in the 11th century — to city hall officials to use the crossing.
Shepherds have a right to use around 78,000 miles (125,000 kilometers) of ancient paths for seasonal livestock migrations from cool highland pastures in summer to warmer and more protected lowland grazing in winter.
The movement is called transhumance and in Spain up until recently involved close to 1 million animals a year, mostly sheep and cattle.
READ MORE: http://www.kirotv.com/news/ap/top-news/spanish-shepherds-guide-2000-sheep-through-madrid/nbG7b/