Archive for May, 2006

OPERATION GRATITUDE IN FULL SWING 2006!

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

Operation Gratitude, which I described here with more pictures, is in full swing again for the year. This terrific group has sent oer 125,000 boxes of goodies to our troops and plans to send many more after the current drive. I am including another picture of folks working hard but on a busy […]

SENATOR FRIST OPERATES ON GORILLAS!

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

Senator Bill Frist, also a cardiac surgeon, recently examined Kuja for signs of heart disease. But Kuja is a gorilla! Apparently, Frist has cultivated an additional practice of helping to care for the gorillas at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Actually, dealing with a 350 pound male silverback gorilla loaded with testosterone […]

OSPREYS NEED TEDDY BEARS TOO!

Monday, May 15th, 2006

Here is a great picture from a webcam of an Osprey nest in Conneticut (courtesy of the Conneticut Audubon Society). Apparently these birds are fond of bringing any manner of “treasures” to their nests and this one clearly decided on a blue teddy bear!

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Have a wonderful Mother’s Day all you Mom’s. I really believe that all women are moms. Even if you don’t have children you probably take care of someone by your support and friendship not to mention the pets we care for. I am now three weeks away from my last chemotherapy, feeling […]

THE $75,000 PURSE!

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

OK, now this blew me away! We have all seen the very expensive “must have it this season” bags that celebrities carry their stuff in. Not sure how I got to it but here is a Boggeta Veneta purse/bag that sells for $75,000! You can “browse” this exclusive Italian leather company’s site […]

WHAT IS MOM WORTH?

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Here is a fun site to determine what you Mom’s out there are really worth! It boils down to this - on the left hand side of this site is a section called “Mom Salary Wizard” (love that) that suggests a stay at home mom would earn $134,121 annually. But a […]