Posted in Entertainment

Don't know if anyone's done this yet, but try dialing the Nestle's Crunch help line 1-800-295-0051. When the automated message asks you if you want to continue in English or Spanish, don't say anything....after about 4 seconds the fun begins. Then continue to follow directions. Make sure you get to eventually choose #4. Just for a little lau… read more

Posted in Current Events

Just received my copy of "Dogtown" which I ordered through the National Geographic Channel's website. A portion of the proceeds from the book benefits Best Friends Animal Society. The foreword is written by actor Mickey Rourke, where he speaks of his devotion and gratitude to his dogs, past & present. His words, "because sometimes, when a man'… read more

Posted in General

Just so scary because my nephew has type 1 diabetes and has a compromised immune system already. And my sister has asthma. But she has been right on top of it and has spoken with the doctor twice to get some medicine to treat the respiratory symptoms. There just wasn't any vaccine available in time. This is the 4th day so hopefully won't get … read more

Posted in Breeds

Our shelter now has a mastiff up for adoption. I had never seen one before - he is huge. Sunday morning when I was cleaning cat cages, I stepped out of one of the cat rooms and a volunteer was being pulled along the front of the dog cages by the mastiff. Apparently they had just come in from a walk and she was trying to put him back in his cag… read more

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Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" conveys the eerie power possessed by a flock of birds. But Hollywood's fantasy is nothing compared to the reality of Wisconsin birds long ago. Flocks of passenger pigeons containing literally millions of birds criss-crossed the Midwest when settlers arrived, sometimes darkening the whole sky when they flew. At on… read more