OT: waaaaaaay OT....

[willywhit]

Of the 3 dogs in the photo, mine are the 2 on the right. The Rottie is Fin's.

where's that pic ? I love dogs

[Blue Bird]

This is the one I thought Michelle was referring to
I found it here; http://www.bomberonline.com/store/po...contact_us.cfm

[Michelle]

Yep. I have another one at home, but she's a bit older, retired, and isn't too social.


If anyone out there that lives semi-locally wants to adopt a retired sled dog, fully papered Siberian Husky and give them a good home for the last few years of their life, please let me know. I also run the Adoption Program at the kennel. If you want more info, just email me. We've got some great dogs that need a bit of love

[Blue Bird]

Yep. I have another one at home, but she's a bit older, retired, and isn't too social.


I also run the Adoption Program at the kennel. If you want more info, just email me. We've got some great dogs that need a bit of love

This must be the third job!?
Good work, I think that running the adoption program is very admirable!

[AndyYT316]

If anyone out there that lives semi-locally wants to adopt a retired sled dog, fully papered Siberian Husky and give them a good home for the last few years of their life, please let me know. I also run the Adoption Program at the kennel. If you want more info, just email me. We've got some great dogs that need a bit of love

When I get my own place and I'm not renting I'll have to give you a call! I'd love to give a retired sled dog a home sometime! It'd be worth the drive to Colorado for me.

[Michelle]

Heck, I'll meet you half way! At my house right now I have 5 dogs (! please no one call animal control....) because 2 of the dogs we have up for retirement are having a bit of trouble with the extreme temps here lately. So I'm pamering them. They are so grateful for being here, sitting by the fire - loving life. One of my 3 that actually live here full time is also a retiree, and 2 are active running dogs although feeling their age at almost 8 years (the 2 on the right and no, they're not full huskies but they LOVE to run).



Did a full moon tour on Monday night - open for guides and their guests only. Spectacular! Once in a lifetime experience - just you, the dogs, and the moon. What do you think, PaulK?

[Michelle]

This must be the third job!?
Good work, I think that running the adoption program is very admirable!

Yeah, ok. 3rd "job". I also volunteer for the Breck Film Fest. so I guess 4th, but if it doesn't seem like work, can you call it a "job"?

[dantheman0177]

Teacher: "Children, tomorrows assignment is to give me an example of a new
development being built near your home and what are the advantages of this new development.

At the end of the class, the teacher asks that all girls remain behind for 5 minutes.

Teacher: "Young ladies, I have received numerous complaints concerning Little Johnny's' crude remarks.
It is very likely tomorrow he is going to say something dirty.
If he says anything that appears rude, I would like you all to get up and leave the classroom."

Everybody agreed to this plan.

Next day -

Teacher: "Is everybody ready with their assignment? Go ahead Anita."

Anita: "Near my home, a supermarket is being built. Now my mommy doesn't have to walk so far to get the groceries."

Teacher: "Very good Anita! Next - Suzie!"

Suzie: "Near my home, they are building a furniture factory. My daddy is a carpenter so now he can work near home."

Teacher: "Excellent"

Little Johnny's hand keeps shooting up so eventually the Teacher asks: "OK, Johnny tell me what new development is being built near your home."

Little Johnny: "Near my home, they are building a brothel."

All the young girls get up to leave.

Little Johnny says, "Hey relax slu*ts .......... its not open yet!"

[skipuppy]

This one might be a bit pre-mature but you can e-mail it out on the 26th if you would like
************************************************** ****
Dear Santa,

You must be surprised that I'm writing to you today, the 26th of December. Well, I would very much like to clear up certain things that have occurred since the beginning of the month, when, filled with illusion, I wrote you my first letter. I asked for a bicycle, an electric train set, a pair of roller blades, and a football kit.
I destroyed my brain studying the whole year. Not only was I first in my class, but I had the best grades in the whole school. I'm not going to lie to you Santa, there was no-one in my entire neighborhood that behaved better than me, including my parents, brothers, sister, and the neighbors. I would go on errands and even help the elderly across the road. There was nothing within reach that I would not do for humanity.
What balls have you leaving me a ****ing yo-yo, a lame whistle, and a pair of freakishly ugly socks? What the **** were you thinking, you fat prick, that you've taken me for a sucker the whole ****ing year to come out with this **** under the tree. As if you hadn't ****ed me enough, you gave that little cock across the road so many toys that he can't even walk into his house.
Don't let me see you trying to fit your fat ass down my chimney next year. I'll **** you up. I'll throw rocks at those stupid reindeer and scare them away so you'll have to walk back to the ****in North Pole, just like what I have to do now since you didn't bring me that ****ing bike.

**** YOU SANTA!

Next year you'll find out just how bad I can be, you FAT PRICK!

Sincerely,

Little Johnny
************************************************** ********

[Paulk]

Did a full moon tour on Monday night - open for guides and their guests only. Spectacular! Once in a lifetime experience - just you, the dogs, and the moon. What do you think, PaulK?

I'm thinking, "lucky I didn't fall completely off the sled running the Enchanted Forest..."

Oh, the stories no one will ever believe....
Good times!

[Aisling]

i've been waiting for michelle to reply for 6 days!!!!!!
lol

[bobdea]

Michelle, what type of chocolate do you like?

[Michelle]

Wow, sorry Aisling. We've been so busy here, I haven't had time....


PaulK, you did a great job keeping us upright on the sled. Most important, you didn't let me fall over. Now that's Chivalry! You are right, the stories we can tell.....

Bobdea, I only like dark chocolate. I am lactose intolerant, so too much milk in chocolate is not good, plus I don't like the taste. The darker the better - 85% YAHOO! Why do you ask?

[Michelle]

Although I do have to add that the chocolate Dan brings me from Australia with the carmel in it is REALLY good for not being dark. I can only eat a little of it at a time, but it's worth it!

[dano]

I have a Yellow Lab so I was buying a large bag of Purina at
Wal-Mart one day and was in line to check out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog. On impulse, I told her "no" but that I was starting The Purina Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital the last time I was on the diet but I HAD lost 50 pounds before I awakened in the Intensive Care Unit with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms.

I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is that you load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and
simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry plus the food is
nutritionally complete so I was going to try the diet again.

I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now
enthralled with my story, particularly a tall, biker who was behind the
lady. Horrified, she asked me if I'd ended up in the ER because I'd been poisoned by the Purina.

I told her "no." Actually I'd been sitting in the street licking my balls and a car hit me.

I thought the biker was going to have to stagger out the door.

[Gecko]

Hey Dano you definatly pulled a "there's your sign" on that lady...I'm gonna remember that story for some future time.

Michele, I have found Dagoba 87% to be one of the best "dark bars" anywhere. Scharfenberger is good but I just prefer the Dagoba.

[bobdea]

dagoba is goooooood!
I forgot about that one, they have it up at a nice country store up the road from me too.
damn, I hate it when I forget about stuff that is right under my nose and superior to what I find elsewhere.

[Michelle]

Michele, I have found Dagoba 87% to be one of the best "dark bars" anywhere. Scharfenberger is good but I just prefer the Dagoba.

I agree. And it's organic, which is also a very important thing to me knowing that I am not promoting chocolate slave labor in Africa. Organic Chocolate uses only fair trade chocolate, or grown in the US under non-child labor laws......for lack of a better way to say it.

[dantheman0177]

Although I do have to add that the chocolate Dan brings me from Australia with the carmel in it is REALLY good for not being dark. I can only eat a little of it at a time, but it's worth it!

I'll make sure I bring a good stash this year again. I'll even see what good dark chocolate I can find over here especially for you.

Just don't let Kim eat it all this time, ok!

[Aisling]

i agree w michelle, the darker the better!! in fact i once said to my friend charlie that i'm not sweet, i'm semi-sweet, like the best chocolate. hehe

[willywhit]

Give her what she really wants

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vr2GGE7M5...elated&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMG73VLgpmY

[Dr D]

I agree. And it's organic, which is also a very important thing to me knowing that I am not promoting chocolate slave labor in Africa. Organic Chocolate uses only fair trade chocolate, or grown in the US under non-child labor laws......for lack of a better way to say it.

Point of clarification.

Organic refers to it being chemical and pesticide free. Fair trade refers to the practice of not exploiting workers. Organic does not necessarily implie fair trade.

That said Dagoba is both and an excellent chocolate to boot. try the dark chocolate with chile its really good and not exactly what you would expect.

Green and Blacks is another excellent choice

[Gecko]

Green and Blacks makes goooooooood Coco. I discovered a source for cacao nibs which when put in a pepper grinder makes for a great Cappuccino condiment...

[Dr D]

Green and Blacks makes goooooooood Coco. I discovered a source for cacao nibs which when put in a pepper grinder makes for a great Cappuccino condiment...

I like the nibs alone they have a funny nutty taste. they are even better when mixed with Goji (wolf) berries. You can get them dried and a handful of the berries and one of the nibs is a great pick me up! they are also good in trail mix.

bake the nibs into brownies and cookies mmmmmm

[Michelle]

Point of clarification.

Organic refers to it being chemical and pesticide free. Fair trade refers to the practice of not exploiting workers. Organic does not necessarily implie fair trade.

That said Dagoba is both and an excellent chocolate to boot. try the dark chocolate with chile its really good and not exactly what you would expect.

Green and Blacks is another excellent choice

True. However, all the organic brands I know also practice Fair Trade, at least in coffee and chocolate.

[Dr D]

True. However, all the organic brands I know also practice Fair Trade, at least in coffee and chocolate.

They seem to be closely aligned subjects all right. I made the distinction only because the organic thing is going mainstream with more and more products in the regular grocery stores. When the market starts shifting that way I guarantee that some companies truth in labeling will slip a little. There is a lot of implied goodness in the new labeling laws that has no bearing on reality. So just a reminder to read and ask questions when you choose your products.

[Michelle]

You are correct. A lot of things can be labeled "organic" and not be what we like to think of as organic (free of pesticides, etc).It's been a big hype in a lot of my veg head magazines about the truth in the labeling. Buyer beware! It's best to know a bit about the companies that you purchase from, instead of the organic label.

[bobdea]

if you do organic and it's important to you getting your fresh produce through a CSA program is the way to go
the laws for labeling here are so weak that all you really have to do to sell anything you want is say that the origional product was unavailable so the packing company can substitute anything they want in there the really fun part about this is that unavailable can just mean that organic ingridients were slightly more expensive.
I'm no stickler about organic although I try to make sure my staples are from a good source. To me local foods are just as important as organic, maybe even more important depends on how I feel that day I guess.

I'd like to see a push for fair trade within the US, US farmers get ****ed too.

[Allee]

I'm just reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and I have to say I'm shocked at what they can call organic. What was the phrase they used - "everything eventually morphs into the way the world is"?. Good ideas bump up against reality, and guess who wins.

It's made me think, though, that I might start buying meat from the farmers market, and resurrect my vege garden. Some of the stuff I'm reading is way too scary. Like, 52% of my diet started life as a corn plant??? Yikes.

[bobdea]

Allee!
I'm with you on that, corn is so bad in so many ways and in north america it is in places that it should not be, not to mention it's bad for the animals too, it hardens the fat in beef.
Most domestic corn here in the US is GM too, not sure about Cananda but I know that Canada does have pretty easy laws to skirt depending on how you do it.
Ugh, I really need a paying job working in the area of doing work promoting sustainable agriculture, I care about it too much!
****, if I got payed minimum wage I'd probably continue to do it, I can't really afford to do the volunteer thing anymore though.