It's A Wild Life & Unfortunately It's Ours

Keep your friends close . . .

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:07:38 PST

I have been fostering a little chihuahua lately for a local rescue group. Being involved in the process of trying to find a forever home for him has opened my eyes to some of the unrealistic...

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It

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:51:49 PST

Wind in trees Clean air in lungsDirt underfeet Signs of dreamsPuffy clouds across blue skyBird song in the air Duff makes no soundMushrooms peek throughEarthy scents of the hidden Dewy...

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Ode to Blondie (might offend the closet-dirty-minded and conservative or most likely just my mom)

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:40:26 PST

Once upon a time there was a baby born. A screaming, ninja of a blond baby. This baby was the loudest baby ever to have graced this earth. Seriously, you have no idea. This baby...

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The One With All the Quotation Marks and Italics

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:17:50 PDT

I noticed something telling . . ever since the "Occupy Eugene" thing, a lot of the "homeless", "jobless", "stranded,"vet" people are not on their prospective corners. . . I didn't know they were all...

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Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Grilling Garbanzos: Eugene's Best Veggie Burger | find-it-eugene | eugene
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Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Money Saving Apps at the Grocery Store | Video - ABC News
Supermarket guru Phil Lempert on using apps to save money at the grocery store.

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Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PDT

Who should replace Hank Williams Jr. in the opening of Monday Night Football
Hank Williams Jr. is out, but who will replace him? We have come up with a list of possible replacements, some realistic, others not so much. Vote now to let us know who you would pick, or leave a comment... I chose Christian Kane - "The House Rules" Some loyal Kaniacs already got this ball rolling... but here we are to give it a little push. The LA Times wants to know what song or artist should be used to open Monday Night Football. We think THE HOUSE RULES would be a great fit. Just watch http://t.co/ZAFUucO3 . If you agree, please drop by and write in Christian Kane for OTHER and then leave a comment. Lets Go! Vote! Comment! Share!

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Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT

6 Ways the Rich Are Waging a Class War Against the American People
Denying the very existence of an entire class of citizens? That's waging some very real warfare against them.
Marijuana Legalization Issue on Obama's Desk Thanks to White House's Online Petition Program
Maybe those efforts to fully legalize marijuana in California are a waste of time. It looks like President Obama will have...

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Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT

The Social Contract
With shrieks of “class warfare” going back and forth in Washington, a closer look at the data shows just what class warfare looks like.

frick

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:46:22 PDT

If I had a dollar for every time that I have witnessed people who were either phoney or just plain full of shit I would be a fricking zillionaire. Today I was at a place with my husband and a...

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You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:42:46 PDT

This last week I almost expired. I paced the floor. I pulled on my hair constantly. I cleaned. I know! I bathed my dogs. I did all the laundry in the house all in one...

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Picking a Winner, At Least for Right Now

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:51:58 PDT

In the last two years I have developed this strange habit of reading several books at once. I call this "strange", because in the past I have only been able to concentrate on one book at a...

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What the heck happened?!?

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:19:00 PDT

So the hubby has decided on a career change. Ish. After nearly 20 years in the customer service industry, he has decided he would rather work in the kitchen, or the "back of the house" as...

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Like Sands Through the Hourglass, So Are the Chickens in Our Coop

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:53:31 PDT

Oh boy, the last few weeks have been filled with everything from doing a stand-up comedy show (bucket-list item of mine), getting my garden going (hard with the seasons changing from day to day), and...

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I knew it! I knew it!

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:24:19 PDT

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Just thinking about stuff . . .

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:33:23 PDT

I RESCUED A HUMAN TODAY Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too...

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Do People Still Fall For These?

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Sat, 07 May 2011 00:14:26 PDT

I found a letter in my spam box and I was curious. I really can't believe people really fall for these. OK. Well, actually I do know some really stupid people but. Seriously? HELLO, How is...

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Country Music Also Known As a Mood Altering Drug

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:39:42 PDT

I have been listening to country music all day. I am melancholy. I put my hair in curlers and cleaned my house with a purple camo 'kerchief over my head. I called the radio station...

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noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 07:31:13 PDT

I found this on-line this morning ans thought I would share on this rainy Easter morning. Do You Live in Oregon? If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there,...

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One Would Think I Would Learn

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:38:04 PDT

Wow. I know it's been a while since I wrote, and I apologize to my faithful readers. Um, all 12 of you. In my own defense, I have been a little busy with life and, well to be honest with...

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Pick a Book Off of the Shelf

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:34:37 PDT

I picked up a book that I had already read a few years ago. I found some marks I made in the margins every time I liked something. Here is that list, in order of appearance. Let me...

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Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:00:00 PDT

It's All About Perspective [Comic]
Monstrous discrepancies

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Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 PST

NightOutEugene - Frankie Boy's Eugene Comedy Explosion - Eugene Events and Specials
MC by our one and only Lou! Come get your chuckle on with comics: Frankie Boy with: Rory Hunt, Seth Milstein, Chris Schumacher, Brooklyn Liota, Eric

The Mean Kitty Song

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:16:03 PST

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Never Underestimate the Mom

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:35:21 PST

Last year my husband somehow got it into his head that we (him, myself and the man-child) needed Nerf guns for Christmas. The guns are plastic and shoot these little yellow bullets that are...

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What Goes Around Comes Around. (well sorta)

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:41:46 PST

A couple a things here. I just now realized that I have had my couch that I paid $800 for; well, I hate to admit it but, I've had that damn couch for longer than any car I've ever owned....

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Turn Around and Say Hello to Yourself

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:53:34 PST

Do you ever feel like you have several different sides to you? You know, different parts of your personality that you show to different people? I know that I try to "keep it...

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Hiding in Plain Sight (a series of Western haiku with photos)

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:31:21 PST

up at 6 ammeow now meow kick the cat back door openthe still rain coming downthe dogs barkrooster crowsrubber boots on the feetchickens eat step over shitcat can't find the damn box"no one"...

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I seem to have all my deep thoughts while sitting on the john.

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 09:22:07 PST

What is this? Is it pain? Is it joy? This holiday time of year can bring many different types of feeling erupting forth. For some it is a time of renewal, times...

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Pot-latch, Potluck, Second-hand Christmas, You Do What You Gotta Do

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:50:11 PST

Tomorrow we will be going over the river and through the woods to my son's grandmother's house for Thanksgiving. My mom's house that is. It will be all my brothers and sisters, and...

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noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:33:38 PST

I woke up this morning to a little bit of snow on the ground. It was the chicken's first snow. Anyhoo I made this video.

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Facebook Is My Own Personal Crack

noreply@blogger.com (Berly) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:42:36 PST

I was randomly looking at my blog when it occurred to me that I had not written in quite a while. So, in the tradition of my 19 year old son, I have came up with a list of shit I was...

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