New Species: American Homeless Eagle
Homeless, originally uploaded by Doug Lloyd. Larry Dale and his minions from the Orlando Sanford International Airport continue to destroy eagle nests, thereby creating a new species of American Homeless Eagles. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a permit to the airport to kill nuisance birds, though Eagles are excluded and are not being killed. However, the nest destruction has another by-product – orphaned eaglets. Audubon Society workers took the eaglets to the Birds of Prey center, and will try to find other eagle nests to act as foster homes. Meanwhile, the evicted adult eagles wander the streets like drug addicts kicked out of a crack house scheduled for demolition. Congratulations to Larry Dale and the Orlando Sanford International...
Warranty Repair? Unlikely
Consider this a warning from one home-owner to another. If you hire a contractor or service to do some improvement around your property, resist the urge to give them the final payment until everything is absolutely complete and you’ve inspected to your satisfaction. The only incentive contractors have to do any work is to get that paycheck. Once they have it, don’t count on seeing them again for any warranty repair. I posted a while back about some home repairs I was doing, including tree trimming and putting up a new fence. In both cases, I made the mistake of giving final payment when they were almost finished. The tree trimmer left before clearing out some remaining branches. More disappointing was the fence contractor – Florida Custom...
Happy Easter
Happy Easter (not my photo), originally uploaded by beeez. Things aren’t going so well for the Easter Bunny these days. Everywhere you look, there’s competition for attention. This weekend, the City of Sanford, FL has two events. One is an Easter Egg hunt for the kids. The other is a birthday celebration for Paw Park – the city’s off-leash park for dogs. Both kids and dogs will invade Historic Downtown Sanford this Saturday, April 7th. The kids get to hunt for Easter Eggs and assorted prizes. The dogs get their own “pawrade” (I didn’t make that up, they did) through Downtown. However, the dogs get a bit more attention. They also have a plethora of vendors lined up, obedience demonstrations and something call Flyball...
My Day at Jury Duty
If it’s Monday, it must be time for Jury Duty. In Seminole County, they select all of the jurors on Monday. You may come and sit here for a day without ever getting selected. If selected, you may have a trial today, or later on sometime in the week. I think it’ll suck if I get selected for a different day, but I have no problem if I get on a trial today. My assignment is in the Criminal Justice building, so it’s a safe bet that I won’t be hearing any lawsuits today. At least they have free WiFi in this building. I got here around 7:45 am, which wasn’t as early as I would’ve liked. The first thing I noticed was the line going out the door. It takes time for the security check. It’s just like the airport. Put your...
Clever Europeans
This is an idea that screams for adoption in the United States. Clearly, Europe leads the way to innovative traffic safety ideas. Note: Do not view if offended by partial nudity.
The Secret Life of Dogs
I honestly don’t venture out into my back yard very often. When I bought the house, I decided that the back yard was for the dogs. It’s fenced and that should keep them safely contained. That was before I brought in Zach, the Destroyer. Zach is my Golden Retriever. Zach has lots of energy. Zach eats everything. Zach likes to dig. Zach has completely destroyed my back yard. For a while, Zach liked to dig under the fence to escape into my neighbor’s yard, which is also fenced. I put some stones in the hole so he couldn’t dig there anymore. He didn’t. Instead, he moved three feet to the left and started digging there. Once he tasted the fresh air of freedom, Zach was no longer content to reside in my back yard while I left for...
Why Dogs Attack Their Masters
, originally uploaded by dooce. I’ve always been impressed by Heather Armstrong’s ability to put objects on her dog’s head while he remains perfectly still. This time, she’s gone too far. Chuck can now go on disability due to emotional...