Michigan

[RIRJen]

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[CricketYang]

How would you fit that name on a tag?

 

[RaZ]

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Where do you live? I think you are close by...want some muscovies?

I am close. But I don't want to post my city since poultry owners are considered "criminal" here.
I'm not sure about the muscovies just yet. Let me do a bit of research. They would have to get along with my 5 pekins and 11 chickens.

 

[Chickmate]

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Opa, are you an author already? I think you should write a book, I have the feeling it would be hysterical.

 

[Opa]

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Opa, are you an author already? I think you should write a book, I have the feeling it would be hysterical.

I don't know just how funny a book about my life would be. Some of it would have to be censored or at least given an x-rating, but I think most of it would be rather somnolent.
I done a myriad of things in my life. I've been involved in construction since 1964 and since I retired from the fire department almost twenty years ago, I've been working with my middle son doing trim carpentry and building custom homes. In the military I was in combat engineers and my job specialty was demolition. I ended my military career as a drill sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood. I worked for American Airlines refueling planes, for United Parcel Service doing deliveries. I drove a school bus, I worked in a factory building ping pong tables, in another factory assembling diesel engines. I wound up as a full time fireman and EMT and after 21 years retired as a captain. For several years I wrote a syndicated newspaper outdoors column and was a member of the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association. I worked as videographer and editor for a few years, and did voice overs for advertising. I learned taxidermy to enhance my appreciation of nature. I do bas relief wood carvings when the mood strikes me. I guess I've spent my life learning about what intriges me and constantly trying new things. Yet when I look back at all the things I've done with my life the thing I am most proud of is my sons.

 

[DaughterOfEve]

The wyandott chicks are now out in the grow up box out in the coop and will have access to the outdoors tommorow morning. Nankin eggs in the bator but I doubt any of them are fertile. The hen in question will not cooperate with my roo. His little serama hen was returned to the run and he was elated to have a willing hen back. There is still a 6 ring circus around here with different ages all in different cages and I dream of the day when all the banties are together and all the chickens and ducks are together. Oh what a day that will be when feeders to fill are only two or three.

 

[keyt1969]

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Opa, are you an author already? I think you should write a book, I have the feeling it would be hysterical.

I don't know just how funny a book about my life would be. Some of it would have to be censored or at least given an x-rating, but I think most of it would be rather somnolent.
I done a myriad of things in my life. I've been involved in construction since 1964 and since I retired from the fire department almost twenty years ago, I've been working with my middle son doing trim carpentry and building custom homes. In the military I was in combat engineers and my job specialty was demolition. I ended my military career as a drill sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood. I worked for American Airlines refueling planes, for United Parcel Service doing deliveries. I drove a school bus, I worked in a factory building ping pong tables, in another factory assembling diesel engines. I wound up as a full time fireman and EMT and after 21 years retired as a captain. For several years I wrote a syndicated newspaper outdoors column and was a member of the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association. I worked as videographer and editor for a few years, and did voice overs for advertising. I learned taxidermy to enhance my appreciation of nature. I do bas relief wood carvings when the mood strikes me. I guess I've spent my life learning about what intriges me and constantly trying new things. Yet when I look back at all the things I've done with my life the thing I am most proud of is my sons.

Opa,
Where did you do voiceovers? I have a cousin named Michael David McGuire. He has his own voiceover coaching business with several extensions, one was in East Lansing. He's now a dj in California but he's been in some movies like Cinderella Liberty, All The Right Stuff and Top Gun. Super nice guy! He's begged me to write a book before because of all of my surgeries, hospitalizations and crazy odd experiences. I started once but didn't think anyone would be interested so I quit.

Sounds like a great life there Opa. You really should write a book. I'd be one of the first interested to read it!

 

[yorkchick]

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Chickmate, we had a Dogue de Bordeaux too! Not a breed you see every day. What a wonderful fellow he was. He actually showed up as a stray at our old house, stopping traffic on a very busy country road. We did all the usual things to find his owner--Humane Society, ads in the paper and online, signs posted everywhere. Nobody claimed him. He was wearing a brand new collar when we found him, no tags, very clean as if he had just been "let go" by someone, not like he'd been out running for any time at all. This was a farming area. Can only conclude that someone dumped him so he could find a home on a farm. We only had an acre then, he found the only non-farm in the immediate area LOL, but could not have been a nicer dog or a better fit with our other dogs. We named him Walter. Lost him a few years ago after an emergency bloat surgery that he didn't recover well from...

I had always said I would never own a dog that weighed over 100 pounds--that's the breaking point for a lot of medications, everything gets a lot more expensive really fast. And they don't live nearly as long as the more moderate sized dogs. So why sign up for that when there are so many wonderful if not super-sized dogs? Well, then Walter showed up and logic went right out the window. You sign up for the expense and the heartache because they are their own unique being and suddenly there is no substitute. I was never sorry a single minute.

 

[Mom 2em All]

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Where do you live? I think you are close by...want some muscovies?

I am close. But I don't want to post my city since poultry owners are considered "criminal" here.
I'm not sure about the muscovies just yet. Let me do a bit of research. They would have to get along with my 5 pekins and 11 chickens.

Shhh...Im criminal here too...

Let me know. I have muscovies coming out my ears...btw- they dont quack so they are the quietest duck ever...they do hiss and wag their tails...

 

[Mom 2em All]

Good Morning Sleepyheads

I am sick of the rain...sigh.

I have today off- yay me!!!! I am so excited to do NOTHING much at all today. Tonight my daughter has a band concert- but beside that, I am free to do whatever I want.

After such a crappy few days at work, I am very happy for today.

I hope you are all okay, and enjoy the day.

Thanks for the CL advice. I emailed him that we could meet at PetsMart. I will call the guy later on today and see if he wants some muscovy to go with his banties.