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[kwhites634]

Going all the way to 75* today. I could get used to this.
Anyone see where I put my parka?

 

[sourland]

Bright, beautiful, brisk and clear on my lily pad - I could get used to this also. Good morning, Ponders.

 

[cheepteach]

sunny 56 here! and nice for the next few days

 

[chickisoup]

Morning ponders
sorry just too far behind to try and catch up so I hope everyone is having a good beginning to summer. Just a little tap of frost here this morning and quickly climbing into the 70's. Finally broken the ridiculous heat wave here. Have no idea why we are so blessed but we are only one of two counties in our state right now that are not in some level of drought. Is getting a bit dry but we have rain coming tomorrow so,,,,,,.
Lost another hen to????? the other day. Fine when I went out to give them an evening treat, first one to my feet to check out what I brought. 2 hours later I go out to close the coop and find her laying peacefully dead in front of the pophole. Zero sign of anything wrong. For lack of any other knowledge, next day everyone got wormed and Rooster Booster in their water because, even tho the deceased was good weight, one of the survivors I picked up was too thin. She's the one on the bottom of the pecking order and that could just be her problem but no harm worming and other support, "just in case". I'm at a total loss as to what is going on otherwise. No deaths in over 2 years now 3 in a row? Lord, I wish we still had a vet that would see anything that's not a cat or a dog within a 100 miles. One or two livestock vets to the south but even they don't do poultry. We once had a "Dr. Po" vet that would see just about anything that breathed but he retired years ago and sold his practice to a woman that won't see ANYTHING but a cat or dog, or bring a vet into the practice that will. (all the vets in the old practice worked for her less than a month or two and went running for greener pastures. She runs an all girl practice after getting busted a while back because her male vet tech got caught finally shorting the pain meds on the surgeries and selling them.)

 

[chickisoup]

Forgot to add that they've all been a bit "loose in the caboose" lately but I'm just writing that off to the extreme heat and increased water intake. Otherwise, all eating etc. normally.

 

[chickisoup]

TOO FUNNY NOT TO PASS ON!!
How Do Court Reporters Keep Straight Faces?
These are from a book called Disorder in the Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place.
ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
____________________________________________
ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
____________________________________
ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He's 20, much like your IQ.
___________________________________________
ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you kidding me?
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ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Take a guess.
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male.
_____________________________________
ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
______________________________________
ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral...
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 PM
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished.
____________________________________________
ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question?
______________________________________
And last:
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Had to pass that to my sweetie

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Pond

 

[Alaskan]

Forgot to add that they've all been a bit "loose in the caboose" lately but I'm just writing that off to the extreme heat and increased water intake. Otherwise, all eating etc. normally.

Man..... so sad.

I hate unexplained deaths.

Makes a person antsy.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ponders good afternoon one and all!

I have been absent as I have had my computer at the shop.

Monday Gretchen, my momma dog, had five (5) seizures.

Took her to the vet, who helped her cross the rainbow bridge peacefully.

She was fourteen and a half (14.5) years old.

I knew the time was coming. Had scheduled an appointment on June 24, 2021 to put her to sleep. She just made it happen earlier.

Have a great day!