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Oh yeah, I almost forgot, Vanilla Vodka and Coke is another fav and very popular.  Watermelon Margaritas at Chevy's (with their intensely addictive salsa and chips) are to die for as well.  But you know, as much as I like cocktails, there's something to be said for an ice cold Budweiser, Asahi or Czechvar served in a frozen glass after a hard days work in the sun.  Honestly, I can't think of another drink that illicits that heart felt "aaahhh!" after that first swallow.  I know Drake agrees! 

Oh wow! I miss seeing pictures of Drakey!!! Loved every one of them!  Great pics of Drake! You need to come on more often and post...we miss you two around here.

Thanks guys, I try to stick my head in every once in a while.  I know Drake would love to see Bear again too.  We gotta do that Napa Wine tasting trip we have talked about soon, while the good weather lasts.  I just remembered that I haven't posted the Carmel Soccer match yet on BPO.    What is that sevice people have been using on here to post videos?

Sarah, Drake and I went on our annual trip to Mendocino with our friends and their Snauzer Mix named Paris.  We have been renting the same house for the last 5 years.  It is a little slice of heaven on Earth.  The following are some pics I took and most are around the house property.  So many photo ops, I was cracking up while taking the one of Drake, Kristi and Paris passed out on the couch.  There are a few from the Blue Ox Beer Festival that is part of the Paul Bunyan Days celebration in Ft. Bragg, the oldest festival on the West Coast.  The one of Drake with the beer was taken by lots of other people as well.  The last one was during some wine tasting on the way home.  Most of the wineries welcomed Drake which was really nice, but not a surprise.  Who could say no to a Newf?!!  He got molested by lots of buzzed wine "tasters".  We can't wait until next year!!!

I do this pretty much every day...parmesan cheese, cottage cheese, regular cheese slices ripped up into small pieces, boiled ground beef, Chunky soup, etc...etc...& a little warm water...Whatev er it takes to get them to eat what I consider an "appropriate amount"...lol!

MMMMM!!!!  That sounds pretty good!  You know, we buy Flint River Ranch kibble which is like $50 a bag and is really, really healthy.  But I think it tastes like shit to Drake so he doesn't like it too much.  Just a little meat in warm water goes a long way because the water coats the kibble with the meat flavor.  We sometimes use Parmesan Cheese too.

Need help.. my Newf smells soooooooo bad I can't breath.  S.O.S send help!

We had a smelly problem with Drake and found out it was his ears.  He has been swimming alot lately and as you know, Newf ears take a long time to dry.  Well that's just on the outside.  If any water gets inside their ears, it can grow fungus or bacteria and begin to smell.  Washing with soap and water isn't enough.  You need to get an ear flush solution, like Hexadine, from your vet.  And you need to get some of that Swimmer's Ear stuff at your local drugstore, that will dry out the inside of your dog's ears.  I swear this works if you use these items every time your dog swims and may be the solution to your problem.  Hope this helps!!!

Thans for sharing!   It wasn't anything too sad but I'm sure there's a lot worse to see.  I love the pic of the little dog that's covered in oil but seems to be happy and content to be around people.   This whole event is such a sad story....

OK!!!!  Time to put locks on my gates.  Pretty sad, the old days are so over.  You can't trust anybody anymore and you have to lock everything you own down or it WALKS!  Our laws are far too leinient on theives and these scumbags don't think twice about taking things hard working people paid for.  If they catch this person or people, Sharon should be allowed to kick the piss out of them.  I think it woulc be fair and she might feel a bit better...

Just as much as I understand and accept the way some live and subsist, or those who hunt, or so one, I also understand and accept those who do not agree.

Newf Lover, I want you to know I could never rightly say you are wrong.  You have the right to believe what you believe.  In this case you are right.

Sometimes a different perspective is good to look at whether accepted or not.  I hope I have not offended any of you at all.  None of us are wrong and that is actually the wonderful complexities of issues.

WOW!  That was quite a mouthful.  I hope you understand that I am completely understanding of Native people hunting whale and seal in order to just survive.  But even that can be abused.  My uncles in Kenai told me that a lot of Natives up there abuse the "no limit" allowances they are given by the state and use nets to catch lots of Kings in order to make a profit.  This doesn't always happen, but it does go on.   An unfortunate human characteristic is "give me an inch and I'll take a mile".  As nice as it is to think that modern day Natives are as noble as their ancestors, most are but many are not.  Look at the situation with Indian gambling here in the states.  Initially it was believed that it would improve whole tribal communities and it does.  Yet with the billions they pull in only a select few are REALLY benefitting from the casinos while they only give a small portion to their communities.

A person cannot insist on living somewhere and then claim hardship.  If you love to live in a land where you lose the sun for 6 months and there are very few modern conveniences, so be it.  But if life is so hard, why live there if it isn't necessary?  I know it is not easy to relocate, especially if you and your family have lived somewhere your whole lives.  But it is not impossible.  I have lived all over the U.S.A. and have had not had much of a problem finding work or a place to live.  Anything is possible if you are strong minded.  If you want to work, there is work to be found.  Why do you think so many people illegally cross our borders every day?  This is the land of opportunity!  There is work to be found here.  You asked who would give the jobs and education to people who relocate?  It's called finding them yourself.  There is nothing wrong with washing dishes or cleaning yards.  It is hard honest work and I have done it myself.  One of the problems in modern day society is everybody has their hands out and it is killing us!  I don't want to get off topic but to each his or her own.  I love where I live and I hope you do too.  Life is too short to be miserable.  I'm not trying to cast judgement on something I don't know everything about.  I prefer to live in a place where I can grow my own vegetables year round and get my meat from a private rancher so I don't have to rely on supermarkets or worry about eating, where the weather doesn't trap me in my house in utter darkness for months at a time, where I can work on improving my finances and my career so I don't have to struggle my whole life.  But that's me and what I want and I don't expect anyone else to want the same thing out of life.  Like Luv said, I hope I didn't offend anybody, I just was giving one point of view.  I think we beat this topic to death and actually agree with one another.