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Buzz by Barbara
I think about a lot of things. I have opinions about most. What good are thoughts and opinions when not shared? I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours. Issues related to education really get me going. I love to dine on the hot potatoes of school accountability, standardized testing, corporal punishment in schools (outlawed in only about 28 states), scrutiny of school staff before hiring, teacher performance standards, and the weeding out of bad apples in education. I promote fitness as the miracle drug most of us seek. No pill will duplicate the health benefits of working our bodies. I strongly support the adage, "Don't breed or buy while shelter animals die." The world does not need more puppies or kittens. A visit to a local shelter is proof. I consider myself schooled in basic personal money management, the entrepreneurial spirit, domestic adoption, motherood in middle age, Baby Boomer issues, Southern culture, and how to cook a meal in twenty minutes. Whew. So, where shall we start?
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Contributed by:
Barbara Neff
on 11/23/2006
Thanksgiving morning when my husband stepped outside to walk our dogs, he glanced over at the neighbor's yard and thought he was seeing things. A big elk cow was standing casually on our neighbors' patio with her nose in the air.
My husband ran inside and grabbed our camera. He was sure this elegant creature would dash. But, she didn't. She posed for these great photos before ambling back toward the animal preserve on the west side of Castle Pines Village.
This female elk, in the spirit of the season, seemed to be simply visiting her human neighbors, and maybe sniffing around for special Thanksgiving treats.
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Submitted By: Joe McDaniel
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Too cool! We've had lots of fox, coytoe and even a deer in our neighborhood. (Leawood near Pierce and Bowles) Probably won't be long before we see an elk. What a great photo!
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What a fine elk! Fine blog, too. And I feel much the same way about my computer.
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Yep, I blog on Thanksgiving. My laptop is actually in my kitchen and it runs virtually all waking hours. It's my entertainment, my phone, my dictionary, my television, my daily planner, my newspaper, my encyclopedia, my mailbox, my adult conversation, my instruments of writing and my salvation.
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Thanks for sharing your fun morning, Barbara. Happy Thanksgiving!
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You are tireless! Blogging on Thanksgiving. You are yet another thing I am thankful for. It's great to be me.
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