Re: Monday night rant

January 22, 2008

In a message dated 1/22/2008 4:29:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

lovinglifeinnv@... writes:

Does anyone work out? and does it help? I sure hope the Lyrica doesn't put

too much weight on me because I need to lose weight and the Lyrica has really

been a help.

I try to work out everyday and it does seem to help for me...Of course, with

the cold weather now, my fibro is worse then ever, so its harder to get

motivated to do it...I have an exercise bike that I use everyday while watching

tv...I try to burn 300-800 calories a day, and I also have the Sansone

walking dvds that you can do in your home..When its warmer out, I walk

outside...

I find that after being diagnosed with the fibro, its almost impossible for

me to do the exercise dvds I did in the past...I used to do the Gilad series

and the buns of steel, but there's no way I could do those now...Its just too

much, and funny how hard they have become when I had no problem a few years

ago

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January 24, 2008

> We had something funny happen tonight. The twins came and told me

> there was an owl in our chimney. They heard it whooting. I went

> and looked but didn't hear it so I went out front (after we closed

> the flue because the girls were worried about it coming in) and it

> had moved from our roof to the front yard. There are actually

> two. Sitting out there whooting. The girls got a kick out of it.

Oh that is so cool! Owls will certainly keep the rodent population

down in your area. They are so neat to watch, too. PBS had a

program on Nature on Sunday night about raptors. If you ever get a

chance, have your girls watch it with you. Owls are the " stealth

aircraft " of the bird world; they're specially designed to fly

absolutely quietly.

I hope that they don't nest in your chimney, though! Especially if

you use the fireplace! I bet they're looking for a nesting spot.

I hope they find one near you; I consider nesting birds to be a

blessing.

Z

January 24, 2008

We haven't heard them again. We do use the fireplace so I hope they don't go in

there. I'm assuming we have a screen over the top so they can't get in.

When I was a little girl my uncle broke his ankle real bad snow skiing. He had

several operations and was in casts for a very long time. He lived in one of

the canyons between Los Angeles and San Bernardino. He used to ride around on

his motorcycle with the cast; and let his dogs run free; etc. One day one of

the dogs found an owl that had fallen from its nest in a big tall eucalyptus

tree. My uncle brought it home and raised it. It was all white. He'd feed it

hot dogs and I don't know what else, but he kept it fairly isolated from all

other people besides him; and the dog that was very protective of the owl. He

did this so he could release it again when it got old enough. He took it out to

where they had found it and released it. It would come back to his house every

so often and sit in a tree or something like it was saying hello; then off again

for as long as they lived there.

Angie Harley Mama Double-D

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camping, Harley Rider, Lone Wolf, Blue Thong Society/High Sierra Thong Snappers

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