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More freaks than I care to acknowledge

Posted on October 29, 2013 by perlgurl

http://m.newsminer.com/news/kris_capps/turtle-survives-mysterious-pet-killings-in-denali-park/article_c862cb9e-406d-11e3-9193-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=jqm#.UnBNyRtogQ0.facebook   1)      While I understand that the park’s onsite geologist may not be an animal expert, ferrets are not rodents and saying as much makes me think you need some more basic education.  A likely analogy would be me … Continue reading →

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Reptilian Checkup: Callisto goes back to the vet

Posted on October 14, 2013 by perlgurl

For those that witnessed Joyce’s fretting over Callisto’s mouth, I took him back to the vet today.  Apparently I just worry a lot.  Vet said Callisto’s abscess DOES NOT appear to be back, but for a good measure we are … Continue reading →

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No more nonsense!

Posted on October 13, 2013 by perlgurl

After working on taxes all last night and today I finally got the scary number down from above the 30k mark (an obvious mistake, but it took me a while to track it down) to a manageable near $1,000. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Contented

Posted on October 6, 2013 by perlgurl

Fed the snakes tonight. All cages are clean. Life is good.

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Cake, or Death, and Taxes

Posted on October 3, 2013 by perlgurl

Forgot my breakfast cake at home this morning, so I had it for dinner instead. Worked on taxes and got in another nearly thousand dollars worth of deductions entered. Slowly but sure, the cake will get eaten, the taxes will … Continue reading →

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Acceptance of my needs

Posted on October 1, 2013 by perlgurl

Saw this in a friend’s post, and while I’m applying it to something very different and much more closer to home, it still holds true: Thich N. Hanh says, “Without mud, you cannot have lotus flowers.” I woke up this … Continue reading →

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Vegan Vader

Posted on September 29, 2013 by perlgurl

Order 44! She shall have cake! Happy birthday to me!   Recipe for this awesome egg-less cake is here: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/eggless-chocolate-cake-ii/    

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GROSSNESS or what happens when you try to take shortcuts

Posted on September 29, 2013 by perlgurl

I usually feed the snakes in their strike bins for a variety of reasons. But everyone once in a great while I either get rushed or by the time I get home from my two jobs I run out of … Continue reading →

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So overwhelmed right now.

Posted on September 24, 2013 by perlgurl

Deep breaths and take one thing at a time.

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Seeing more clearly

Posted on September 18, 2013 by perlgurl

I read this article today and it reminded me that I need to write out what I’m feeling so that my brain is not so cluttered. I’m really not sure what more to do. Some of our classes are doing … Continue reading →

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