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Home sweet home
Saturday, Nov 29, 2008 11:13AM / Standard Entry / Members only
I thought I would show you all where I live...
See that white shack? Yep its home sweet home...Indeed! See I live with an owl. I guess that sort of makes me a little like Harry Potter!
Nah, lame joke I don;t live here but the owl does! For now anyway. I volunteer with an organization called the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation. What they do is they rehabilitate, educated and do research about wildlife like this owl.
If an animal gets hurt due to poachers, stupid people who are losers or highway accidents the AIWC's mission is to take the wildlife back to the centre, nurse them back to health and then release them into the wild. ITs a very cool organization. My job is to write a few articles about rehabilitated animals and take their photos! The Owl in the picture is pissed because I woke her up during her day time nap!
But its okay, she went straight back to sleep!
Cool hey? Owls are awesome.
I am writing a story about this guy here.
He is a bald eagle who was found up in the Canadian north. His flight feathers are broken, he has bumblefoot (an infection in the feet that is really bad for birds) and has a mass of calcium and other build up in his wing which prevents him from flying. He is going to have to be at the centre for awhile. Other then that he is recovering pretty well! He was found at the city dump looking for food so its a good thing he was brought in. Most likely his wing got injured and he was forced to walk around the groud looking for food, which led to the sores on his foot. Cuts and sores and a birds foot are terrible since birds are always standing. Bumblefoot in a bird can lead to its death if the infection is bad. His feet seem okay now. But the main concern is getting the boy's wing back into shape! He is getting acupunture from a Vet to reduce the malignant mass in his wing that prevents him from flying.
My favourite trio at the centre are the three amigos!
What do you get when you put a pelican, a Canada Goose and a Snow Goose together? Answer? A bloody mess. I have never seen birds that poo as much as these three. Anyway if you are wondering why three different species are being put together in a room, the biologists says that flock animals like these birds need the company of others or else they get very distressed. The pelican was the victem of would-be-poachers who shot an arrow into his neck. Tough little guy survived the hit long enough to get the help he needed.
Hawks and falcons come to the centre alot because they get hit by cars, poached, stupid humans tried to catch them ect ect you name it, it can happen! I like this picture. Beautiful fellows!
Well thats it. I could not resist posting a few photos up! Check out the centre. Its a interesting organization http://www.aiwc.moonfruit.com/
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Angel wings
Thursday, Nov 27, 2008 1:28AM / Standard Entry / Members only
Alot of people complain about the weather and cold here in the north, but I am not one of them. I've always liked winter. Up north from where I live you can see the Aurora Borelias
Its quite pretty. I don't think there is anything like it in the more temperate or tropical parts of the planet. If conditions are just right, you can see the Aurora in southern Canada too. It can appear over our cities, just as it did a few years ago.
Whats funny is my coworker used to live and work far up north with tourists from around the world. A lot of Japanese tourists come all the way here just to see the Aurora. The Japanese consider it lucky to see and conceive a child under the Aurora from what I hear.
So yup, he tells me he is used to seeing tent after tent after tent of Japanese couples going at it in the wilderness under these 'angel wings'!
I guess it is pretty...but geez...its a long way to come just to get lucky
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Financial woes solved!
Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 6:59AM / Standard Entry / Members only
Look at this. Click on the link for the entire article.
http://www.theimproper.com/Template_Article.aspx?IssueId=3&ArticleId=2341
Here is another...
http://www.theimproper.com/Template_Article.aspx?IssueId=3&ArticleId=2372
You know if you are going to prostitute yourself to the highest bidder, I am not going to say anything. I don't condone this sort of thing but I won't condem it either as long as everything is kept between willing parties.
But what really annoys me is the publicity these chicks seem hungry for. Geez...are money and celebrity notority really worth it? I am also amazed guys are stupid enough to pay these chicks. I am amused too about how they try to justify their actions. School and research indeed. What do you plan on learning through this research?
Man, I need money for school and a home too...hmm maybe....hmmm....
How much do you think I could get?
Bidding starts at $10000!
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My Chinese parents used to beat me with a feather duster!
Friday, Nov 21, 2008 1:46PM / Standard Entry / Members only
This is the funniest group I have ever seen in Facebook! I joined right away of course. The 'My Chinese parents used to beat me with a feather duster' has 9000+ members! Ah...I feel such a sense of belonging and pride in my culture now that I know I am not alone...
The all mighty feather duster...I still fear it!
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Everything is going to be alright
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 4:45AM / Standard Entry / Members only
October was a hard month to live through for many reasons. But everything is going to be all right. Sometimes you just have to look at the things in your life that are important.
Here is my nephew. Isn't he cute?
Sometimes, I think everything is going to be alright.
