Thursday, September 16, 2010

Mini Rants

Small Town Sunset 





  1. I will move my musicbox to the top to make it easier. As for the neighbor why not send a letter to his boss letting him know you were "visiting" his neighbors and saw the dog with no water and in poor shape. Of course not sign your name.

  2. Oh Peggy, I totally forgot you had music too. I hope you don't take it personally. It is just my own preferences.
    As for the boss.. that might work. I will have to think on it though.
    Thanks for stopping by!

  3. I love the music most of the people play (MOST) but sometimes it's set too loud and I can't find the music box. Some times I want to read the blog while listening to a pod cast...drives me crazy. I feel bad, because people put a lot of work into their blogs.
    Glad your med issues are being taken care of.

  4. Try looking at the SPCA site for TX. Meanwhile.. take pictures of the dogs, probably something with a date. See if it can be done where you are not involved or named (let them know he has retaliated before and for your safety you do not want to be named).. but have someone checks in on the dogs. If he's already been reported.. that's a helpful thing and maybe the shepard will get a chance.

    Not all cops are jerks.. and it is beyond disgusting irony that the abused creature is the same breed that is preferred by the police force.

  5. Sci...

    I am sorry to hear about the poor dogs next door. What a horrible predicament. It's one thing when it's your house and your neighbors, but you don't want to be making things harder for Mush and Bud either. What a position....I'll keep the little loves in my thoughts and maybe shove some good luck their way.

    As for the music, I have to say I completely agree. Out here in the middle of nowhere I have only so much bandwidth in a day before I have to pay to get out of restrictions, and the music drives me nuts too...but it's really no worse than the stupid video ads on websites that scare the crap out of me when I'm not expecting them.

    I've started reading all the blogs I follow through Google Reader ( because then I don't have to load a lot of big graphics, ads, music, etc. If a site I go to has that when I go to leave a comment I know to mute the speakers before I get there. Might work for you too....just a thought =)

    Jewell =) xo

  6. I take everything you say personally!!!!! FK

  7. I used to have music on my blog and took it off b/c it annoyed everyone. lol.

    That is so sad about those dogs. That is just hard to watch. Bless their hearts. Is there someway to call from a pay phone or something and report it anonymously? Maybe have a friend whose voice is not recognizeable do it at the pay phone?

    I have a new public blog..I blogged on AOL for years and have been over here for two, but had to go to a private blog. I missed everyone though so I started a new one. I'd love for you to visit, and or follow, if you have room for one more. lol


  8. Sci, I have gone through the "neighbor's dog" thing several times. The first time, at our first house, the poor boxer lived in an uncut back yard full of weeds 5 feet high. They threw water and food at the dog, but he barked constantly due to boredom. In the idiot woman's infinite wisdom, she got a second boxer to "keep him company". Then there were two neglected dogs...

    The second go 'round after we moved was a beautiful golden retreiver who was neglected in the back yard next door. Once again, a "companion mutt" was added to the mix. They were INFESTED with ticks. It was so bad I couldn't sit on my back porch because the ticks would swarm me. I hosed the yard down with some bootleg diazinon (it was illegal by then), but the ticks didn't go away until BOTH dogs died of their infestation, just days apart. The city refused to do anything. My dog survived because she's an inside dog, and we picked the ticks off of her every time she went outside. Some people shouldn't own animals. Furthermore, they should be subjected to the abuse they subjected their animals to...

  9. Hey SciFi, I'm one of the annoying ones! Ooops! I'm moving the juke box to the top of the column as soon as I finish here.

    It makes me feel sick to hear about the abuse of any creature. I hope that one of the suggestions kindly left here will work out for your situation.

    We adopted a neglected rabbit about 2 months ago that was covered with mats, some of them 3/4" thick. That's a lot of weight to be hanging onto delicate rabbit skin. I have almost all the mats cut off his topside, but he won't let me go near the underside so we'll be going to the vet to get a shearing and pedicure :-)

    I don't think I've ever left a comment this long before. I guess you hit a heart string telling about your neighbour's situation.

    Good luck with your health!

  10. Hey Sci,
    I completely understand about the music. I can't read while it plays. lol.
    We have people that treat their dogs that way around here. Or worse, they just drop them off somewhere on the road. AAAUUUGGGGG!!!