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The dog can be a snoring, comatose lump, but if you set a plate of food on the coffee table and walk away for a couple of minutes there’s a darn good chance the next sound to be heard will be the clanging of silverware as the pooch licks it clean. Dogs are heart thieves for sure, but anyone who has spent time around the canine persuasion knows that isn’t the only thing they are capable of stealing. In search of ponies While there are some dogs out there that aren’t inter...
In Search of Ponies Pretty soon after babbling and single, often-mispronounced utterances become short strings of words, children are quick to let the world know who they are. “Mine” is one of the first words toddlers use that lets everyone know they have begun to consciously define their place in the world and that they understand they are an individual. Awareness of self is one of those tricky things that, particularly for humans, spans from the basic truth of “I am” t...
In Search of Ponies Pretty soon after babbling and single, often-mispronounced utterances become short strings of words, children are quick to let the world know who they are. “Mine” is one of the first words toddlers use that lets everyone know they have begun to consciously define their place in the world and that they understand they are an individual. Awareness of self is one of those tricky things that, particularly for humans, spans from the basic truth of “I am” t...
It started as a normal Sunday morning, but just before 8, the day took a drastic turn. In the words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it was “a date which will live in infamy,” and December 7, 1941, marked a turning point that would change the lives of not only generations of Americans, but also the world. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies Flying through the skies over the sleepy U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, more than 350 Japanese planes wrought intense and unexpec...
It started as a normal Sunday morning, but just before 8, the day took a drastic turn. In the words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it was “a date which will live in infamy,” and December 7, 1941, marked a turning point that would change the lives of not only generations of Americans, but also the world. Flying through the skies over the sleepy U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, more than 350 Japanese planes wrought intense and unexpected damage in their surprise attack. lin...
Kids and critters are a combo that warms the hearts of adults – perhaps more than anything because they have that shared cuteness that can make even the most cynical person say “awww…” Somewhere between the fluffy fur and the rosy cheeks of innocent little ones, there is an earnest desire to play and enjoy pure fun and companionship that is uncluttered by the trappings of the adult world. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies Though those simple joys can become distanc...
Kids and critters are a combo that warms the hearts of adults – perhaps more than anything because they have that shared cuteness that can make even the most cynical person say “awww…” Somewhere between the fluffy fur and the rosy cheeks of innocent little ones, there is an earnest desire to play and enjoy pure fun and companionship that is uncluttered by the trappings of the adult world. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies Though those simple joys can become distanc...
Being steeped in tradition, perhaps the menu for Thursday is already planned and has been for decades or, for the adventurous, there may be some creative gourmet additions thrown in this year to change things up a little bit. Though variations in the fare do take place, and the spreads range from fancy to simple, there are some core menu items that tend to set the theme of the day. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and...
Being steeped in tradition, perhaps the menu for Thursday is already planned and has been for decades or, for the adventurous, there may be some creative gourmet additions thrown in this year to change things up a little bit. Though variations in the fare do take place, and the spreads range from fancy to simple, there are some core menu items that tend to set the theme of the day. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and...
For most, it happens slowly over the years, a pound here and there to match the pigment-free hairs that sprout randomly, and then one day it’s there and there’s no going back. It’s lovingly referred to as middle age, a clever term derived to describe the fact that you’re halfway to your destination (theoretically anyway since the “destination” isn’t usually predictable). link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies Either way — glass half-empty or glass half-full — experiencing the...
For most, it happens slowly over the years, a pound here and there to match the pigment-free hairs that sprout randomly, and then one day it’s there and there’s no going back. It’s lovingly referred to as middle age, a clever term derived to describe the fact that you’re halfway to your destination (theoretically anyway since the “destination” isn’t usually predictable). link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies Either way — glass half-empty or glass half-full — experiencing the...
Sometimes it just plain seems like there is a pet craze going on. At every turn there are pet accessories, pet toys and specialty pet foods to be found. It doesn’t take much to figure out the pet buzz is growing louder every day, particularly when pet spending jumped during the second half of 2014 to top $64 billion, up $6.6 billion from 2013, according to data from the US Labor and Statistics Bureau. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies The data points to higher income gro...
Sometimes it just plain seems like there is a pet craze going on. At every turn there are pet accessories, pet toys and specialty pet foods to be found. It doesn’t take much to figure out the pet buzz is growing louder every day, particularly when pet spending jumped during the second half of 2014 to top $64 billion, up $6.6 billion from 2013, according to data from the US Labor and Statistics Bureau. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies The data points to higher income gro...
Spooky, or silly and full of laughs, today is that day the kids get to don a costume and go door-to-door with pillow cases and plastic pumpkins — the one precious day of the year when no one will chide them for begging for candy. Lucky for the kiddos, they aren’t the only ones who enjoy the holiday and, across the nation, more than 150 million kids-at-heart have stocked up on about $2 billion worth of candy in anticipation of treating the little goblins that will soon be shu...
Spooky, or silly and full of laughs, today is that day the kids get to don a costume and go door-to-door with pillow cases and plastic pumpkins — the one precious day of the year when no one will chide them for begging for candy. Lucky for the kiddos, they aren’t the only ones who enjoy the holiday and, across the nation, more than 150 million kids-at-heart have stocked up on about $2 billion worth of candy in anticipation of treating the little goblins that will soon be shu...
When the breeze picks up this time of year on the High Plains or those golden-red evenings surround us, we’d do well to wonder if it just might be the result of the thousands of paper-thin, brightly colored wings beating above our heads. You’ve probably noticed them here and there, flitting from flower to flower or floating across the open skies, and while there may be occasional natives to the area, the increased number of monarchs in autumn is tied to a larger occasion. lin...
When the breeze picks up this time of year on the High Plains or those golden-red evenings surround us, we’d do well to wonder if it just might be the result of the thousands of paper-thin, brightly colored wings beating above our heads. You’ve probably noticed them here and there, flitting from flower to flower or floating across the open skies, and while there may be occasional natives to the area, the increased number of monarchs in autumn is tied to a larger occasion. lin...
Believe it or not, a change of season is upon us, and with it you can expect to see some changes in your critters over the coming weeks. It’s hard to imagine it’s been almost a month, especially when daytime temperatures are still in the mid-to-upper 80s a good bit of the time, but it’s definitely fall. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies If you aren’t convinced, take a moment to look around. Many of the birds have gone and the ones that remain are different, the grassho...
Believe it or not, a change of season is upon us, and with it you can expect to see some changes in your critters over the coming weeks. It’s hard to imagine it’s been almost a month, especially when daytime temperatures are still in the mid-to-upper 80s a good bit of the time, but it’s definitely fall. If you aren’t convinced, take a moment to look around. Many of the birds have gone and the ones that remain are different, the grasshoppers have drastically reduced in number,...
A celebration of life, a reminder of hope, a shout-out of support and most importantly a call for awareness — while the individual reasons vary, one thing is certain: There’s a lot of pink around these days. Traditionally regarded as the color representing femininity, that’s precisely the point, and men, women and children alike are sporting it with pride. In fact, pink has become the color of October, the color of hope and the color of breast cancer awareness. link Sharn...
A celebration of life, a reminder of hope, a shout-out of support and most importantly a call for awareness — while the individual reasons vary, one thing is certain: There’s a lot of pink around these days. Traditionally regarded as the color representing femininity, that’s precisely the point, and men, women and children alike are sporting it with pride. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies In fact, pink has become the color of October, the color of hope and the color...
Crouched around a hole in the ground, a group of boys would dangle a blob of chewed bubblegum on a string, plunking it into the darkness until… Bingo! Out she would come in a huff to attack the invader only to find herself hoisted upward, her fangs (and anything else that made contact) stuck to the gooey glob. Bubblegum fishing in New Mexico: It’s a real thing — or at least that’s the story some old timers tell of how they caught tarantulas in their boyhood as a pass-the-time...
Crouched around a hole in the ground, a group of boys would dangle a blob of chewed bubblegum on a string, plunking it into the darkness until… Bingo! Out she would come in a huff to attack the invader only to find herself hoisted upward, her fangs (and anything else that made contact) stuck to the gooey glob. Bubblegum fishing in New Mexico: It’s a real thing — or at least that’s the story some old timers tell of how they caught tarantulas in their boyhood as a pass-the-time...
Barely raising an eyelid when you walk in the room, sometimes it can seem they spend most of their lives not caring if you’re there or not. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies When it comes to pets, the lack of apparent interest cats display can be off-putting for those folks that need more from a critter, one of the factors leading to the great divide between cat and dog people. Cats aren’t without their affections, as cat lovers will attest. They cuddle; they play, gre...
Barely raising an eyelid when you walk in the room, sometimes it can seem they spend most of their lives not caring if you’re there or not. link Sharna Johnson In search of ponies When it comes to pets, the lack of apparent interest cats display can be off-putting for those folks that need more from a critter, one of the factors leading to the great divide between cat and dog people. Cats aren’t without their affections, as cat lovers will attest. They cuddle; they play, gre...
