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I Raised a Voter!

Submitted by Chris Thomas on Tue, 11/08/2016 - 10:26

I got this photo with a text over breakfast this morning and am so pleased to share it. The accompanying message: "After a 2-hour wait, my ballot is cast!"

I've mentioned before that my son Adam is in New York City. But for many years – and in every single election during his childhood – I made sure he accompanied me to the polls. It was a bonus when the school where we voted had a bake sale that day!

Scary Enough for Ya?

Submitted by Chris Thomas on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 11:16

 

Trick-or-treat at my house this year and you'll be greeted by this giant tarantula on the front door. It measures seven inches from the tip of each hairy leg to the opposite one. It is encased in glass -- and thank heavens, although it is long dead.

Years ago, when my son was just starting elementary school, this mega-spider was a special gift from a dear family friend.

News Releases for Meat-Eaters

Submitted by Chris Thomas on Tue, 10/11/2016 - 11:55

Unless it’s a Nobel Prize winner – or Jaxson, the adorable pug that received “Hometown Hero” honors last week from the City of Meridian, Idaho, for barking loudly to alert his owners to an electrical fire – most award recipients probably don’t get the publicity they deserve.

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