Okay, so I go over to my son's house pretty much every day to feed the goats. What I sometimes find is that there are lots of other people feeding the goats. I saw a bunch of food along the 6-foot fence; however, some of it was not good for goats. So I went to ChatGPT to get a list of foods that are good and bad for goats. If you decide to go to Orangevale to feed the goats, you will know what to bring.
Sep 29 - Oct 5
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Does anyone know a bird therapist?
Our daughter had a cat and a parakeet, but when she moved out, she left the bird, Jake, with us. She didn't ask; she just left it. Now we are taking care of Jake, cleaning his cage regularly, and to do that, you have to catch Jake and put him in a small container. While trying to catch him, he snuck out and flew to Phoebe. All you could see was his tail sticking out of Phoebe's mouth. My wife screamed at me, and I screamed at Phoebe. That worked, and she gave up Jake. I grabbed Jake, and he gave me a look like, why would you do that?
We are now looking for a bird trauma specialist.
Speaking of trauma, my wife left on a 17-day trip to Casablanca, and I have the kids and animals all to myself.
Hopefully, I won't screw up.
Thank you to all the Mira Lomans who showed up; it was a great turnout and a lot of fun.
Sep 22 - 28
I remember growing up watching an old James Cagney movie where he was fighting in World War 1. The enemy was firing cannon shells from all directions and he had to get through them all to take them out. Well, the person who installed the sprinklers in our front yard probably saw the movie and had a sense of humor. He put the control valve in the middle of 4 rain jets. The odds of turning them on or off without getting soaked are not good. I always remember Mr. Cagney's general giving him directions on how to avoid the explosions, so each time I try to outwit the sprinklers. The problem is I usually have the dogs with me and I am sure that Cooper saw that movie and also saw that while James Cagney was successful in taking out the cannons, he himself did not survive. So as we approach the control valve, Cooper starts crying and as we get closer he gets louder. Now we don't know what our odds are but we are ready to run, unfortunately, we don't know which way to run yet. Ok, so we turn them on and scout out the territory, and immediately run behind a tree. Like the movie, we were successful in getting the sprinklers on but we didn't make it out dry. Cooper, obviously, was not happy.
Sep 15 - 21
Today I woke up early, so this afternoon I decided to take a nap. I went up to our bedroom, and of course, Cooper and Phoebe followed me. Phoebe is 15 months old now but still has to play constantly, so I finally buried my head under a pillow. After she ripped the sheet off, she plowed her head between my pillows and graciously cleaned my face with her huge tongue.
If you are unsure what a lazy goat looks like, you are in luck because here is a photo.
