tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21599398617732818842024-02-15T10:50:45.034-09:00Around AlaskaJust some of my stories and pictures from
Around AlaskaDave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.comBlogger714125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-6991105767448741222022-10-14T19:28:00.002-08:002022-10-17T18:40:42.986-08:00A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF GOING ON<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"> So, you may have noticed that I haven't posted for a long time. Then there was some goofy stuff on the blog. Well let me fill you in on what's happening. Around Alaska is going to stay and I promise I'll post more often. </p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;">I've started another blog called <a href="https://alaskabeagleranch.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Alaska Beagle Ranch.</a> . I started a beagle rescue and we've got a lot going on. I've applied for my business license, 501 (c) 3 and wrangled up a board. I've written our bylaws but need to prof them before I submit them to our board.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg445FH5IB044acEGAUUfaLCLOFDRaB1jQZwzeN_e5JtrhoKbq3anY6f1Qt01MX299ZDWSpI_RB5mjGW8QydkVUQv0xlFSkKdznRe2iiiPg5LLOMd82c1j_YH2tqIq8XIYYSx5V23Z6KZqEvSgwwK3veei4qIqdJG0Mtd2dEnOhU913q_4jrT1Rw2IP/s2048/Josie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg445FH5IB044acEGAUUfaLCLOFDRaB1jQZwzeN_e5JtrhoKbq3anY6f1Qt01MX299ZDWSpI_RB5mjGW8QydkVUQv0xlFSkKdznRe2iiiPg5LLOMd82c1j_YH2tqIq8XIYYSx5V23Z6KZqEvSgwwK3veei4qIqdJG0Mtd2dEnOhU913q_4jrT1Rw2IP/s320/Josie.jpg" width="240" /></a></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;">There are currently 12 beagles and 1 basset at the ranch and it looks like we'll be taking in another beagle soon. Our goal is to make sure every homeless beagle in Alaska has a safe and happy home.</p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysrM4CZMJoVJml6pEirY-sp4vY0ODbUBMf1WmBZrh428DyEPTdAYfR05A0Oh-Ye-24GWVyAzifbP47dzAi1dBLuptXk0BWBNxXUAHKzxC3p6C-UYFCsZbMt6BTdcbHXQD0B26WZt_l-O3tf13p2UCuEBDBSSaYiH6oX6jPIAB49_E-leXmR6_z0HF/s2048/Spot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysrM4CZMJoVJml6pEirY-sp4vY0ODbUBMf1WmBZrh428DyEPTdAYfR05A0Oh-Ye-24GWVyAzifbP47dzAi1dBLuptXk0BWBNxXUAHKzxC3p6C-UYFCsZbMt6BTdcbHXQD0B26WZt_l-O3tf13p2UCuEBDBSSaYiH6oX6jPIAB49_E-leXmR6_z0HF/s320/Spot.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> So bear with me a little longer and check out the Alaska Beagle Ranch blog once I get it up <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>and running and start adding post.</span> </p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGAAbkRbqy3qozL4EZ3txUDvmCcX2lj4N5bfsvm0uSYP5Oh8NkT-29fXngtnjrWBDE8VVdj0jU8a35-V3BekI3J6B_fTFkp3YX5F-pnHijkYIshGBf7mTXzfhRgQunaCTdOhXau6YrjhjRr2qlttXtvLxGRTywK6DOvEuhRDoNnQN4ItvQPsnfwfC/s2048/macy%20flag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGAAbkRbqy3qozL4EZ3txUDvmCcX2lj4N5bfsvm0uSYP5Oh8NkT-29fXngtnjrWBDE8VVdj0jU8a35-V3BekI3J6B_fTFkp3YX5F-pnHijkYIshGBf7mTXzfhRgQunaCTdOhXau6YrjhjRr2qlttXtvLxGRTywK6DOvEuhRDoNnQN4ItvQPsnfwfC/s320/macy%20flag.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote>Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-17827791799945718432022-09-13T18:59:00.001-08:002022-09-13T18:59:25.480-08:00A FEW CHANGES COMING<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVFuT8prMSwIYfWH7Gr6yOTRVRcpebej0Rrpvf9846H4kPEV9M4i1AGsnsl-pVdmuGjsXA1YjDmC2MeZCwLJyaaae0N8veajDZxlEzD6hhnbpCA8_ro6Ag-YSt8Z5ifiMFX0J-g0uLoCBOVzxz_PN6HiEqogxe8B4nRAyS3fuK4Xr7qEL-AFs7cMB/s4000/White%20%20Logo%20Black%20Background.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2286" data-original-width="4000" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVFuT8prMSwIYfWH7Gr6yOTRVRcpebej0Rrpvf9846H4kPEV9M4i1AGsnsl-pVdmuGjsXA1YjDmC2MeZCwLJyaaae0N8veajDZxlEzD6hhnbpCA8_ro6Ag-YSt8Z5ifiMFX0J-g0uLoCBOVzxz_PN6HiEqogxe8B4nRAyS3fuK4Xr7qEL-AFs7cMB/s320/White%20%20Logo%20Black%20Background.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b> Please bear with us while we make a few changes.</b></p><p></p>Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com0Wasilla, AK 99654, USA61.580876299999993 -149.441059733.270642463821147 175.4026903 89.891110136178838 -114.28480970000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-82041852144682877182021-05-22T07:30:00.001-08:002021-05-22T07:30:00.198-08:00I MADE A HARD DECISION<p style="text-align: center;">I've been trying to write this post for about 2 weeks now. Almost 20 years ago I became a volunteer at the Bird Treatment and Learning Center in Anchorage, Alaska. This past week I decided it was time to retire. I started off just doing general maintenance and then I did their website, blog, IT work and fundraising. In a couple years Ghost came along and we spent 15 years together traveling the state of Alaska and recently over the internet with Zoom. I was a lucky guy, I got to do education presentations all over Alaska with a snowy owl, A great horned owl, a great Gray owl, and a couple bald eagles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo-lKLnlxEx-oZrnglY-KbQji8Bca3YVSXH4W4cwf5EBNP0VWhH_YCkHMvb172qbRqI0IoV31iek0ruTO89ud4bxkN9BpxVsAUG9ihZgaTBtG4mYVhgK284eRQgoav4qGET-rnkMla8M/s1544/3CDA6395-858B-4647-8A79-344AA51926EE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo-lKLnlxEx-oZrnglY-KbQji8Bca3YVSXH4W4cwf5EBNP0VWhH_YCkHMvb172qbRqI0IoV31iek0ruTO89ud4bxkN9BpxVsAUG9ihZgaTBtG4mYVhgK284eRQgoav4qGET-rnkMla8M/s320/3CDA6395-858B-4647-8A79-344AA51926EE.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But once what you love to do is no longer any fun, it’s time to move on. Let someone else go forward and enjoy it. I’ve done a lot of different things with Bird TLC and I won’t go into it too much here or this post might not ever end. But I did it all from my heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhxU-HWxvotcXCyqjLQMElG5lYpLxhApt88ewbzAtw9JgYpzY-VJOZ3p4QQFY9JyIXMfROoUG7LlTx8QJvn4CAssX6cAfnsyBuKhGBtnBwN1EzJT3q_H8JjBW92glu8zsm7hK7rzn3q8/s1544/4E7DFDC5-8A20-4EEF-ABCB-E88AF82BA8D8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhxU-HWxvotcXCyqjLQMElG5lYpLxhApt88ewbzAtw9JgYpzY-VJOZ3p4QQFY9JyIXMfROoUG7LlTx8QJvn4CAssX6cAfnsyBuKhGBtnBwN1EzJT3q_H8JjBW92glu8zsm7hK7rzn3q8/s320/4E7DFDC5-8A20-4EEF-ABCB-E88AF82BA8D8.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ghost now lives at the Bird Treatment & Learning Center while he transitions to a new caretaker presenter. I know he is in the best of hands or I would not have made this decision. For those that get to work with Ghost from here on, you’re some of the luckiest people on earth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaZCm6M5iR5cvvfFLc_nRUQotOTtDJ_2pnbK84XZmI2lUpN1NXF-QC1_A_fjbGcM17i-9XPadm84XDeZdLwV8IdNIxDkqJ-ms17HfQJKzasUYhYzJFNgl8JhYapnFsaWy84_WUDdXYDU/s2016/613B7FC0-CDCE-4CED-8361-A4ED9DD66FD2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaZCm6M5iR5cvvfFLc_nRUQotOTtDJ_2pnbK84XZmI2lUpN1NXF-QC1_A_fjbGcM17i-9XPadm84XDeZdLwV8IdNIxDkqJ-ms17HfQJKzasUYhYzJFNgl8JhYapnFsaWy84_WUDdXYDU/s320/613B7FC0-CDCE-4CED-8361-A4ED9DD66FD2.jpeg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">First off I’d like to thank the birds that I worked with over the years. I appreciate their tolerance of me while I enjoyed talking to the world about them and their species.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxcN-QXVBBoyTlsU36Wy2ZyRhmXBBHLJ5w36Qux44VtRGuKWw5RPdfyGI__jyEa4yIzFzRNB5RdDxd6YV3YXsHJY_BsgazFO2gOr91qPg6bmkC641NQGWNiFOGcSPf1oyqShkp9VDse0/s1280/IMG_5924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxcN-QXVBBoyTlsU36Wy2ZyRhmXBBHLJ5w36Qux44VtRGuKWw5RPdfyGI__jyEa4yIzFzRNB5RdDxd6YV3YXsHJY_BsgazFO2gOr91qPg6bmkC641NQGWNiFOGcSPf1oyqShkp9VDse0/s320/IMG_5924.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you to the staff and volunteers of Bird TLC. Their hard work and dedication does make a difference. Though rehabilitation is their main mission, I feel that education is the most important part of their mission.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeUb2kZx_kmxYYzbDaDuhgwAxhZvijWiz6_3qDlqk1SVJT7ZRsY1KGsVRymbyJITh5q_0bdvFlyCKTwyOniuclS1rvGqwZ4mHQ4VyL8R89FZKS_0zZ2GzCmxqk9w4hzUu-1yeYzG5xZo/s752/0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeUb2kZx_kmxYYzbDaDuhgwAxhZvijWiz6_3qDlqk1SVJT7ZRsY1KGsVRymbyJITh5q_0bdvFlyCKTwyOniuclS1rvGqwZ4mHQ4VyL8R89FZKS_0zZ2GzCmxqk9w4hzUu-1yeYzG5xZo/s320/0.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To all the people that I met through Bird TLC, either through our presentations, assisting with rescues or doing TV or movies. It was my honor to work with you.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZSXu1JBrVdiD9y0JzKq9qzGsy49AuaBUBVfwLhX-bblUMoMAlE46rVtTyP7thhC1vKGh_p_1yI-6GI-mFRSly-ZFGieYlzGyLnIKYE5Cry2kc05UdRdFAm_126eWIzQXgn0Sy8GQHI4/s960/IMG_7164.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZSXu1JBrVdiD9y0JzKq9qzGsy49AuaBUBVfwLhX-bblUMoMAlE46rVtTyP7thhC1vKGh_p_1yI-6GI-mFRSly-ZFGieYlzGyLnIKYE5Cry2kc05UdRdFAm_126eWIzQXgn0Sy8GQHI4/s320/IMG_7164.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My first presentation was in 2006 at Rabbit Creek Elementary in front of a bunch of Cub Scouts. I was nervous as all get out. My last 3 presentations were a couple Saturday’s ago via Zoom to Homer and Kodiak. All were with Ghost. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikywoeZqWhuuFJYTPkY6Myvl98eKE11emSYHQMVmpN3TtQ5ZGCa7k-U9tGWQ2zWN83xqVc7fznJfiiQYRlPHyPkIGePnwaxQ1wNtx8haPCXS5DZ7lk-tNxjBMx-XPkszMAdRshCQiYU-8/s1280/IMG_3118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikywoeZqWhuuFJYTPkY6Myvl98eKE11emSYHQMVmpN3TtQ5ZGCa7k-U9tGWQ2zWN83xqVc7fznJfiiQYRlPHyPkIGePnwaxQ1wNtx8haPCXS5DZ7lk-tNxjBMx-XPkszMAdRshCQiYU-8/s320/IMG_3118.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some photos from over the years. It was a wonderful ride.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRGpVadidqBIIZ-fJLiqCpK7g2uUncCiW3u3ilK3Jacg8YdNydWlhzRQPnEOEQ6eDOTJ_XSvs3QUAJV_rA-J7609GLvPKYxbAo9WxAt3-4gWsmEonybeRuJRYN6DPs6GDO8BYopyqs3w/s1280/IMG_7063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="988" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRGpVadidqBIIZ-fJLiqCpK7g2uUncCiW3u3ilK3Jacg8YdNydWlhzRQPnEOEQ6eDOTJ_XSvs3QUAJV_rA-J7609GLvPKYxbAo9WxAt3-4gWsmEonybeRuJRYN6DPs6GDO8BYopyqs3w/s320/IMG_7063.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_m0gYqHKdIgHmIInoxSu6O84yZqNzTKghKv8xgAd5h62Yr4mbgU1HLcgWRaq5mZ_5ZTsXhcrU7MZFyZLMQE_CBpD2OHi1Fw8IPOVK-FHX8zP6qr9lA6ZNMYVUV3nQc-Ex3QLZS9M1cc/s960/IMG_7452.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-Z1G7CfuFsPV4VNC-zNuo4ZA8CC0X7b4oOBSFZet4G0CnJzrY3pXhYAegbVnR-86Ca_HV5RagMfJpnBRNQ_VtbD9PztuXbc4-mddm6ZR0vOLpJJ0xMlfrVreT5a9OlZ7TW2Lu9SRkes/s320/101F96B8-3D78-4511-B235-C308700C8C29.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please continue to support Bird TLC. As our motto says “Wild Birds don’t have health insurance “. www.birdtlc.org</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-86775630314558442532021-01-23T22:11:00.002-09:002021-01-23T22:11:44.756-09:00JANUARY HAS BEEN DANDY SO FAR<p style="text-align: center;">Things have seemed to have calmed down some since President Biden has taken office. That's a good thing. I do believe the world could use a valium.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Things here have been good. Ghost and I got two presentations in via Zoom the other day. We're required by US Fish and Wildlife to do 12 presentations a year. That requirement has been relaxed a little with the Covid-19 pandemic going on. Since we can't do any in person, Zoom has become the new normal. Zoom is OK. I just like doing the education presentations in person. There's better interaction with your audience. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-qKYzVQSjtBdPPVr4ozKU0A33RQaTFIm3uF47F9iAmx_7yck55L9HnP6uRo6m3ZJaIOhZbvF67tw2ChAt-wMcUUCZ1f3XOwB24RKMghW-e1LxwCHzEjppAH8SVbVF6LhWE5sznQNErw/s960/IMG_6658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-qKYzVQSjtBdPPVr4ozKU0A33RQaTFIm3uF47F9iAmx_7yck55L9HnP6uRo6m3ZJaIOhZbvF67tw2ChAt-wMcUUCZ1f3XOwB24RKMghW-e1LxwCHzEjppAH8SVbVF6LhWE5sznQNErw/s320/IMG_6658.JPG" /></a></div>Boy Bernie Sanders got to be Mr. Meme, didn't he. It's funny looking at all the different ones. He's taking it pretty well to. I get an extra laugh from all of the folks that aren't getting it.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5A6EYHVN3lg0Da-aJL46_D5AC5677G3LiRaqSJsmAhLw4lvEhzM1QOBsClerZfN0DGUjRKA03nZ0rx7KG5omeOi0SBCe0rYsnXMp_pNlHWFcmYKhPmNDKbl2bdDIgk7wm1yepAL1Cago/s375/IMG_6642.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5A6EYHVN3lg0Da-aJL46_D5AC5677G3LiRaqSJsmAhLw4lvEhzM1QOBsClerZfN0DGUjRKA03nZ0rx7KG5omeOi0SBCe0rYsnXMp_pNlHWFcmYKhPmNDKbl2bdDIgk7wm1yepAL1Cago/s320/IMG_6642.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The weather here in South Central Alaska has been unseasonably warm. The temperature has been in the 30's, so the snow is melting off, but that makes for a lot of ice. Stock tip, windshield washer fluid. The roads have been a mess because of the weather. I filled the wood box up last week and I haven't started a fire since.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnobKBLJ5CEJywkvlUMYdTyKvegpD_BFHj3G7hW605O8doMJrCcT1eW8EKS0eNFPqx5VEAN6WvfhsxiotaQ97HP9B0SzMw3mXkYjG1VhPs20O4QpfHOQYuPPmYViOdezhCHDhVutlzAk/s2016/IMG_6612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnobKBLJ5CEJywkvlUMYdTyKvegpD_BFHj3G7hW605O8doMJrCcT1eW8EKS0eNFPqx5VEAN6WvfhsxiotaQ97HP9B0SzMw3mXkYjG1VhPs20O4QpfHOQYuPPmYViOdezhCHDhVutlzAk/s320/IMG_6612.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The Covid-19 shots are here. Those 65+ or have special circumstances can get it. Remember, it's free.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTIgupzGIs7q4eyZPC5UYz-pDxsEVT8iv16NbQihyWMd0IkG1dQoQPmKKAIf0ApbDIqtjInfAoO2t8YXgZYXp-j-V7cVDMr12LR87jL5phVdaV-DqRPXJGFM5Dz-0p0YIOAcXSFqLqx0/s934/IMG_6558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTIgupzGIs7q4eyZPC5UYz-pDxsEVT8iv16NbQihyWMd0IkG1dQoQPmKKAIf0ApbDIqtjInfAoO2t8YXgZYXp-j-V7cVDMr12LR87jL5phVdaV-DqRPXJGFM5Dz-0p0YIOAcXSFqLqx0/s320/IMG_6558.JPG" /></a></div>The pups are doing OK. Lilly had to go to the Tier 1 Veterinary Clinic New Years Eve. She was in pain. X-rays shows bad arthritis in her back. She's 8 years old now. She's on medication to help her out.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Lucy is doing OK with her chemotherapy. As of this past Thursday, her tumors haven't grown. We go in for another round next Thursday. If you like to help out with her cancer fight, she's accepting PayPal at <a href="https://www.paypal.me/BeagleRanch907">https://www.paypal.me/BeagleRanch907</a> . Any and all support is appreciated.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwMdd5_A7zeJWqNFFFrZf3PuhWIfltCXj1Q6gEjYfE_cv5oQ4ox0zp1Hlh8LGGb5HVIpEGPDiKJqxOvnX9_if_JYulr5YCxFZVxYXbcvNeSmcD3KfQ9CuXwT7e266xtuiO7vtYY03VFU/s2016/IMG_6316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwMdd5_A7zeJWqNFFFrZf3PuhWIfltCXj1Q6gEjYfE_cv5oQ4ox0zp1Hlh8LGGb5HVIpEGPDiKJqxOvnX9_if_JYulr5YCxFZVxYXbcvNeSmcD3KfQ9CuXwT7e266xtuiO7vtYY03VFU/s320/IMG_6316.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">That's it for now. Stay safe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxqdqVsv0a1YkcmQdf3GOzp74EQ2gWgVyG0oxauJFWtmXM9n5WT-8D5AHjljZCGXo_d-PVqJc6KPbXCOl6IG47m9ORfkf-PSPcWtvcsCwMYFv3UIOoRIv9mYcydeUZPY4-k6fJ1_31R4/s1544/IMG_6663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxqdqVsv0a1YkcmQdf3GOzp74EQ2gWgVyG0oxauJFWtmXM9n5WT-8D5AHjljZCGXo_d-PVqJc6KPbXCOl6IG47m9ORfkf-PSPcWtvcsCwMYFv3UIOoRIv9mYcydeUZPY4-k6fJ1_31R4/s320/IMG_6663.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /> </p>Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com11Knik-Fairview, AK 99654, USA61.5158655 -149.612020337.768537492411262 175.2317297 85.263193507588738 -114.45577030000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-20330992966936789722021-01-08T21:35:00.000-09:002021-01-08T21:35:40.129-09:00PARDON ME<p style="text-align: center;">As of January 1st of this year, I have been retired from the US Air Force for 26 years. </p><p style="text-align: center;">On June 18, 1974 I swore this oath;</p><p style="text-align: center;">“I, David Lloyd Dorsey, Do
solemnly swear that I will support and defend
the Constitution of the United
States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic; that I
will bear true faith and
allegiance to the same; and
that I will obey the orders of
the President of the United
States and the orders of the
officers appointed over me,
according to regulations and
the Uniform Code of Military
Justice. So help me God.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-w_mgLZ4jYZ5Nbe75qFvC6ed0X2tADZgEUcJ3Fk7vGuYwu2uASH5gJamLzGRHRV_2TOEv3eLlc-BIJ2XjVrHq81pT-BScYd2bNzhfzyD1o_7wcLGdUJwsLtEW8AJe-kKl7G_pMqwZV8/s960/E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-w_mgLZ4jYZ5Nbe75qFvC6ed0X2tADZgEUcJ3Fk7vGuYwu2uASH5gJamLzGRHRV_2TOEv3eLlc-BIJ2XjVrHq81pT-BScYd2bNzhfzyD1o_7wcLGdUJwsLtEW8AJe-kKl7G_pMqwZV8/s320/E3.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I also memorized this creed while I was in basic training;</p><p style="text-align: center;">I am an American Airman.
I am a Warrior.
I have answered my Nation’s call.
I am an American Airman.
My mission is to Fly, Fight, and Win.
I am faithful to a Proud Heritage,
A Tradition of Honor,
And a Legacy of Valor.
I am an American Airman.
Guardian of Freedom and Justice,
My Nation’s Sword and Shield,
Its Sentry and Avenger.
I defend my Country with my Life.
I am an American Airman.
Wingman, Leader, Warrior.
I will never leave an Airman behind,
I will never falter,
And I will not fail.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKGlP1XjXmKI2eJdKwJg1kNs1V4R5CE-WXmPDZen9C0KvCKlAC6svmVOxbbTbW2rNUPYRu0Teiquigsp3we3RuQQiw5hiQ0haRxaoFvYDpjlrLtrEP3BLcoWM6uD4Z20GucvZR70vP3E/s206/Flags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKGlP1XjXmKI2eJdKwJg1kNs1V4R5CE-WXmPDZen9C0KvCKlAC6svmVOxbbTbW2rNUPYRu0Teiquigsp3we3RuQQiw5hiQ0haRxaoFvYDpjlrLtrEP3BLcoWM6uD4Z20GucvZR70vP3E/s0/Flags.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Little did we know that the events of January 6, 2021 would, could and did happen. An unstable sitting president of our homeland incited a riot. A riot that would permeate the heart of the very nation he swore to protect. A riot that the rioters murder one of the defenders of our nations capital. A riot that has a misguided veteran, who was supporting this president, who filled her head with lies, was shot and killed.</p><p style="text-align: center;">How do we set this all straight? My suggestions</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><ol><li>Trump should resign immediately! VP Pence would ride out the final days until Biden is sworn in.</li><li>Trump should be arrested and federal charges of treason, murder and willfully inciting violence against the United States should be filled against him.</li><li>Former Capital Police Chief Stephen Sund needs to be charged with dereliction of duty. The US Capital Police that were on duty were understaffed and unprepared for the upcoming riot. This resulted in the murder of an officer, Injuries to 50 other officers and the loss of the capital to terrorist.</li><li style="text-align: left;">Senator Ted Cruz needs to resign.</li><li>The US Marines should be tasked with the security of the Capital. The USCP would still have the Capital grounds and other buildings.</li></ol>There's more, but that's the beef of it. Wednesday was disgusting and an embarrassment. Trump will go down in history as the worst president in history. The Capital was captured by terrorist with his endorsement. His own staff is so appalled that they are bailing on him. VP Pence who stood by him through thick and thin, won't go near him. Trump insulted him because he supported the Constitution.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I have never talked so negative about a sitting president. I am extremely patriotic. I was a Trump supporter. I admit that my support was weakening after the election. It died on Wednesday. He must be made an example of and the world must be shown that no one person is stronger than democracy. No pardon!</p><p style="text-align: center;">I support all the military and first responders. The ones that make it so we sleep well at night. Those that give it all and those that gave it all. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eRTrbfho3N_2lVmkaxVb9j-lGwkAqa9BHHEvE4fS_P7o1OApAYDUkS31wuCRbdHYKEC4zgpjpo5W96OYuDGB7R5wnULKNdYfcXFrmOn0BqRyZqsp4_WHWh2ZR6acK99pEb8BZcFTGxg/s1000/cemetary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eRTrbfho3N_2lVmkaxVb9j-lGwkAqa9BHHEvE4fS_P7o1OApAYDUkS31wuCRbdHYKEC4zgpjpo5W96OYuDGB7R5wnULKNdYfcXFrmOn0BqRyZqsp4_WHWh2ZR6acK99pEb8BZcFTGxg/s320/cemetary.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">If you are still a Trump supporter and want to unfriend me on social media, I understand. As a matter of fact, I support it.</p><p style="text-align: center;">God bless the USA! We shall overcome this and be strong and proud again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1CmZUSQFsA8q8ZMSS9XgZ97mipJLkpv32DsnWFf59ZpJlYov4OMNfChedCydtp7hcuV-DAyEtpfQvfTx2s027bKfILpdNkuyCVp0dhwm4faxvCXvGDerOQ2KKchy3UTKrxKloi1LALs/s266/eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1CmZUSQFsA8q8ZMSS9XgZ97mipJLkpv32DsnWFf59ZpJlYov4OMNfChedCydtp7hcuV-DAyEtpfQvfTx2s027bKfILpdNkuyCVp0dhwm4faxvCXvGDerOQ2KKchy3UTKrxKloi1LALs/s0/eagle.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-30559316394089220002020-12-27T11:29:00.119-09:002020-12-27T14:04:06.464-09:00FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We're going to talk mostly about the better. The worse has been talked to death and it'll be talked by others more tomorrow. I haven't posted in over 5 months, but I told a friend in New Zealand I'd get at it. So here we go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYjj_iFqgCpU2fSCX3Qg0c8ZLYNoYzBna2iUWMBIi3TvF7tOWI_wk-35jKUz2J0z_sOMnw9EVCKt_IypnX8G6heJw1Pg5I8uKc5Va9IM3ac1FMdFzskVEyJbMCjTu0pPEsA_MYGi4ZnI/s320/IMG_5986.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">If you follow me on social media, you might figure out that I like animals. Particularly owls and beagles. I know, what a combo. But it's true. Almost every post I put on social media is about one or the other.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3M4MmsMJ7lM7IyxYOuAOOBswJrNBHdRsI-akIzQeV8G98W91UbwQqbdv0XdVQy5w7ljBbsrp97Ft676f4JOpqBm1IGoJafFe9Nz_Xfo2wcQHdGDQ-RdDTJmYiYmXqTUhoLYcovvateQ/s1280/IMG_5924.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3M4MmsMJ7lM7IyxYOuAOOBswJrNBHdRsI-akIzQeV8G98W91UbwQqbdv0XdVQy5w7ljBbsrp97Ft676f4JOpqBm1IGoJafFe9Nz_Xfo2wcQHdGDQ-RdDTJmYiYmXqTUhoLYcovvateQ/s320/IMG_5924.JPG" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ghost the Snowy Owl, has been with me for almost 15 years. He's an education ambassador for <a href="www.birdtlc.org" target="_blank">Bird TLC</a>. We do education programs around Alaska. This year we've had to do them via Zoom. It's not as fun as in person, but it's better than not at all. Owls are cool and snowy owls are the coolest.</div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNxQVSxQkhcZOUqDoR26omPQ341Z2vx2DvT1PST9cnBO7g0GnP_INNKGUUO-qJC9MEzfxjq8k7agMPPgyN2b3DfGVp7ZTWYs3Uhn_qYsnOWdgyNoq1a_BVDYKF2uFy2UpMhXPtu6yTLg/s1544/IMG_6145.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNxQVSxQkhcZOUqDoR26omPQ341Z2vx2DvT1PST9cnBO7g0GnP_INNKGUUO-qJC9MEzfxjq8k7agMPPgyN2b3DfGVp7ZTWYs3Uhn_qYsnOWdgyNoq1a_BVDYKF2uFy2UpMhXPtu6yTLg/s320/IMG_6145.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Macy was my first. She’s queen of the house. She’s not aggressive in any way unless it’s a squirrel or someone walking past the house. She only barks or arrooo’s. She does suffer from seizures and is on medication to control them.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVklrNy3v0nFNsH_Ae8SXjEuBSwxRKJVaiUmn_MdqaMC6KjmO8Wdmgg3ygdHGLf0xIX7RNVQ2YkM4pSNpkErhdfXlbqXg3OBP-ThQowWCHvOpQ0RWh02Kly7DlclVVYwQaXBIUgQGjT3U/s2016/IMG_6149.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVklrNy3v0nFNsH_Ae8SXjEuBSwxRKJVaiUmn_MdqaMC6KjmO8Wdmgg3ygdHGLf0xIX7RNVQ2YkM4pSNpkErhdfXlbqXg3OBP-ThQowWCHvOpQ0RWh02Kly7DlclVVYwQaXBIUgQGjT3U/s320/IMG_6149.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winston has only been here about 3 months. I think he’s comfortable here. He digs to escape, so we added a wireless fence within the fenced area. So far so good.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9GkKLEn5GTt3T-evegfAn9GzGVe9I6XrR8yXOYxtWY8DNsYzcY3on-Ygv1KELt1kcBHQbU5hm7jwH0h0gNo1DDk4h-uzWl5nH6Vt8runtOMxVr4CSGUpYDHxqyAo_Ep-CRWz80CJzns/s2016/IMG_6151.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9GkKLEn5GTt3T-evegfAn9GzGVe9I6XrR8yXOYxtWY8DNsYzcY3on-Ygv1KELt1kcBHQbU5hm7jwH0h0gNo1DDk4h-uzWl5nH6Vt8runtOMxVr4CSGUpYDHxqyAo_Ep-CRWz80CJzns/s320/IMG_6151.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucy has been here about 8 months. She was diagnosed with bladder cancer right after arrival and is presently having chemotherapy, which (keep your paws crossed) is working in her favor. She's doing well and her quality of life is good. I've had lots of financial support from Family, friends and people on social media.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQa_nq6cykokr5Q-y5dfIJVUBUZqYuh2LEQdqY-PEwEemCYZAzEEkB1zZZzjxFMvikkx0gmrGJIhaTZao6nDHfsIFa1REKr7gWdNpdkrQ4Po-lU6u5FkqJUwP1rji8ZimBhtfNM457ARE/s1544/IMG_6163.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQa_nq6cykokr5Q-y5dfIJVUBUZqYuh2LEQdqY-PEwEemCYZAzEEkB1zZZzjxFMvikkx0gmrGJIhaTZao6nDHfsIFa1REKr7gWdNpdkrQ4Po-lU6u5FkqJUwP1rji8ZimBhtfNM457ARE/s320/IMG_6163.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooper has been here the 2nd longest. He’s 12 years young but is starting to have old dog issues. He’s a sweetie and has the softest coat. He’s in charge of security.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNSxEQVJknHNYBDUXpjYq4X71beJYostqoxYxAmZNkuD-qsLooIFj2XEfHPqZA8dELEUWMaycqOjuXTvmZ9ECMo6w1mHyVrFili2tmyUqQ_dtbKHSirDMpS9kyBw-KTSOmc2WANLcLOs/s320/IMG_6200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charlie has only been with us about a month and has adapted well. He loves the large yard and his freedom around the ranch. He does love food and I have to watch him around the others dishes.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq5N-BR3L99A4oemUZO_g1DRMctzcO0WU8AdMh_-EXsQT26XJAuDnz76YLvB0A0NhPjUbRkmDVOK2ZSg7SNMBjIuEn8oYmZCm2ZPM7s0hVXdwAWvDnDRNLGbr4nP_rZj8BDRrXbHHGQI/s2016/IMG_6316.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUq5N-BR3L99A4oemUZO_g1DRMctzcO0WU8AdMh_-EXsQT26XJAuDnz76YLvB0A0NhPjUbRkmDVOK2ZSg7SNMBjIuEn8oYmZCm2ZPM7s0hVXdwAWvDnDRNLGbr4nP_rZj8BDRrXbHHGQI/s320/IMG_6316.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snoopy (on the ottoman) is a visitor, but all the others live here. They have full run of the house and yard 24/7/365. They get to use the doggie door any time of day or night. It's been a blessing for when I work or leave for a long time during the day or night.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT98XGsvY1EL4Hf7amlmrcrv4FOigOqzaQDAQ2J9ZUD4fDLUHxkwgwnJleDhYL2Kb0wIwvKyGiaQ0h-eUIDw5CnVtD2IiBODFZYJ_4b4yjbBsPhqNUykobWt0UaHmBVIG69xwUMp6_Ldc/s2016/IMG_6358.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT98XGsvY1EL4Hf7amlmrcrv4FOigOqzaQDAQ2J9ZUD4fDLUHxkwgwnJleDhYL2Kb0wIwvKyGiaQ0h-eUIDw5CnVtD2IiBODFZYJ_4b4yjbBsPhqNUykobWt0UaHmBVIG69xwUMp6_Ldc/s320/IMG_6358.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucy steals my chair often.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtiuclGQY4m-RgW-PU290WjDsgnT5RIZ5VBC68uTvzHpInH_iREnwWSKMSlCo-nab4Z6vAjDlWXZ8hDWwYMhCJET8tucsqVUajdDC-ry6xaBnOXDzSyX-_Vl7y9-x7r8iLz4YnTxmibQ/s2016/IMG_5995.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtiuclGQY4m-RgW-PU290WjDsgnT5RIZ5VBC68uTvzHpInH_iREnwWSKMSlCo-nab4Z6vAjDlWXZ8hDWwYMhCJET8tucsqVUajdDC-ry6xaBnOXDzSyX-_Vl7y9-x7r8iLz4YnTxmibQ/s320/IMG_5995.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I feed all the pups blueberry pancakes every Sunday. People ask me why. I tell them because</td></tr></tbody></table> the pups don't know how. They also like the blueberries as treats.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vLukOeJd0EloRX_knwm2-0FOhE_b5XSDR5Sj_8oQResYY1NZjlC33V4NHm32hGQkhgMEXqYL3KPERuflKWcHnZeQqBMbKyun5xP3gdJpkXYCfXe44JaI2vKnS2EN98YpSuFb3TsO-ac/s886/IMG_6359.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="621" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vLukOeJd0EloRX_knwm2-0FOhE_b5XSDR5Sj_8oQResYY1NZjlC33V4NHm32hGQkhgMEXqYL3KPERuflKWcHnZeQqBMbKyun5xP3gdJpkXYCfXe44JaI2vKnS2EN98YpSuFb3TsO-ac/s320/IMG_6359.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love when the grandkids come to visit with their pup Harlow.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZlZVN1idl91InEdt3daF-VBKLyZqeMutwOFW1sz7he-zo3g3BCOeeHBQwW0zqEP0txQnQQuB_phCd_iSaUSB4bEYyfX4v0kL1D6DKSfbVx5o5w-KoG_niTphuXVhg0p4ldR6FYTsfAQ/s2016/IMG_6319.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZlZVN1idl91InEdt3daF-VBKLyZqeMutwOFW1sz7he-zo3g3BCOeeHBQwW0zqEP0txQnQQuB_phCd_iSaUSB4bEYyfX4v0kL1D6DKSfbVx5o5w-KoG_niTphuXVhg0p4ldR6FYTsfAQ/s320/IMG_6319.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Beagle Ranch at Christmas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">More on the rest of the pups to come.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't like the new Blogger updates. It's not as user friendly as the old Blogger. I'll be changing blog host after the first of the year. I'll have a link to here so the old stories can be read if you like. I've been on Blogger for 13 years, so it took a bit to make this decision.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-1965842490754932682020-07-14T06:42:00.001-08:002020-07-14T06:42:41.390-08:00EVERY GIRL IS CRAZY ABOUT A SHARP DRESSED MAN, MAYBE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.thestreet.com/investing/brooks-brothers-bankruptcy-protection-retail" target="_blank">Brooks Brothers</a> filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy last week. Not surprising with the condition the US economy is in. It's part Covid-19 caused and part Brooks Brother caused. Covid-19 caused almost all retail stores to close which is not good for business. It also caused people to change their shopping habits. Online shopping exploded. But only 20% of Brooks Brothers business was done online. </div>
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They also were very slow to adapt their business strategy to the changing men's attire from business and formal to casual. Many people started working from home and didn't bother to dress unless they were video conferencing. Even before Covid-19, businesses were relaxing their dress code.</div>
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I worked at <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2020/06/08/mens-wearhouse-owner-weighs-bankruptcy-filing/111922652/" target="_blank">Men's Wearhouse</a> for a couple years. Very nice place to work, good employee's and awesome customers. Their parent company, Tailored Brands, also owns Jos. A Banks and Moore's in Canada. They also are contemplating bankruptcy for basically the same reasons as Brooks Brothers. This month they skipped out on a $6.1 million dollar interest payment. WoW! The clock is ticking.</div>
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I enjoyed getting dressed up to go to work. I felt better about myself even though I didn't have a reason to feel less of myself. I would say that only 25% of my customers were professionals that dressed up for work regularly. The other 75% were those that needed a suit that looked good, was OK quality and was inexpensive. They needed it to attend a wedding, funeral or a company affair.</div>
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Men's Wearhouse does have a lot of business from online customers. They are also very customer friendly, a key to good business. However their formal rental business has just about died. School proms were canceled, weddings rescheduled and large gatherings are still discouraged. </div>
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Back in the day I bought my suits from <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/companies/jcpenney-is-closing-2-more-stores-for-good/ar-BB16s7Lk" target="_blank">J.C. Penny</a> when they were what I call full service. Someone waited on you, helped you select your needs, took your measurements for alterations and helped pick out accessories that complimented you and your purchase. You can still buy suits from Penny's, but it's self service and the purchase is all you get. Penny's is also a store that is floundering. Just like <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellisicky/2020/07/02/sears-continues-on-its-slow-and-steady-march-into-oblivion/#77f75e1207f5" target="_blank">Sears</a>, every month you hear about more of their stores closing.</div>
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I'm a guy. I know how to buy jeans and t shirts. If I need to up my game, I like another persons help and opinion. I also like full service. Just because I use to work there, it doesn't mean I don't need help selecting what I need. I also like that while your trying it on, if you like it you get measured for alterations and then can pick it up there in a few days.</div>
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With the pandemic having us hunker down, it's made a lot of us reconsider our shopping habits. Now that it has relaxed some and places have opened up again, shopping local and buying American made has become somewhat of a priority. Buying online does have its conveniences, but also it's not good to the local economy. Buying American made is good, but most of the time more expensive. Don't forget, we sent our manufacturing to China back in the 80's to cut our expenses.</div>
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I left Men's Wearhouse to explore other options. Bad timing on my part? Maybe. However, Men's Wearhouse is restructuring. Both Brooks Brothers and Men's Wearhouse probably will survive a bankruptcy and end up more like J.C. Penny's. The consumer will pay the price. Products might be less expensive but they'll be more self serve. </div>
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Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-49566630374101220562020-06-04T19:44:00.002-08:002020-06-04T19:46:32.995-08:00HIT THE HIGHWAY, AGAIN<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">People ask me “Are you taking all seven of your beagles
with you on your trip”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why of course, I
reply. They deserve a vacation also. Some have been across the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denali_Highway" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Denali Highway</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
in my RV before and loved it. So now we got four new ones going also.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Our trip got delayed a day. The fresh water pump went
out in the RV. There’s no way I was camping for seven days and not be able to take a
shower. The guy at Coachman that decided to place that pump where they did
needs to be hung. It took half a day to find it and half a day to replace it.
We got it done then we all went for a ride to get gas and propane. That one day
delay also cost twenty cents a gallon price increase.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We headed out Thursday morning and made it to the turnoff
in Cantwell in three and a half hours. We were in no hurry. Traffic was light because
of little or no tourist visiting. The weather was nice and sunny with just a
little breeze. We made it to out first camping spot about an hour and a half after that.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Setting up camp was interesting. I don't have an awning,
so I use a popup canopy. I got it out of its storage bag and set it on it legs.
The wind was making the cloth flap around and Spot didn’t like it. He also got
the rest going also. I got video, but to big for my fine internet service to upload. The rest of setting up camp was uneventful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Sitting here and just looking around really makes me love
Alaska more. Our campsite is a caribou and moose hunting camp. It’s empty now
except for us because it’s not hunting season. After setting up camp, I spent a
half hour picking up bits and pieces of trash. Plastic bottles, broken glass, duct tape, you name it.I was raised to respect the
land. To leave it better than how you found it. I wish the hunters and other campers that stay here
would respect it that way also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">We took a couple of walks. The weather is perfect, but
there are some dark clouds in the distance. What I like about walking along the
highway is that you can see traffic approaching a long distance away. The
highway is 135 miles long and less than 25 miles is paved. I laughed when we
first got to the gravel portion. State highway dept put up a sign that said
damaged road. You can’t tell what part is damaged and what part isn’t.</span></div>
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It’s so quiet and it’s 10 pm and still bright sunshine out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">I got up about 12:30 to let Lucy out to pee. What a sky
to pee by. I sure love it here. Land of the midnight sun.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5/30 The pups started stirring about 8 am. I was thankful
for a good night’s sleep and a late wakeup. Everyone got to go out and inspect
the camp and surrounding area before breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Everyone ate well. Sorry, just dog food and cereal for me
this morning. I’ll get more creative later on. Coffee never tasted so good. For
the past few years I had been taking a drip coffee maker that I got from
friends that we moving away from Fairbanks to Boise. I loved that coffee pot,
but it finally died. Keurig is doing the job now. It’s nice to have a generator
on board. I only run it for the coffee pot, Microwave, Power Pressure Cooker
and to charge batteries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Around lunch time Cooper decided to give me a scare. My
chief of security, my pup in charge, and my knucklehead decided to get my blood
pressure going. I had just corrected him for leaving camp and it wasn’t two
minutes later I can find him or is he answering me calling him. I checked the
RV to make sure he didn’t go in while I wasn’t watching. Nope. I circled the
camp I don’t know how many times calling for him. No Cooper. I walked down the highway
the direction we last walked. Nope. It seemed like hours but it must have been
twenty minutes I decided to walk the road again. The direction I hadn’t gone
in. As soon as I got to the road, guess who is strolling back. You’ve been
looking for me. For twenty minutes I was scared of anything that could happen
and now I want to kill him. I don’t spank, I don’t hit but he got the pointy
finger and a stern talking to. He’s now grounded. He’s on a leash whenever he
goes out of the RV. He does walk with the look of shame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">We had a good long walk with the three young pups and
Lucy. She wasn’t acting her normal joyful walk. She did just fine and kept up
and everything, she just was herself. I think she had an upset stomach. Today
was the last day for her chemo pill until Monday.</span></div>
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Carrots turned a little mushy, but all was good. The pups got a taste and some
juice on their meal. Did the dishes, gave meds to who needed them and now I
hear snoring. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5/31 It’s very chilly and cloudy this morning. I love how
nice and quiet it is this morning. I bet we counted maybe 5 campers / RV’s
on the highway since we’ve been here. None of them are rentals that I could tell.
This pandemic sure has shut tourism down.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">It was bacon and eggs for breakfast this morning. Fresh
eggs and homemade bacon from some fabulous neighbors we have at the Beagle
Ranch. By the time I had cleaned up the kitchen, there was some serious snoring
going on. I’m going to see if I can get a walk by myself going. Yeah, right.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We broke camp and headed out a little after noon. It was
cloudy, but we didn’t hit rain until about the </span><a href="http://www.maclarenlodge.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">MacLaren River Lodge</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. From there on,
there was snow on the side of the road and raining. It stopped right before Tangle
Lakes. We got to our spot and set up. No pop up canopy tonight because I don’t want a
wet canopy in the morning. The pups got their dinner and I fixed an easy one,
chicken stripes. When it decided to rain again, it poured. We stayed inside
except to go potty. I got a lot of reading done.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There’s something about reading a book with the sound of
rain hitting the RV roof. I enjoy hearing rain hitting the metal roof at home.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">6/1 Still raining this morning, but just a steady
drizzle. We had pancakes for breakfast. Sorry, no blueberries. The pups went
out to go potty and it’s still a steady drizzle and a little cold. We decided
after we cleaned up the kitchen and Dave, we would break camp and head down the
road in search of better weather.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We went to stop at </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Tangle-Lakes-Lodge-232513196826248/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tangle Lakes Lodge</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for pizza. They say they have the best. Well mother nature and Dave's poor planning didn't let it work out. We got there at 10am and they weren't open yet. We'll make it back someday.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We continued towards Glennallen and it stopped raining but not for long. We checked out the weather in Valdez. Not any better. We decided to head south to see if it improved. It cleared up in Sutton and that put us about forty miles from home, so we headed home. I'm a fair weather camper.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We got home and my friend Kari who was feeding Ghost while we were gone was there with her dobbie Layla. They got smothered in beagles. I think Layla wants to be a beagle now.<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The next day I'm cleaning up the RV. I don't know if you'd call it help or what.</span></div>
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Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-12622000971596785332020-05-23T22:22:00.000-08:002020-05-23T22:22:07.943-08:00SATURDAY MORNING <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I love mornings in Alaska. I love mornings at my place. The weekend mornings are especially sweet. It's so quiet. All of the pups are still sleeping or starting to stir. The neighborhood is still asleep. The quiet is only interrupted by the brewing coffee and Ghost hooting for a girl friend who's not showing up.<br />
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I like sitting out on the deck drinking my coffee and waiting for my brain cells to activate. The pups start coming out to check on me and see what's going on.<br />
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It's a perfect time for me to think. There's a lot going on and there's a lot not going on right now.<br />
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I have to make a decision about my Lucy's future and it's a hard one. She's battling cancer right now and needs a costly operation and some follow on treatment. All of which will extend her life, but the question is for how long.<br />
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Macy listens to me when I talk to her. She never really answers, but she gives me a lot of good ideas.<br />
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Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-47726543142149654332020-05-02T07:47:00.002-08:002020-05-04T11:14:14.588-08:00Lucy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lucy came to us via Fairbanks. When she arrived at <a href="https://vcahospitals.com/far-country" target="_blank">VCA Far Country Animal Hospital</a> she was in poor health. Her teeth were a mess. One was so infected it was bleeding and the inflammation was almost to her nasal cavity. She had a large non-cancerous mass on her right shoulder, a urinary tract infection (UTI) and anxiety issues. She was turned over to <a href="https://www.akcatanddog.com/" target="_blank">Alaska Cat and Dog Rescue</a> who would make sure she got what she needed and search for an adopter. I found out about her before Alaska Cat and Dog even picked her up and made contact. I love beagles and senior beagles grab my heart.</div>
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Alaska Cat and Dog had her immediate medical issues taken care of. Her UTI was being treated by medication. I met Lucy and her foster on 4/10 and fell in love. She was obviously a good dog and just needed a good home and some good loving.</div>
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Her stitches were due to be removed so I set up and appointment with VCA Far Country where all my other beagles are seen. Blood and urine were tested and her UTI had not cleared up yet so she was continued on antibiotics. They recommended a ultrasound to make sure there were no other issues causing her UTI and constant urination. They found some concerning mass and took samples to send to the lab. The results weren't good. Carcinoma, bladder cancer. An appointment was made for the oncologist right away.</div>
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Yesterday was her appointment at <a href="https://tier1vet.com/" target="_blank">Tier 1 Veterinary Medical Clinic</a> in Wasilla and I was very nervous. She got to spend the day because of all the test they wanted to run. To make this post short, she has a mass on top of her bladder and part of the uritha. It is not operable. Her blood calcium level is very high. This needs to be corrected before it creates other medical issues. She had an infusion and was flushed with an IV. She no longer has a UTI, her kidneys are good and if the blood calcium level is lowered she's able to have follow on treatment. Without the treatment, her life expectancy is 6 months or less.</div>
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I had been reading on social media about owls being spotted and heard in my neighborhood. Some of the comments were pretty good and there were the typical rude ones. Of course you have the owl experts offering their often incorrect information. I've stopped trying to correct them because they always seem offended. No one likes being pointed out as wrong, especially when they're wrong.</div>
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I awoke the other night about 3am to go make sure the plumbing was still working. Of course when I came back to bed I was wide awake. As I was laying there with all kinds of thoughts running through my head and listening to 7 beagles snoring, <a href="https://aroundanchorage.blogspot.com/2011/11/bird-that-changed-my-life.html" target="_blank">Ghost</a> started hooting. Even though his mew is 50 feet from my house, I can hear him clearly through the thick log walls and windows.</div>
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It made me wonder what he thinks. He turns 15 this year. In the wild he would have passed away several years ago. For his snowy owl age he's still very active, vocal and healthy. Though he lives in Alaska, he's not living in a part he would normally be in this time of year. So his calls for a mate go unanswered.</div>
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Back in October 2005, I assisted our then Director of Avian Care, Cindy, in examining a snowy owl with a broken wing. He was in his first year and still showed some of his immature colorization. Story short, his wing didn't heal properly and he became one of the <a href="http://www.birdtlc.org/" target="_blank">Bird Treatment and Learning Centers</a> Education Ambassadors.</div>
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Ghost and I and some of the other presenters have done hundreds of education presentations over lots of Alaska seeing thousands of people. He has helped educate them on what's in our backyard that they don't get to see all too often or not at all. We've recently been doing it on Zoom.</div>
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In years past I've done presentations with great horned owls, great gray owls and bald eagles. The last bald eagle I presented was named<a href="https://aroundanchorage.blogspot.com/2018/03/call-me-hal.html" target="_blank"> Hal</a> and he was an <a href="https://aroundanchorage.blogspot.com/2008/06/exxon-valdez-oil-spill-numbers.html" target="_blank">Exxon Valdez</a> survivor. He's been gone a couple years nows.</div>
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I walk my dogs around the neighborhood most days. There has been an eagle soaring above searching for his latest meal. I like to think that it's Hal checking in on me.</div>
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My house has become quite the home in the past 5 years I've lived here. I have good neighbors that tolerate some of the different noises and sights that they hear and see.</div>
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There are presently 7 beagles living here. That's why it's unofficially called the Beagle Ranch. They all have their stories. Some good and some not so good.</div>
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I enjoy making their lives as enjoyable now as much as possible. That includes blueberry pancakes for breakfast some days. Today it a rainy spring day, so all of them are taking long naps.</div>
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I've traveled over lots of Alaska and plan on doing it a lot more. This is an exciting state to be in and there's always a new adventure around the corner. Even though I've been to the end of the road, there are many more to see what's down them. BTW, all national parks are closed this year. Most Alaska State Parks are open. Check this link for the latest updates<a href="http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/" target="_blank"> http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/</a></div>
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I've traveled many places around the world in my life, but this is definitely where I call home. Times are tough now. This covid-19 hasn't been a cake walk for anyone. The states economy is a disaster. Tourism will be at it's lowest level ever. I'm afraid to see what and how many small businesses won't survive. My thoughts are with the people who are suffering the most. But Alaska will survive and in time, bounce back stronger than ever.</div>
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This is how I use to greet a friend where I use to work at. I'd ask her "How you doin'"? So the question to you is "How you doin'"?</div>
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We've been staying somewhat busy here at The Beagle Ranch. About 2 weeks ago, Snoopy came to stay. He's a 17 month old beagle that was in training to be a service dog. He didn't do so well and needed to be rehomed because he was distracting his replacement in training. He's the youngest of the crew and is fitting in well.</div>
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Lucy has been with us for just a few days. She came to us via <a href="https://www.akcatanddog.com/" target="_blank">Alaska Cat and Dog Rescue</a>. She was in a little rough shape. Her teeth were a mess. One was bleeding and the infection was close to her nasal passages. She had 7 teeth removed by the vet. She had a large mass on her right shoulder that was removed. It's non-cancerous. She has some anxiety issues and a urinary tract infection. She also was skinny for not eating because of her teeth condition.</div>
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I'm happy to say she is doing well so far. She is eating well. Her stitches come out next week and today is the first day she didn't have an accident in the house. (I hope I didn't just jinx it).</div>
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Today is a rainy day. The snow is melting fast and with the rain its real sloppy outside. The gang is staying inside most of the time. Snoopy and Lucy are enjoying being dried off when they come in.</div>
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Snoopy being a pup, enjoys playing with toys. She has found a playmate with Spot. He's the second youngest at 7 1/2. Tug a war, chase, you name it.</div>
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I did my first presentation with Ghost the snowy owl for <a href="http://www.birdtlc.org/" target="_blank">Bird TLC</a> in over a month. What made this one different was it was via <a href="https://zoom.us/" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. It was a lot of fun. Here's hoping we can get a lot more during this trying time. This photo was taken by my daughter in Louisiana. My granddaughters were among some of the kids asking questions about snowy owls.</div>
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Here are those same granddaughters doing a Facebook live video about Nickelodian Slime face mask. It was hilarious.</div>
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I find it humorous that I have ample time to post on this blog. But because of hunkering down, the type of subject I normally post about is limited. One of the nice things about being at home is that my house is the cleanest it's ever been. I've been going through my wardrobe and clearing out things I never wear. I've downsized from 3 sock drawers, to 2. I've cleaned out my personnel files. No need to keep those check stubs from 2010.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUl0_Gh_fm1IpZfd5NMlbqbFKS0GoEhfur4Z7ACGAt-Ywei6PeUmXmk0XtPRlja0s7FJqywR6ILn6sKBRD5ayp0QoPGrZX5QvQQZYeE6cva0iYt3HNc5dLokjBGRtm_TPignHypruW9Eo/s1600/6D6A6879.CR2" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>However I will be going through a new experience soon. Many of you know that I do education programs with a snowy owl named Ghost for the <a href="http://www.birdtlc.org/" target="_blank">Bird Treatment and Learning Center</a> (Bird TLC) in Anchorage. We've traveled over much of the state teaching people about what's in our backyard. I've enjoyed doing this for over 14 years. </div>
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Because of the Covid-19, all of our presentations have been canceled. However I just scheduled to do one on April 13th. Not 6 feet apart, not wearing a mask and not in person. We are going to do it via <a href="https://zoom.us/" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. Video conferencing. This is new to me. I've used Skype, I've video conferenced with previous jobs, but not like this and I'm excited. On Facebook I've received lots of support, offers of help from friends and lots of ideas. I'm looking forward to it.</div>
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My son and daughter-in-law will be tutoring me on Zoom from near Houston, Texas. This old guy just needs some practice. It's also a good excuse for us to communicate with one another. The only concern I have is how slow my internet service is here. My ISP said they recently increased speed by 15%, but I think users increased by 90%.<br />
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Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-51692933054639705402020-03-30T14:03:00.000-08:002020-03-30T14:03:05.172-08:00Back at the Beagle Ranch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I guess I can't say that I haven't had time to post anything. It looks like I'm going to have more than enough time now. I turned in my two week notice at <a href="https://www.menswearhouse.com/" target="_blank">Men's Wearhouse</a> (MW) on 3/13/2020. On 3/16/2020 they announced that they were closing all of their stores down because of the covid-19 and was continuing to pay employees during that time. That was pretty cool. I was going to use that time to get caught up on things around the house, the Beagle Ranch. I had taken another job at a company we'll leave unnamed. I was to start there on 4/1/2020. They had ordered up my company vehicle, laptop and cell phone. </div>
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On 3/25/2020 I was on a Zoom call with a few hundred other MW employee's. MW had decided to keep all their stores closed for the month of April and place all employee's on furlough starting 3/29/2020. What that means is everyone was available to come back to work when they reopened the stores but weren't being paid in the mean time. It did make them eligible for unemployment. </div>
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That same afternoon I got a phone call from the supposed new employer. My hire had been put on hold. They just laid off 30 people.</div>
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I'm still thankful. My health is good and so is my families. All of the pups are doing well and I even added a new one. Snoopy is a 17 month old beagle. He is a service dog failure. His mom had to rehome him because he was a big distraction to the new golden retriever puppy in training to be a service dog. His mom is heart broken, but she knows he's in good hands and definitely welcome at the Beagle Ranch. He's been well received by his new family and is making himself at home.</div>
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We found a new to us pancake mix and we fell in love. <a href="https://www.alaskaflourcompany.com/index.html" target="_blank">Alaska Flour Company</a> makes a pancake mix that the pups and I think is awesome. I've had family and friends order it and they like it also. We even had some sent to us by a good friend.<br />
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Ghost, the snowy owl, is going to have the easiest summer ever. All of his presentations have been canceled. Tourism is a big deal in Alaska in case you didn't know. As of now, all cruise ships have canceled. If they haven't, I'm sure they won't be welcomed in Alaska's ports at this time. <a href="https://www.princesslodges.com/princess-alaska-lodges/mckinley-lodge/" target="_blank">Princess</a> has been a big supporter of <a href="http://www.birdtlc.org/" target="_blank">Bird TLC</a> for over 10 years. I haven't heard anything yet, but I suspect they won't open any of their lodges this summer. Ghost got in a bunch of presentations before this all got bad. It's good that I stocked up on snowy owl food early.</div>
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Ghost had his biannual exam a couple weeks ago. He had a irregular reading of his blood sample. He got retested twice and Dr Karen thinks he's just fine. He's 15 this year. Ghost was knocked out for his exam and Dr Karen is holding him before he wakes up.<br />
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So far, my house is the cleanest it's ever been. I've been sorting through stuff I no longer need or use. Inside projects are getting started. It's still winter here so outside projects are on hold.<br />
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Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-90419337326540446962020-01-28T08:14:00.001-09:002020-01-28T08:14:42.332-09:00SOME THINGS YOU DON'T GET OVER, YOU JUST MOVE ON<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is the last photo I took of Aria just a few days before she crossed the Rainbow Bridge. She was very active up to a couple days before she passed. She was a fun gal who I didn't have enough time with. But, I think you never have enough time with your pets.</div>
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My home is now called the Beagle Ranch. My pups have the life of Riley. They come and go in and out of the house as they please day and night. The 1 acre yard is all fenced in. They're beds every where's. They're fed well and we go for walks almost every day.</div>
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She's back home now. Her ashes are on a shelf in the living room next to Joy's. They can watch over us.</div>
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Aria and Joy are not forgotten. We think of them often but life must go on. Things are back to what we consider normal here at the Beagle Ranch. Even though the temperatures this year have been stay below 0° most days, the other 5 keep a good watch on things.</div>
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Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-59014592207645545682020-01-03T22:31:00.001-09:002020-01-03T22:31:54.745-09:00THE ONLY THING I HATE ABOUT DOGS IS SAYING GOODBYE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I write about my beagles and things that go on at the Beagle Ranch. I like my pups better than most people. They have free roam of 1 acre that's fenced in and can come and go in and out of the house via a doggie door whenever they want.</div>
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Aria came to me back in May when she had just turned 13. Her human Tom had passed away. Before he did he told his ex-wife about me. She asked me to take care of her and I couldn't say no and I am glad that I didn't.</div>
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Aria is a sweet little gal who can take care of herself. She has chased the other beagles when they went towards her food dish or treats. She handled herself well and was respected by the others.</div>
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She had no problem telling you when it was time to eat, the water bowl was empty or she thought she needed a treat. Of all the beagles, she's the most boisterous.</div>
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She loved laying on the couch. Even though there's more beds around her for dogs than at any doggie hotel, the couch was preferred.</div>
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She followed me everywhere, bathroom, garage, yard, it didn't matter. She also loved car rides and visiting the girls at Polar Bear Espresso.</div>
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She was one of the queens of the house.</div>
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She loves her blueberry pancakes and she was always first in line to lick dishes.</div>
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I had to take her to the vet today. If Aria doesn't eat, she's sick. New Years Eve she didn't finish eating and she hasn't eaten a meal since. I've tried wet food, peanut butter, cheese, ham, you name it. I put wet food in her mouth and she would take some but not much. She's been staying in bed except to go potty or get water.</div>
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She has a tumor in her belly and it's inoperative. It's large and she doesn't have much time left. While she still has some quality of life left, she will stay at the Beagle Ranch and get lots of loving. She always has but she'll get extra now.</div>
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Tom, if you don't know how to make blueberry pancakes you better practice. Aria will be looking for you and she's going to want some. And I know my friend you won't let her down.</div>
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My apologies if some of this runs on and spell check was not so good. The tears in my eyes are really at fault. Aria would be 14 in April.</div>
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I'll start off telling you that I love my family. Seeing what goes on around me makes me appreciate them more and more. I live thousands of miles away from my brother and sister but I talk to them sometimes several times a week. I'm lucky to have them and have the relationship with them that I do.</div>
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My oldest son Nick, his wife Stacey and my grandkids live the closest to me in Anchorage. What a good family. Nick and Stacey are awesome parents and they're doing an awesome job raising my grandkids in this challenging world.</div>
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My son Uryan and his wife Erin live near Houston, Texas. It's been tough to visit but hopefully I get to soon. They're an awesome couple.</div>
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My daughter Cassie and her hubby Corey Live in Louisiana. I've visited them when they lived in Maryland but not since their move to LA. They're awesome parents to my grandkids. They definitely live a busy life. </div>
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My next love is animals. I've volunteered working with wild birds for over 15 years now. I do education programs but in the past have assisted in rescue and rehabilitation. Ghost the snowy owl and I have been together for 14 years.</div>
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Next are my beagles. Over the years I've adopted 7. I lost one this past February, but the rest are happy here at the Beagle Ranch.</div>
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Christmas Day, Lucy and Spot ran past my granddaughter when she opened the gate so her dad could drive through. We spent some time looking for them. We found Spot alone, he had gotten separated from his sister. After a bit they had to go home. but I continued looking. During this time I got calls from neighbors, messages on Facebook and text messages of support, sightings and hearing of her arooo's. I even had several neighbors assisting me in looking for her. At the time it was 15° and snowing. Unfortunately I was unable to find her. I placed a blanket and her food dish with food and treats outside the front gate before going to bed about 10:30 pm. I was exhausted and worried.</div>
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The next morning I woke up later than normal. But I was still awake before it gets light out around 10am. I figured it would be easier to find her once it got light out. As I got out of bed and stated saying good morning and petting each pup. The last one was Lucy. Sometime this morning she had got back in the yard and into the house.</div>
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She's exhausted from chasing rabbits. limping a little and a swollen eye, but she's home. I don't know if she let herself in the yard or someone let her in. It was still snowing and I couldn't see any tracks. She got in the house through the doggie door. My neighbor across the street seen her on his video of his yard this morning about 4:30, so I know she was out real late. (His kids went looking for her last night with flashlights).</div>
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All is well at The Beagle Ranch. It was a Merry Christmas after all. What really makes it special for me is the people. The ones that called (I posted my number on Facebook in neighborhood and lost pet groups), ones that texted or messaged on Facebook. The ones that helped look. People I hadn't really met before. What awesome people there are out there. Thank you everyone!</div>
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It amazes me that the people that call you friend, but in time you wonder how much of a friend they are. I was raised to be kind and thoughtful to everyone, especially your friends. Then in the military, I learned that you should go through thick and thin for your friends and that was to go both ways. You don't lean on your friends or abuse the relationship by overburdening them. You take care of yourself first, but if your in real deep, your real friends are there.</div>
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We all have those friends that you only hear from when they need something. After a while you see the number on caller ID and you let it go to voice mail and then you return the call when you feel like it. That's the friend that you've gone the extra mile for, done things to help out that no one else would, but you don't hear from them until the next issue which might be for some time. They don't call to see how you've been, how's your health or anything like that. They call because you're needed for something they know they can depend on you for.</div>
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You can have friends that you don't stay in close contact with and stay friends. You've been through think and thin with this friend and you look back on a memory with a smile on your face. You call, email or text them to just say hi. You tripped across a memory that brought a smile to your face and you needed to share that memory with them.<br />
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If you're reading this and are wondering if I'm talking about you, maybe you should reconsider how our relationship is working. Am I talking about you? Are you that friend? Are you really a friend? Did I make you think of a situation with someone else? Are they a convenient friend?<br />
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Friendships are easy to maintain. All you have to do is be a true friend.<br />
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Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-31465085692959727872019-10-08T09:17:00.000-08:002019-10-08T09:17:01.432-08:00Count your beagle blessings.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sorry, it's been over 2 months since I posted last. Life goes on and some things take priority and unfortunately my blog has taken the hit. I'll try to do better. I know, I say that with every post.</div>
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So, for those that don't know, the beagle count is up to 6 and holding. They all have blended in well together. See the last post for the stories of the newbies. They all love pancakes and especially blueberry pancakes. Breakfast is an important meal to start your day.</div>
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You would think there's a shortage of beds, but there are enough for all of them. They even get 99% use of the couch and many other places in the house and yard. But sometimes they all want on the same spot. Growling and bitewing isn't tolerated, so sometimes I get the look. </div>
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Any movement in the kitchen gets their full attention. Not being fed is not an issue. I'll have to video feed time. It can bee hilarious.</div>
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Macy has been with me the longest. We've been through good times and bad times together. I can't picture her not being a part of my life. She came along after my marriage fell apart, comforted me after my time in the hospital and then we battled her health issues where I almost lost her. I'm lucky to have them all, but she's a special one for sure.</div>
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My home has become known as The Beagle Ranch. I like it and the pups don't seem to mind. Some of the pups have their health issues and behavior issues. We deal with them all the best we can. My neighbors from as far away as a few blocks know them well. From our walks around the neighborhood to Spot and Lucy escaping to explore unknown territory, not many people in the surrounding neighborhood don't know of us. I've even got comments on Facebook from people that travel home along our walk paths. They don't live close but have seen us out and about.</div>
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Not, beagle related. Some bragging photos of grandkids. Here's Trinity, Holden and Harmony in Louisiana. Very active kids and enjoying life. I miss them.</div>
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Chloe and Tripp at a fun run. Their brother Austin and sister Destinee (not pictured). I get my grandkid fix with them, They live here in Alaska.</div>
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It’s never boring here at The Beagle Ranch. In the last post I talked about adopting Lucy and Spot. That’s in progress. Since then my friend Tom passed away. His ex-wife contacted me about his beagle Aria. She is now a resident here and fitting in well. She's an older girl of 13.</div>
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We all took a trip to our favorite coffee stand, Polar Bear Espresso. They loved it and Christina and Cynthia got to meet the new additions. They all love going for a ride and going to places they can explore. Aria is doing good off leash. I'm not trusting Lucy and Spot just yet.</div>
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Below is Aria. She’s fitting in well. I think she loves the big yard, something she didn’t have before. She helps the others ward off potential bad guys. She does have the beagle bark.</div>
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Below they’re all waiting for their share of blueberry pancakes. We have pancakes about once a week. They sit patiently while I eat mine and then they get theirs.</div>
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It is good and I’m not saying that to make someone feel good. It has its ups and downs, but all in all, it’s generally the best ride around. It’s been 10 months since my last post and a lot has happened.</div>
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I really enjoy volunteering for Bird TLC. I don’t get to volunteer as much as I use to, but I do what I can. We lost two birds this past year that were very special to me. Both Hal and Petra were bald eagles that allowed myself and other volunteers to present them to the public. I still present Ghost the snowy owl, and believe me, he’s very special to me and continues to allow me to present him.<br />
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My pups, my 5 beagles make me smile every day. I lost Joy this past winter. She was such a sweet thing. I’m adopting 2 more, Lucy and Spot. There’s something about senior dogs, especially beagles.<br />
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I took about a year off from working and did a lot with Bird TLC, did a lot of work around the house and the pups and I headed out to Alaska in the RV. Fairbanks,Tok, Denali, Sterling, Seward to just name a few. Needless to say, we had a blast.<br />
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I went back to work last April. I wanted a job where I wasn’t in management, I would be in a clean environment with low stress and no travel. So I went from 20 years as an aircraft mechanic, 30 years selling auto parts, to selling men’s clothes. I’m at Men’s Wearhouse as a wardrobe consultant and enjoying it. I’ve been dealing with governor candidates, head of Alaskan Native Corporations, to guys and gals getting married or applying for a job. I’ve been helping all kinds of people that already look good, look nicer. The best part of it all is the conversations we have. Interacting with people has always been the fun part to me in sales. It helps that we have a good crew working with me at the store.<br />
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My kids are grown and moved on with their lives. My youngest is in Louisiana with her husband and 3 of my awesome grandkids. It’s been a while since I’ve got to see them and it’s on the do soon list. My youngest son and his wife are in Texas. Two people that really enjoy each other. I miss them all. My oldest son is here in Alaska with his wife and 4 of my awesome grandkids. I get to see them often and watch as the grandkids grow, from playing hockey to whatever they’re into.</div>
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Yep, life is good! I think I’ll continue giving it all I got! Someday it’ll be time to move on but until then you’ll find me Around Alaska.</div>
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I expected the fall colors to be in full bloom, but I think we were about a week early if not more.</div>
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I'm old school, so I would picture <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Price" target="_blank">Vincent Price</a> or the Creature from the Black Lagoon coming across those flats.</div>
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We stopped at Rochelle's. I thought they closed after Labor Day weekend but they were still open. The kid said maybe another week depending on the weather. If your interested, it and 25 acres are for sale. Tina at Polar bear, it has an espresso stand, ice cream stand, laundry, showers and pay for parking businesses.</div>
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Dave Dorseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159939861773281884.post-84082037758533198702018-08-20T14:19:00.000-08:002018-08-20T14:19:31.114-08:00Stop Suicide Now!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With the recent suicide of the Horizon employee, it irks me that people on
multimedia are glorifying or joking about it. Calling him Sky King or
glorifying that he did barrel rolls and went out in a blaze of glory is so
wrong. It only encourages others to either do the same or try to top his final
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first friend had a long issue of talking of suicide.
Most of the time he was fueled by alcohol and the fact that he never really
left Viet Nam. The day finally came when he was serious and no one took him as
so. He committed his horrifying act in front of his wife and kids. His life,
his struggle with his inner demons was over but they had to live on with that
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thought that he’d come home one day and his wife and kids would be gone. He
thought they were working on it and that it was on the mend. The letter she
left him basically said she had enough and was headed back to Alabama with the
kids. She must have been planning it for a while, because it had to take some
time to get things arranged. Anyways, a friend came over to do some computer
work with him and found him at the dinner table where he shot himself while he
was reading the letter from her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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don’t stop at the time of death. I’ve had a wonderful life, but it hasn’t
always been wonderful. With a couple of failed marriages and relationships,
career struggles, financial issues and on and on, I’ve never once thought of
taking what is wrongfully called the easy way out. My theory was if I committed
suicide, the other guys won. Life goes on no matter what it throws at you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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commit suicide every day. TWENTY-TWO! That is unacceptable! These people gave
part of their life to have us live in a free society. The military needs to
step up more on prevention, VA and most of all you and I. If you’re a true
friend, you are there for the ups and downs. You also need to ask if everything
is all right. If not, a friend helps them to get help. A friend is there to
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wasn’t a psychologist, just a person to vent to. Tell your feelings to and
letting you get all that stuff off of your chest. He didn’t suggest things to
do, he let you figure that out yourself. It did me a lot of good. Though going
through a divorce sucks, he helped make it easier. Once I moved off base and
the divorce was final, I just stopped going to see him. I wish I had one more
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counseling. This counselor was terrible. After 60 days she asked if we wanted to
continue. My wife was excited to but I said I wasn’t coming back. I felt it was
a Dave bashing session and all I was getting from it was worse feelings about
me. Funny thing though, I never got a bill from her. Fortunately I had some
close friends that I talked it over with and they helped me through it all.
That’s what I really needed, friend support. My marriage was over and they
helped me through the tough spots. For that I’ll always be grateful for. They
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My friend Marci came to visit with me starting on the 4th of July. I kept her busy. She tagged along on the 4th of July's eagle release at <a href="https://www.princesslodges.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwy_XaBRAWEiwApfjKHga5zJrti-QfU85OaMxW9G0jqnzczBGganxHeq1CemSJd3AZeqkmIhoC-xsQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge</a>, and then she got to see me do presentations with <a href="https://aroundanchorage.blogspot.com/2011/11/bird-that-changed-my-life.html" target="_blank">Ghost</a> there the next weekend. After that I had to drag her across the <a href="http://www.alaska.org/guide/denali-highway" target="_blank">Denali Highway</a> from Cantwell to Paxson. Remember, it's 135 miles long and mostly gravel. It closes down for winter and reopens around April 1st. It opened later than normal this year due to a heavy snowfall this past winter. If you remember last year, the pups and I woke up to snow on the ground on our first trip out.</div>
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We started at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantwell,_Alaska" target="_blank">Cantwell</a> which is on the western side and headed in. We spent the first night at my ol' reliable campsite overlooking the Alaska Range and sporadic small lakes or ponds. Most of the highway is above the timberline, so the views are absolutely gorgeous. When we got up the next morning, it was very windy, so after breakfast and a walk for the pups, we decided to move on.</div>
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The pups took to Marci real fast and them to her. They love going on camping trips and exploring where we haven't been before.</div>
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Guess where we are at. It was a cluster trying to get the pups to stay, look towards the camera, focus, set the self timer ( I forgot my remote shutter release) and dash towards the sign to get in the photo.</div>
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Marci spotted this Tundra Swan and I had to stop to photograph it. She was so proud sitting on nest and keeping a watchful eye. The male came by later to help keep a watch on things.</div>
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We found a very nice site outside of Tangle Lakes, so we set up camp. Time to fix dinner and then explore a little. Rained pretty heavy that night. I'm not sure if Marci got any sleep at all. She was reacting to all of the noises the weather was making on the RV.</div>
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The next morning we woke up to snow falling on the mountain tops across from our camp. I don't think Marci was impressed.</div>
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We stopped at <a href="http://www.alaska.org/detail/paxson-junction-mi-188.3" target="_blank">Paxson Lodge</a>, mile 0 of the highway, to stretch. The lodge has been closed for years and is for sale if you got a fat bank account to remodel.</div>
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I went to Homer last month to do an education presentation for Bird TLC for the <a href="https://www.homeralaska.org/kachemak-bay-shorebird-festival.html" target="_blank">Kachemak</a> Bay Shorebird Festival. This is the first time I've taken Ghost the snowy owl there in about 7 years. The festival has really grown and is lots of fun.</div>
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While there I had to take advantage of some photo ops. Below is everyone's favorite fishing boat from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV_Time_Bandit" target="_blank">Deadliest Catch</a> TV show. She was in dry dock getting repairs.</div>
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Couldn't see if there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Had no way to get over there.</div>
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At one time this was someone's favorite boat. She was at the boat graveyard out on the spit. I don't know if I'd go out to sea on something that small.</div>
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A view of the Homer Spit from Skyline Drive.</div>
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Of course being a birding festival, I had to go check some birding spots out. I try to stay away from the crowds as much as possible.</div>
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If you don't know what a bird species is, there's always someone there happy to share their knowledge with you.</div>
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I was using a Sigma 150-600 Sports lens and it was still a little more reach away. Photos aren't that great, but the experience is. Always a little drama going on. Two males not playing well together</div>
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I was enjoying watching this eagle. It was sitting in this tree right in the rest area parking lot. I was there just taking photos left and right. People pulling up in their cars, getting out and walking right under it and not even noticing it there. I was getting some good giggles. I'm not sure if it was or not.</div>
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He took off after a while. There were lots of eagles just playing in the wind thermals off the bluff. I really enjoy watching that. I wish I could do that.</div>
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This old Airstream has been a roadside mark for a long time.</div>
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<a href="http://www.birdtlc.org/" target="_blank">Bird TLC</a> where I've volunteered at for about 15 years now id finally building its own place. Should be done late summer. This is exciting!</div>
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My son nick, his wife Stacy, grandkids Destinee (not pictured) Tripp and Chloe took me to the <a href="http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/matsu/akveteransmemorial.htm" target="_blank">Alaska Veterans Memorial</a> (one of my favorite placed to visit). We got to enjoy some liquid sunshine. Afterwards we went into Talketna and enjoyed the shops, had lunch and visited the <a href="https://denalibrewing.com/" target="_blank">Denali Brewery</a>. Good beer, but very small tasting area.</div>
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It's been a good summer so far. We could have some more sunshine, but I don't let that slow me down.</div>
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