Sherri

Thanks, Muffy! Summer isn't coming fast enough for me, either. The racks need to see some sun soon. Good one about the sewing kit, Pink. I think hauling all that gear up every climb is turning into an effective workout regime.

Time for hexes to represent.... Even though they don't get used as often now that I have more cams from which to choose(they were my "poor man's cams" when first starting out), when I get a chance to place one "just right" it makes me glad they're still on my rack.

Better be careful there...you've given her plenty to choose from.

Oh my. Now THAT'S a nice rack.

If you drink tea or coffee, get yourself a nice big thermos and fill it w/your own brew each morning. Drink from it throughout the day--each time you don't have to buy joe from a convenience store or coffee shop, you're saving a few bucks. Have a great trip!

I recall seeing film of this sanctuary's story on PBS...probably a year ago or so. That might have been the documentary that CBS Sunday Morning ran last spring about "Dulary's" release from the Philadelphia zoo into the care of the sanctuary. It was the first time I heard of this place, and now I'm hooked. Dulary's Diary

That sort of resourcefulness is admirable. Goes to show that where there's a will(and commitment to helping/keeping your pet) there's always a way. Nice work. Our local rescue group will sometimes offer food or medical assistance to a needy family that wants to keep their pet but can't fully provide for its care at the time.

“Some men came up to us with very long beards and white dresses. They asked 'Why are you here together?' I explained about the power being out in our office. They got very angry and told me what I was doing was a great sin,” she told the Times." And yet, it's ok for the men to go around wearing dresses?

Fear is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Those are some nice pieces, there Alpinfox. Is it just me, or does the one in the middle look much, much bigger than all the others?

Damn alpine stalkers. There goes the neighborhood.

Right on, Chirp! That boy sure looks like he found the right home. Those knee surgeries are spendy and a bugger to rehab. One of our dogs has had TWO of them(we reckon we should be able to drive her around town for the amount of $$ those knees have sucked out of our wallets ) and she still jumps the fence.

She did mention something about there being stalkers out there.

Why enter a contest you can't win. Nobody can measure up to Bill's rack. Game over, folks.

That's awesome, Rob! Thanks for sharing that perspective and experience. Looks like that brainwashing you had at the Hilton really paid off. You make excellent suggestions about what items make the best donations, especially pointing out that even the needy can only use so many cans of beans. When I was little, we used to get SO many dented cans of beets or Popeye spinach in our food bank box. Funny(but sad) thing is, I think we actually ended up giving those BACK to the food bank when we made donations. I try to remember that now...and make donations from what I keep in the front of the cupboard, not fishing around in the back for what nobody wanted to eat.

Wayyyy cool! However I see that very few women want to actually fondle my stuff. Yes, I see your dilemma. But when you show it all at once like that, it could be hard to know where to start.

OMG Bill!!! Honey, with all that, I don't care HOW you use it. I just want to look at it for awhile....

Kelly is on the board of a local dog rescue org., so these types of efforts are close to our hearts. From the get-go, Best Friends has been a model of how to do it right. I understand how Rebecca feels--the experience of going there to volunteer is like a pilgrimage for folks who support them. Definitely something to do at least once in a lifetime. The set-up of the Elephant Sanctuary is less conducive to hands-on volunteering--they actually discourage that sort of interaction because most of these elephants have spent their entire lives as "entertainment for humans" in circuses and zoos and the sanctuary's mission is to provide a place for them to be elephants again. Frolicking around a big farm in Tennessee is a far cry from living among their herds in their homelands, but it's a start.

And they leave the light on for ya.

I'll show you mine if you show me yours. Don't be shy, I promise I won't laugh. ( )

Good point.

Great minds(and big hearts) must think alike, Sobo. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary has been one of my fave causes for years. A good friend of ours has gone down there to volunteer a few times and comes home with wonderful stories(and nearly with a new dog or two each time, so probably best that she hasn't been to the elephant sanctuary ).

I believe the Yates Rocker patent was purchased by Singing Rock, and the device is now being sold as the Singing Rock "Locker". I got mine here: Patroller Supply

For the booty. And the gear I find.

Those were all new to me. Thanks for the laugh.