Pets

Jim Garten wrote: Spoke too soon - got home last night & Buttercup had passed away............. causes unknown; gives one pause for thought; my wife & I have decided no more snakes, this brings it home that we evidently knew too little about the species - how do you tell if a snake's ill?? Hell of a way to learn..... No fair..... should have lived in excess of 15 years

 Jim, it seems that my "poke" at you snake owners (meant only to get a "rise" out of you, and to provoke a humourous shot back in my direction) was a case of extremely unfortunate timing. (Once again, my sense of humour has "landed me in it!")

You have my genuine sympathies for the sad loss of your pet. I know that I too would be downcast if our dog were to suddenly die before his time.

I hope that things are otherwise well with you, and again, sorry for my seemingly callous remarks.

Sincerely,

Peter

bearded Dragons!!Jim: they are all over the hills here, i used to catch them when i was a kid(do you need a permit to keep them in Britain?) Anyway...i had a dog called DEEFA(sadly gone now)..i also have five fish called the EFFAS,a canary called CEEFA and a guinea pig called SIR ALEC

JIM: i had a large enclosure in the backyard of my parents house where i kept all sorts of lizards,bearded dragons,blue toungues, stumpy tails,legless lizards(man,could they knock back the booze) blind snakes, barking geckos(they really do bark,they also shoot out a smelly brown oil from thier tails if disturbed) i think you would have found it very interesting.We used to feed them live fieldmice and i think you would find the Bearded Dragons hunting method a little more lively than "laid back" (do you hand feed the locusts or let him catch it himself) i wanted to be a herpatologist once and still have a big interest in lizards and snakes

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A moving post, Uncle Dude. Thanks for sharing that with us. 

Life is fleeting -- love is eternal.

It's all about love. Treasure and nurture your little nephew! Lead by example.

Sometimes, just watching my kids play, or even when thinking along the lines of: "Wow! I'm a father!" I am moved to tears of joy.

A life can be empty if there's no love in it. I am fortunate to have a spouse/soul mate whom I dearly love, and two terrific kids, therefore I am a wealthy man!

My solid inner foundation of love and happiness means that I simply can't relate to to much angry/alienated music, as I could in my youth. I crave and respect love, truth, beauty (not simply of a physical nature), honour, honesty, goodness, hope, loyalty, compassion, humour, etc. These are the eternals that enable me to deal with this screwed-up world.

"A time when honour meant much more to a man than life, and the days knew only strife to tell right from wrong...."

My personal philosophy: Try to be an overall force for good. Put back more than you take.

If, when I die, people can honestly say of me 'He was a good man," then I will have lived a meaningful and good life.

Live, love, learn,

Peter

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A buddy once sent me a tarantula in a toothbrush box. Scared the  outta me. I've never been much of a spider guy.

You know, I couldn't find my face again (AVATAR) so I just clicked and..........AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH, SPIDER!!!!

Haha.

Sorry for your loss Dude.

 

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THANK YOU TAUHD,YOU HAVE INDEED SURPASSED THE STATE OF GRACE!!