New Child Added to the Family

I really need to post more often but lately it seems like i don't have time to do anything but sleep and work. Tuesday i received package via Fed-Ex that i have been eagerly awaiting. After much internal debate i decided to add an arboreal python species to the collection. Back during the summer the Herpetological society flew out Greg Maxwell (http://www.finegtps.com/) to speak on the topic of keeping this wonderful species in captivity. I joked with him then that i just couldn't understand why anyone would want to specialize in just one animal. Well after owning one for just a few days, i now see the attraction. It is too young to sex as of yet and i have to wait another six months before attempting to determine if it is male or female, but that is part of the fun i suppose. That also means in six months i get to ad another one...lol (provided the wife hasn't killed me by then)

enjoy the eye candy

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The Gods Have a Sense of Humor

Arrrggghhh! Sick again! You would think with all of the Cipro that I have had to take in the past month that i would be immune to bugs....

Nope! My daughter got really sick on Wednesday just before thanksgiving at the same time i started to feel a tickle in th back of my throat and feel a little run down.....By friday I was running a temp and had a full blown sore throat. we also just adopted a rescued male Emerald Tree Boa form a museum in New York State. He arrived cold and after a vet check we discovered he was infected with gram negative Pseudomonas Cepacia (a cold basically..yes reptiles get sick too...) which requires me to inject him every 48 hours with an antibiotic called Baytril (or Enrofloxacin generic). He is very smart for a primitive snake...after two injections he has learned to back himself in to the farthest corner of the cage and perch with his head facing the cage door...making it very hard for me to access the area i need to administer the injection....he is not much to look at as Emeralds go but he is quickly earning a spot in my heart.....

I'm going to go and blend in with the couch and watch cheesy horror/monster movies all day

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Visitor from Another Planet!

My Niece Mya has come for her first official visit to Casa de Casa...lol. She was very excited to see all of the animals. But i thought i was going to have to take her home when i decided it would be a good idea to let her pet one of the snakes. She was ok with them as long as they were in the cage...lol. I don't think the cat liked her visit though! She has way too much energy for me 3 and 37 don't mix...lol it is already midnight and i have run completely through my bag of tricks...she is currently in front of the boob tube watching Scooby Doo and our little pom is hiding under the bed....she is too much for him as well! Hopefully she will pass out soon! She is so much like her mother it's not funny!

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Cool Beans!!!

Woo Hoo......I couldn't be more excited my son Tyler has been practicing like a madman for a few weeks now and sat down this morning and played Sharp Dressed man note for note and crash for crash on his drum kit, right alongside my stereo and Mr. Frank Beard...I guess making him count to four ( a lot) is finally starting to pay off....lol

you'll excuse me i need to change my pants and go grab my guitar!

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News or Not?

Turned on the News Tody and this is what i see:

Iron Mike Tyson to become Heidi Fleiss' gigolo! New York, Nov 17: Now that notorious Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss has moved to a place where prostitution is legal, she trying her best to persuade former boxing heavyweight Mike Tyson to become her prize "stallion" at her male escort service.Fliess, who has opened up her legit escort service called 'Heidi's Stud Farm' in Nevada, revealed that she had put the idea across the former World Champion, and confirmed that he was certainly interested in the idea of becoming the "big stallion" on her "farm"."I said, 'You're going to be my big stallion.' He said, 'I don't care what any man says, it's every man's dream to please every woman ... and get paid for it.' And it's every man's fear that their girlfriend will go for Mike Tyson," the New York Daily News quoted her, as saying.As for the fact that Tyson happens to be a convicted rapist, well Fleiss says that his past really doesn't seem to matter to a lot of women, for she's being besieged by letters telling her no to waste time bringing the boxer to the farm."I'm already getting letters from women who say, 'Hurry up, Heidi,'" she added

Who really cares about this crap? Flipping Channels I see more about K-Fed-Ex and Brittney or Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and who was or was not invited to their wedding....again, who cares...last time i checked there was still a war in Iraq and the Dow was way way way up!

somebody wake me when the world makes sense....I'm going back to sleep!

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Busy Week

Ok so it’s been a week since I posted last but I’ve been busy …. what can I say…..Tuesday I received a new snake a male Amazon Tree Boa (Corallus hortulanus) (Pictured to the left) . On Wednesday I received a female of the same species…and On Thursday I received a rescued male Emerald Tree Boa, which I wasn’t surprised to learn has an upper respiratory infection….I think my wife is a little miffed with me. We were supposed to be reducing the size of our colony not adding to it…I did manage to sell 4 of our animals so I argued that our colony is down by one animal…lol I don't think she is buying the argument however, also these are not animals you can interact with like she is used to (i.e. holding, petting etc.) as they tend to be aggressive. Next week I should be receiving a Green Tree Python (a species that I never intended to work with but I have indeed been bitten by the arboreal bug) from a breeder out on the left coast. For a yew years now I have been wanting to work with only a small handful of select species , but have not had the money or the time. By thinning the current collection it allows me to devote more of my time (more quality time) to certain animals, not to mention the money it will save on the food bill! I basically want to bring it back down to a hobby level (From over 100 animals down to about 25) and not be in the snake business anymore, when it is a business its too much work and its not so much fun anymore. I love snakes, I always have and I always will. I can’t imagine my life without a reptile in it. I’m excited about the future and what it holds……

You will have to excuse me now I have a sick snake that needs my attention

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Out and About

This shit fascinates me so I dragged the kids away from the tube today down to Hudnall Planetarium for a presentation tracking the progress of the Cassini/Huygens spacecraft and its mission to Saturn and its moons...especially Titan. Initial reports indicate that Titan may actually have an atmosphere muck as Earth may have had millions of years ago...and may actually support life. I think the kids got bored about halfway through the presentation, as it got fairly detailed with scientific jargon concerning “sling-shotting” or gravity assisted flight. Gravity assist works because of the mutual gravitational pull between a moving planet and a spacecraft. The planet, of course, pulls on the spacecraft. But the spacecraft's own mass also pulls on the planet. This permits an exchange of energy thus accelerating the speed of the spacecraft…..like I said I think they got bored but I enjoyed myself. Imagine the prospect of living on another planet! Great stuff to a kid that grew up with Star Trek, Space 1999, Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century, and Battlestar Galactica…..

Oh well I needed to get out of the house myself…

For a more detailed explanation of the mission head over to NASA

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm

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Don't Make Me Use My Stuff On Ya Man!

Ok so I'm a huge fan of Bruce Campbell and a huge fan of Joe R. Lansdale (Being a Texas boy and all) not to mention a huge fan of Don Coscarelli (How could you not be hello this is the man that directed Beast Master and Phantasm...lol) so I knew when I purchased this movie, without knowing anything about it (save having read the short story) I knew it would not be a wasting my hard earned $19.99..... so here goes.... The movie’s premise (As was the story it was based on) is completely far out in left field, let me begin this by saying, "Imagine, if you will…" Imagine Elvis is still alive. Imagine, that at the height of his career he decided to switch places with one of the best Elvis impersonators out of the desire to leave the spotlight and just wind things down for himself a bit. Imagine the impersonator dies on the toilet of a drug overdose and Elvis has suddenly no way back to his old live. He grows old falls off the stage at a state fair and breaks his hip and eventually ends up in an East Texas retirement home where all he has left are his thoughts and memories and a bump on a dick that no longer works. Now, imagine this for a moment. As part of a traveling Egyptian museum exhibit, an ancient mummy is being carried around the country and one day disappears during an accident when it is stolen and the transport that was carrying it runs off a bridge. Imagine the mummy comes to life and in order to stay alive it needs to drink the souls of people. Incidentally, it ends up in the same East Texas retirement home, where the elderly people are easy prey and no one suspects any supernatural interference by their sudden demises. Now, if you may, imagine, that Elvis and the Mummy collide and with the help of Elvis’ retirement-home friend John F. Kennedy – who is not surprisingly also very much alive, and not quite what you may expect – his brain has been transplanted into the body of a black man! A hunt ensues to put down the mummy and save everyone’s soul."Inventive" is too small a word for this movie’s plot and background. It is plain wacky and fucked, especially since there are a lot of odd twists and nuances throughout that will add to the oddity of the overall film. This movie is the Shit! I laughed so hard I just about pissed myself, but I also cheered and pumped my fist in the air a few times.... if you have not seen this thing, rent it, buy it, steal it, or borrow it.... but see it you won't be sorry I see something new everytime i watch it. Shop smart shop S Mart Big time baby!

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What is it?

What is love? The dictionary defines it thus….
Main Entry: 1love Pronunciation: 'l&vFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lEof dear, Latin lubEre, libEre to please1 a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties (2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3) : affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests b : an assurance of love 2 : warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion 3 a : the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration b (1) : a beloved person : DARLING -- often used as a term of endearment 4 a : unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another:
To some people it is a four-letter word; to others it means many other things. I am sure if you asked 100 people what love was, you would get 100 different answers. Poets have filled volumes on the subject, the Greeting card companies make millions a year off the very idea, movies are made everyday on the subject, TV shows as well, and so what exactly is love?
I tell my wife I love her every day. But I sometimes wonder if she hears me…Now don’t misunderstand me I know she hears me as she usually responds in kind, however what I mean is I often wonder if she understands what I mean. The above definitions apply across the board. Nevertheless, there is more. When I say I love her I mean I love the way she stands with one of her feet turned in like a little girl when she stands in front of the mirror to put on her make-up. I love her crooked smile, I love the way she looks at me sometimes as if I am the most amazing thing since sliced bread. I love the way her hair curls up and looks like she just went for a ride in a convertible, even when she tries to straighten it. I love the fact that she often eats peanut butter straight out of the jar with a spoon. I love the fact that she can get so lost in a book that she actually forgets what is going on around her. But it also means I love what most people would see as negative things like the fact that she can’t seem to sleep without the TV on (which incidentally drives me nuts), or the fact that you really don’t want to get in her way until she has had a cup of cappuccino, or the fact that she sometimes thinks she is fat an unattractive (I think all women do this). But it also means that I absolutely hate it when I have to spend time away from her, I hurt when she hurts, and for the first time in my life I more often than not put her needs or wants or desires ahead of mine. But it also means that I would die for her…yes you read that correctly I said die! If my life would save hers, I would gladly step up and make the swap without any hesitation. I tell her all the time in those moments that she seems to doubt my feelings towards her if she only knew or if we could trade places for a minute she would know. I often look at her while she sleeps, and wonder what in the hell she sees in me, as I know she could do better, and I know she deserves better….and its in those moments that I realize she chose me and I know she loves me as well. So honey in case I don’t tell you enough or mange to tell you the way you need to hear it…I love you

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