I'm always happy to hear that somebody is considering adopting or purchasing a miniature or potbelly pig. They are fantastic animals and if you plan on getting one you'll have years of fun together.
Before you make the leap, make sure you know what you are getting into. You, your family, your other pets and, of course, your potential mini, all deserve the best and that means making an...
Short of an actual vacation, nothing sets a mood quite as tropical and intimate as a backyard party complete with tiki torches. The warm, flickering light casts inviting shadows, sets a sparkle to the eye and invites close conversation and a merry, festive mood. But there's so much more to making the party something your friends will be talking about with their coworkers around the water cooler...
In my memory, the corruption of children has been attributed to everything from books, music, television, movies and the latest scapegoat, video games. At every turn there's some podium-thumping authority figure crying out for the salvation of our youth and the banning of the entertainment source du jour that, they assure us, is turning our children into drug abusing, amoral, Satan worshipers....
Numbers are just numbers. They are representative of real things but carry no real meaning without association. Two apples. Three children. Ten dollars. If I don't put at least one word at the end of those numbers, they wouldn't mean much to you. You can't just walk up to somebody on the street, blurt out, "Fifteen," and expect them to understand what you're trying to get across. The words...
Plant the image of Bambi traipsing through a garden in the minds of most suburbanites and they'll coo with pleasure at the thought of Mother Nature gracing them with her presence. Mention deer to a gardener, however, and you'll often get a decidedly different reaction.
As cute as they may be, deer hold a place right alongside moles, rabbits and grubs in the minds of those who invest hours in...
