Here's what I think about it....: Chickens

Monday, January 12, 2009

Chickens

A woman outside of Boston has put two web cams in and near her hen house.

Why?

She also has written children's books about her hens which also include Candy, a lop-eared rabbit who lives within the hen community.

Why?

Well, to sell books for one reason.

On the web site she has bios of each of the hens and rabbit; she includes tips on how to raise hens; she answers questions; on the hen blog she describes the eggs each of her brood lays...and when; she tells about life at Little Pond Farm.

Why?

But that's not really the right question, is it? The better question is why I check in on the little community a couple of times a week? Why do I search the site for Candy? Why do I log on after I hear a weather report about a blizzard in Massachusetts to make sure this little brood is safely inside?

I do not know.

And that's what I'm thinking about.

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The most important thing about me that you might want to know is that I am a Christian. Unapologetically. You'll not have to wonder when you read from day to day or occasionally what world view I'm coming from.

That said I have lived in four states and now make my home in Middle America, in tornado alley...without a basement...thus my world view.

Lucky me to have traveled to eleven foreign countries and shame on me for not knowing any other language well enough to do more than say 'please' and 'thank you' in any of them.

I pig out on Junior Mints and am healthier now that my favorite soft drink has added vitamins to their formula.

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Oh yes, Jim, my good friend and husband. He's sort of retired but is still an attorney and thought it was very funny when he put a link on my blog to his favorite home-cooked recipes and then when I clicked on it it found it was empty. He is funny and wise, a reconciler and all-around good guy.

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I follow the Indianapolis Colts, the Cleveland Cavs, world soccer, and especially Big Ten football and Ohio State.

I try never to miss The Office and realize I've worked with or been every character on the show.