The Kids Pick....

Barack Obama!!!!


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Oodles of Poodles

Oodles of poodles rescued from Queens home
BY LISA L. COLANGELO
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, October 24th 2008, 1:34 AM

Nearly three dozen filthy miniature poodles with matted coats were rescued Thursday morning from a Queens home where their elderly owners had been breeding and selling pooches.
ASPCA officials said the animals had not been abused, but that the overwhelmed owners had become unable to take care of them.
After negotiations between ASPCA workers and the owners, 33 dogs were removed from the house. The pooches are being treated at the ASPCA hospital in Manhattan.
Once they are shaved, bathed and evaluated, they may be available for adoption.
"They can be great pets, but it may take a lot of patience," said ASPCA Senior Vice President Gail Buchwald.
The couple, who were not identified, were at risk of losing their home, according to Buchwald.
"They were very attached to their dogs," she said. "In some cases, they sold them."
Buchwald said the dogs are a little skittish around strangers and have never been walked outside.
The ASPCA allowed the couple to keep the oldest of the dogs, which they had owned for several years.

Seattle Part 1.2

My plane left for Seattle at 7 AM. Which means by 4:30 AM I was sitting at the bus stop, with my neon pink carry on bag. To save money I decided to carry-on only. I had a brief layover in Chicago.

This is the Chicago airport bathroom. The seat had some sort of plastic on it. I think it was suppose to change plastic after every flush, but who knows. It was really disturbing. 

The Space Needle at night.

Shaunna and Devon. We went out to breakfast, and Lindsay told them it was okay to wear pjs. They were so embarrassed. 

We ate at the Library Bistro. It either was a library or it just looks like one. It was pretty cute.

The lady polishing the door handle was using Brasso, and Devon had to stop and ask her if that was what she was using. He is in the Marines and apparently he has never seen anyone other than a Marine use it.

Children Are Sponges.

Want to know who is going to win the presidential election this year? Ask a kid!

A Weekly Reader kid, that is.

More than eight million students have voted in the Weekly Reader Presidential Poll over the past 52 years. In 1992, the kids picked the wrong man: They named George Bush the winner over Bill Clinton. But in every other one of the 13 mock elections, the top eligible vote-getter among kids went on to become President of the United States.

The 2008 Weekly Reader poll is being managed by Zogby International, the world-famous public-opinion polling firm. Since September 22, teachers who subscribe to Weekly Reader and Current Events magazines have been conducting classroom elections. The teachers tabulate the class votes, then report the results to the Zogby team. Voting closes on Friday, October 24, at midnight.

On Wednesday, October 29, Zogby and Weekly Reader will jointly announce the winner. That’s less than a week before the actual presidential election occurs.

How accurate have Weekly Reader voters been lately? Well, over the past three elections the kids have been perfect. In 1996 they picked Bill Clinton, and in 2000 and 2004 they voted for George W. Bush. Both men went on to win the White House in November.

 Polls so far have shown the contest to be very tight. Want to know the verdict of Weekly Reader's voters? Check back here on October 29, when the 2008 survey results will be posted! Then compare those results with the tally on November 4. 

Will the Weekly Reader magic work again?

Seattle Part 1

Seattle makes me feel really homesick for California.

Someone come to New York and visit me.

Anyone....

For Judi :o)

On Thursday was Yom Kippur, so I had the day off of work. At Judi's request I went to view the New York Waterfalls. There are 4 of them and they are art instillation pieces. They are made from scaffolding because it is a common part of NYC's landscape and a reference to the city's continual physical transformation. 

There is a waterfall under the Brooklyn Bridge and one very near the Manhattan Bridge. I found a spot where I could see both of them and another one off in the distance. The 4th one is on an island and I was not able to see it.

 

# 1

# 2

# 3

 The Manhattan Bridge.

St. Francis of Assisi Day

This past Sunday was St. Francis of Assisi Day. Also know as the blessing of the animals day.

 At St. John the Divine Cathedral, they have a famous service every year. You have to get tickets in advance to even go to the church service. So after church elsewhere we went and watched all the animals come out of the service! In past years they have had elephants and circus animals. This year the biggest animal was a camel. 

That is a turtle being pulled in a wagon.

Llamas. 

A sheep pulling a rabbit. So presh. 

The Bishop of York. There are doors at the cathedral that are only opened when he is there. 

Last Saturday Night

On Fridays and Saturdays The Met stays open "late", 9:00. So I convinced Alexie and Brian to take the bus (the one I'm currently obsessed with) down there. The Met is a "suggested donation", so you can get in by only paying 5 cents if you so desire. The bus is slow, but I like it anyway. So we get there around 8:15 and they sort of start guiding you out around 8:45ish. However the last hour is free so we didn't have to pay anything! 

Here is the balloon dog that I love. He is leaving soon.

After The Met, we went to The Shake Shack for some dessert. Then we stopped by Times Square to see what was going on there. TONS of people, naturally. 

The Wicked billboard for Rebekah. 

There in an M&M store, and they have special Central Park M&Ms. How neat is that?

New York Public Library and beyond!

On Saturday I took the bus down 5th Ave. I went to the worlds largest Build-A-Bear, went into the famous Tiffany & Co, ate a hotdog from a vendor in front of Central Park, went to Bryant Park, found the Rockefeller Plaza, and went to the New York Public Library (there are dozen of branches all over the city, but this is the BIG one!) Patrick told me they had tours you could take, and I thought that was silly, but then I got there and decided I did want to take one. So I did.

One of the lions out front. 

The NYPL. You can see both lions. Their names are Patience and Fortitude. Two virtues that all New Yorkers should have. It seems like every building in NY is getting worked on.

One of the fancy rooms in the lib.

Build-a-Bear! 

The carrousel in Bryant Park.

One of the great reading rooms in the library.

The original Winnie-the-Pooh toys that A.A. Milne gave to his son will be back on display soon!

The have a Yankee exhibit there, from Daily Post pictures....I believe.

 

Tiffany & Co. Glorious! 6 floors!

Rockefeller Plaza. 

They are working on this too.

I went to the Today show!

Last week my roommmate, Alexie and I went to see the Today Show. We woke up really early, and let the apartment at 6:15! It was pretty cold there, so we stayed for about an hour and a half.

Here is Sarah Ferguson arriving at the Today Show.

Matt Lauer

Dean and Delluca for my mom.

Matt and Ann!

My sign that was on TV! 2-1-2 is the New York area code.

Ann Curry is so pretty!

DODGERS SWEEP!

The Dodgers did it! They swept the Cubs in 3 games!

Maybe now Manny won't want to go back to New York after this season!

SIDE-NOTE: Sorry about my lack of blogging. I'll update soon.