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Sunday, January 30, 2011

"TWAS LIKE A DREAM SO LONG AGO...

 
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A winter month in the Pacific Northwest can seem like an eternity when every day
is garbed in varying shades of gray...light gray, dark gray, drizzle gray, full-on
rain gray, ice pellet gray, before snow falls gray, wake-up gray, go to bed gray,
foggy gray, gray for no particular reason, gray for every conceivable reason, gray
to get people to buy light boxes, gray to make people simply want to hibernate...

There is only ONE TRUE antidote and this is it! Go High! Find y'self in the Mountains
coated with white powder, fresh mountain air, the sound of stellar jays, ravens, the
elusive white ptarmigan...

The Mountain! WE Shall return...if we ever get well, climb out of bed, and remember
what day it is...SNOW DAY, MOUNTAIN DAY, LATTE DAY! HERE'S TO "THE RETURN & MAY IT
BE SOON!"

Saturday, January 29, 2011

HEY RAJ, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY...WHATCHA GOT HIDIN' BACK THERE?

 



Raj is a handsome fella and don't he know it!
But Taj suspects he is hiding a secret in those
beautiful, long tresses, and I - MacNutPie -
shall find out what - or WHO - he got hiding in there.
She will be mine, all mine!

{EDITOR: "NO, SHE WILL NOT!"}

Oh, O.K. then, I'll try to find Coconut and...

{EDITOR: "NO! NO! ABSOLUTELY YOU WILL NOT!"}

Oh, FINE! Whatsa guy gotta do to get some
hay around here?! Goodness gracious, it's not
like I was sniffin' somebody's butt or something gross like that.

{EDITOR: "UH, YES, YOU WERE!"}

FINE!
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Awwww, Would Someone Hand Me a Tissue, Please?

 


Tonight the gang and I watched Mel and Sydney's owl box and they
were all kissyFace and beaking and grooming each other and it made
me wonder whether I will ever find my own true love, as they have?
Usually, all I care about is food, running about, chasing Raj out
of my Pigloo, tumping over the food bowl, drinking the water bottle
dry, and whistling a shrill, loud soprano squeal in my unmistakable
voice...but watching those two love-birds tonight made me start to
question my life: am I missing out on something?

{EDITOR: "NO!"}

Aww, O.K. SO, CAN A PIGGIE GET SOME HAY FOR BEDTIME ALREADY?
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Friday, January 28, 2011

How Southerners Do Weather on T.V.



OMG! OH NO! OMG! OH NO!
hey, what was the WEATHER, dude?
Remember: T.h.e. W.e.a.t.h.e.r.

Glad we live here...

Monday, January 24, 2011

BREAKING NEWS: MAC NUT PIE DENIES ALL CHARGES!

 



As we wait patiently to find out whether or not our precious little Coconut is preggers with MacNutPie's mini-pies,
MacNut denies all charges of infiltrating off-limits areas!

"I SAW HIM DO IT!" said Raj Mahal in a recent interview.
"Me, too, I saw him, too!" added Erica, Coconut's best friend.
"I'M HUNGRY, CAN WE JUST HAVE HAY?" demanded Taj Mahal.

Stay tuned, because we don't know what a preggersPig looks like,
but have been informed they become "pear-shaped" and so far,
well: if it looks like a pear, and it walks like a pear...

sigh...that's just what we need around here: BABIES!

Charges have not been filed until alleged "break in" has been
found true or false.

"But MacNut better keep it in his pants!" warned one onlooker.

Will someone please make him some pants? Thank you.
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Tiny Baby Egyptian Tortoise Up Close



When mom volunteered at Woodland Park Zoo, these guys were among her
fave-O-faves and now there are two more in our world! Severely
endangered, no longer wild in Egypt, they are truly fun to watch
and they never fledge and fly away, like the owls, they only get
bigger and more fun to watch...we loves them Egyptian Tortoises!

Guinea Pigs dig this sort of thing!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

PHOEBE, THE FABULOUS HUMMINGBIRD

 


This stunning portrait of Phoebe sitting on her eggs can be found on her
very own UStream site! And now her eggs are hatching, so check it out!
Stunning little Phoebe: WOW!
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"IF THAT'S A CARROT, I LOVE YOU!"

 
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BED-HEAD: RAJ AWAITS HIS MORNING "COIFF"

 
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HEY, SOMETHING SMELLS GOOD! COULD IT BE...?

 
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How'd That Squirrel Get...COFFEE?!

 
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BREAKFAST, ANYONE?

 


We are downhearted that our beloved Seahawks lost
last weekend and are now out of the Play-Offs...
However, there's always COFFEE! WHEEEEk!
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Sydney Has Her Third Egg...



We dare you not to shed a tear...
Thank you for this beautiful video, courtesy of "The Daily Hork"

PSsssssT! DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS? SYD JUST LAID ANOTHER EGG!

 


Dear Sweet Readers,

We are enjoying the "Mel & Sydney Barn Owl Comedy Hour" as much as the rest of you but I had to tell
everybody in the herd the news: Sydney is actually SITTING ON HER EGGS NOW! And, and - gosh - if you
ask me, I think she's starting to get the hang o'this, like, and what those things are, like they
are NOT soccer balls! And Mel is leaving the Owlbox during the day so Sydney isn't gettin' her bones
jumped every 2 1/2 minutes...Mel is hunting Rodential-Viagras and our poor Syd has been the recipient
of "all the love" and then way too much more!

Well, PppppsssssssT! Here's the REAL question: could it be possible she'll lay more eggs and that some
will even hatch???

And Molly is cleaning out the gag-shag in HER box, too, getting it all spruced up for what? We will not
see since Carlos is not reconnecting the cameras, but it's looking like Southen California is turning
into Barn Owl Country, U.S.A. and the Social Streams on UStream, they are a-buzzin' with anticipation!

And, to set the record straight, yes I DID canoodle little Coconut after I got neutered! And now she is
my sweetheart and we kiss between the bars of our cages and I love her...MacNutPie + Coconut = CoconutCream-MacNutPie. MMMmmmm, GOOD! Oh, Yeah, baby!
And, hopefully, NO BABIES! Thing is, mom only just found out that live sperm can linger up to 3 weeks after a
neuter and our beautiful first time together took place, oh, well, a wee bit sooner than that. But Coconut is
too old and as long as there remain guinea pigs who still need to be rescued we will never, ever breed!

This Here Is MacNutPie Piggie reporting all the news that's fit to print and all the news that isn't!

MacNutPie has left the building and is going to sleep now! You do the same...love ya's each & every one.
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Owlet Lullaby (for Carrie and Ashley)

Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News | Watch Live

Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News | Watch Live

SEISMIC! Marshawn Lynch's 67 yard run whipped fans into such a frenzy at Qwest Stadium that it actually registered as an EARTHQUAKE at the University of Washington Seismic Center! Read all
about it, just press above! 12th Guinea Pigs RULE.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Lynch's 'beast mode' run seals Seahawks win | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News | Sports

Lynch's 'beast mode' run seals Seahawks win | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News | Sports

We are Beasts, and we ALL GOT OUR OWN "BEAST MODE" GOIN' ON, BABY, BUT DIS ONE WAS NICE, YA, COOL AS ICE!
Which is also what we got goin' on, and more snow...Brrrr! make anyone a beast, but we all cozy with our
Beast Mom takin' care of us, got manis & pedis & runaround & hay and yeah, baby! Life is Sweet.

Marshawn Lynch, The Run - ESPN Video - ESPN

Marshawn Lynch, The Run - ESPN Video - ESPN

and THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE! Watch him and WEEP! SEAHAWKS RULE.

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Guinea Pigs Sing "We Are the Champions" to Lead Seahawks to Victory!

KING5.com | Seattle News Video on Demand
Just Press the gray letters and hear the best of us SING! Dat's Right, y'all: SING!

SLIDESHOW: The 12th Man Takes Over Seattle - Photos - KIRO Seattle

SLIDESHOW: The 12th Man Takes Over Seattle - Photos - KIRO Seattle

GUESS WHICH ONE IS MOM? SHE DRESSED IN DISGUISE SO NOBODY KNOW HER! WINNING GUESS GETS A MOLLY KEYCHAIN!

Hee-Hee! All you Nonbelievers: HEE-HEE!

 

 



12TH MAN RULES! 12TH GUINEA PIG RULES! SEATTLE SEAHAWKS RULE!
Got a problem wid it? Go see your DOCTOR!
He down here! Just remember, though, (he British!)

WHO LOVES HIS SEAHAWKS, BABY?
YumYum!
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SEAHAWKS STUN SAINTS: DR. HOUSE BROUGHT IN TO DIAGNOSE UPSET!

 


"12th Man, 12th Man...what IS the 12th Man....Hmmmm......and what does he have that the Saints Didn't? Hmmmm, 12th man. That's IT! No, Yes, Hmmmm....wot? wot's that you say?"" STAT!
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

HEE-HEE, DON'T TELL NOBODY! TELL EVERYBODY! SECRET: GOT ON OWLIE PAJAMAS UNDER SNOWSUIT!

 


SQUEEEE! Ya, tell your local congressman, y'all, YO! We gots our owlie Pajamas on underneath here
mountain clothes for 1st ANNUAL MOD-MAD-MOUNTAIN-PICNIC PRACTICE: SQUEE, BABY, SQUeeeeEEEEEEE!
And thank you, Mamma and Pappa PartridgePies for Christmas-Chanukkah-New Year Owl Attire, so blooming Wunnerful & Warm: the "Official Uniform" of 2011 MOD-MAD-MOUNTAIN PICNIC and last
one in their p.j.'s gets to clean up after bunnies eats da horky cup-cake Pies! MODcaKes for
every wabbit!
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Monday, January 3, 2011

January 3, 2011: UP ON HIGH!

 

 



Dear Readers,

Today, mom and edwin went snowshoeing again, this time they made it all the way to Mt. Baker (by sunset) and it
was so much fun they thought WE should have that much fun, too, so we all got extra hay and tomorrow we have
been promised Runabouts 4 All! Wu-HOOO! We likes that mountain snow, makes mom nice and happy then we act like
she been gone and left us and makes her nice and guilty and, baby, we DOES WORK IT! WORKS IT GOOD!

WheeEEK-a-LOOO!
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Edwin Makes Our New Year Bright and Right!

 


We have been having a great time with Edwin over the New Year. He sleeps next to our cages and so we
wheek all night and make so much noise acting hungry he wakes up and keeps feeding us because mom
forgot to tell him not to! Then, today, he said, "What are they doing? Playing soccer all night or
what?" and mom said, "What?" and he told her "What" and now our fun is spoiled! Mom...so we banished
them both to the woods but it looks like they had so much fun that we think they forgot our sleepy-
time rules of "no feeding" and we planning a BIG NOISE all night so Edwin feeds us in his sleep and
forgets to tell mom.
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January 2, 2011: Snowshoeing in the North Cascades

 

 

 

 


What a difference a mountain makes!
Edwin came up, took mom out,
and they are both so happy we got
lots of treats when they got home!
SQUeeeeeeEEEE!
Piggies for Mountain Adventures,
with Treats for All!
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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Science of the Winter Olympics - Short Track Speed Skating



We piggies are studying the Physics of Short-Track Speedskating on
New Year's Day and then we will be eating hay. Does it get any better?

Probably...

But Edwin here and brought Apolo's book for mom and not only autographed but 'Polo
hung out with Edwin, autographed HIS speedskates, and had a message for mom.

He told her to be strong, get back on the ice, and even do just one lap!

She not gonna. At least not until we teach her about the 3 laws of Newtonian Physics!

Happy New Year from Institute of SmartPigPhysics=WhEEkFeedUsNow!

WHO LOVES YA, BABY? smart pigs, vEry smaRt pigZ!

PiggIES for PhYZickZ 2011!