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"Bowties (and fezzes) are cool.."

You know a new boss is going to be great to work for when they quote Doctor Who.

Sadly, no one else got it but me.  

Flower thieves

And I thought I had it bad with the theft of my bonsai.  DC has a serial botanical extractor at large that roams neighborhoods stealing flowering branches off trees and shrubs.  And then he sells them on street corners or to flower shops.  Basically destroying years of work for home gardeners while also tresspassing on private property.  

 

AFSA 2013 Election

It's shocking to see how few AFSA members are voting in the annual AFSA election. I didn't realize it myself until reading articles and seeing this post on Diplopundit.

So if you're an AFSA member, help yourself and the rest of us, by making sure you see who's on the ballot and what they have to say.  Unfortunately the field of choices is slim, but on the upside that means you don't have as many statements to read through.  That should make the choices easier for you to decide.

Go here to vote now: 2013 AFSA Governing Board Election

They'll even send you your AFSA member number again if you forgot it.

Foreign Service pets

 

photo courtesy of http://fstails.blogspot.com

 

Even though I'm domestically assigned, I'm always on the lookout for Foreign Service pet travel stories.  Here's a great write up from DP's Blog about the current issues he and his wife faced with planning the transport of their dogs.

A blatent reminder there are still scummy folks out there

Upon leaving my house everyday, my bonsai tree is always in my eye-line to give me a pleasant visual to start off the day.  That was until yesterday.  The bonsai tree was gone.  At first, I thought maybe the wind had knocked it off its table.  Then I noticed my sidewalk gate was open.  

My heart dropped as I realized the bonsai tree I had cared for the last year was now gone.  Someone had decided they deserved it more, then waited until one dark night to slip into my yard and take it off my front porch.

I hate thieves.

The worse part- my tree was a hardy bonsai that needs to stay outdoors during all seasons.  I'm sure the whelp that stole it is hiding it in their house where it will slowly die.

Over my lifetime, I've been remind of this several times when someone has either broken into my car, or taken something off my porch.  And each time I wonder if there's a special place in hades for them. Hopefully its right in between animals torturers and elderly abusers.  

 

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