tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224561982024-02-27T22:02:57.321-08:00I am not LassiePhotos of Ronnie the collie, named after the Chicago Cubs radio announcer Ron Santo.Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-87432208258251216172011-02-01T14:07:00.001-08:002011-02-01T19:34:11.668-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYUV4tfiZFma3SpMcFw6eFtNywv2H00F3AVRVAu1_BAUMofIsQ64mn1Wu1FuDryYG2HWBr48SLTZXdRoHmRW5ZvV3TzmE9hvItT8GLDpGwrm78DB0d5hyNNin9pXGCwhskZSi/s1600/collie+portrait.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYUV4tfiZFma3SpMcFw6eFtNywv2H00F3AVRVAu1_BAUMofIsQ64mn1Wu1FuDryYG2HWBr48SLTZXdRoHmRW5ZvV3TzmE9hvItT8GLDpGwrm78DB0d5hyNNin9pXGCwhskZSi/s320/collie+portrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568846976607408658" border="0" /></a><br />Ronnie the collie snow photos from the February 2011 snowstorm.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQfsy65RAtRSIdnnU_Pd73XYzYQL1LFu5RMyHpIFyomitJBSOQmStxNq6gsiSh_H6NHkQGGC47t3vmfuZ4uyM5bATQ9lm_wYA57Sh89olPGvvJpZg0sB_HtCesMf4m65TzzbU/s1600/snownose+full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtcIjyhuztjwL7hwY_sOoUxuyihTiQd2VCyh_-UG8yQtItYTVGwCRdv6Yx9EC9cSKhqZ2fNZBHp_l2jEKZP5CTqNwbUzGajkVoQdmLBcCPuaaAePyCcu1SgXmvs6Z2xicUcW9/s320/collie+large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568846635853107506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuBqoEbpg6MWA7ZmTC8z4FG-KPh6tjIGbqFxCJ6nOWx3Wz_iFLhClZbLhnV6hBLXBo34xYQ5mYIxEn33YKIa_Nsdr-uNOWg5T7Xw1Jt75sVOyQZeW4yh1-Eygc0WftFD8fzi9/s1600/collie+lab+chase+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuBqoEbpg6MWA7ZmTC8z4FG-KPh6tjIGbqFxCJ6nOWx3Wz_iFLhClZbLhnV6hBLXBo34xYQ5mYIxEn33YKIa_Nsdr-uNOWg5T7Xw1Jt75sVOyQZeW4yh1-Eygc0WftFD8fzi9/s320/collie+lab+chase+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568846626484467282" border="0" /></a>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-52778541980891470942010-12-03T14:30:00.001-08:002010-12-03T14:59:49.418-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTmJ3_3iqz4ibfuX4Iy3wopuJ9uElDkXpBcL8GFxvxZT_a_CbPAk8UfRhV8AflUbd-uBJi6kVF4oMMuXSTr-SZluxmHWym-iF-ySyVxDwsXX2exaJwfMeMkli-313a8rp4_OL/s1600/Ron+Santo+2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTmJ3_3iqz4ibfuX4Iy3wopuJ9uElDkXpBcL8GFxvxZT_a_CbPAk8UfRhV8AflUbd-uBJi6kVF4oMMuXSTr-SZluxmHWym-iF-ySyVxDwsXX2exaJwfMeMkli-313a8rp4_OL/s320/Ron+Santo+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546587398849515010" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We'll miss you Ron Santo!</span><br /><br />Many of you know that I (Ronnie the Collie) was named after the Chicago Cubs announcer and former third baseman Ron Santo.<br /><br />My human actually met Ron Santo in September at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=37757&id=100001245511517&l=da4ed0cd4b">Billy Williams statue dedication ceremony</a> and told the Cub's legend about me.<br />I'm sure she said that he could find this page by <a href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=not+lassie">googleing "Not Lassie".</a><br />(That was when she took this picture of him)<br /><br />She always wanted to get a picture of me with Ron Santo.<br />Sadly, that can only happen now with the magic of photoshop.<br /><br />Our condolences to the friends, family and fans of Ron Santo.<br /><br />Related links:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Video: Cubs broadcaster Jack Brickhouse predicts a triple play</span><br />(Ron Santo started the play at Third Base)<br /><a href="http://www.cubsnet.com/node/3154">http://www.cubsnet.com/node/3154</a><br /><br /><a href="http://chicagocubsphotos.blogspot.com/2005/08/ernie-billy-ryno-and-ron.html">More pics of Ron Santo </a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left; text-indent: -15px;">Ernie Banks, Billy William, Ryne Sandberg and Ron Santo</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://chicagocubsphotos.blogspot.com/2005/08/guests-ron-bobby-yosh-andre-gary.html">Ron Santo and friends at the Ryne Sandberg Jersey ceremony</a><br /><br />Ron Santo at WGN TV<br /><a href="http://www.wgntv.com/sports/baseball/cubs/santo/">www.wgntv.com/santo</a><br /><br />and WGN Radio<br /><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ronsantomemories/">www.wgnradio.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ronsantomemories/</a><br /><br />Ron Santo Wikipedia page<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Santo">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Santo</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-ron-santo-chicago-cubs-obit,0,5736553,full.story">Ron Santo Obituary Chicago Tribune</a><br />By Paul Sullivan<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=5879969&sportCat=mlb&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines">Ron Santo was all Cubs, all the time</a><br />Player/broadcaster devoted most of his life to North Side and loved every minute of it</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px;">By Gene Wojciechowski<br />ESPN.com<br /><br /><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101203&content_id=16246292&vkey=news_chc&c_id=chc">Beloved Cubs icon Santo dies at age 70</a><br />Nine-time All-Star, longtime broadcaster was Chicago legend<br />By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com | 12/03/10 1:18 PM EST</span></span><br /><br />Comcast obit<br /><a href="http://www.comcast.net/articles/sports-general/20101203/Obit-Santo/">www.comcast.net/articles/sports-general/20101203/Obit-Santo/</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;" ><table class="headlineBelow hasContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; float: none; width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h2 class="headline embiggen" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/sports/chi-ron-santo-chicago-cubs-obit,0,6963338.story" target="_top" title="'The Cubs have lost their biggest fan'" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 21px; position: static;">'The Cubs have lost their biggest fan'</a></h2><span class="update-source" style="white-space: nowrap; display: block;"><span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="defaultHeadlinesBrief embiggen" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12px;">Tributes from former Chicago Cubs teammates, radio partners and fans poured in today for Ron Santo, the iconic player and broadcaster who died Thursday night at the age of 70 from complications of bladder cancer.</p><ul class="relatedHeadline" style="margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="bulleted" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: inside;"><span class="relatedHeadline-link"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/sports/chi-ron-santo-chicago-cubs-photos,0,107433.photogallery" target="" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px;">Ron Santo's life in baseball</a></span></li></ul><ul class="relatedHeadline" style="margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="bulleted" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: inside;"><span class="relatedHeadline-link"><a href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/12/at-wrigley-fans-pay-homage-to-santo.html" target="" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px;">Fans gather at Wrigley Field</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/chicagotribune/guestbook.aspx?n=ron-santo&pid=146901819&cid=view" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px;">Share your thoughts and memories</a></span></li></ul><ul class="relatedHeadline" style="margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="bulleted" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: inside;"><span class="relatedHeadline-link"><a href="http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/12/rogers-remembering-santo.html" target="" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px;">Phil Rogers: Santo was 70, going on 17</a></span></li></ul><ul class="relatedHeadline" style="margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="bulleted" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: inside;"><span class="relatedHeadline-link"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/sports/chi-ron-santo-poll,0,2336434.poll" target="" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px;">Should Santo be inducted into the Hall?</a></span></li></ul></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;" ><div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine briefRight " style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px; clear: both;"><h2 class="headline " style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline;"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/sportscentralweekend/wgnam-sportscentral-podcast-120310santo,0,1913243.mp3file" target="_top" title="Ron Santo's last interview on 720 WGN" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12px; position: static;">Ron Santo's last interview on 720 WGN</a></h2><span class="update-source" style="white-space: nowrap; display: block;"><span></span></span></div><div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine briefRight " style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px; clear: both;"><h3 class="headline " style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline;"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/wgnam-santo-tribute,0,143617.mp3file" target="_top" title="Santo remembered, in story, song and radio highlights" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; position: static;">Santo remembered, in story, song and radio highlights</a></h3><span class="update-source" style="white-space: nowrap; display: block;"><span></span></span></div><div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine briefRight " style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px; clear: both;"><h3 class="headline " style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline;"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/wgnam-ron-santo-audio-tribute-pat-hughes,0,844418.mp3file" target="_top" title="Audio: Highlights of his career" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; position: static;">Audio: Highlights of his career</a></h3><span class="update-source" style="white-space: nowrap; display: block;"><span></span></span></div><div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine briefRight " style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px; clear: both;"><h3 class="headline " style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline;"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/wgnam-ron-santo-death-wgn-radio-statement,0,4816844.story" target="_top" title="WGN Radio honors Ron Santo" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; position: static;">WGN Radio honors Ron Santo</a></h3><span class="update-source" style="white-space: nowrap; display: block;"><span></span></span></div><div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine briefRight " style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px; clear: both;"><h3 class="headline " style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline;"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/wgnam-ron-santo-video-tribute,0,4369296.tivideo" target="_top" title="Video tribute to Ron Santo" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; position: static;">Video tribute to Ron Santo</a></h3><span class="update-source" style="white-space: nowrap; display: block;"><span><span class="last-updated" style="color: rgb(175, 1, 22); font-style: italic;font-size:11px;" ></span></span></span></div><div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine briefRight " style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px; clear: both;"><h3 class="headline " style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline;"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ronsantomemories/" target="_top" title="Ron Santo: Memories and tributes" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; position: static;">Ron Santo: Memories and tributes</a></h3><span class="update-source" style="white-space: nowrap; display: block;"><span></span></span></div><div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine briefRight " style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px; clear: both;"><h3 class="headline " style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline;"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/johnwilliams/wgnam-heel-click-for-ron-santo-120310,0,3565475.photogallery" target="_top" title="Photos: John Williams leads a heel click for Ron Santo" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; position: static;">Photos: John Williams leads a heel click for Ron Santo</a></h3><span class="update-source" style="white-space: nowrap; display: block;"><span><span class="last-updated" style="color: rgb(175, 1, 22); font-style: italic;font-size:11px;" ></span></span></span></div><div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine briefRight " style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px; clear: both;"><h3 class="headline " style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline;"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/wgnam-click-your-heels-for-ron-santo-120310,0,7017063.ugcphotogallery" target="_top" title="Click YOUR heels for Ron Santo" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; position: static;">Click YOUR heels for Ron Santo</a></h3><span class="update-source" style="white-space: nowrap; display: block;"><span></span></span></div><div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine briefRight " style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px; clear: both;"><h3 class="headline " style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline;"><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/wgnam-share-your-memories-of-ron-santo,0,5654949.htmlstory" target="_top" title="Share your memories of Ron Santo" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; position: static;">Share your memories of Ron Santo</a></h3><span class="update-source" style="white-space: nowrap; display: block;"><span></span></span></div><div class="headlineItem rightHeadlinePos inLine briefRight " style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px; clear: both;"><h3 class="headline " style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); display: inline;"><a href="http://www.jdrfillinois.org/" target="_top" title="Donate in Ron's memory" style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 51, 68); text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; position: static;">Donate in Ron's memory</a><br /></h3></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;" ></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;" ><table class="headlineBelow hasContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; float: none; width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-1123594435634869702010-07-03T11:40:00.001-07:002010-07-03T11:55:49.254-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzvssYK_bvBPap0Y6NffIFKF_ASPKuHOhTJ4qIzaYgSUMUSJDq5GaePNfv9j1MQaLFjqzz2QAdKNO24cIGI7xUu5Nv9sZJCSRxCGi02FCKotx-c0S7RnPmYFgOG71tX108TRU/s1600/colliebraves.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzvssYK_bvBPap0Y6NffIFKF_ASPKuHOhTJ4qIzaYgSUMUSJDq5GaePNfv9j1MQaLFjqzz2QAdKNO24cIGI7xUu5Nv9sZJCSRxCGi02FCKotx-c0S7RnPmYFgOG71tX108TRU/s320/colliebraves.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489753475344159682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">At Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves...</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOawf9g7sw0JdZeAisHIS668_wNXSpSeSAdHFJy08JKQW2qPjOE1NruH9HLdyzn7yHGT2iSqzPwFJAL_vOxRCfR-h3h8qr44YhPkUhvmMeN81PNP1x7mwl05AMDojlYYbhb4r/s1600/atlantabravesstatueliberty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOawf9g7sw0JdZeAisHIS668_wNXSpSeSAdHFJy08JKQW2qPjOE1NruH9HLdyzn7yHGT2iSqzPwFJAL_vOxRCfR-h3h8qr44YhPkUhvmMeN81PNP1x7mwl05AMDojlYYbhb4r/s320/atlantabravesstatueliberty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489753388302920018" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know what I'm doing here. <br />I'm a Cub's fan. <br />Named after Ron Santo, ya know.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83kaVI-fHuIEbbTyUDbT6XK1Rp9pi-M6MTJnWmHsl_dI_Vo3mFbmi8d0N4AoEuZRtU0PMZDVn7g8bvI690mR1GkpGJEtUTDJsCadG6XGELPDADBaOZLK4NHTmq98x-ogdY8b-/s1600/mylittlepieceoftheted.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83kaVI-fHuIEbbTyUDbT6XK1Rp9pi-M6MTJnWmHsl_dI_Vo3mFbmi8d0N4AoEuZRtU0PMZDVn7g8bvI690mR1GkpGJEtUTDJsCadG6XGELPDADBaOZLK4NHTmq98x-ogdY8b-/s320/mylittlepieceoftheted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489752408130018850" border="0" /></a><br />Like I need to be told to bark...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9eduFbTQ1596bXJgrA5Ez6vA5p34hxy6-FEQFsmi5jzwppw3OyjApY6-xWMBBkf3b3_4566hXKlqY8hxwJY2BL0ld8-JtOQfA7EKuDAznLw1OfXAVOlxLWnlISR0P_2k0Gvw/s1600/likeIneedtobetoldtobark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9eduFbTQ1596bXJgrA5Ez6vA5p34hxy6-FEQFsmi5jzwppw3OyjApY6-xWMBBkf3b3_4566hXKlqY8hxwJY2BL0ld8-JtOQfA7EKuDAznLw1OfXAVOlxLWnlISR0P_2k0Gvw/s320/likeIneedtobetoldtobark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489751805920834770" border="0" /></a>I'm not fetching that ball!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFN1Y4mH2QMQdy2wDWgJdmZ1NEsKOoQQ2P4csVvheJ7OaG5-Q1Mkiga4XmlNV_7sQ6Mkctf5MR-gLKTvkRxpZ0i5YouFEw0IMmAA2QUAZ531YJ_PFAJ6tuJtDUGaoyDSDQpLTl/s1600/youwantmetofetchwhat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFN1Y4mH2QMQdy2wDWgJdmZ1NEsKOoQQ2P4csVvheJ7OaG5-Q1Mkiga4XmlNV_7sQ6Mkctf5MR-gLKTvkRxpZ0i5YouFEw0IMmAA2QUAZ531YJ_PFAJ6tuJtDUGaoyDSDQpLTl/s320/youwantmetofetchwhat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489754722650600002" border="0" /></a>Mental note....don't let those cleats step on my paws...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLlo9vgrC6RJ6UyGAvlt1cd7OWn6ItCTHrZrC_6ytenKYCy_kOlD3CHgOjJ4A9PdemPT4plQO0QBRWU-QWmdWCm2FSVqxClwx8aEVWIw5cZkAmZYir7KLYp76MMu8L_LQx4Tf/s1600/atlanta_cleats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLlo9vgrC6RJ6UyGAvlt1cd7OWn6ItCTHrZrC_6ytenKYCy_kOlD3CHgOjJ4A9PdemPT4plQO0QBRWU-QWmdWCm2FSVqxClwx8aEVWIw5cZkAmZYir7KLYp76MMu8L_LQx4Tf/s320/atlanta_cleats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489754054836927106" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-45902748787636593922010-07-03T11:30:00.001-07:002010-07-03T11:38:03.162-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUW2gwA16LA4xHcZ6ikim5f4eIEzrKOh_z23rvd4XWKfo5krpKv9G705n8VNFJZxu6w0hOporzi_-i0hQ0p52C4BG-vZOQ5tf-qONuUAJY34yUoYllubxJ9WPrmDDOioEj_7Ol/s1600/with+warran+spahn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUW2gwA16LA4xHcZ6ikim5f4eIEzrKOh_z23rvd4XWKfo5krpKv9G705n8VNFJZxu6w0hOporzi_-i0hQ0p52C4BG-vZOQ5tf-qONuUAJY34yUoYllubxJ9WPrmDDOioEj_7Ol/s320/with+warran+spahn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489750846789589058" border="0" /></a><br />With the Warren Spahn statue at Turner Field..<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX_qR92Jy5RVcmr2BQY3uRgczrT51-8qilbwjBwMKU_tHEwH_7wQg78vJTQNE-8_MBsjCmiTBVAkN0jpLo31t4VKq1Py05HwnsMaS__fPoZChtf9OFStyQcNll8q60eNz-gmZ/s1600/somedaysyourethedog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihX_qR92Jy5RVcmr2BQY3uRgczrT51-8qilbwjBwMKU_tHEwH_7wQg78vJTQNE-8_MBsjCmiTBVAkN0jpLo31t4VKq1Py05HwnsMaS__fPoZChtf9OFStyQcNll8q60eNz-gmZ/s320/somedaysyourethedog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489749340613088994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-35483994195442429842010-07-03T11:26:00.001-07:002010-07-03T11:30:30.583-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1S6uhpyebXICoq02gct2BXHNvsmX7HyFi6zu_mxPuhiGx6HguvjZPbIDhxXYHxs8GEu07Uz3I9is2OfR47B8katHx73tYV_jJk5jv82HnGUmt2iOUgUTsIJY9iF4OoT02b6d/s1600/wehadtogetridofthekids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1S6uhpyebXICoq02gct2BXHNvsmX7HyFi6zu_mxPuhiGx6HguvjZPbIDhxXYHxs8GEu07Uz3I9is2OfR47B8katHx73tYV_jJk5jv82HnGUmt2iOUgUTsIJY9iF4OoT02b6d/s320/wehadtogetridofthekids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489748535356125314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4U5RngFSrLbkxsCGFGbQWL5Sk8XLnKc0MuJdM8ZCCZWBTiHqQEBQgzINd2gAev8xNEOvOXpeblxtMUzdzCZCKnDuF1tKKvFeATRrRq9r3LWNF6ensd6buPqHeWIB8ofPZCKd/s1600/scoobydoo_tshirt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4U5RngFSrLbkxsCGFGbQWL5Sk8XLnKc0MuJdM8ZCCZWBTiHqQEBQgzINd2gAev8xNEOvOXpeblxtMUzdzCZCKnDuF1tKKvFeATRrRq9r3LWNF6ensd6buPqHeWIB8ofPZCKd/s320/scoobydoo_tshirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489748521307012402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We had to get rid of the kids...the dog was allergic.</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKA-E0yRAUnnrKAy47rOe1p6EWw3iovZzvxFwM4O80IF4X6BzhAdEeajCtxot4cj5mYljz2JNzoFeWmHLY3L6QAt1TTjy5ZbeY0EIxxcQ25FAjmlP-AN1BEWoyuasqa2HoJ0BI/s1600/mydogissmarter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKA-E0yRAUnnrKAy47rOe1p6EWw3iovZzvxFwM4O80IF4X6BzhAdEeajCtxot4cj5mYljz2JNzoFeWmHLY3L6QAt1TTjy5ZbeY0EIxxcQ25FAjmlP-AN1BEWoyuasqa2HoJ0BI/s320/mydogissmarter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489748524326830850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Funny stuff...I hope<br /></div>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-41629591633521491042010-07-03T11:20:00.001-07:002010-07-03T11:24:33.550-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmbXYPhV8VppDtPNZqA2a39cCqUJ5EjSs34FgdR3qFzjGWhasPlWTP2XKuOnFQLHa306rVw5t4B0gKtw7mYWWntYO4rddtUuYkzU2UADlpBUb744jP5cPopZ1oWNs7Ip3N_gj/s1600/cosmoslastday2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmbXYPhV8VppDtPNZqA2a39cCqUJ5EjSs34FgdR3qFzjGWhasPlWTP2XKuOnFQLHa306rVw5t4B0gKtw7mYWWntYO4rddtUuYkzU2UADlpBUb744jP5cPopZ1oWNs7Ip3N_gj/s320/cosmoslastday2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489746746814269842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I lost a good friend this year. <br />When I first moved in, this cat hissed, growled and swatted at me for two weeks.<br />We became friends and now I miss him.<br />He was almost 17 years old.<br />He passed on the day after the above photo was taken.<br /><br />Below is a picture of him in better, feistier days.<br />(Okay, really he's just yawning here)<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL9zzmgZYerHRD0hw2Sm7-rcV6oJMNTUuPqW6nEP-YMSubF-1j7cg7-aSqeFdysvUsQnYhaOgp-oedsqUDrM0Cwh1DJmpq_NIzVySWcrCEncabHmQ9NjeJ0X1O0nMFRsFHhP8/s1600-h/sayaaaaaah.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL9zzmgZYerHRD0hw2Sm7-rcV6oJMNTUuPqW6nEP-YMSubF-1j7cg7-aSqeFdysvUsQnYhaOgp-oedsqUDrM0Cwh1DJmpq_NIzVySWcrCEncabHmQ9NjeJ0X1O0nMFRsFHhP8/s320/sayaaaaaah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101600867057352226" border="0" /></a>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-63920784311242504272009-08-19T15:30:00.000-07:002010-07-22T09:52:25.693-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilCJoshrGWczNKOmQ1z_rH6tgyWJyolxltvc5YzRvQHoFJ2W7AOMKaMR2p9BVBNRQY1vorKfMr2-706HTdHcWLFgmYBcFpKH2S6-bNMAHl2Wof0z6XS0IuVK987v_npjFsWy8/s1600-h/walktheresesamantha2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilCJoshrGWczNKOmQ1z_rH6tgyWJyolxltvc5YzRvQHoFJ2W7AOMKaMR2p9BVBNRQY1vorKfMr2-706HTdHcWLFgmYBcFpKH2S6-bNMAHl2Wof0z6XS0IuVK987v_npjFsWy8/s320/walktheresesamantha2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371806580134576930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3rd Annual<br />Walk with Therese to prevent Domestic Violence </span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />August 15, 2009<br />Keystone Park, River Forest, IL. 60305<br /><br />Click on a photo for a larger view.<br /><br />This is a dog friendly event.<br /><br />Please attend the 2010 event on August 14.<br />More details on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843#%21/group.php?gid=127875130570843&v=info">Facebook.</a><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843">www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843</a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJZLEQyIdUOZ_WgvDOWaO22hlFLS5_YQ9wOmYc9vExAV_DNB7ZOus3xjZZXww_VJR_J4GwpBddtyzs4W5eJqSMB01ghQiHIblVeiFKdOiPo4227RoOusfs_-8bQYZPTqqh-FA/s1600-h/walk_speaker.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievuoqyECz28daiolswGBgzizB7lrK0yES-kHmJFyjeDgFpmqviET-u2l9z_4SRWYj2akb-pgxfLrzUXguUF13gzzTW0zac8oQTjhyWhz72AezL_5K0qPkvOMffBBzVGSE4ihc/s320/thereseniecephotonecklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371817010507960498" border="0" /></a>Above: Therese's niece shows a friend her photo necklace with Therese's photo on it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiqSeQ1-V4_RoL7WNxyJ6kqFOiK9lJWRH_vPm3kIVE-bsumKntTFu6P8l0y_V_y4dID8HFhOfcgf45Brtf4Gvl_3ArrqRS1PmMTAXw3jERDrHbzz2sFKs70mck8-BSo7ZHBCl/s1600-h/therese_necklace.jpg">Click here to see the necklace.</a><br /><br />Below: the scene of the 2005 crime<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKQi6-REJp6pLaE2TK19hQpnVBmEQynWMmKHZilAc1-lsW_GtIo6XDPIm8lryyJjI-oFtb7NH1unwYwOoeSLnHiE_UFsOxhRHT9BV7YNoFxSe6ZsZDS5EMZ2U1QDJ8K2iopi6/s1600-h/crime_site.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKQi6-REJp6pLaE2TK19hQpnVBmEQynWMmKHZilAc1-lsW_GtIo6XDPIm8lryyJjI-oFtb7NH1unwYwOoeSLnHiE_UFsOxhRHT9BV7YNoFxSe6ZsZDS5EMZ2U1QDJ8K2iopi6/s320/crime_site.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371806598316176626" border="0" /></a><br />The above are photos from the Third Annual Walk with Therese to prevent Domestic Violence.<br /><br />Photos from the previous two events are available at the links below:<br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/09/2nd-annual-walk-with-therese-to-prevent.html" target="_blank">2nd Annual "Walk with Therese" to prevent domestic violence</a><br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/walk-with-therese-to-prevent-domestic.html" target="_blank">1st Walk with Therese to prevent domestic violence</a><br /><br />---------------<br /><br /><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:100%;" ><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial;" ><a href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/06/therese-james-pender-hammer-plea-deal-guilty-slaying-murder.html" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204);" target="_blank">Update on the murder trial in Chicago Tribune</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wjinc.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=14886&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204);" target="_blank">Local paper's report on the trial</a><br /><h3 style="font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/default.asp" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204);" target="_blank"><em>Illinois</em><span> </span>Department of Corrections - Inmate Search</a></span></h3> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">News reporting regarding this event...so far...<br /><br /></span><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:100%;" ><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial;" ><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-walk-w-zone-12-aug12,0,1092317.story" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204);" target="_blank">www.chicagotribune.com/<wbr>news/local/chi-walk-w-zone-12-<wbr>aug12,0,1092317.story</a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:ARIAL;"><a href="http://www.wjinc.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=15241" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204);" target="_blank">www.wjinc.com/main.asp?<wbr>SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&<wbr>ArticleID=15241</a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16px;" ><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/riverforest/news/1711835,river-forest-penderwalk-081109-s1.article" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204);" target="_blank">www.pioneerlocal.com/<wbr>riverforest/news/1711835,<wbr>river-forest-penderwalk-<wbr>081109-s1.article</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=domestic+violence&target=article&sortby=display_time+descending">Search for articles with keyword "domestic violence" at the Chicago Tribune</a><br /><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news/search?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=%22therese+pender%22">Search for news articles with keyword "Therese Pender"</a><br /><br /></span></span></span>I hear that Paul McCartney was informed of her passing.<br />He would recognize her.<br />Later on he made a video with all ladies who resemble Therese.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ever Present Past by Paul McCartney</span><br />Video<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVGk5qm6Mac" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr>v=fVGk5qm6Mac</a><br /><br /><a href="http://pages.prodigy.net/oak_park/cdplayer2.jpg">This is what was in her cd player the night of the murder</a><br /><a href="http://pages.prodigy.net/oak_park/cdplayer2.jpg" target="_blank"></a><br /><br />An <a href="http://pages.prodigy.net/oak_park/payingfare.jpg">old photo of Therese years ago on the train</a> - she's carrying a John Lennon album.<br /><br />Therese was an incredible Beatles fan. She traveled around the world to see Paul.<br />She emailed Paul's son (and he wrote back!), she met Pete Best, she met Paul a bunch of times and was even quoted in more than one news article about them.<br /><br />She was even at the Oprah show w/ Paul McCartney.<br /><br />Ronnie's owner saw Paul in concert<br />5 times with her - 3x at the Rosemont, once at Soldier Field and again at Busch Stadium.<br /><br />At the opening of Paul's Standing Stone concert at the Royal Albert Hall she gave him flowers at the end of the concert. If you watch the video you can see her give him the flowers.<br />(Do I have the concert correct? It was one of the classical works)<br /><br />Therese went to a press conference for Paul and Linda's vegetarian frozen dinners.<br />Her question to the McCartneys was covered by the press.<br /><br />The Chicago Tribune ran an article on her years ago regarding her Beatle fan activities.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*JOIN THE CLUB THESE LOYAL FANS ARE THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO PUT THE</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">MANIA IN BEATLEMANIA; [LAKE FINAL Edition]*</span><br />/Mark Mandernach. Special to the Tribune./. *Chicago Tribune (pre-1997<br />Fulltext)*. Chicago, Ill.: May 29, 1994. pg. 7<br /><br />Column Name: /Lake People/Places./<br />Section: /TEMPO LAKE/<br />ISSN/ISBN: 10856706<br />Text Word Count 2042<br />Document URL: *Abstract* (Document Summary)<br /><br />That makes Wesley one of hundreds of suburban Chicagoans-ranging from<br />Beatles' fan Therese ***** of Carpentersville on through Mary Wilson<br />fan Carl Feurerbacher of Mundelein-who are card-carrying members of<br />various fan clubs that cater to just about every avocation.<br /><a href="http://pages.prodigy.net/oak_park/payingfare.jpg" target="_blank"></a><br />I was surprised to read that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_Silver_Hammer">the Beatles song that comes to mind</a> when reading about her husband's act of violence was reportedly not about what you'd think.<br /><br />Were you at this event? Feel free to share your stories from the day here.<br /><br />Did you know <a href="http://pages.prodigy.net/oak_park/therese.jpg">Therese Acheson Pender</a>?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.legacy.com/chicagotribune/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=3310525">Please share your stories on her Legacy.com page.</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/walk-with-therese-to-prevent-domestic.html" target="_blank"> </a></div>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-87797763439071195202009-05-13T14:25:00.000-07:002009-05-13T14:47:55.992-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fGVORYSiYqSOlOpf81a8MQzT5w5lqTANyL0huPbHhd9n5xrz-TvN2Rcg1XJv4_cMp6ntj5JPkbz2LogI3xlJ4wPd0lw4uznuHiIfcntbPn69yxYCx3qDNP18LQ7vs_FyRpjj/s1600-h/iamnotasaluki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yRsytkKvRUSjqLNtAiaW-pd6f8NVF0MBMUXj-HY6seROIhCKFyRH6a8DGTe-pEZ51FIqcl1DzBFj5Wm8xUi2l3BniwHOw-W6uEthPSo9aPzd6nBMVmO2biFcxKWrx1oLEo_8/s320/colliehousemove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269735321976154626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ronnie asks why the house is moving.</span><br /><br />He also wants to know why we're in the street.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQDzJMNPCRI69vaNmbFnlAQ4UliuqEdxU9HRYlnawpHVm2wUydkaLyVH1Xqw4tg3MDNuhAMNBcdKff3VUrKDe3eBa9rUonZn_7tTTYOL_inMkzGKU3QNi3I_akOgSHvmFvX74/s1600-h/ronniehousemove.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQDzJMNPCRI69vaNmbFnlAQ4UliuqEdxU9HRYlnawpHVm2wUydkaLyVH1Xqw4tg3MDNuhAMNBcdKff3VUrKDe3eBa9rUonZn_7tTTYOL_inMkzGKU3QNi3I_akOgSHvmFvX74/s320/ronniehousemove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269735321459521250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-64318897131354738692008-10-01T14:32:00.000-07:002008-10-02T09:12:54.010-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyAA7OsFw5lXxr0hjDY9jodOUVYxryghjVnlLeqNRsQP_dKGQb-NscFIGqlAZakNOyTWxuI1epXG2Xgrqb8CWP0w7QSyTHEONH5u9FBPl0NP52W_Kvvb3cj8isOCR9Hwdxs8B/s1600-h/whenyouvegottabark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyAA7OsFw5lXxr0hjDY9jodOUVYxryghjVnlLeqNRsQP_dKGQb-NscFIGqlAZakNOyTWxuI1epXG2Xgrqb8CWP0w7QSyTHEONH5u9FBPl0NP52W_Kvvb3cj8isOCR9Hwdxs8B/s320/whenyouvegottabark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252301797889546546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">When you've gotta bark, ya gotta bark...</span><br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AIIOA0J0cDApYB1n4fP9OpPdm9EaHaPYMQYbEap6OlOydvMhPhD0r75L5TDv8xPflNm_zYG9oboFL_UxcKPh_cP9hJ9Ky-Es48AJzcDKoWg8ByBF3B5kaAe51XzHV1GUsf29/s1600-h/supersize_collie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AIIOA0J0cDApYB1n4fP9OpPdm9EaHaPYMQYbEap6OlOydvMhPhD0r75L5TDv8xPflNm_zYG9oboFL_UxcKPh_cP9hJ9Ky-Es48AJzcDKoWg8ByBF3B5kaAe51XzHV1GUsf29/s320/supersize_collie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252301801469923682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLJpSxekUF0gjAjBZRr2GMkmcFXbhVaPlnkkJSCFVye7jASLr5aMvyQVPEHrPh545pUH2TmcpmlHGuIYTq_Ha9cvhvbk4fNxjwVOHMiW9sIstnnIoUE2GV35kgQnybWDE0vR0-g/s1600-h/collie_perspective.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLJpSxekUF0gjAjBZRr2GMkmcFXbhVaPlnkkJSCFVye7jASLr5aMvyQVPEHrPh545pUH2TmcpmlHGuIYTq_Ha9cvhvbk4fNxjwVOHMiW9sIstnnIoUE2GV35kgQnybWDE0vR0-g/s320/collie_perspective.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245192939173807106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXUnp1NBCwcjFsIlUPPsSoBmraGXjYXwbqwx7BaBQr5M1wziFcgiHu13ukDIQmCI3WHTDBliIdgaiAuUrauS5IvCdY0fCmxgUPxUUabDPrvfblpMWc8FNAAZLT7EUydC3QyHT/s1600-h/collie_fishing_pole.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXUnp1NBCwcjFsIlUPPsSoBmraGXjYXwbqwx7BaBQr5M1wziFcgiHu13ukDIQmCI3WHTDBliIdgaiAuUrauS5IvCdY0fCmxgUPxUUabDPrvfblpMWc8FNAAZLT7EUydC3QyHT/s320/collie_fishing_pole.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252589801975515570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZiX6EMklwURrF3zccRDffiLr_Qjcyt4XtSyl4uDnEHL8DZ5X88RyeJh5aDRIfwXosiUS3MDAI3m-0HsUGvwujdpSAcRiAIlLMOanJqGQhNZAM12uj5B6KAd75AH5LwW6zXZBbw/s1600-h/joincubscouts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZiX6EMklwURrF3zccRDffiLr_Qjcyt4XtSyl4uDnEHL8DZ5X88RyeJh5aDRIfwXosiUS3MDAI3m-0HsUGvwujdpSAcRiAIlLMOanJqGQhNZAM12uj5B6KAd75AH5LwW6zXZBbw/s320/joincubscouts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252301232809186130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-76501036533437538372008-09-05T13:23:00.000-07:002010-07-22T09:57:34.094-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />2nd Annual "Walk with Therese"<br />to prevent domestic violence</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2e7ohR86Ko-XjBM66ec9jtE5N4QsljXE8UvrIZdKoCVo8zGM5qstBuwrfAKfDHkeDAjTJgVji71Pp-SuUgl6Xer1jkRvBd22p14ZHPqSYc-cxRZ1ccVAwQjFLM-8F01kZ6LE2/s1600-h/collieINtshirt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2e7ohR86Ko-XjBM66ec9jtE5N4QsljXE8UvrIZdKoCVo8zGM5qstBuwrfAKfDHkeDAjTJgVji71Pp-SuUgl6Xer1jkRvBd22p14ZHPqSYc-cxRZ1ccVAwQjFLM-8F01kZ6LE2/s320/collieINtshirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242637578919777938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hi! I'm Ronnie the collie<br />and on </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">August 16, 2008</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />I participated in the<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">2nd Annual "Walk with Therese" </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />to prevent domestic violence.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Proceeds benefit the </span><a href="http://www.pillarscommunity.org/services/DomesticViolenceSexualAssaultServices.asp"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Constance Morris House.</span></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />I was at the <a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/walk-with-therese-to-prevent-domestic.html">first walk </a>too.<br />Here are some photos from the event.<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please attend the 2010 event on August 14.<br />More details on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843#%21/group.php?gid=127875130570843&v=info" style="color: rgb(85, 136, 170); text-decoration: none;">Facebook.</a><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 153); text-decoration: none;">www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843</a></span></span><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-k_Sp4dkVuEirglo6ZBByqKOdUim6AnBgkKWHiWmJ9z_0riRHgqc7hUhyphenhyphenr4BRHcqTqiddNMYvu8DGsI6AMVoXMPOqp8LnY1TMlw_aTrFWvga5TxHZzizbhRk2DMEhGKU86Qyp/s1600-h/fight_domestic_violence.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-k_Sp4dkVuEirglo6ZBByqKOdUim6AnBgkKWHiWmJ9z_0riRHgqc7hUhyphenhyphenr4BRHcqTqiddNMYvu8DGsI6AMVoXMPOqp8LnY1TMlw_aTrFWvga5TxHZzizbhRk2DMEhGKU86Qyp/s320/fight_domestic_violence.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242638763860255874" border="0" /></a><br />The great-niece (above) and nephew (below) who will never get to know their Aunt Therese.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4M9OQLKRYYUotNHMHtjNXyi8fHGup_OB-7nlKA2ZP8fGA5T_NlBhGP73hrIqoFB45A6BZbqAXdn-YW_W8P_qXAYNhcFI3iHhhbzJ2Q9nwuyK4HFK4blZXlWLwVF2c8TZB-M_/s1600-h/onthewalkTODDLER.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4M9OQLKRYYUotNHMHtjNXyi8fHGup_OB-7nlKA2ZP8fGA5T_NlBhGP73hrIqoFB45A6BZbqAXdn-YW_W8P_qXAYNhcFI3iHhhbzJ2Q9nwuyK4HFK4blZXlWLwVF2c8TZB-M_/s320/onthewalkTODDLER.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242639254317271634" border="0" /></a><br />Therese's mom listening to the pre-walk speech.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSjsZ3ikXlM5OYb1__7c2FRROgvruomBRXnWPxt03gPH2i7qWcUM5pHtXjuo2nf7FWS2PJM8gYzO0Ry2lym2LRlGKJTb8FZ3MrA5RZ0rYEr6jONlOMqgplcI2gJyx1h_E5KAr/s1600-h/mother_of_murder_victim.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSjsZ3ikXlM5OYb1__7c2FRROgvruomBRXnWPxt03gPH2i7qWcUM5pHtXjuo2nf7FWS2PJM8gYzO0Ry2lym2LRlGKJTb8FZ3MrA5RZ0rYEr6jONlOMqgplcI2gJyx1h_E5KAr/s320/mother_of_murder_victim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242638760591741314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgga-PAp4LYv-wkAZl0OKNyzt0VR8OqHE2QHqhk2xN9STnwUtq29Sg3zgI9db1sXo3Y0ODSWVqVzMHV-ZLZE9H0WsOnTlBSA1PRxOG9995VEbDoiBsrHLeTqcGPzo6Iznw1arQZ/s1600-h/murder_scene.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgga-PAp4LYv-wkAZl0OKNyzt0VR8OqHE2QHqhk2xN9STnwUtq29Sg3zgI9db1sXo3Y0ODSWVqVzMHV-ZLZE9H0WsOnTlBSA1PRxOG9995VEbDoiBsrHLeTqcGPzo6Iznw1arQZ/s320/murder_scene.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242644026750601346" border="0" /></a><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwU0JzifJJMi-CM8JC-ZdNd0jgM3wuJy-cpa7eDA9M2h9jhE3UI1Ic0AIg-4VbjtX8vmDmxeIJKNWduGc2JGG7lwEw6M7IjASxAVrBM7UyuVnIHqNR8LnULockYD0eThVFCoPM/s1600-h/smooch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwU0JzifJJMi-CM8JC-ZdNd0jgM3wuJy-cpa7eDA9M2h9jhE3UI1Ic0AIg-4VbjtX8vmDmxeIJKNWduGc2JGG7lwEw6M7IjASxAVrBM7UyuVnIHqNR8LnULockYD0eThVFCoPM/s320/smooch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242637862567726914" border="0" /></a><br />As Therese might say "It was a kissy-face sort of day".<br /><br />You can click on a photo for a larger view.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneBqLIen5UwxrTW8bAfBOVn0UHCA0YFvyYrev5S1TjoVleM-ZZRqJ0w9ZqnnS5oqGApgGETdAETj-JWBy7bC0kHfCGPMNNY-JJ9sPEJWHZcze8bp2Nx-caoQ2i9GPfUEt52E8/s1600-h/onthewalkDOGS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneBqLIen5UwxrTW8bAfBOVn0UHCA0YFvyYrev5S1TjoVleM-ZZRqJ0w9ZqnnS5oqGApgGETdAETj-JWBy7bC0kHfCGPMNNY-JJ9sPEJWHZcze8bp2Nx-caoQ2i9GPfUEt52E8/s320/onthewalkDOGS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242637575125873378" border="0" /></a><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOHAMpQ0samIpIz_FseT2Vws-rKtNnEFr6bIAd_GbWR20odUzhAWZcI-re-2vrpBL-kVzuEVklzEC9X4ZKeC9t7LscpcV3pYWsV4wO4NrYF1qMLsPhWcTwK_fEBALLYuFLIkY/s1600-h/onthewalkscenicview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOHAMpQ0samIpIz_FseT2Vws-rKtNnEFr6bIAd_GbWR20odUzhAWZcI-re-2vrpBL-kVzuEVklzEC9X4ZKeC9t7LscpcV3pYWsV4wO4NrYF1qMLsPhWcTwK_fEBALLYuFLIkY/s320/onthewalkscenicview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242637582565603906" border="0" /></a><br />It was a beautiful day for a walk.<br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNXoiYJ01zcS2b1CecaHjklhTHIZpvEMib5w19_dAOgHiA3Z7zfG7Hj5q5dFa4omsPYybLk7Q_etAL_ppfOzAkBZgDrb6sKR2j_hWGRF0t1mafszmhNrD4OfhDZJGEpwJ4vXI/s1600-h/onthewalkSHIRTbacks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNXoiYJ01zcS2b1CecaHjklhTHIZpvEMib5w19_dAOgHiA3Z7zfG7Hj5q5dFa4omsPYybLk7Q_etAL_ppfOzAkBZgDrb6sKR2j_hWGRF0t1mafszmhNrD4OfhDZJGEpwJ4vXI/s320/onthewalkSHIRTbacks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242637587566865586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPiT2Yw8pSZfupIkWE2TKknXmvRb7rClPxQkD2TewiLJPxAXVDfbeD1aaqlY7tWmMMXQChrxDKgJakEpU0aOTkOAGfk5l6tmr6TEdXs4pdMWMaFHubkkWCh6XMhXeCHAX3xKw/s1600-h/pillars_rep.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPiT2Yw8pSZfupIkWE2TKknXmvRb7rClPxQkD2TewiLJPxAXVDfbeD1aaqlY7tWmMMXQChrxDKgJakEpU0aOTkOAGfk5l6tmr6TEdXs4pdMWMaFHubkkWCh6XMhXeCHAX3xKw/s320/pillars_rep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242636907601937698" border="0" /></a><br />Above: a representative from Pillars.<br />Below: A butterfly on the walk<br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhTmkUZuwkoj-JXrBngfnaf21sn9ysFyYj6cys6-AS6FjCtuSpItJkxacrfCrqY6SgwGpiFupN1VQ92vNjVjB5bYcfRTI-RBbUgC5BvHukCbSgwJ5juIhCOMyIN6_d8UYmE31/s1600-h/rfbutterfly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhTmkUZuwkoj-JXrBngfnaf21sn9ysFyYj6cys6-AS6FjCtuSpItJkxacrfCrqY6SgwGpiFupN1VQ92vNjVjB5bYcfRTI-RBbUgC5BvHukCbSgwJ5juIhCOMyIN6_d8UYmE31/s320/rfbutterfly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242636912667819426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiqSeQ1-V4_RoL7WNxyJ6kqFOiK9lJWRH_vPm3kIVE-bsumKntTFu6P8l0y_V_y4dID8HFhOfcgf45Brtf4Gvl_3ArrqRS1PmMTAXw3jERDrHbzz2sFKs70mck8-BSo7ZHBCl/s1600-h/therese_necklace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiqSeQ1-V4_RoL7WNxyJ6kqFOiK9lJWRH_vPm3kIVE-bsumKntTFu6P8l0y_V_y4dID8HFhOfcgf45Brtf4Gvl_3ArrqRS1PmMTAXw3jERDrHbzz2sFKs70mck8-BSo7ZHBCl/s320/therese_necklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242636909218691906" border="0" /></a><br />Above is a photo-necklace with Therese's photo on it.<br />Below: a portrait of Therese with a newspaper article.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUJv2T8p-LmCXsnoM1ZoDk3GZNPoE_XUhQuWJK_Xa3SlJ4-YVOW7RUMpr4tZiE0V4HYNSjfOpnwv-Fef00JWPbunKSU-Mid2sT-7INgM5xqHJiaaQHqkdTHkDJHGSPmT9967l/s1600-h/therese_photo_display.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUJv2T8p-LmCXsnoM1ZoDk3GZNPoE_XUhQuWJK_Xa3SlJ4-YVOW7RUMpr4tZiE0V4HYNSjfOpnwv-Fef00JWPbunKSU-Mid2sT-7INgM5xqHJiaaQHqkdTHkDJHGSPmT9967l/s320/therese_photo_display.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242636917288173170" border="0" /></a>As a result of what happened to Therese, a <a href="http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/hbgroups/hb/920HB2387LV.html">new law</a> was made that speeds up the serving of an order of protection. It is called the short form notification.<u><br /></u>This has already helped one of my friends.<br /><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />Our thanks to all who participate in the walk,<br />and to the businesses that donate raffle prizes and food for this event.<br /><br />Did you miss the event? You can still donate in Therese's name.<br /><a href="http://www.pillarscommunity.org/donation/Donatetoday.asp">Click here for details.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/riverforest/lifestyles/currents/1104292,op-combriefs-081308-s1.article">Newspaper listing</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/walk-with-therese-to-prevent-domestic.html"><br />Pictures from the first year's walk</a><br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2009/08/3rd-annual-walk-with-therese-to-prevent.html">Pictures from the 3rd annual Walk with Therese</a><br /><br />Would you like a full frame image from this event - suitable for reprints or enlargements?<br />Email :<br /><span class="login">FloridaVacationPhotos (at) gmail.com<br /><br />Update on the court case...<br /><br />Still waiting for it to go to trial 3 + years later.<br /></span><a href="http://www.nbc5.com/news/4298207/detail.html">NBC News report from March 18, 2005</a><br /><span class="login"><br />You can run a Google news search on <a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=%22Therese+Pender%22&btnG=Search+News">Therese's name</a> or her <a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&nolr=1&q=%22James+Pender%22&btnG=Search">husband's name</a> to see if there is any news on the case.<br />Here's <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=%22Therese+Pender%22&sortby=display_time+descending&subheader-search-button=Go&target=article">a search at the Chicago Tribune</a> website.</span><br /><span class="login"><br />Do you have photos of Therese that you'd like to share with her family.<br />Email them to:<br /></span><span class="login">FloridaVacationPhotos (at) gmail.com<br />and they'll be forwarded to her sisters.<br /><br /></span>Did you know <a href="http://pages.prodigy.net/oak_park/therese.jpg">Therese Acheson Pender</a>?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.legacy.com/chicagotribune/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=3310525">Please share your stories on her Legacy.com page.</a><br /><br />You're also welcome to leave a comment at the bottom of this page.<br /><br />Update:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4th Annual "Walk with Therese" to prevent domestic violence</span><br /><br />August 14, 2010<br /><br />Keystone Park,<br />(Keystone and Lake Street)<br />River Forest, IL<br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=keystone+and+lake+street,++river+forest+il&sll=41.889324,-87.820008&sspn=0.008402,0.013797&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=41.897038,-87.819214&spn=0.008402,0.013797&z=14&iwloc=A&output=embed" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=keystone+and+lake+street,++river+forest+il&sll=41.889324,-87.820008&sspn=0.008402,0.013797&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=41.897038,-87.819214&spn=0.008402,0.013797&z=14&iwloc=A" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><br />Registration starts at 8am<br /><br />Walk at 8:30am<br /><br />$20 donation<br /><br />Participants receive t-shirt and goodies bag.<br /><br />Email : samanthasatterthwaite@yahoo.com<br /><br />Proceeds to benefit <a href="http://sarahsinn.org/">Sarah's Inn</a>.<br /><br />This is a dog friendly event!<br /><br />News reporting regarding this event...so far<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:100%;" ><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial;" ><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-walk-w-zone-12-aug12,0,1092317.story" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204);" target="_blank">http://www.chicagotribune.com/<wbr>news/local/chi-walk-w-zone-12-<wbr>aug12,0,1092317.story</a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span> <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:ARIAL;" ><a href="http://www.wjinc.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=15241" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204);" target="_blank">http://www.wjinc.com/main.asp?<wbr>SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&<wbr>ArticleID=15241</a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span> <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:100%;" ><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial;" ><a href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/riverforest/news/1711835,river-forest-penderwalk-081109-s1.article" style="color: rgb(0, 101, 204);" target="_blank">http://www.pioneerlocal.com/<wbr>riverforest/news/1711835,<wbr>river-forest-penderwalk-<wbr>081109-s1.article</a><br /><br />Also see photos of Therese at:<br /><a href="http://cubsnet.com/node/2133#comment-3415" target="_blank">http://cubsnet.com/node/2133#<wbr>comment-3415</a></span></span><br /><br />-------------<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/06/therese-james-pender-hammer-plea-deal-guilty-slaying-murder.html">Update on the murder trial in Chicago Tribune</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wjinc.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=14886&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&S=1">Local paper's report on the trial</a><br /><h3 style="font-weight: normal;" class="r"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/default.asp" class="l" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','res','1','AFQjCNHu0-7shB0MSzJgqiYKld3x_hgqag','&sig2=XnsVaVv-nP2fl3AuLhlCNA')"><em>Illinois</em> Department of Corrections - Inmate Search</a></span><br /></h3></div><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0736056084&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtPIcT67a74aZ9shy4X-dQPOtqlhlGaa3NgECbNNhBvLEjs9Wx8zvDOefcArEwTe2VT97b0g_Sp8OqUFjhH9JsXnOVr3EQ_1we2pjyhl4wKWdmotF67uZvYcIRwRld0cuyfRg/s320/emiljonesandronnie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200645727113098354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ronnie the Collie at the Illinois Senate vs House softball game</span><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusf_ulgWXJjrvSyrCN2ZucvyTZLWYbve8JJy4iCvmzamXzaMhyphenhyphenn2_GB4gL7ViHP8EK-zI186H-qqIJKol1FevQRCDnMRkaxBfpuIuGkR7jOmJjnFoBpRioSMDHFGWjcja26ye/s1600-h/senatehousegameMVP.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusf_ulgWXJjrvSyrCN2ZucvyTZLWYbve8JJy4iCvmzamXzaMhyphenhyphenn2_GB4gL7ViHP8EK-zI186H-qqIJKol1FevQRCDnMRkaxBfpuIuGkR7jOmJjnFoBpRioSMDHFGWjcja26ye/s320/senatehousegameMVP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200645731408065666" border="0" /></a><br />I met Senate President Emil Jones, State Rep. John D'Amico, Rep. Bob Molaro, Sen. Ricky Hendon and got to check out this cool trophy.<br /><br />It was a fun day at the ole ball park!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW15W3wK3KLjp6tUwMpBHUWMPrGEreeZ3CRe3qPHoiFkutpvCAonhBBlOa6nuSuNEuhlxVUNlyRulgNkgxTYCm0u7OKAcXX8Ko5w-c_PfxdaA2_qyBKXoE4kPywQAjznuGYGj/s1600-h/ronnie_Bob_Molaro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW15W3wK3KLjp6tUwMpBHUWMPrGEreeZ3CRe3qPHoiFkutpvCAonhBBlOa6nuSuNEuhlxVUNlyRulgNkgxTYCm0u7OKAcXX8Ko5w-c_PfxdaA2_qyBKXoE4kPywQAjznuGYGj/s320/ronnie_Bob_Molaro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200648669165696178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I didn't play though.<br />Even though I'm named after Ron Santo,<br />I'm really a herding breed and therefore<br />more of a football lineman than a baseball player.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAawN1d3woiwtdDJD5ds1QYopiwROqplz6XTcl5E8jU_UYnOG7DQ1cKUU8tRvJUqBUrp0eNxtBrRiD3uPcJ9x7SVtiYwujLPCkJ0C_eQAAnA6fPCf4hWBjtWFclxhu1uxBCRDf/s1600-h/senate_trophy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAawN1d3woiwtdDJD5ds1QYopiwROqplz6XTcl5E8jU_UYnOG7DQ1cKUU8tRvJUqBUrp0eNxtBrRiD3uPcJ9x7SVtiYwujLPCkJ0C_eQAAnA6fPCf4hWBjtWFclxhu1uxBCRDf/s320/senate_trophy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200645735703032978" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone was a great sport and was happy to pose with me<br />...even though I'm not old enough to vote.<br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBg8miMSgB1lU0YwYHYdGQMsQk89ShSYkElPhVC_LvSLMF1XK5kx1aH0ec5tQEEbMhw5lDhCksilwN6odHsXjG5hqaop3s7FvzEoik3MjuDl0HY-TxVrD_78epAn6uYsqPVZ6F/s1600-h/trophy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBg8miMSgB1lU0YwYHYdGQMsQk89ShSYkElPhVC_LvSLMF1XK5kx1aH0ec5tQEEbMhw5lDhCksilwN6odHsXjG5hqaop3s7FvzEoik3MjuDl0HY-TxVrD_78epAn6uYsqPVZ6F/s320/trophy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200645739998000290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't see <a href="http://www.obama.senate.gov/">Senator Obama</a> or <a href="http://durbin.senate.gov/">Senator Durbin</a> there.<br /><br />Perhaps they're a different kind of senator...<br /><br /></div>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-51991581114597123482008-04-26T15:40:00.000-07:002008-04-26T16:03:19.732-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HhqV238RW3yEuoFf2WpoDKA5rU-FGa7Nl_6HIYvBp7MYSGa3VevOQYb2y5ZSXBIM5jbSBz0yTiw25O3HgwTxzir_iZD_iGOa38g7YE0mVahYLIyrZRguctoIEQctuaUYvU5m/s1600-h/joyful_collie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HhqV238RW3yEuoFf2WpoDKA5rU-FGa7Nl_6HIYvBp7MYSGa3VevOQYb2y5ZSXBIM5jbSBz0yTiw25O3HgwTxzir_iZD_iGOa38g7YE0mVahYLIyrZRguctoIEQctuaUYvU5m/s320/joyful_collie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193690600025870530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">A collie and golden retriever at the lake</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqSwCLbThJXkgKQ1YfLkc1NJL9dlxtvH74wscOjRCyufT04i8Bl2gry2ZTpgk1YvGO10dGQ2jj9Taf0QneMJWtjuyWNom6Vieu6p-LoAEWX0r8silZSVEcxXW0MwccWHK3QBG/s1600-h/thebigrace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqSwCLbThJXkgKQ1YfLkc1NJL9dlxtvH74wscOjRCyufT04i8Bl2gry2ZTpgk1YvGO10dGQ2jj9Taf0QneMJWtjuyWNom6Vieu6p-LoAEWX0r8silZSVEcxXW0MwccWHK3QBG/s320/thebigrace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193690746054758610" border="0" /></a><br />It's a beautiful day for a run.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTE-wgYjjsCxfWbfldeckJVP4LnsAJ_LTt-U5-WgTcdIOrn2DYcJh_BziyOYCR2cHAtYot3ALB3FHvM2rY1LK0ZILhSe947u046m65rQlBVxFnQ0uzzV2jfhi5eS58g_xY4y_/s1600-h/waitimtheherdingdog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTE-wgYjjsCxfWbfldeckJVP4LnsAJ_LTt-U5-WgTcdIOrn2DYcJh_BziyOYCR2cHAtYot3ALB3FHvM2rY1LK0ZILhSe947u046m65rQlBVxFnQ0uzzV2jfhi5eS58g_xY4y_/s320/waitimtheherdingdog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193690917853450466" border="0" /></a><br />Wait, I'm the herding breed. What are you doing chasing me?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP37-92Si2JYJgxRFzTaxolUmutJD8pzyteqNqx0uA203dgVz-qG28th5f1T64prj0VmTvEVaNfWrlnPkqjJPQR9VrpXHGkmKefwKZXd8DuKBFuvMwG93akTfxUx0d9ptaSR78/s1600-h/thewaterisfine.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP37-92Si2JYJgxRFzTaxolUmutJD8pzyteqNqx0uA203dgVz-qG28th5f1T64prj0VmTvEVaNfWrlnPkqjJPQR9VrpXHGkmKefwKZXd8DuKBFuvMwG93akTfxUx0d9ptaSR78/s320/thewaterisfine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193690488356720818" border="0" /></a><br />C'mon in. The water is fine.<br />It's already April!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3QMuQsy67WpkSkznYL3uvqwrgQaTy3g7xDIF7RZN5ks9LZ0yO3HFNn2lgNXwfZzahGyHpOTkYtj9dA-1sTcpWyWLsxyQka5Yx5MgyxFoFS05OPZywYnctnbJK-zYqtymg_KG/s1600-h/notawaterdog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3QMuQsy67WpkSkznYL3uvqwrgQaTy3g7xDIF7RZN5ks9LZ0yO3HFNn2lgNXwfZzahGyHpOTkYtj9dA-1sTcpWyWLsxyQka5Yx5MgyxFoFS05OPZywYnctnbJK-zYqtymg_KG/s320/notawaterdog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193691102537044210" border="0" /></a><br />I'm not a water breed!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03tx8PN0Hd01oJS4isFk-c039iKvyJHSL8EujkV0lwzV4gPTG7Ydzp3IZWphKyH7WCm_73PmEtxDYyZbhVxbCBURZ41CAZPM5cst4unMHtFzJLiSxtMuYIyNZ0JU-AIS4aULz/s1600-h/golden_tongue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03tx8PN0Hd01oJS4isFk-c039iKvyJHSL8EujkV0lwzV4gPTG7Ydzp3IZWphKyH7WCm_73PmEtxDYyZbhVxbCBURZ41CAZPM5cst4unMHtFzJLiSxtMuYIyNZ0JU-AIS4aULz/s320/golden_tongue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193687958620983442" border="0" /></a><br />You're getting wet one way or another.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKonmSA3PBTfOFW8mVhiqQwx1c7WmbLOSiRMzIZVfJok-IhN8UoBH1hyphenhyphen5vrThCEoNM9IC8UJHrGwEV4aUyRa8rEjNRAv7XmVGDhnBmyC0p0UxHXSn82bQD5RlVkHEJuel1ps6C/s1600-h/yourestilldry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKonmSA3PBTfOFW8mVhiqQwx1c7WmbLOSiRMzIZVfJok-IhN8UoBH1hyphenhyphen5vrThCEoNM9IC8UJHrGwEV4aUyRa8rEjNRAv7XmVGDhnBmyC0p0UxHXSn82bQD5RlVkHEJuel1ps6C/s320/yourestilldry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193690316558028962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You're still not wet. Get in the water.<br /><br />-------------<br /><br />Click on a photo for a larger view.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Click on a link below for more adventures with Ronnie the collie...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/03/fun-at-ole-dog-park-ronnie-herding.html"> Fun at the ole dog park Ronnie herding a boxer ...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/03/amazing-8-legged-dog-april-fools-here.html">The amazing 8 legged dog</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/03/ronnies-florida-vacation.html"> Ronnie's Florida vacation... Learning about palmettos</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/walk-with-therese-to-prevent-domestic.html"> Walk with Therese to prevent domestic violence </a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/photos-of-some-of-my-furry-friends.html">Photos of some of my furry friends. 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Here I am at M...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/04/ronnie-collies-excellent-adventure-who.html">Ronnie the Collie's Excellent Adventure Who are ...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/03/hi-im-ronnie-collie-and-this-is-my.html">Hi, I'm Ronnie the collie and this is my sister w...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/12/i-cant-wait-til-baseball-season.html">I can't wait 'til baseball season! ...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/07/pam-tess-and-zoe-signed-my-cast-and.html">Pam, Tess and Zoe signed my cast and included the...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/07/yep-i-broke-my-leg.html">Yep, I broke my leg. No idea how I did it.Wasn't ...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/05/greetings-from-florida-ive-been-in.html">Greetings from Florida! I've been in Florid...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/04/butterfly-kisses-or-not.html">Butterfly Kisses or not...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/03/scenes-from-dog-park.html">Scenes from a Dog Park... </a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/03/designing-pet-friendly-minivan.html">Designing a pet-friendly minivan... Here are some...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/03/i-dogsat-for-sheltie-this-weekend.html">I dogsat for a sheltie this weekend. Can you te...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/02/hi-im-ronnie-collie.html">Hi, I'm Ronnie the collie. My owner has been rea...</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ronnie the collie was adopted thru <a href="http://www.petfinder.com">petfinder.com</a></span><br />Find a furry friend today at<br /><a href="http://www.petfinder.com">www.petfinder.com</a><br /><br /></div>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-62191355760631863152008-03-22T10:11:00.001-07:002008-03-22T10:22:16.892-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNyWC-U6DKMo_v8IsnbHOj0NyRp73aH8wVwlP8vYwIVlU__MotMayruTbN5kq4xRslr9CUVrwzTk88UWkKE5i70nXUBdO6m0b-43SL0SBFQCpjEIYbNa7jiI6jNtiQj7Qco_L/s1600-h/ibelieveicanfly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNyWC-U6DKMo_v8IsnbHOj0NyRp73aH8wVwlP8vYwIVlU__MotMayruTbN5kq4xRslr9CUVrwzTk88UWkKE5i70nXUBdO6m0b-43SL0SBFQCpjEIYbNa7jiI6jNtiQj7Qco_L/s320/ibelieveicanfly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180615352390428546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fun at the ole dog park</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpZKE_97SilmpkzsMzJuS-AoCx8VJhL9xo90QMTx8ACjqpFTmPohWk-IF7aX7i7ejYfYEHXPQtXvlCyMILVytUPHplTCztrmUCwzoTjGjirA6X4oj1JfbGDbI28fBAY6uTMcY/s1600-h/exhale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpZKE_97SilmpkzsMzJuS-AoCx8VJhL9xo90QMTx8ACjqpFTmPohWk-IF7aX7i7ejYfYEHXPQtXvlCyMILVytUPHplTCztrmUCwzoTjGjirA6X4oj1JfbGDbI28fBAY6uTMcY/s320/exhale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180615159116900210" border="0" /></a><br />Ronnie herding a boxer and a huskie-chocolate lab mix.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pwkXBhqksAfl9u5A7VIIJ3zOtqX0k14L7iBNY8OVwNRposYp4EFTAkJNuouwVA-Ye1gudQwjNsYbi8BcnngfT1l10ZybdJ46YdTdzTxJs9D9XsvsjFmniadOJuIzwtoYqrB8/s1600-h/dogparkchase.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pwkXBhqksAfl9u5A7VIIJ3zOtqX0k14L7iBNY8OVwNRposYp4EFTAkJNuouwVA-Ye1gudQwjNsYbi8BcnngfT1l10ZybdJ46YdTdzTxJs9D9XsvsjFmniadOJuIzwtoYqrB8/s320/dogparkchase.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180615086102456162" border="0" /></a><br />The huskie-chocolate lab had a fantastic fur feel.<br />Like puppy fur.<br />The owner says he doesn't shed much at all.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1piJotS4TikbP_T89-uktQqbGNgiT5quZ2Mj4Cql2ce7yoVsJiWc5LUsSpk8T5fxt2I-3Fmj7ppp35n5sMe8iRm4B4yX2N68EZ46rI-CXWNjmKmGxJYKELvL1YXeR-AB8SGl/s1600-h/pleasedontgo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1piJotS4TikbP_T89-uktQqbGNgiT5quZ2Mj4Cql2ce7yoVsJiWc5LUsSpk8T5fxt2I-3Fmj7ppp35n5sMe8iRm4B4yX2N68EZ46rI-CXWNjmKmGxJYKELvL1YXeR-AB8SGl/s320/pleasedontgo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180614987318208338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please don't go. I still want to play.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">See ya next time!</span><br /><br />Click on a link below for more adventures with Ronnie the collie...<br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/03/amazing-8-legged-dog-april-fools-here.html">The amazing 8 legged dog</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/03/ronnies-florida-vacation.html"> Ronnie's Florida vacation... Learning about palmettos</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/walk-with-therese-to-prevent-domestic.html"> Walk with Therese to prevent domestic violence </a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/photos-of-some-of-my-furry-friends.html">Photos of some of my furry friends. Yep, that...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/04/ronnie-collie-with-cvi-electric-car.html">Ronnie the Collie with a CVI Electric car</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/04/ronnie-collie-visits-florida-here-i-am.html">Ronnie the Collie visits Florida! 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I've been in Florid...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/04/butterfly-kisses-or-not.html">Butterfly Kisses or not...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/03/scenes-from-dog-park.html">Scenes from a Dog Park... </a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/03/designing-pet-friendly-minivan.html">Designing a pet-friendly minivan... Here are some...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/03/i-dogsat-for-sheltie-this-weekend.html">I dogsat for a sheltie this weekend. Can you te...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/02/hi-im-ronnie-collie.html">Hi, I'm Ronnie the collie. My owner has been rea...</a><br /></div><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0764116347&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0764112449&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0012O73M6&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000IMZVF4&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; 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height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0012GO066&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000KGGOEK&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <br /></center>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-37879419900175690622008-03-22T09:32:00.000-07:002008-03-22T10:08:35.327-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhek3iuOn1X2gTHoO6TAZvDRyKidre35M5rxx4TY58B3uIJAncmGwSpT3AgdD3UMP7oQykLV8QYXL4krQMf_y2aWBTbTogSOweT6E3Nc59tZeLl5Y8yUgmGaeLnqmJ-EQKujKXT/s1600-h/doberman_portrait.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhek3iuOn1X2gTHoO6TAZvDRyKidre35M5rxx4TY58B3uIJAncmGwSpT3AgdD3UMP7oQykLV8QYXL4krQMf_y2aWBTbTogSOweT6E3Nc59tZeLl5Y8yUgmGaeLnqmJ-EQKujKXT/s320/doberman_portrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180609962206471970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The amazing 8 legged dog</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBPYnVl_CVZtWa0x-coFIOUJiA6Fog1nMjkKytJp3xzPQpdIE-U9vHXukCIjlwLGpoa7WEZypr2o9gZA9IH380WNcRO_TNjwwn0kNnYN2kJtH2JpzN35L0XG7gpIsrscBFC8B/s1600-h/eightleggeddog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBPYnVl_CVZtWa0x-coFIOUJiA6Fog1nMjkKytJp3xzPQpdIE-U9vHXukCIjlwLGpoa7WEZypr2o9gZA9IH380WNcRO_TNjwwn0kNnYN2kJtH2JpzN35L0XG7gpIsrscBFC8B/s320/eightleggeddog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180609833357453074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNWr7mTMQKFDIU0lwfo5qQ7YgdCarex41qkg-n1zt3CqBfiGP8hzbv2iV1GItAHl0PoUoXFu5_YVpHouOjv8WUFnzMVZNXiFUAHFa0E42edYTjxOQZJv6xfsoi8OjFHmIQNAB/s1600-h/8leggeddog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNWr7mTMQKFDIU0lwfo5qQ7YgdCarex41qkg-n1zt3CqBfiGP8hzbv2iV1GItAHl0PoUoXFu5_YVpHouOjv8WUFnzMVZNXiFUAHFa0E42edYTjxOQZJv6xfsoi8OjFHmIQNAB/s320/8leggeddog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180609747458107138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">April Fools!<br /><br />Here are both halves of the 8 legged dog.<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyG2Orymd9z9GqkPAULmfRCIq8me7YnGix9kl5ghyphenhyphenk8qo4DQtruk61XMS4zjPRiXc2qV2vXcHOWiyCq2uqK_4Hurttl6_lOIaEPKzuD9UWutOPFBqppBUi-y6PR1qFKu3-iIby/s1600-h/blackdog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyG2Orymd9z9GqkPAULmfRCIq8me7YnGix9kl5ghyphenhyphenk8qo4DQtruk61XMS4zjPRiXc2qV2vXcHOWiyCq2uqK_4Hurttl6_lOIaEPKzuD9UWutOPFBqppBUi-y6PR1qFKu3-iIby/s320/blackdog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180611684488357698" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKm8fnXWzwpqSF32Z2r_WP5QGwuG1oEiapEL4OFG4Z1RNK-K7zpSrlEdYzYHgy7vo_pF9eREIvaKiG62fEZ3cE_J0XaTK94NSHt6B_1PmE79fPsVEvDI6arsUPDcVnh8tfaTW/s1600-h/leggy_doberman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKm8fnXWzwpqSF32Z2r_WP5QGwuG1oEiapEL4OFG4Z1RNK-K7zpSrlEdYzYHgy7vo_pF9eREIvaKiG62fEZ3cE_J0XaTK94NSHt6B_1PmE79fPsVEvDI6arsUPDcVnh8tfaTW/s320/leggy_doberman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180610752480454450" border="0" /></a><br />Click on a link below for more adventures with Ronnie the collie...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/03/ronnies-florida-vacation.html"> Ronnie's Florida vacation... Learning about palmettos</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/walk-with-therese-to-prevent-domestic.html"> Walk with Therese to prevent domestic violence </a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/photos-of-some-of-my-furry-friends.html">Photos of some of my furry friends. Yep, that...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/04/ronnie-collie-with-cvi-electric-car.html">Ronnie the Collie with a CVI Electric car</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/04/ronnie-collie-visits-florida-here-i-am.html">Ronnie the Collie visits Florida! 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I've been in Florid...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/04/butterfly-kisses-or-not.html">Butterfly Kisses or not...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/03/scenes-from-dog-park.html">Scenes from a Dog Park... </a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/03/designing-pet-friendly-minivan.html">Designing a pet-friendly minivan... Here are some...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/03/i-dogsat-for-sheltie-this-weekend.html">I dogsat for a sheltie this weekend. Can you te...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2006/02/hi-im-ronnie-collie.html">Hi, I'm Ronnie the collie. My owner has been rea...</a><br /></div><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0013KCQTE&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0793836565&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000FIOCH4&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000M8S2EG&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxM-qEwbrs-IcDtOvcDuGMpIgQomtDZAaDqvBQJstJuRgp15oqv2ZqOZF505JH5X4RDqaFB0sYDndWC9AgX_yp0sYAH3vno2VLXx4L3les7gNgqOgm_aZ72CiWwr1Omm2WCmfw/s320/palmettos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177728105435155218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Learning about palmettos at </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge">Merritt Island</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaSX63TFc_deIV0oFlEnQDa0Zjfyprdq7g6trT5mVlxYnm337Qc1gO7g5leMKUgBW0Q9iICNpc43nD6385cJhtmyZ7QoiTKQfGH5S4tdnWPpUlM7CnhS3LX_xL-m6_AcWo-Ec/s1600-h/alligators.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaSX63TFc_deIV0oFlEnQDa0Zjfyprdq7g6trT5mVlxYnm337Qc1gO7g5leMKUgBW0Q9iICNpc43nD6385cJhtmyZ7QoiTKQfGH5S4tdnWPpUlM7CnhS3LX_xL-m6_AcWo-Ec/s320/alligators.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177725816217586434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KhZjQwEINknPlyb2ZNWqcAThZXc7IbGyzq2fGukR45Q1Y1omnQVayZBjJ7V_dyvoMf0nkdc9GtmmsS66OlmiUkzZv-baOY3iBKjxvzWQUEt0fgJOldEYHY7BMCWW2ycJvJu0/s1600-h/footprints.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KhZjQwEINknPlyb2ZNWqcAThZXc7IbGyzq2fGukR45Q1Y1omnQVayZBjJ7V_dyvoMf0nkdc9GtmmsS66OlmiUkzZv-baOY3iBKjxvzWQUEt0fgJOldEYHY7BMCWW2ycJvJu0/s320/footprints.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177725146202688242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfj4rdCVZnisofJtBD76T32HjH_NlUHy-iQGZYh3INMzo2ajAfWDI3PS65R-8SZPSX32TQy4v_0to9gCPo2b6gbIxx5QUVjhI9uSY3S9Fj0JkwHqEqVKVYVJpDSMDBED-w_Wk/s1600-h/at_lake_louisa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfj4rdCVZnisofJtBD76T32HjH_NlUHy-iQGZYh3INMzo2ajAfWDI3PS65R-8SZPSX32TQy4v_0to9gCPo2b6gbIxx5QUVjhI9uSY3S9Fj0JkwHqEqVKVYVJpDSMDBED-w_Wk/s320/at_lake_louisa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177723780403088098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here I am at </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.floridastateparks.org/lakelouisa/">Lake Louisa</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br />My family would love to <a href="http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/hometown_highlights/lake_louisa_state_park.aspx">rent one of their cabins</a>...if only the cabins were pet-friendly...<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bdBKs5MyToukFzA2W64isG4gYOeYtZOMmz-_F-Eyr8tuQ-m5iFWJjyyB_Aj6cHGz_M8HAahG0TbA2QUONAq19m5VHCmmv6QEwqpozjCPmxPLarN_89vLTCTGz398dqyj7RTF/s1600-h/florida_artists.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bdBKs5MyToukFzA2W64isG4gYOeYtZOMmz-_F-Eyr8tuQ-m5iFWJjyyB_Aj6cHGz_M8HAahG0TbA2QUONAq19m5VHCmmv6QEwqpozjCPmxPLarN_89vLTCTGz398dqyj7RTF/s320/florida_artists.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177720554882648786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Collie Hugs!<br /><br />Here I am giving two Florida artists a collie hug.<br /></span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeGy7TCgX9Nuf9lgpZjNPeHljf65ZMVWjpNdoOGK7BOTZ0XPc1AVX0snA1MucZWCv3qVkB0eQHk3KXu7BCrOzgbCxpFbLNVSKe5WDvAjj4B5Mz6UJiy-ljcZ3txHEBf6ty3uR/s1600-h/ronnie_nursing_home.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeGy7TCgX9Nuf9lgpZjNPeHljf65ZMVWjpNdoOGK7BOTZ0XPc1AVX0snA1MucZWCv3qVkB0eQHk3KXu7BCrOzgbCxpFbLNVSKe5WDvAjj4B5Mz6UJiy-ljcZ3txHEBf6ty3uR/s320/ronnie_nursing_home.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177719305047165634" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am at a Florida nursing home,<br />visiting a 92 year old lady who requested a visit from lil ole me.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsbIr8hRDUbTiYSQh6gO5Amegmr5fpjqeMoOhXvuPUiR3DaNEI9D3_Bqpst4Y49zUbVBEvI_9GbgLX_fCnN2l2eBVsrc92TvDpKS71_o9nWQ42J1dzaHwQ12WxQOnVeX9Zgvb/s1600-h/ronnie_buca_de_beppos.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsbIr8hRDUbTiYSQh6gO5Amegmr5fpjqeMoOhXvuPUiR3DaNEI9D3_Bqpst4Y49zUbVBEvI_9GbgLX_fCnN2l2eBVsrc92TvDpKS71_o9nWQ42J1dzaHwQ12WxQOnVeX9Zgvb/s320/ronnie_buca_de_beppos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177718497593313970" border="0" /></a><br />Maybe if I wish really, really hard, they'll let me in the door at <a href="http://www.bucadibeppo.com/">Buca di Beppo's</a>.<br />Wow, their food smells great!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bucadibeppo.com/" class="l" onmousedown="return clk(this.href,'','','res','1','')"><b></b></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTORl8Z9ciopfi7Yu4Bgy0FsmvQPv9jpdTcMfOBiPvq1zkahlpghrnXh-76oS1A5nNIB-eXjIgV14wZZI2xPbvI8QN8hdR0jPKXuPP50AcxuHfzRJD7-xqES2QZkn7qeOovkKh/s1600-h/ronniemeetssheltie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTORl8Z9ciopfi7Yu4Bgy0FsmvQPv9jpdTcMfOBiPvq1zkahlpghrnXh-76oS1A5nNIB-eXjIgV14wZZI2xPbvI8QN8hdR0jPKXuPP50AcxuHfzRJD7-xqES2QZkn7qeOovkKh/s320/ronniemeetssheltie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177717569880378018" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am meeting a sheltie at the<a href="http://websterfleamarket.net/"> Webster Flea market</a>.<br />I'm glad to hear that this isn't where fleas really come from.<br />I'm wearing a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007PM0OW?ie=UTF8&tag=notlassie-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0007PM0OW">gentle leader</a>, which gives my owner what they call "power steering".<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUm7Jh-TYkYzkJgf54gIBxkmLbzyS8X65u4hgZdr_H53SnAXT0lbRxFVcXz-EYeUd8_21XTPyQnSaBvoFbnVGUBS9DAy_avOTTJAqZJk5X2lvs-FS_4aiKn1Nk_2i2BGzmbcP3/s1600-h/odie_in_washer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUm7Jh-TYkYzkJgf54gIBxkmLbzyS8X65u4hgZdr_H53SnAXT0lbRxFVcXz-EYeUd8_21XTPyQnSaBvoFbnVGUBS9DAy_avOTTJAqZJk5X2lvs-FS_4aiKn1Nk_2i2BGzmbcP3/s320/odie_in_washer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177717445326326418" border="0" /></a><br />Here's my friend Odie getting a bath in the washer. Don't tell Garfield, but he's next!<br /></div><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0007PM0OW&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1581826192&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000HT38BC&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=notlassie-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000EWCZP2&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIP03cGPH60GjNrbuy5lCTK-Nv7-imvvNSOVYlrVnl5GxgBTv0N8_jZlBFRYKHcT9TmuM7KNExC05dEqzPzyK-1wESllNjTRIAVpePgVrn4PoDwle3RHhmpi3hYntRNtmXFSg/s320/ronnieandkyla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149121911715948114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From Ronnie the Collie</span><br />and friends and family<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQf6VFT54y19yEoqzWaRsNJxH-3A9fofsYIh6MzbFVvcRLjfrRP27OhTNp2mnNhXGbKrehGrJYKRf9qBxs2SfGwejlFq07IhC-lLumFh7xpsL1ivCGYKJXC29m09DbNNszTdf7/s1600-h/crownroastofpork.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQf6VFT54y19yEoqzWaRsNJxH-3A9fofsYIh6MzbFVvcRLjfrRP27OhTNp2mnNhXGbKrehGrJYKRf9qBxs2SfGwejlFq07IhC-lLumFh7xpsL1ivCGYKJXC29m09DbNNszTdf7/s320/crownroastofpork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149121795751831106" border="0" /></a><br />Check out this supper!<br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr9mw3roGAw1bX5AmBKgilEC7rQ04aULo8uJC0wBPDH6qOy4Q0NpyW8dNse7LDqFxCua_FJ1wlSlMq_s6MRYufXMCJNcOwL8JV7yNzx2PaxDhHoAhawPfxv0e0nNvCv1UeW_Z/s1600-h/christmasdinner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYV3-DtgAa8zikl8Ghk_s7V96SHOrveJVtaBwBglMvOFgivDe5TDgwcRXMBQcg5rnbeEAS9YLNfjBcwSldGZ0PKeIHoXyiiCvpoE7y6quJwli8s_C1EkT2M7ZL7OpRHRF3q_C/s320/gingerbreadcathedral.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149121125736932850" border="0" /></a><br />A gingerbread cathedral<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIa6APwEHjSoXP0N11D4tpTVdSWxwIvhs8noBhKk7lEa0RLOT-kkp9yqPP1Qsu4cwenlnbesFkCv-zshHr-NcIWcoo-9P25VYsN84HGhtqR_EpPJO0RI7I7XtL8tuwv0QiD3H/s1600-h/gingerbreadcathedralwindows.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIa6APwEHjSoXP0N11D4tpTVdSWxwIvhs8noBhKk7lEa0RLOT-kkp9yqPP1Qsu4cwenlnbesFkCv-zshHr-NcIWcoo-9P25VYsN84HGhtqR_EpPJO0RI7I7XtL8tuwv0QiD3H/s320/gingerbreadcathedralwindows.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149121057017456098" border="0" /></a><br />Below...a remote control tarantula....<br />It didn't scare me.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9b1BgbAU5EcMrQJvPa10EbmTITvxWy490_tq6PjSZWqa9gtFboOmYEJBSRHLas8_mlGiFF8yXb3mi5nzSG1xqo3fLwLg_mM0BgU15y-v6MAjTgvqlY0es3HprxADLB_P6EE_/s1600-h/Remote+Control+Tarantula.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9b1BgbAU5EcMrQJvPa10EbmTITvxWy490_tq6PjSZWqa9gtFboOmYEJBSRHLas8_mlGiFF8yXb3mi5nzSG1xqo3fLwLg_mM0BgU15y-v6MAjTgvqlY0es3HprxADLB_P6EE_/s320/Remote+Control+Tarantula.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149120971118110162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">More from Ronnie the Collie's blog...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/walk-with-therese-to-prevent-domestic.html"> Walk with Therese to prevent domestic violence </a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/08/photos-of-some-of-my-furry-friends.html">Photos of some of my furry friends. Yep, that...</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/04/ronnie-collie-with-cvi-electric-car.html">Ronnie the Collie with a CVI Electric car</a><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/04/ronnie-collie-visits-florida-here-i-am.html">Ronnie the Collie visits Florida! 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My owner has been rea...</a><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000KJTGCO&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000HT38BC&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000OKYNSQ&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000CENEOS&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000EWCZP2&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000PZRX1O&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0002VEYV8&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000KJTGCE&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></center>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-17947372491529249392007-08-22T12:27:00.000-07:002010-07-22T10:00:15.654-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlMBR9wMGChYuyXomeTSVMdtbYxTNg5L0NxnNOTTGuttKrn7vsYvnQ_e__SYh5m0uM0v_qLoIWEfCN3KFAD7DLnIn35MUUHhwYgAqBThBtrpyYgRKnejIR4Sg85jcAOnB-DEd/s1600-h/theresewalkposter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlMBR9wMGChYuyXomeTSVMdtbYxTNg5L0NxnNOTTGuttKrn7vsYvnQ_e__SYh5m0uM0v_qLoIWEfCN3KFAD7DLnIn35MUUHhwYgAqBThBtrpyYgRKnejIR4Sg85jcAOnB-DEd/s320/theresewalkposter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101632469426716546" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cubsnet.com/node/1907"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Walk with Therese</span><br /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.cubsnet.com/node/2133">to prevent domestic violence</a><br /><br />August 16, 2008<br /><br />Keystone Park, River Forest, IL<br /><br />Proceeds to benefit the </span><a href="http://www.pillarscommunity.org/services/DomesticViolenceSexualAssaultServices.asp"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Constance Morris House.</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/riverforest/lifestyles/currents/1104292,op-combriefs-081308-s1.article">Newspaper listing</a><br /><br />Did you miss the event? You can still donate in Therese's name.<br /><a href="http://www.pillarscommunity.org/donation/Donatetoday.asp">Click here for details.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photos from the 2007 Walk with Therese</span><br /><br />Commentary by Ronnie the collie, walk participant.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7HUoqw7WY_U1wG205u4BWSqyzapcvqD196CjTTbdeNCMD8rmHl3bxY-pF_70oHiya5mfEF_ounMf5M2XWNWonv-KaPao5mCDLRC0p73c7b3uw1wHmne7XiGMgVw7dtMKek3T/s1600-h/bagels.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7HUoqw7WY_U1wG205u4BWSqyzapcvqD196CjTTbdeNCMD8rmHl3bxY-pF_70oHiya5mfEF_ounMf5M2XWNWonv-KaPao5mCDLRC0p73c7b3uw1wHmne7XiGMgVw7dtMKek3T/s320/bagels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101630528101498722" border="0" /></a><br />Hi! I'm Ronnie the collie and this is my blog.<br /><br />On August 18, I went on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Walk with Therese</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">to prevent domestic violence.<br /><br /></span>I didn't know Therese, but my friends the cat and the golden retriever knew her<br />and said really nice things about her. So I knew I had to attend this event.<br /><br />I'm told that Therese loved animals and used to have a dog and some cats.<br /><br />This was a very pet-friendly event. How many puppies do you count in the photos?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K3IO3Z_haRT7iTLDvYQ29rxyOaQmCRLfV_ScQxiH1N0EcL6zdzJ18itOdGkuy7wjBV4CpfC8L_GpzNR97oEbCy5Tb4PbCYBbcfKNC18cUbXTd-0sKiLYcqDlS_cl3puSNcke/s1600-h/theresewalkphoto4chimping.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K3IO3Z_haRT7iTLDvYQ29rxyOaQmCRLfV_ScQxiH1N0EcL6zdzJ18itOdGkuy7wjBV4CpfC8L_GpzNR97oEbCy5Tb4PbCYBbcfKNC18cUbXTd-0sKiLYcqDlS_cl3puSNcke/s320/theresewalkphoto4chimping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101630055655096146" border="0" /></a><br />It was wonderful getting to meet Therese's friends from her various interests.<br />Sadly, Paul McCartney wasn't there...neither was Ringo. :(<br />However, I did get to see her sisters, mother, nieces, nephews and many friends.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg427qHhRUeWOZiGz0ielJaD73Ftjk0xxyhQq_hzevnGzfk58RkP1-6bdje6ewrQTiydbre3_1WRya3Z47vKuH9TvIGlIHy0QgjkD-N_uIu3OLdKJLSjsk2ecoAeArYd74OoOq7/s1600-h/theresewalkphoto7speech.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg427qHhRUeWOZiGz0ielJaD73Ftjk0xxyhQq_hzevnGzfk58RkP1-6bdje6ewrQTiydbre3_1WRya3Z47vKuH9TvIGlIHy0QgjkD-N_uIu3OLdKJLSjsk2ecoAeArYd74OoOq7/s320/theresewalkphoto7speech.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101629755007385410" border="0" /></a><br />Therese's niece gave a speech before the walk and received a hug from grandma.<br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-b_XuR9QN061C2nWUCTQ7R-41Q8ekmwyEvQzWJRw-Q0OV8A-G3ayZdPxsvOtQ4iLEMh6A-GcYi9khoFdJEhMV28lMVyk_45Brl2878AM-ojIqTF3C_Cb1XRaji543CaknGoj/s1600-h/grandmahug.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-b_XuR9QN061C2nWUCTQ7R-41Q8ekmwyEvQzWJRw-Q0OV8A-G3ayZdPxsvOtQ4iLEMh6A-GcYi9khoFdJEhMV28lMVyk_45Brl2878AM-ojIqTF3C_Cb1XRaji543CaknGoj/s320/grandmahug.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101629639043268402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKJYQEH5EyG8GC6dvQTkH5ZIUVA-VIQ6ZlLelVHFNv70m7WV5UBrs0UgH_Jsk422L3Ety67ydKcG20ib4m-YxIocRuKA_EQObfmUVV8QjXTPdrZENMNMqwysBMxP_Ky3gTuGx/s1600-h/theresewalkphoto8speechpillars.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKJYQEH5EyG8GC6dvQTkH5ZIUVA-VIQ6ZlLelVHFNv70m7WV5UBrs0UgH_Jsk422L3Ety67ydKcG20ib4m-YxIocRuKA_EQObfmUVV8QjXTPdrZENMNMqwysBMxP_Ky3gTuGx/s320/theresewalkphoto8speechpillars.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101629535964053282" border="0" /></a><br />As a result of what happened to Therese, a <a href="http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/hbgroups/hb/920HB2387LV.html">new law</a> was made that speeds up the serving of an order of protection. This has already helped one of my owner's friends.<br /><br />After the speeches and announcements, the walk begins.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xFJI_yyazShlEEppqz4yVzD2b0k9Ki175ziPW9ysmNJ4yE9JU4X2BXAEm4MZGeITiHk9Vh2sLwB8LALJcEb5LzguTc0HVV6bJo6-aBvlgoNHL9jI55jq_2rEwFEv1aGaWWqe/s1600-h/theresewalkphoto15policecar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xFJI_yyazShlEEppqz4yVzD2b0k9Ki175ziPW9ysmNJ4yE9JU4X2BXAEm4MZGeITiHk9Vh2sLwB8LALJcEb5LzguTc0HVV6bJo6-aBvlgoNHL9jI55jq_2rEwFEv1aGaWWqe/s320/theresewalkphoto15policecar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101631060677443442" border="0" /></a>I met new friends on the walking path.<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qXJbx-kV1cNe5CS3VDggnTT6yPyyv10K2TF0oevXIPym0BD1eWD8d1rKZii1ojVEAJfCks38RLPbNGnYTsRq7Yt7gaTlJ38oWCl9pgJNxJ57TCSb0rr7Usw0xJUHrHbN3fti/s1600-h/theresewalkphoto3dogs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qXJbx-kV1cNe5CS3VDggnTT6yPyyv10K2TF0oevXIPym0BD1eWD8d1rKZii1ojVEAJfCks38RLPbNGnYTsRq7Yt7gaTlJ38oWCl9pgJNxJ57TCSb0rr7Usw0xJUHrHbN3fti/s320/theresewalkphoto3dogs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101629115057258258" border="0" /></a><br />Well, my owners failed to get a map of the walking path and we got a bit misplaced.<br /><br />My new friend here sent us on our way.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCUK180VdZ5Kv0zbzTN8SYKvptQZgwyr6EmOua3QbcMWDYH-3qDxNh5PExGEoNFj9j53R0uQheVEIVqjh5l7GyLVyjVJrv8ftEfZKi6O6vMW8zNq2jLhssR3pzNl9Ks8TM9SO/s1600-h/releasethehounds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCUK180VdZ5Kv0zbzTN8SYKvptQZgwyr6EmOua3QbcMWDYH-3qDxNh5PExGEoNFj9j53R0uQheVEIVqjh5l7GyLVyjVJrv8ftEfZKi6O6vMW8zNq2jLhssR3pzNl9Ks8TM9SO/s320/releasethehounds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101627637588508370" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes getting a bit lost can result in an excellent find...<br />such as this neat entrance to a home with a railroad theme.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6B54vYkl7arcN8voidrLjZpCJLQNUuQveST3vDrRXPw2fjEOMUAKJnuNm7Nq0YwO-jtEMAQC9JmoDrAbKHFBSMgEzjAplecK22idKZlWUh8iVZwi6Q9T_mojB6zp_U2c0Y2l/s1600-h/rrcrossinghouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6B54vYkl7arcN8voidrLjZpCJLQNUuQveST3vDrRXPw2fjEOMUAKJnuNm7Nq0YwO-jtEMAQC9JmoDrAbKHFBSMgEzjAplecK22idKZlWUh8iVZwi6Q9T_mojB6zp_U2c0Y2l/s320/rrcrossinghouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101625872356949698" border="0" /></a><br />Go ahead, click on the photo for a larger view.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLsbdVOEcRKpNOzkCLV5mboiXGQ9BWPxhfGNneZGMGDU-pCNv0jNF42Q_9oD8kiTIgnkdqXbtli9gtHhE7_T1W7b5s-5OaAWFY-kfPWfligtHa3WgKzrCvT_um_gVSBXfInQL/s1600-h/theresewalkphoto1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLsbdVOEcRKpNOzkCLV5mboiXGQ9BWPxhfGNneZGMGDU-pCNv0jNF42Q_9oD8kiTIgnkdqXbtli9gtHhE7_T1W7b5s-5OaAWFY-kfPWfligtHa3WgKzrCvT_um_gVSBXfInQL/s320/theresewalkphoto1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101628822999482114" border="0" /></a><br />With some strong pulling from yours truly, Ronnie the collie,<br />my owners got caught up with the group.<br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMpRAfWTRo3nFq8l6CpYZ4Ho7m2XTb1QGS2QshUFOJDdh9hrlUXpQ6LEuOKyCbFw8I1dbr7OKfxyD14bUBKezcTFvImwy9MnDXTt78lI63-v-a2cQ_QjEylpfnvFjzNTBCQmv/s1600-h/theresewalkphoto2flowers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMpRAfWTRo3nFq8l6CpYZ4Ho7m2XTb1QGS2QshUFOJDdh9hrlUXpQ6LEuOKyCbFw8I1dbr7OKfxyD14bUBKezcTFvImwy9MnDXTt78lI63-v-a2cQ_QjEylpfnvFjzNTBCQmv/s320/theresewalkphoto2flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101628483697065714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswd5ndgdjBhncmxMvONBmf0Jw-PQf3lKg1u3v2f5KuLwn5c0sF__l9bqNN8ZXPpCqpjKLKw86nMSCkuw57-KOrHPP5PwaT6237PyZ2UxL7fqlFW7Bgq93h6BTvKwR6VKFVa9b/s1600-h/theresewalkphoto1crossingguard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswd5ndgdjBhncmxMvONBmf0Jw-PQf3lKg1u3v2f5KuLwn5c0sF__l9bqNN8ZXPpCqpjKLKw86nMSCkuw57-KOrHPP5PwaT6237PyZ2UxL7fqlFW7Bgq93h6BTvKwR6VKFVa9b/s320/theresewalkphoto1crossingguard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101628122919812834" border="0" /></a><br />Looks like I have someone new to walk with.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BVKv7byUNi_tlAYivXsNkxDIOhccdhenUMz3giujAu-3cgjr1dc-q0feKrLVEL6cPJcQky7ScrGGaOrXfRLuxeivoHRfhP88iZpaoFuQANYaTEwzxvSFUWiNcnqB0dK_nb7g/s1600-h/somanytrees.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BVKv7byUNi_tlAYivXsNkxDIOhccdhenUMz3giujAu-3cgjr1dc-q0feKrLVEL6cPJcQky7ScrGGaOrXfRLuxeivoHRfhP88iZpaoFuQANYaTEwzxvSFUWiNcnqB0dK_nb7g/s320/somanytrees.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101625601774010034" border="0" /></a><br />So many trees, so little time...<br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnoPFGbbUJfb5Lc6eLfP2V1lpBhY54U9sw3Ed33ix_Khhq4SV5-MCI2k5bZl1EdofNpts6kcGOcpmiIhDa9fdB0KaGGZ5A8VjvVcCRKBfpIAZhGflvEnQhouKdVHrYtEkEOYK/s1600-h/theresewalkphoto14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnoPFGbbUJfb5Lc6eLfP2V1lpBhY54U9sw3Ed33ix_Khhq4SV5-MCI2k5bZl1EdofNpts6kcGOcpmiIhDa9fdB0KaGGZ5A8VjvVcCRKBfpIAZhGflvEnQhouKdVHrYtEkEOYK/s320/theresewalkphoto14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101625356960874146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0xBvDH-E52yeeX-hz9itBW6jM2AUhFoj43G2v9j53AN4DSrowmrK9uJx4VwOO2GQlmIpPh_oEDg2vG0o9DpSSTdz3bbmxphPq1_IkR4dM4Zb_6G4vArWRk5OZ0RzMlrMZVe4/s1600-h/rfgarden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0xBvDH-E52yeeX-hz9itBW6jM2AUhFoj43G2v9j53AN4DSrowmrK9uJx4VwOO2GQlmIpPh_oEDg2vG0o9DpSSTdz3bbmxphPq1_IkR4dM4Zb_6G4vArWRk5OZ0RzMlrMZVe4/s320/rfgarden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101625176572247698" border="0" /></a><br />Those are beautiful flowers....Yeah, I know...leave them alone...<br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d7S58_eB93MCi_3PDdgO-4dMG0XktH9rcbBoHng4pkxyszNLgbO1p4gCPgwL65_xT0vFEWf_iAQmEuAvqxdJTHCA0a9Fx4TW758cgNoDfOoiMysMl7LRnFUhvssrehlhIcED/s1600-h/theresewalkphoto16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d7S58_eB93MCi_3PDdgO-4dMG0XktH9rcbBoHng4pkxyszNLgbO1p4gCPgwL65_xT0vFEWf_iAQmEuAvqxdJTHCA0a9Fx4TW758cgNoDfOoiMysMl7LRnFUhvssrehlhIcED/s320/theresewalkphoto16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101624785730223746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSwuGw46dn1WynQ1hPbxyheJ1vCzEpSdul2uzcX07jzajIMqQNvkkxjUYbmJ8YBQinauKbYYrluW5gnNqFjVc47CvdcPOy9O8bLYZuCzUuEUFWu_eMJaREwgtH09U1mhpw-qR/s1600-h/corneroflakeandpark.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSwuGw46dn1WynQ1hPbxyheJ1vCzEpSdul2uzcX07jzajIMqQNvkkxjUYbmJ8YBQinauKbYYrluW5gnNqFjVc47CvdcPOy9O8bLYZuCzUuEUFWu_eMJaREwgtH09U1mhpw-qR/s320/corneroflakeandpark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101611067604680306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY43_mnRydDmzc0hjozM2-SYSle3ybz2cz-pprZeSf7B5H2Erahwo7EziDmUHRz-U_CbrMmgtQT0O8Q6KbF1K8DA3Uk092uMn0likJiF3-XLHQX-2RHHdpd2YZ6_N4LZLu3jpD/s1600-h/flowers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY43_mnRydDmzc0hjozM2-SYSle3ybz2cz-pprZeSf7B5H2Erahwo7EziDmUHRz-U_CbrMmgtQT0O8Q6KbF1K8DA3Uk092uMn0likJiF3-XLHQX-2RHHdpd2YZ6_N4LZLu3jpD/s320/flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101610685352590946" border="0" /></a><br />Did you know <a href="http://pages.prodigy.net/oak_park/therese.jpg">Therese Acheson Pender</a>?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.legacy.com/chicagotribune/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=3310525">Please share your stories on her Legacy.com page.</a><br /><br />You're also welcome to leave a comment at the bottom of this page.<br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/09/2nd-annual-walk-with-therese-to-prevent.html">Photos from the 2008 Walk with Therese event</a><br />and the <a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2009/08/3rd-annual-walk-with-therese-to-prevent.html">2009 event</a>.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: center; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please attend the 2010 Walk with Therese on August 14.<br />More details on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843#%21/group.php?gid=127875130570843&v=info" style="color: rgb(85, 136, 170); text-decoration: none;">Facebook.</a><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 153); text-decoration: none;">www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127875130570843</a></span></span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oak Leaves article</span><br /><a href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/oakpark/news/509886,op-walk-01507-s1.article"> Family memorializes sister with walk</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wednesdayjournalonline.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=8640&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=&S=1">Wednesday Journal</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nbc5.com/news/4298207/detail.html">NBC News report from March 18, 2005</a></p></div> <div style="text-align: center;">Below are Amazon links to books regarding the topic of domestic violence.<br />Your local library should be able to request some of these for you to read if they don't have it in their collection. If the library doesn't have the book you're looking for, please consider donating it to the library in Therese's name so that others may benefit too.<br /></div><br /><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000HLKN6I&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0803970730&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0737304197&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0761912258&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; 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height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1843104318&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0006RU66U&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1884146201&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">More from <a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/">Ronnie the collie</a>'s photo blog</span><br /><br /><a rel="tag" href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/search/label/A%20collie%20and%20golden%20retriever%20at%20the%20lake.">A collie and golden retriever at the lake</a><br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/05/ronnie-collie-at-illinois-senate-vs.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ronnie the Collie at the Illinois Senate vs House softball game</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/03/fun-at-ole-dog-park-ronnie-herding.html">Fun at the ole dog park</a><br /><br /><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2008/03/amazing-8-legged-dog-april-fools-here.html">The amazing 8 legged dog</a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left; text-indent: -15px; font-size: small;"><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2010/07/at-turner-field-home-of-atlanta-braves.html" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 153); text-decoration: none;">At Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves...</a></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /> </center>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-55562863318154884352007-08-22T11:55:00.000-07:002007-08-22T12:25:20.663-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JSzmO11hyqu5A-D32aSDMQGh1jat_BwIapx4C2wn4hSjl317eV2QAws2NfjUCS74TBFPiiGR8MBsaKq7l5yMNyCGnPDFm4c_dDCuvpKAM6st1njXL0wbgmRf9hQ358Y0qknZ/s1600-h/grandchildmingcat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JSzmO11hyqu5A-D32aSDMQGh1jat_BwIapx4C2wn4hSjl317eV2QAws2NfjUCS74TBFPiiGR8MBsaKq7l5yMNyCGnPDFm4c_dDCuvpKAM6st1njXL0wbgmRf9hQ358Y0qknZ/s320/grandchildmingcat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101602250036821586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photos of some of my furry friends.</span><br /><br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewzREIqJfzNgXd6IW1ozcPfiE0s_A13HC1h6iKKi62s-BL3Gdz2dvM3N4Gk2b28gG-OLJF_C3TWcmT0iKV7OT0W0p6XEqyVCPxqBLOM4wFLC2NJqBA2ge7FMfqrnpxMs_SDGh/s1600-h/ronnieandguest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewzREIqJfzNgXd6IW1ozcPfiE0s_A13HC1h6iKKi62s-BL3Gdz2dvM3N4Gk2b28gG-OLJF_C3TWcmT0iKV7OT0W0p6XEqyVCPxqBLOM4wFLC2NJqBA2ge7FMfqrnpxMs_SDGh/s320/ronnieandguest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101601996633751106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRgWr_JEOeaWw8OT8hy3wBIbIfuJgKb5TGB_UIxoEZ4Ju8NYMFJU7Z7O5Ufo11-W9tQExIdH4CYwbbb3zpSZfOPROdtxmCuQhNybIkFMN_J-nXGCPzXkqj-3ZHs5c4ZaJxgEv/s1600-h/ronniesnewfrienddolly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRgWr_JEOeaWw8OT8hy3wBIbIfuJgKb5TGB_UIxoEZ4Ju8NYMFJU7Z7O5Ufo11-W9tQExIdH4CYwbbb3zpSZfOPROdtxmCuQhNybIkFMN_J-nXGCPzXkqj-3ZHs5c4ZaJxgEv/s320/ronniesnewfrienddolly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101601592906825266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL9zzmgZYerHRD0hw2Sm7-rcV6oJMNTUuPqW6nEP-YMSubF-1j7cg7-aSqeFdysvUsQnYhaOgp-oedsqUDrM0Cwh1DJmpq_NIzVySWcrCEncabHmQ9NjeJ0X1O0nMFRsFHhP8/s1600-h/sayaaaaaah.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZL9zzmgZYerHRD0hw2Sm7-rcV6oJMNTUuPqW6nEP-YMSubF-1j7cg7-aSqeFdysvUsQnYhaOgp-oedsqUDrM0Cwh1DJmpq_NIzVySWcrCEncabHmQ9NjeJ0X1O0nMFRsFHhP8/s320/sayaaaaaah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101600867057352226" border="0" /></a>Yep, that's my roommate the cat.<br />He's 14 years old. He came from the pound too.<br />When I first moved here, he hissed, growled and swatted at me for two weeks.<br />Now we're buddies, really.<br />This is just a photo of him yawning.<br /></div><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000J2GO2M&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </center>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-39941925770596038222007-04-18T14:33:00.000-07:002007-04-18T14:43:50.520-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVyTQIcBowXgeTQzCuX3OkxeTraHpObWsljW6OFec879th-TKmORHG5josQDHZIbdA9OLhZyAEVUjPGub8FrgTwt-pe-sry11h2bajolknbOYWqZZ1HlZfHjLTsAOfPGDGmPs/s1600-h/collie_electric_car.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054884708801290802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVyTQIcBowXgeTQzCuX3OkxeTraHpObWsljW6OFec879th-TKmORHG5josQDHZIbdA9OLhZyAEVUjPGub8FrgTwt-pe-sry11h2bajolknbOYWqZZ1HlZfHjLTsAOfPGDGmPs/s320/collie_electric_car.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ronnie the Collie with a CVI Electric car<br /><div align="center"></div></div><br /><br /><center><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000I5Y8FU&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1879857944&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0830642315&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=067942105X&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0786714859&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1588340767&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></center>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-1175810009471194492007-04-05T14:37:00.000-07:002007-04-05T14:53:29.486-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/226428/ronnieatbeach.jpg"></a><br /></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/552976/ididsomethingwildinmyyard.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/353305/ididsomethingwildinmyyard.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Ronnie the Collie visits Florida!</p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/284050/ronniebirdsign.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/465030/ronniebirdsign.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here I am at Merritt Island on the Space Coast.</p><p align="center"><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/3791/colliefreshwaterponds.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/72927/colliefreshwaterponds.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/972714/collieboardwalkmerritisland.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/217281/collieboardwalkmerritisland.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/987588/collieatmerrittlake.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/414316/collieatmerrittlake.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/226428/ronnieatbeach.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/320389/ronnieatbeach.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here I am at the beach on the west coast of Florida.</p><p align="center">The rest of the photos are from the east coast.</p><p align="center">I'm wearing a gentle leader, which makes me easier to walk.</p><p align="center">Otherwise, I forget I'm a collie and get into husky mode. Whoops!</p><p align="center">Learn more about Merritt Island here:</p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/ccp/index.html">http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/ccp/index.html</a></p><p align="center">I look forward to hearing from you.</p><p align="center">Post a comment below.</p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><em>Ronnie</em></span></p><p align="center">PS: More of my vacation pics can be found here:</p><p align="center"><a href="http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/04/ronnie-collies-excellent-adventure-who.html">http://colliediary.blogspot.com/2007/04/ronnie-collies-excellent-adventure-who.html</a></p><p align="center"> </p><br /><br /><center><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0738506680&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B00000INDH&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000A7MXX0&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000A7MXXK&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000MV7Y9C&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></center>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-1175808903127127722007-04-05T14:12:00.000-07:002007-04-05T14:35:03.143-07:00<div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Ronnie the Collie's Excellent Adventure</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/109158/fakesnakecollie.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/218246/fakesnakecollie.jpg" border="0" /></a> Who are they trying to kid?</div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/269300/colliealtoona.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/283886/colliealtoona.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/645106/running_collie.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/57618/running_collie.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br /></p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/899485/colliehalfwaypark.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/3035/colliehalfwaypark.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/769233/ropesparkcollie.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/35758/ropesparkcollie.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>At the Harpeth River in Franklin, TN.<br /><br /></p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/66963/harpethrivercollie.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/362843/harpethrivercollie.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/582735/colliesleepsecret.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/439981/colliesleepsecret.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>He's not going anywhere without these!</p><div align="center">I can sleep soundly now!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/136254/sweetcolliedreams.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/470524/sweetcolliedreams.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center">Don't tell them I borrow their pillow. </div><div align="center">They won't know if you don't tell.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><center><br /><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000GG95TU&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1884465153&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0964989522&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0330393162&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></center>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-1173907604125413972007-03-14T15:11:00.000-07:002007-03-16T12:18:07.923-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/139815/snowdoggies.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7768/2283/320/snowdoggies.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hi, I'm Ronnie the collie and this is my sister who is a golden retriever.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/595654/2dogsportrait.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/184935/2dogsportrait.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">I was adopted by her family in early 2006.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/759645/goldencollie.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/796856/goldencollie.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sadly, she came down with kidney failure.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/233317/cat_warming_dog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/793681/cat_warming_dog.jpg" border="0" /></a> You know things are bad when the cat is keeping you warm.</p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/962352/kidney%20failure%20dog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7768/2283/320/kidney%20failure%20dog.jpg" border="0" /></a> Her tail was wagging even at her very last vet visit.</p><p align="center">I still miss you.</p><p align="center"></p><p></p><p align="center">----</p><p align="center">If your dog has kidney disease, please check out this email list.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/K9KidneyDiet/" target="_blank">http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/K9KidneyDiet/</a><br /></p><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><center><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000LNAQHI&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0001XXF26&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0002VEYV8&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="WIDTH: 120px; HEIGHT: 240px" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=cubsphotos-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000ICL3ME&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></center>Ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11735878260171406094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456198.post-1167511934989872502006-12-30T12:44:00.000-08:002006-12-30T12:52:15.003-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/1600/965137/ronniehomeplate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/7768/2283/320/978086/ronniehomeplate.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I can't wait 'til baseball season!<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><br /><br /><center><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christianmu09-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000EYR5KK&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christianmu09-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000GPQS0U&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christianmu09-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000CPM81W&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; 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