To explain, a group of ferrets is called a Business of ferrets. Similar to a pride of lions or an exaltation of larks.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 1:43 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Happy Monday Peoples! > > > True. Although, if you get the pun, I could see the ferrets > trying for the > Masters of Business Administration. > > larry > > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 1:06 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Happy Monday Peoples! > > > > > > Larry- > > at least your pets don't require college tuition! > > ;-) > > -Ben > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 9:45 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Happy Monday Peoples! > > > > > > > > > Unfortunately not. I don't even want to total up the amount > > > I've spent on > > > the animals over the last year. You do what needs be done. > > > > > > larry > > > > > > -- > > > Larry C. Lyons > > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > > EBStor.com > > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > > http://www.pacel.com > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > > -- > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Rick Eidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 11:46 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: Happy Monday Peoples! > > > > > > > > > > > > Can't you deduct the medical expince? > > > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Greenwood, Erin E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:54 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: Happy Monday Peoples! > > > > > > > > > > > > I haven't found, yet, any amount of money I wouldn't spend to > > > > keep my babies > > > > happy and healthy. The trip to get their teeth done last year > > > > was just over > > > > $500, which included a tooth pull and a basic checkup. I > > > > really wish I could > > > > claim them as dependents. : ) > > > > > > > > e > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Michael Corrigan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 11:40 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Happy Monday Peoples! > > > > > > > > > > > > Had a similar experience with my dog (cocker spaniel). He > > > > has epilepsy but > > > > always real mild. He would primarily get dazed and just sort > > > > of zone out > > > > for a few minutes but then be fine. The vet said that > > > those sorts of > > > > seizures don't have any side effects, it's just scary while > > > > the dog is going > > > > through it, but once they come out of they're fine. The > > > > medication puts > > > > stress on the liver and kidneys so it's better for the dog to > > > > just have the > > > > seizures rather then take a risk of A.) shortening his life > > > and/or B.) > > > > making the tail end of that life full of physical problems > > > > and most likely > > > > having him in pain for the last legs of his life. So we > > > opted out of > > > > medication. As time went on though, his seizures got worse > > > > and worse and > > > > more frequent. Finally, it came to a head one day when I was > > > > playing ball with him and as he was running back when he went > > > > into a violent > > > > seizure. It was the scariest and most horrifying experience > > > > in my life. We > > > > didn't have kids yet, so he was like our kid and it was like > > > > watching your > > > > kid go through this. My wife and I waited a few minutes to > > > > see if it would > > > > stop and it didn't. We got in the car and drove 20 minutes > > > > to the nearest > > > > emergency vet clinic and his seizure stopped about a minute > > > > away from the > > > > vet. Did a whole bunch of blood tests and other tests and > > > > all came back > > > > negative. The bill was $500. Got him started on > > > > Phenobarbital and didn't > > > > have any more seizures. Had to do blood tests every 6 months > > > > for the next > > > > two years at $125 a pop to get to the absolute minimal level of > > > > Phenobarbital that we could so that we could reduce as > > > > much as possible any side effects. Finally got him to a > > > > really mild dose > > > > and by all medical standards shouldn't even work, but we give > > > > 150 mg a day > > > > he does just fine. We still do an annual workup and that > > > > runs about $175, > > > > but so far no negative effects on either his liver or kidneys > > > > so he's doing > > > > pretty well. Of course only time will tell. > > > > > > > > I'm glad to hear that your cat is doing well. I totally know > > > > how scary that > > > > is. We would tell people about it and they couldn't believe > > > > that we would > > > > spend, all told over $1000 and growing, on a dog, but they > > > > just don't get > > > > it. He's a great dog and we love him like he was our own > > > > kid. I wouldn't > > > > have it any other way. > > > > > > > > Michael Corrigan > > > > Programmer > > > > Endora Digital Solutions > > > > 1900 Highland Avenue, Suite 200 > > > > Lombard, IL 60148 > > > > 630-627-5055 ext.-136 > > > > 630/627-5255 Fax > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Larry Lyons > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:21 AM > > > > Subject: RE: Happy Monday Peoples! > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm still trying to recover from a very rough weekend. > > > > > > > > first of all Wendy and I went to see Ice Age on Friday - a > > > > very good film. > > > > Quite funny. > > > > > > > > then when we got home around midnight we found our cat > > > > Solomon in very bad > > > > shape lying on the floor. First we tried to get her to eat > > > > something, in > > > > case it was some sort of insulin reaction - she's diabetic. > > > > > > > > However she did ate very little and was not reacting much > > > > at this point. > > > > We > > > > rushed her to what we thought was a nearby 24 hour > > > > emergency vet clinic. > > > > Guess what while it advertised that it was a 24 hour clinic > > > > no such luck > > > > the > > > > place was closed. > > > > > > > > So we went to the next one about 15 miles away in Vienna, > > > > Virginia. Along > > > > the way the cat began to go into convulsions. At that point > > > > I figure I was > > > > breaking tons of traffic laws the way I was driving down > > > > I-66 trying to > > > > get > > > > to the clinic. Fortunately there were not state police on > > > > the way. I never > > > > knew this Saturn could go so fast. Anyhow we manage to make > > > > it there in > > > > time. They took her in right away. Apparently her glucose > > > > levels at this > > > > point was less than 20. Normal levels are between 70 and > > > > 120. So they > > > > started her on a glucose solution IV. Around 4 am they said > > > > that they > > > > wanted > > > > to keep her overnight to watch her etc. So we finally made > > > > it home around > > > > 5am. We called later (Saturday evening) and were told we > > > > could pick her > > > > up. > > > > The bill came to over $400. Ouch. > > > > > > > > So needless my weekend sucked. > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Larry C. Lyons > > > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > > > EBStor.com > > > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > > > http://www.pacel.com > > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:52 AM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Happy Monday Peoples! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What happened over there in the states???!!! Are you people > > > > > awake or what! > > > > > It's almost 11:00 am on the East coast and hardly a > peep from > > > > > the regulars! > > > > > > > > > > <grin> > > > > > > > > > > And where's Howard been all weekend ... I was looking > > > > forward to some > > > > > excellent reading today! > > > > > > > > > > Huggles all!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Erika > > > > > (with a *K* in the UK) > > > > > > > > > > Todd for President!!!! > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Erika L. Walker-Arnold, VP, RUWebby, LLC > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Macromedia ColdFusion Alliance Partner > > > > > Macromedia ColdFusion 5.0 Certified Developer > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
