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Name: Kristin
Country: United States
State: Washington
Gender: Female
Interests: Feminism; empowered birth & breastfeeding; organic gardening; sewing & knitting; raising chickens; interpersonal power dynamics; nonconsumerism; general resoircefulness & improvisation; reading Lois McMaster Bujold; hearing my own jaw flap
Expertise: Jane-of-all-trades
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
Member Since:
6/28/2005
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| Delta Creative has no problem with shooting artists in the backIn case any of you are the craftsy type, like me, who like to try new projects and might be tempted to try a product like Delta Creative's PermEnamel glass paint ... you wanna watch out for yourself. Because Delta CEO Bill George has made it abundantly clear that if you've had problems they're your problems, not his.
A glass painting artist named Vicki Silcox who has spent years and painted thousands of pieces with PermEnamel had the surface prep product fail on her -- losing her a wad of money in stock and time, a real blow for a small business artist -- and George has informed her that she's just out of luck.
"Their technical department confirmed the failure, the Director of
Marketing approved the claim for time and materials, and the President
declined reimbursement to me stating that Delta is not in the business
of reimbursement! Most importantly, he stated to me that the company
does not and will not guarantee the products."
She's been an unofficial rep and cheerleader for Creative the whole time she's used the product, standing behind Delta, and now Bill George refuses to stand behind her. Keep it classy, Bill.
The Consumerist has the whole story. http://consumerist.com/5058353/delta-creative-prez-denies-refund-were-not-in-the-business-of-reimbursement
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| Xanga says they want to free up names from inactive blogs for others to use. I doubt very much mine is among them but in case anyone is after the name girlndocs, which as far as I can tell has been mine and only mine since the day I created it, I'm signing in to post a few words and keep my blog active.
Maybe I'll be posting more content in days to come and maybe not, we'll see, it depends on a lot of factors.
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| Black DogIt seems Winston Churchill was the first to coin the famous euphemism "black dog" for depression, but since then it's been used extensively. (Google "black dog depression"; lots of hits.)
That black dog has been at my side for many, many years. Several times I've convinced myself that I've left it behind, but I was wrong. It always finds me, and always follows me. Its presence has shaped my life so pervasively that it's been easy for me to lose sight of how huge its effect has been.
As of yesterday, it is no longer the primary black dog in my life. Another black dog now fills that spot:
Her name is Zoe. She is 90 lbs of glossy Lab-Rottweiler mix, she is a 1 1/2 year old rescue, and she is officially an emotional support animal under federal and state disability laws (meaning her place in my life is protected by fair housing and disability statutes). Her future career, once she's trained to IAADP standard, is as my service dog, alleviating the symptoms of my agoraphobia and anxiety.
She has been with me two days and already she's changed my life. She wants to be by my side, my companion, filling in the gaps the other, starving, sucking black dog used to slip through. Working with her and watching how eager she is to please, how mind-bogglingly fast she learns, fills me with a sense of pride, capability and privilege. Every time she looks at me I love her more and she just exudes loving acceptance of me.
My next year or so will be full of work with Zoe. She has so many things to learn, but she's so joyful to learn all of them. This is a wonderful adventure for her, filling her need for a job to occupy her mind -- and it's pretty much a complete change of life for me with more activity and focus than I've had in years.
I'm looking forward to it.
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| Thor is a yellow lab who was found, severely emaciated and near death, in Roscommon County, MI.
Despite the documentation of Thor's horrible condition, and the condition of six other labs seized from Larry Baumgart's "kennel", Baumgart was issued a brand-shiny-new kennel license within the month, and the neglect and abuse the dogs had suffered were actively covered up by animal control and welfare authorities in Roscommon.
Although Baumgart was recently sentenced to jail time, fines and community service in nearby Crawford County for what he did to Thor, charges still have not been brought in Roscommon: not for Thor, not for the other six labs, and not for six MORE labs recently removed from Baumgart's care. How many more dogs will he starve and traumatize before Roscommon officials see fit to do their jobs and stop him?
People in Crawford, Roscommon and all over the country are speaking up for these dogs and against the horrible animal cruelty Baumgart has continued to commit. You can call, email or snail mail too.
I Have No Voice. Do You?
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