Independence Day 2009
When it comes down to it, that's all anyone ever really needs.
May you find your yours.
As for me, I'll be going to Marathon for the second time - the first being when this picture was taken, back in January.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) - Evonna Patanella and her daughter have a big move ahead of them.
"We're moving to Singapore," said Patanella. "It's not like moving in the U.S. where you can load up a truck and drive and get there."
Besides moving the furniture, there are two things that can't be left behind- Abby and Tessa, the family dogs.
Yet, getting the pets to Singapore is a complicated process. From health documents to having them quarantined, it can be confusing.
Luckily, an Austin company is helping them out.
"We do door-to-door logistics, pick up at the residence, deliver to airport, all the flight bookings and then pack up and deliver on the receiving end," said Rachel Farris, with Pet Relocation.
And since Pet Relocation started the service, it has moved some interesting animals.
"We've moved frogs from Switzerland, 14 horses to Honduras," said Farris.
Even a Siamese fighting fish was moved to Amsterdam.
"We had an employee that worked for Starbucks and she had a fish named Franchesco," said Farris. "She always called him her significant other. It was her dearly beloved fish."
The fish was so loved that she paid $2,500 to move it.
To get overseas, Pet Relocation recommends using Continental or KLM.
"We only use airlines that have staff set up to watch the pets to make sure they are staying healthy, staying hydrated and they are going to arrive safe," said Farris.
While it's hard to make beloved pets travel thousands of miles, it is nice to know someone is making sure they get there safely. Pet relocation services start around $1,000.
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It's unsettling when the only emotions I feel of any kind in the Governor's race are negative, and directed towards Kinky Friedman.Phillip Martin, who appears to be headed back to Texas to get in on the 2010 fun, also seemed disappointed on BOR, writing Some Quick Notes on Tom Schieffer:
It seems that Democrats can take Schieffer as a candidate or shove it.Marc Campos, of Campos Communications, wants to know who will excite the base:
Senator Van de Putte says that Schieffer isn’t exciting the Dem base. Can Sen. Watson excite the base?McBlogger describes his frustrations with the Democratic primary runners as only he can (and as the mainstream media cannot):
As long as the frontline of Lone Star statewide Dems candidates is made up of Anglo fellas, I don’t see a scenario where the Dem base gets revved up – sorry – no se puede.
Texas Democrats deserve a whole lot better and so do the down ballot candidates. It's time for those who choose to run (don't act like you're doing us a goddamn favor) to straighten the fuck up and run like real people who are serious about doing a good job for their fellow Texans.Judith Ford, of Castle Hills Democrats, attended a Denton County fish fry that Schieffer spoke at and got the crowd's feedback on him:
[T]he Dems in the crowd are wary of Tom Schieffer, who gives off a George W. Bush smell. That may be one "friendship" that served Tom well in the 90's and 2000's, but comes back to haunt him in a big, not-so-good way.Greg Wythe, of Greg's Opinion, referred to Schieffer as "Captain Gloomy."
...[O]ne should really refrain from references to "road to disaster" before launching a statewide roadshow announcing your campaign for public office.In perhaps a more nuanced way, Charles Kuffner also thinks Schieffer should accentuate the positive:
My advice, for what it's worth, is that it would probably be best for Schieffer to focus more on the things we can and will achieve with him than on the things we can't.South Texas Chisme seemed more than a little agitated by Schieffer's friendship with George W. Bush:
Tom Schieffer explains his vote for George Bush. Oh, wait. NOTHING can adequately explain votes for George Bush. Seriously. If he had a single brain cell, he would have known better than to vote for him.It's worth noting that Eye On Williamson took a more moderate approach to Schieffer announcing his run for Governor:
Democrats should be willing to give Schieffer a chance and as he said, “There’s a long time between now and March."But even the mainstream media seemed skeptical this week, further emphasizing the problems that occur when a Democratic base rejects its available options (Kerry '04, anyone?).
Even the Statesman's Gardner Selby pointed out five ways Schieffer could epically fail (only five?):Q. Is the party infrastructure capable of sustaining a major statewide campaign?
A. The potential exists, but there are too many fiefdoms: the Lone Star Project, the state House and Senate Democratic caucuses, Austin trial lawyers, Houston trial lawyers, labor, and the party itself. “You can’t send out a press release without six people wanting to rewrite it,” a senior Democratic strategist told me. The party should provide the message.
To solidify standing as the front-runner for his party’s nomination, however, he needs to make inroads with activists who jumped into passing leaflets and nudging neighbors during last year’s not-going-to-happen-ever-again Democratic presidential primary; it’s those troops (thousands of them) who are both eager and wizened enough to want to get involved afresh—for the right candidate. But I suspect it’ll take a cutting-edge crew of them to get others signed on with Schieffer.There is, indeed, a long time between now and March.
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“And also remind people that this is not going to be easy. It's going to be really hard. And if they want to do that, I get to be governor. And if they don't want ot [sic] do that, I can go make money, and I've done my civic duty of trying to lay it out.”
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