Hey Folks,
 
First off, I want to clarify something I said.  When I mentioned back yard
breeders, what I was refering to, in fact, was what I consider "puppy mill"
type operations.  This is where the money comes first, care for animals is
low or nonexistant, and no concern for good breeding or improvement.  I
honestly didn't mean to imply anything about any of the private breeders on
the fml.
 
I do not have a thing against private breeders, and few issues with some of
the larger breeders (I have yet to see, after 3 years, anyone offer absolute
proof of the nasty charges many make against Marshall Farms.  Until then, I
refuse to think of them as a monster).  In fact, by bestest friend breeds
German Shepards.  She does it because she loves the breed and have two very
fine specimans.  And because she fell in love with a baby I used to have,
Teufel.
 
Consider it being brain dead last night.  I spent the day in historic St.
Charles with friends and was quiet tired after a day trip of running around,
shopping, playing with doggies, and taking pics.  It is a very cool place to
visit, on the Missouri riverfront and the old section looks like the French
Quarter in New Orleans.
 
I got to meet a new friend from the fml, in a round about way.  Dookernana,
who is grandma to some ferrets in Utah, you know behind the Zion curtain.
hehe.  Also Miss Elsie, her mother, who is an old broad much like myself.
It was really grand.
 
I will be back to the St.  Louis Area soon.  If anyone would ever like to
get together, write me.  I will not be letting anyone know ahead of time
when I leave town, publically that is.  I travel there a fair amount
(although everyone is griping at me cause they have come to Columbia more
lately).  Sorry folks.  hehe.
 
Soon we shall have a mob page on the web with some of the Mobsters ferrets.
hehe.  And if you want to get the MustelidMob list (think of it as a general
life type list, made up of mostly ferret owners which bawdy senses of
humor), send an email to:
 
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with the message: subscribe <your name>
 
Planning on getting into lots of trouble this weekend.  That is, as soon as
I figure out a good way to do it.  Wish me luck too, applied for several
jobs on campus.
 
Mo' Maggie Mae,
you know that stubborn opinionated army brat of a woman
[Posted in FML issue 2372]