GIVE ME A HOLE TO HIDE IN

SO AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS THE WORLD HAS LOST ITS MARBLES LATELY?

 EARTHQUAKES, CYCLONES, COP SWARMINGS, BEATING DEFENCELESS ANIMALS, KILLER TORNADOES, RECESSION, SKYHIGH GAS PRICES........IT JUST NEVER STOPS.... WHEN I WAS FIRST STARTING OUT IN RADIO, I USED TO GET PUMPED UP ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF "BIG NEWS STORIES".   NOW I'M JUST SICKENED BY IT ALL.   DOING WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING, WE REALLY DONT HAVE THE OPTION OF NOT READING, WATCHING OR PREPARING THE NEWS OURSELVES.  (DONT GET ME WRONG--I LOVE WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING)--BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I WOULD LOVE TO CRAWL INTO A HOLE AND JUST STAY THERE WHILE THE WORLD SORTS ITSELF OUT. (IF THATS POSSIBLE)

-ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM--THERE ARE GROUPS SUCH AS THE ANIMAL CANCER THERAPY SUBSIDIZATION SOCIETY AND THE PEOPLE AT "A DIRTY DOG SPA" ON 100TH AVE AND 157TH STREET.  I HAD A GREAT TIME THIS PAST SATURDAY CLEANING UP SOME DIRTY POOCHIES--ALL IN THE NAME OF HELPING PET OWNERS WHOSE FUZZY GUYS HAVE BEEN HIT BY CANCER--PAY FOR THE TREATMENTS THEY NEED.  THERE WERE 6 GROOMERS IN THE AREA TAKING PART IN THE DAY---AND I'VE HEARD THRU THE GRAPEVINE THAT THE DIRTY DOG SPA ITSELF RAISED ABOUT 3-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE CAUSE.   (AND OWNER MARGARET AND HER PEEPS DID IT WITH SMILES ON THEIR FACES).  I WAS BEAT BY THE END OF THE DAY---BUT ITS NICE TO GO HOME WITH A REAL SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.  BY THE WAY--WE SHOULD FIND OUT LATER THIS WEEK JUST HOW MUCH THE SPRING DOG WASH MADE IN TOTAL--SO AS SOON AS I KNOW--I'LL PASS IT ON. (AS A SIDENOTE---WHEN A GROOMER RECOMMENDS THAT YOU WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES TO KEEP THE FUR OUT OF YOUR EYES WHEN YOU'RE BLOW DRYING A DOG---TAKE THEIR ADVICE--PLEEEEEEASE!!)

-GREAT NEWS FOR THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE "SPEAKING OF WOMENS HEALTH CONFERENCE" ON BEHALF OF THE LOIS HOLE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN...  THEIR BIG FUNDRAISER THIS COMING OCTOBER--IS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT---AND THEY DID IT WITHIN A FEW DAYS.   IF YOU WERE HOPING TO GET IN---THEY ARE STILL TAKING NAMES DOWN JUST IN CASE MORE TIX BECOME AVAILABLE--SO YOU CAN GIVE THEM A CALL AT 735-4012 IF YOU LIKE.

OH--AND ROBIN "CRASH" ALLEN----HE'S GOING TO BE OKAY FOLLOWING HIS MOTORCYCLE CRACKUP LAST WEEK---BUT HIS INJURIES WERE A LITTLE MORE THAN WE FIRST REALIZED.  HIS RIGHT THUMB IS MESSED UP---ITS BRACED--AND HE'S GOT A COUPLE OF BROKEN RIBS.  HE'LL BE FINE.  THE MOTORCYCLE--MAY BE ANOTHER STORY.  '

THATS IT FOR NOW----GOTTA RUN--HAVE A GREAT TUESDAY EVERYONE!

CHERYL

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