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What fruit am I?

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Well, I wanted to be a pear…but you know these online tests don’t lie and are 100% accurate…so I must be a banana! haha


You Are a Banana


You are mellow, easy going, and a total softie on the inside.

People find it really easy to get along with you. You suit most tastes.

And while you’re very sweet, you’re not boring or ordinary.

You have an attraction to the exotic, and you could show up anywhere… doing almost anything!

You are spirited, energetic, and a total kick to be around.

You’re also quite funny. Your sense of humor is on the goofy side, and it fits you well.

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Cocoa Mulch is TOXIC to Dogs

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Snopes says it’s true:

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman’s Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called ‘Theobromine’.

It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of caution: check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your gardeners are using in your gardens.

Theobromine is the ingredient that is used to make all chocolate especially dark or baker’s chocolate which is toxic to dogs.

Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.

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No More Garbage Hound!

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This lovely picture is our brand new garbage can. It’s a slow news day when I’m writing about a garbage can! haha But we were having an issue with Topaz getting into the trash all the time and needed to find a new kitchen trash can. We have one with a lid that closes, but he still was managing to get into it.

So, we went to Bed Bath and Beyond cuz I had a nifty little 20% off coupon. I figured we’d end up with one of those silver 100.00 garbage cans because if nothing else, it would be heavy enough for him not to knock over. But we found this one instead. It actually has a lock which is exactly what we need!

Now, we’ll just need to remember to actually lock it when we leave.

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