Do you remember the Saturday Night Live routine that Dana Carvey used to do as the pet store owner with a thing for chickens? He would never let anyone buy the chickens he had in his pet store, telling them that chickens make lousy house pets while petting them. That skit used to kill me! I have never been around chickens for any length of time and they did not inspire me to want to own them. Lil Zen, on the other hand, would love to have chickens and get eggs fresh in the morning. Of course, her "morning" would be most people's "almost lunch time".
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily diary where we can let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, earthquakes, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It also allows us to find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, earthquakes etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a Kosmail and ask to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news! We do have a diary schedule. But, when you are ready to write that diary, either post in thread or send FloridaSNMOM a Kosmail with the date. If you need someone to fill in, ditto. FloridaSNMOM is here on and off through the day usually from around 9:30 or 10 am eastern to around 11 pm eastern. Monday: BadKitties Tuesday: ejoanna Wednesday: Caedy Thursday: art ah zen Friday: FloridaSNMOM Saturday: Most Awesome Nana Sunday: loggersbratBut her desire for chickens caused me to dream a story that I will relate below. If you have any use for it, can complete it, have suggestions for it, let me know. This part of it has been bouncing around in my head for years.