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  Welcome back, everyone! I hope you enjoy this week's GrataTuesday! Sorry about skipping out on last week's post. I had lots of school work and some SFTO (Self Forced Time Off*). As always, GrataTuesday is brought to you in part by the GrataToad and the letters I, O and U.  A teenager sits next to an old man on a bench... ... and the old man will not stop staring at him. The kid had a long, spiky mohawk that was different colours. His arms and neck were covered in tattoos, and multiple piercings in his nostrils and ears. Finally, the kid, sick of the old man staring at him says, "What's the matter old man? Ain't you never done anything crazy in your life?" Without missing a beat the old man replies, "When I was young I got drunk and had sex with a parrot once - I was wondering if you were my son." Change is hard, especially when it is forced on you and there is nothing you can do about it. At the same time, it is amazing to be able to look back and...

Welcome back! Hopefully I will have some more blog content for you in the upcoming weeks but until then its that time again!   Time for our 3rd GradaTuesday post, and as always it is brought to you in part by The GradaToad and the letters I,O and U, enjoy! -Love Bean "I don't think that is the last we'll see of her"  -LMB  Most people are known for their famous last words, but very few have their famous first words remembered throughout the ages.  Late one spring afternoon, a young woman finished her shift at a busy downtown clinic and packed up a new adoptee to drop off to their forever home.  You see, animal adoption is a lot of work, even more so when you are dealing with exotics. Although no stranger to hard work and long hours, this young lady didn't realize just how much work her future held. Not just hard work but sleepless nights, a broken back, nine straight months of vomiting, many Tom concerts, loving people so much you could squeeze them (until ...