Endangered Species

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Good Morning Friends!!    When I heard about my friend Louisdog’s idea to draw attention to all the endangered animals in the world with a special day, I was ON BOARD.    All we had to do was pick an animal that was endangered and write a little bit about them and share it!   Easy Peasy!

When I researched endangered species there were so many animals that I did not KNOW were endangered……but there was one little animal that I was NOT the least bit familiar with whose little face “called” to me……..I just HAD to write about him.   He is the “TARSIER”………..

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I put together a short report on this little guy and submitted it to Louis……………….Louisdog is the new Director of the Blogville Arts and Entertainment blog – HERE.    All of us who pawticipated in this salute to Endangered Species are there with our reports so you can take a peek if you like.

This was my submission:

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Hi – Angel Sammy here and I want to introduce you to a new friend of mine. Tiny the Tarsier. Tarsiers are an endangered species which makes me sad –they are cute little creatures and since they live in the rain forest they are in danger of losing their habitat.

Tarsiers are the only entirely carnivorous primates, preying on insects, lizards, and snakes. Clinging upright to trees, they press the tail against the trunk for support. Their grip is also aided by the tips of their digits, which are expanded into disklike adhesive pads. Tarsiers move through the forest by launching themselves from trunk to trunk propelled by their greatly elongated hind limbs.

Adults live in monogamous pairs and keep in contact vocally during the night, defending territory against other pairs using extremely high-pitched calls. On the island of Celebes (Sulawesi) these calls are duets—different but complementary calls made by the male and female. Single young are born in a fairly well-developed state, furred and with eyes open, after a gestation of perhaps six months.

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I hope you’ll stop by and read the submissions made by our blogville buddies……….!     Just follow the link above.

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Hugs, Angel Sammy

 

Teaser Tell All

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I’ve Got Something To Tell Ya!

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Hello everybody!    Yesterday’s photo was one I thought MIGHT just be a toughie but it really wasn’t….you all were right on top of things and not long after we went live – WHAM BAM THANK YOU SAM, someone guessed it!

But let’s start at the beginning……………..it took THREE whole minutes before someone chimed in with a first comment which is VERY unusual – most Tuesdays someone pops in within the first few SECONDS we go live.   However we had TWO who tied for the FIRST COMMENTER when comments did start and that was our good friend Miss Pix and my buddies Oliver and Calvin who are on Facebook but don’t have a blog.    CONCATULATIONS you guys – – – you commented in the SAME MINUTE to you both get one of these:

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Now let me show you the photo from yesterday and we’ll give you the scoop on who was FIRST RIGHT GUESSER……………….

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This is a photo that my Mom found in a travel book she has……..it’s a great book and has “birds eye views” of just about every country in Europe and they are all spectacular.  She had chosen FOUR photos as “possible” Teasers and this was the one my Dad picked of the four.    Where is it?    It’s  a view of the Tara and Halebija Towers and the bridge over the Neretva River in the old Turkish town of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina.    TRICKY huh?   The town was built in 1556 but the bridge is a lot older – dating back to Roman times!    The history of this area is most fascinating reading and there are a lot of websites where you can research it……….Here’s the Wiki page for Mostar .

Who was the FIRST to guess this correctly?   It was one of my FIRST COMMENTERS – Oliver and Calvin (and their Mom Melissa!)………….concatulations you guys!   Here’s your badge!

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Right after they guessed correctly there were SEVERAL other right guessers…………and then there were even more throughout the day………..and every single one of you who DID guess it correctly get one of these for your very own!

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There were also more than a few GOOD guesses but they weren’t RIGHT guesses, so if you guessed but were wrong, you still get the fabulous GREENIE below!

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So there you have it………another Tuesday Teaser conquered!    Who knows where we will be studying NEXT Tuesday but wherever it is, make sure and tune in because YOU might win a badge you lucky Teaser fans!!    WHEEEE!

I’ll look forward to seeing Class next Monday for the Pre-Tease fun with our new Teaching Assistant, “Sarge” and of course the irrepressible and somewhat frightening cheers from SuzieQ, our very own Teaser Cheerleader.  NEVER A DULL MOMENT………………….

Those of you who pawticipate in my Thoroughly Poetic Thursday blog posts know that tomorrow we celebrate the letter “G”.    Who knows what kind of poem I’ll write in honor of that letter of the alphabet………..Tune in and find out.   Also if you want to write a poem and show it off tomorrow you can post it in my COMMENTS or even better, put your blog link in my comments and we’ll all follow your link to read your MASTERPIECE!

Ya better be here NEXT Monday and Tuesday.........OR ELSE......get my drift?????

Ya better be here NEXT Monday and Tuesday………OR ELSE……get my drift?????

EEEEEEK!   Where did you come from Sarge?

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Your Angel Prof signing off…….Hugs, Sammy

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Tuesday Teaser

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Welcome Class!

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Here we are AGAIN on a Tuesday morning getting ready to take a peekie at a photo and try and figure out WHERE it was taken!    BUT before we do that – have you commented on this blog post yet?  HMM???    You have to hurry – you DO want to win a badge right?   So – what are you waiting for?!?!?!?!?!

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You’ll get this little gem if you were FIRST to comment today!!

NOW, we have a lot to do today so bear with me while we do EVERYTHING OK??

Yesterday you all met my new TEMPORARY Teaching Assistant, Freddy Farkelbomm.    We have decided due to his rather difficult to pronounce last name (especially after a few beers) we would just call him “SARGE” since he is a former Marine Drill Sergeant.  So, “Sarge” ?  Would you like to come to the front of the class and say anything?

Yo! Lemme just say I'm trilled ta be here. Yowsa, I promise ta be a good partna wit ya Prof. If you need me ta help wit DISCIPLINARY issues - dat's my specialty. Jus gimme the high sign from da fronta da class and point to da offender and I'll TAKE CARE OF IT for ya.

Yo! Lemme just say I’m trilled ta be here. Yowsa, I promise ta be a good partna wit ya Prof. If you need me ta help wit DISCIPLINARY issues – dat’s my specialty. Jus gimme the high sign from da fronta da class and point to da offender and I’ll TAKE CARE OF IT for ya.

Oh boy……..well, thanks Sarge, I know things will certainly be under control from now on here in the classroom – no more paper airplanes or notes being passed – because if that happens as you would say “it ain’t gonna be pretty” !!!

OK, let’s move on (quickly) and bring in our SuzieQ who was kind enough (ahem) to refer you to us for the Temporary Teaching Assistant position, Sarge.    Suzie?

Sarge, Sarge, give us a charge Your backside is as wide as a barge Your voice is loud like a megaphone If anyone's asleep in class you'll send them to the zone! You're old and kinda rusty Your fur is kinda crusty But welcome to class Just keep your hands off my..........backpack.

Sarge, Sarge, give us a charge
Your backside is as wide as a barge
Your voice is loud like a megaphone
If anyone’s asleep in class you’ll send them to the zone!
You’re old and kinda rusty
Your fur is kinda crusty
But welcome to class
Just keep your hands off my……….backpack.

It occurs to me that we spend a lot of time in class avoiding words on the NAUGHTY list thanks to you Suzie but I have to admit, everyone pays attention when you’re cheering so I suppose I should be GRATEFUL!

Let’s get the photo out here so all of you students can begin studying it and coming up with your guesses……I’m sure you want to impress me and Sarge and probably Suzie with your geographical knowledge so Mr. Silver Briefcase could you please bring out the photo you’ve been protecting with your life and post it for us????

Here I am in my Park Ranger/Courier outfit with today's PHOTO!

Here I am in my Park Ranger/Courier outfit with today’s PHOTO!

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SO, study this photo and when you have a guess – MAKE IT………..you might be my FIRST RIGHT GUESSER, or if not that, you might be a RIGHT GUESSER, or if neither of those and you guess but are wrong, you’ll get a GREENIE!    Remember please that when you guess, you have to guess the town/city/village AND the state (if USA) or country (if not USA) where you believe the photo was taken.   OK?    Can’t just say “Alaska” or “New York City”…….

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GOOD LUCK CLASS…………………and thank you for paying attention in class today.  Are there any questions?

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Yes Bobby????

“Can I purrrrlease visit the litterbox?”

YES Bobby – here’s a hall pass.   Hurry back now or I’ll have to send Sarge after you!

“Uhh…..nevermind Professor Sammy…..I don’t have to go now……..”

OK – then in that case, let’s go ahead and spend some time studying the photo…………………..whatever you do, don’t fall asleep…….The Sarge is watching!!!!!

Good Luck!

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Angel Professor Sammy

See you tomorrow here for the Teaser Tell All when I will announce winners (and losers!)

 

Pre-Tease Monday

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Hello Students!

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Here we go with another week which of course means another Teaser photo coming your way TOMORROW.   Will you be ready?    I hope so – especially those of you who haven’t won a badge yet – of ANY type……….even a Greenie because you don’t even win THAT unless you’ve guessed and are wrong!    So, whaddaya say?   Maybe THIS if your week??!!

Remember I told you last week that because my Mom and Dad aren’t QUITE ready to adopt a new kitty yet (who would naturally become my TEACHING ASSISTANT here), we would be temporarily employing a friend of our very own SuzieQ to be our Assistant for a while?    Well, today you get to meet him.    Suzie allowed me to interview him before he starts today, but SHE provide all the questions I was to ask and honestly – I don’t think it was a very tough interview.    What do you think?

Questions You Are Allowed To Ask

  1. Do you believe in disciplining uncooperative students?
  2. Do you think cheerleading should be part of school curriculum and not an “activity”?
  3. Do you have a problem with substance abuse (i.e. catnip,silvervine,etc.)?
  4. Will you promise to protect me from Professor Sammy when he gets upset with me for being late to Teaser on Tuesdays?

I ask you – is that a tough bunch of questions?   I think not.   Especially since SuzieQ provided each candidate with THE ANSWERS and slipped them a bribe to answer accordingly.    So, I had a lot of interviews with the same answers given.    I just tossed their names up in the air and here’s who got the job.

May I introduce to you, our temporary Teaching Assistant, Freddy Farkelbomm.    Freddy is a retired Marine Drill Sargent so he knows how to keep a class in line.   He knows how to keep ANYONE in line.   Ahem.

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Freddy Farkelbomm, at your service!

Does anyone have a question for Mr. Farkelbomm?

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Yes Bobby – what is your question for Mr. Farkelbomm?

“May I please be excused to go to the litterbox??”

I can handle that one Mr. Freddy – YES you may go but hurry back because we have a lot of business to cover on our Pre-Tease Monday……………….go on……………run like the wind!

Now, where was I…..oh yes.   Welcome to Geography class Freddy – I’m sure you’ll enjoy getting to know the students here.   When I have to be absent, you will be in charge of this group of smarty-peeps!

Suzie is going to give you all a cheer tomorrow instead of today – she has a dental appointment this morning.   She’s having her FANGS sharpened.

So, we will look forward to seeing all of you here in class tomorrow morning – at a time that will be a COMPLETE SURPRISE so be on the ALERT – keep an eye on your inbox for our TEASER post to arrive.   If you are the FIRST to comment on the post tomorrow you will win this:

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All you have to do is just comment – don’t even have to guess – and if you’re first you get the badge – cool huh?    You might have to SHARE it if others comment during the same 60 seconds that you do but SHARING is CARING………..yes?

THEN, if you correctly figure out and guess where the photo I post tomorrow was taken – the town/city/village AND the state (USA) or country (not-USA) you will win one of these:

FIRST RIGHT GUESSER GETS:

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OTHER RIGHT GUESSERS GET:

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IF YOU ARE CLUELESS AND GUESS BUT YOU’RE WRONG YOU GET:

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SO, Mr. Farkelbomm and I will look forward to seeing you in class tomorrow………….Don’t be late – I don’t think Mr. Farkelbomm will be KIND to those who arrive LATE!!!!!!    Right Mr. Farkelbomm????

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“Ya Betta Believe It!!”

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See you tomorrow Class!   Class dismissed!

Angel Professor Sammy

Sunday Selfie Blog Hopping

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Selfie Blog Hop!

Wanna join in?  Click the badge below my selfie and hook up with the Linky tool – OR just pop around and visit everyone who enters this weekly blog hop parade…………..we put on our Sunday best and show ourselves off for the world to see.  In my case, my Mom gets “artsy” with my old photos – now that I’m at the Rainbow Bridge, my Selfies are “ANGEL SELFIES” !

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Click below to visit Kitties Blue for ALL the selfies!!

Click Badge to Visit Them!!

Click Badge to Visit Them!!

 

Happy Sunday!  

Angel Hugs, Sammy

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Bacon Buddies

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Let’s Be Bacon Buddies!

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Yeah!  Let’s!  If you love bacon like I do, why not DECLARE it formally with this badge????   We love the stuff and need to tell the world – besides, maybe our humans will see this and go “OH YEAH LEMME ADD THAT TO MY GROCERY LIST!!”.

Meanwhile for your viewing pleasure dear bacon buddies I have the following – you know I’m always on the lookout for new BACON delights for those of us who are “bacon-inclined” ??!!

Baked Trout with Bacon!

Baked Trout with Bacon!

Meatloaf with Bacon and BBQ Sauce!

Meatloaf with Bacon and BBQ Sauce!

A BONANZA Bacon Burger!!

A BONANZA Bacon Burger!!

Oysters with Bacon and Cheese!

Oysters with Bacon and Cheese!

Bacon Wrapped Hot Pepper Poppers with Cheese!

Bacon Wrapped Hot Pepper Poppers with Cheese!

 

See?   I’m always looking out for some new baconized things for us to try……………When the bacon crop ripens and is ready for picking in the special bacon greenhouse, you can betcha we’ll have a bacon buffet here on the blog with more bacon than you can imagine in your wildest dreams.     Those of us who love bacon DO have some wild dreams right?

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So, may I wish all of you the best of Bacon Saturdays………………..try one of the new bacon ideas above…………….let’s face it, EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH BACON!!!!!!

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MAY SHE LAND IN YOUR GARDEN!!!!!

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Bacon For All and All For Bacon!

Love, Angel Sammy

 

Friendly Fill-Ins Friday!

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Time to “Fill-Er-Up” !!

Every Friday we join in the jointly hosted Friendly Fill-ins that are put together by McGuffy’s Reader and 15andMeowing!    It’s a blog hop and each week they give us four sentences with blanks in them and we fill in the blanks!  Fun huh?   Well it is……..if you wanna join in the fun click the badge above and go to McGuffy’s and hook yourself up with the LINKY TOOL and fill-in!

This week’s sentences are below and my answers are in RED!

1. All my illnesses and arthritis (and it used to make me feel old but now I’m over the Bridge and young again!)makes me feel old.

2.Being an Angel and running free and floating on clouds makes me feel young.

3. I have  been looking for a kitty for my parents to adopt – the search goes on! .

4.  Being an Angel   is  really wonderful except I miss my Mom’s warm lap! .
There you have it!  Another filling in exercise completed.    I hope everyone is planning on having a super duper weekend – because it’s time to start thinking about that!   Everyone around my area here in Virginia is thinking about the Inauguration and the horrible traffic jams there will be EVERYWHERE.   We’re an hour PLUS away from town but it will be insane here too – trust me……traffic is getting worse and worse even out here!    No traffic problems at the Rainbow Bridge though.   Our clouds have automatic pilot and we just think where we want to be and WHAMMO we’re there.   I’m sure a lot of people wish they could do that when they have to commute to work………..thankfully my peeps are RETIRED!   No traffic to worry about.   As for me………..
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 Wake me when it’s over purrrrlease!

HAPPY FRIDAY!   

See you tomorrow for Bacon Caturday!

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Hugs, Angel Sammy

Thankful and Thoroughly Poetic Thursday

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Thankful……

Thankful that my Mom decided to let me keep blogging – I love it even though I’m doing it from a laptop at the Rainbow Bridge!   Joining Brian’s blog hop for Thankful Thursday.  You can join too by clicking his badge below!

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Now let’s get POETIC shall we?

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Today’s letter of the alphabet for a poem is the letter “F”.   We’re working our way through the alphabet with our poetry for the second time around!  I hope you’re having fun with it -if you write a poem you can share it in my comments OR put your blog address in comments so we can stop by and VISIT you and read your “work of art” !!

….F….

“Fun”

By Angel Sammy Kimmell, 1/19/17

Fun is what we all enjoy

Whether catnip or a brand new toy

Doesn’t matter – we love it all

Cats are made for fun; it is our “call” !

We’re born to play, and we do it well

Although we stop to rest a spell!

We fly around like crazy YES

Destroy the house and leave a mess!

Our humans love to watch us run, run, run

It’s all a part of having FUN.

Mom and Dad loved watching me play with my toys and run up and down the stairs………….of course when I got older and my arthritis began acting up I really didn’t do much playing or running but one thing I did manage….and I did this until the last time I was outside with my Mom a week before I went to the Bridge…….it ALWAYS made her laugh and hug me.   I did it since I was TEENY TINY.    I would be snuffling around in the leaves or walking around in the yard (always with human snoopervision though) and Mom would stoop down and call me and I would run fast as my little legs would carry me right up to Mom………I just loved coming to her and hearing her tell me what a good boy I was……she’d usually scoop me up and carry me back into the house………gosh that was truly what I would call………………………..FUN!    I miss that………a lot.

Now, let me hear YOUR “F” poem and next week we’ll be tackling “G”!  

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Oui Oui!   We are finis for today mon amis – see you next week!

Zee Poet known as Angel Monsieur Sam

P.S.  WHOOPS I almost forgot!  My Mom was at an antiques emporium yesterday and spied something she just HAD to have.   You will know why if you remember my Balloon Trip on December 2nd!

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Made in Segries, Rhone Valley, Provence, France…….and maybe that’s ME in that balloon????

Teaser Tell All

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Telling It All !!

Hi Teaser Fans!    Before we get down to business with the Teaser I must let everyone know that the recruitment for a Teaching Assistant for me has been put on hold for a while.   You all know that I left for the Bridge December 2nd and my Dad has decided that he just still misses me WAY TOO MUCH to bring a new kitty into the house JUST YET.    Mom loves me and misses me too but she’s ready to be a Mom again………HOWEVER, they both need to feel the same on this so until they do, no more trips to the Shelter.   Mom would be bringing all the cats home I’m afraid!!!   SO, I’ll keep you posted but for now, we aren’t recruiting for a while.

NOW ON WITH THE SHOW!

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The Teaser yesterday was not a Guest Teaser – it was one of Mom and Dad’s photos from a trip they took many moons (or suns) ago.   Way before I entered the picture in fact.   Where were they???   Well before I tell you, let’s do some other BUSINESS……………..like telling you WHO was the first commenter yesterday!

KOLYTYI (Miss Csilla) was – WOO HOO!!

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She was there in the first 60 seconds and was followed thereafter by bunches of other QUICK DRAW peeps but she was first and the only one in the first minute!    Concatulations Miss Csilla!

Here’s the photo from yesterday – and I’ll tell you WHERE it was taken THEN I’ll tell you who got it right FIRST!

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This is a rather long-distance view of Cape Cod’s famous Provincetown in beautiful Massachusetts!    That thing in the WAY distance is the Pilgrim Monument and you can read all about “P-Town” and the wonderful spot that it is by reading what Wikipedia has to say about it HERE.    Mom and Dad stayed in two spots out on the Cape during this trip but visited Provincetown during the day and had lunch there as well as visited a lot of fun shops.  It’s just a very interesting town and they highly recommend a stroll around the streets!

WHO was my FIRST RIGHT GUESSER?????????

Da Phenny and his Mum and Dad – that’s who!!!

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BUT there were other right guessers – several of them in fact and those who DID guess Provincetown after Phenny did get this!

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Then of course there is the FABLED and FABULOUS Greenie and any of you who guessed but were WRONG will get one if you like:

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Feel free to post it on your blog or Facebook page, etc. because – well – YOU EARNED IT GANG!!!!

Another Successful Geography Class concludes!  

Thank you students for paying attention!

Next week I will have a Teaching Assistant but it won’t be another cat in my household, instead it will be someone Suzie has recommended (UHOH I smell trouble don’t you???).   So you can tune in to see what she’s dug up found in the way of help for OLD PROF SAM.   

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Your Angel Prof Sammy

Tuesday Teaser

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Attention Class!

First of all a brief statement about my possible “Teaching Assistant”….Mom and Dad went to the shelter today intending to adopt a kitty and wound up putting a “hold” on one cat but couldn’t really decide on two others.   SO, tomorrow may be the day but today definitely isn’t the day so hang onto your hats – I will FOR SURE have a new Teaching Assistant here in class by NEXT Tuesday Teaser!

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Is everyone settled in your teeny tiny desks with your teeny tiny bottoms planted firmly in your chairs?   Good.   Now we shall begin class.

This week’s Teaser photo will be popping up shortly thanks to Mr. Silver Briefcase BUT before then, I want to remind all of you that whoever COMMENTS on this post (yes – this one you’re reading right now!) FIRST will win this:

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SO, go ahead and comment then rush back here immediately so you can hear Suzie’s cheer and see the photo OK?????????

The Teaser this week is just one photo – and you need to examine it closely because it could be a photo taken in MANY PLACES in the world – so study it carefully as any good geography student would do!    Before we have photo study time though, shall we invite SuzieQ out to give you some “PUMP IT UP” energy so you’ll do well guessing the Teaser today?

Come On In Suzie!

We're here to TEASE Give us a squeeze I work hard on my cheer So you'd better LISTEN here! Today's Teaser photo Has a bit of lucky mojo You MIGHT be the winna' If you've got winning in ya! If you're basically a loser Then you must be a Greenie chooser! Come on and give me your guess I'll hug you if you do your BEST! Razzle dazzle wheezie Good luck with today's teasie!

We’re here to TEASE
Give us a squeeze
I work hard on my cheer
So you’d better LISTEN here!
Today’s Teaser photo
Has a bit of lucky mojo
You MIGHT be the winna’
If you’ve got winning in ya!
If you’re basically a loser
Then you must be a Greenie chooser!
Come on and give me your guess
I’ll hug you if you do your BEST!
Razzle dazzle wheezie
Good luck with today’s teasie!

As usual I don’t quite know what to say after hearing Suzie’s cheer but I’m sure some of you will be FIRED UP by her words (or are too sleepy to really concentrate on them) so let’s get Mr. Silver Briefcase in here with today’s photo shall we?

Here I am in my Park Ranger/Courier outfit with today's PHOTO!

Here I am in my Park Ranger/Courier outfit with today’s PHOTO!

Remember PLEASE that you must guess the city/town/village where the photo was taken AND the state (if USA) or country (if not USA) or you will not be THE WINNER!!!!!!!!

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There you have it students………………..now it’s your turn – GUESS AWAY and if you are lucky, you can win one of these!

FIRST RIGHT GUESSER GETS THIS:

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OTHER RIGHT GUESSERS WHO AREN’T FIRST GET:

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EVERYONE WHO IS WRONG (!) GETS:

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Tomorrow we’ll find out who wins what

on the TEASER TELL ALL!

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Will you be a winner?????  

Good luck!   Angel Prof Sammy