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Apr 22nd

Turtle Comparisons and Cuddles

[Editor’s note: please excuse the really rough images and edits. Shooting an aquarium is challenging, but grabbing the camera and getting the shot without spooking them out of their cute pose is really difficult. I hope to have more/better images later, especially as Valvet gets more and more used to my voice.] Tiny Valvet To […]

Apr 15th

Valvet Acclimates

Valvet is acclimating nicely. Yay for our reptile family! She is the “beta” member of our turtle family, which Turtleor has made clear with the flapping of her front paws/claws (Patty R., help me out here! What are turtle’s feet called? fins? webs?). Early on, Valvet seems to be the smarter/faster turtle. Like most “second” […]

Apr 13th

Amazon dot com is The Suck

Amazon is officially on the blacklist. They have taken on a role of censorship and worse, are inconsistent about it, equating several entire demographics of people with immoral behavior. Who do they think they are? Thanks to our friend Steve for pointing this out on facebook over the weekend. Thanks to one of my brides, […]

Apr 13th

Easter 2009

This may have been my favorite Easter ever. It was certainly the nicest one I’d ever had at the Annual Luza Family Easter Camping Trip. The weather was perfect. The days were only a little cool, requiring long sleeves, while the nights required only a sheet and light blanket. For reference: We have camped at […]