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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

"There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be."

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Welcome to the Purr Imagination benefiting Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester!

Round the world and home again
That's the sailor's way
Faster faster, faster faster
There's no earthly way of knowing
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're rowing
Or which way the river's flowing
Is it raining, is it snowing
Is a hurricane a-blowing
Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing
Are the fires of Hell a-glowing
Is the grisly reaper mowing
Yes, the danger must be growing
For the rowers keep on rowing
And they're certainly not showing
Any signs that they are slowing


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I think Susie stole Johnny Depp's costume...

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Susie and I showing off our outfits

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Pam and I.  

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Good people watching.  

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The Skycoasters (http://skycoasters.com/) put on a great show as always  

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Look at all that candy!

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Violet Beauregarde as played by Audrey.  As you can tell, a good night was had by all!!!

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Speaking of Lollypop Farm, time to paint the exterior

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Megan hiking in Linear Park with Irondequoit Creek behind her.

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A River Runs Through It.  What?  Penfield of course...


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Legion Eyer Park.  As you can tell, there are a lot of parks near our house.  I discovered this one on Google Maps trying to find something else.  It appears there's a bike trail around here too.  Something else I have to research.

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A panorama of Eyer Park

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An old railroad bridge running over Irondequoit Creek

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David the Gnome's house.  Possible something more vicious...

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Another bridge over Irondequoit Creek

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Tried out Crust Pizza Kitchen at 115 West Commercial St in East Rochester.
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Good Italian sausage pizza in Edmund Lyon Park.  

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Checking out the rest of town...

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Busy week last week and still catching up.  More of the same this week.  Stay tuned for my next adventure: "Mike Uses His New Lawnmower."  It promises to be a dangerous experiment...

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

New Digs

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Here's "Call Me Maebe," a newborn horse at Lollypop Farm.  She was less than 24 hours old when this was taken.  What a great event to have around the office!

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Speaking of events, here's the new wall that went up in the lobby to protect visitors, staff, and volunteers from the construction.

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ATTENTION!  New cat sanctuary being built behind this wall!!!

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It's been a long time since this office was this spotless.  Our old workspace will be a good space for others in the near future.

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Goodbye old friend!

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Hello new friend.  Here's my new workspace.  Still waiting for some new supplies to come in and complete the space.  But, it's shaping up and it's very exciting to see some of this renovation and expansion at Lollypop Farm come to completion!
That's all going on right now.  Been very, very busy lately with all kinds of projects.  So, it will be nice to watch some Modern Family (and possibly Lincoln) tonight.  Adios!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Sleepy... So Very Sleepy...

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Feeling like this guy lately.  I think I've been battling a cold that everyone's been getting, which is better than the flu.  Anyway, it seems our house is becoming the house of weird cookie jars.  And yet, we never have cookies...

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Bad ass motorcycle gang member made of shells!

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SANTASAURUS REX!  Saw this guy on our walk through East Rochester last week. 

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It's amazing walking through work these days because doors and hallways just magically appear out of nowhere. This one leads to the new clinic

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My coworkers daughter makes all sorts of creative desserts.  Here's a teddy graham fishing swedish fish.  

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"I KNOW YOU!  HELP!  I DON'T BELONG IN THIS OFFICE!"  Congrats to Karen on her new job even if Chance seems really confused on top of your desk.

That's it.  Nothing much happening lately and I'll probably rest a lot on the long weekend.  Some football tomorrow.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Movers and Shakers

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This is the look of a sad little girl who's husband won't let her move into her new house earlier than planned.  

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Almost all of our junk fits into the living room.  And moving is the best way to fight post-Thanksgiving turkey coma

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Everything has a place and every place has a thing (except the 2nd floor, which is vacant)

So, for those of you that really want to know, our new address is:


41 Woodside Dr
Rochester, NY 14526

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We'll be moving soon at Lollypop Farm too!  This is the exterior of the new clinic with siding and all.

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There will be lots of happy cats looking out these windows soon

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Cats-eye view

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Nice masonry!

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For all you HVAC and other system fans out there...

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Interior of the new training center.  Quite a vast expanse!

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The walls about to go in the new office space.  In front is open office space for desks and other equipment.  Offices on the left side.  Kitchenette straight ahead.  Bathrooms slightly to the right.  And the far right and back will be meeting rooms.  A lot of progress and it won't be long before it's all finished!

That's about it for now.  As things stand now, the next episode will be "how to fix insulation problems in your home."  Good thing it should be a nice, warm weekend...


A huge THANK YOU to a lot of people:
Terry Clar for letting us into every home in Monroe County and being patient with two idiot first-time home buyers.  To Bob Schreiber for teaching us about houses, all the running around, and generous support in trying to find a place to call "home."  To Megan's dad for storing our crap at his house for longer that we'd like to admit and so, so, so much, much more.  To Dave and Alison for working the morning shift of the move and moving the armoire into its final resting place (+ coffee).  Rich for letting these homeless bums squat at his place, move us in-and-out-out-and-in, and countless other ways big and small.  Erin brought the sugar high of Girl Scout Cookies and pop to finish out the move.  Marianne, who is pimping out our apartment (more on that later).  Mike Renahan for a couple great home inspections.  To Rachel for moving in a dining room table and breaking in Scrabble at our new house.  I'm sure I'm forgetting lots of people and apologize if I did.  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  None of this would have been possible without you!!!

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

I'm Mike Kraus and I Approve This Message

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YEAH!  The bricks are in at Lollypop thanks to all the good people at Zaretsky and Associates Landscaping http://www.zaretskyassociates.com/!!!  Between injuries and hurricanes, it took a lot to put these in the ground.  I can't wait to tell our excited donors they are in!

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And a quick update on the construction.  It's going up fast.  I saw some masonry on the clinic in the back and the roofing being installed.  It won't be long before these will be occupied!
Not much else to report.  I've been super, super busy lately.  So, I'm boring...

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Raise the Woof!

Raise the "woof."  Get it?  Instead of roof because we're an animal shelter.  I'll be here all night folks...

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The new Training Center is going up real quickly at Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester.  The roof is going up and the sides are getting covered!

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Backside of the training wing

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The new clinic has its roof too.  Lots of windows for lots of animals to look out of while they are recovering from spay, neuter, and other surgeries.  

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Look at these guys.  They laugh at Mother Nature!  Hurricane Sandy won't stop them from helping the animals in our community.  

Thanks again for all of your support.  None of this would be possible with the support of the community.  And, I promise, more updates to come.

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