Monthly Archives: September 2009

“Cluck you”

Posted on September 30, 2009 by polloplayer

Well, at least I think that’s what I heard the girls say when they heard what was on the menu last night. Bernadette was joining us for dinner, so Victoria made something special: roast chicken. When I texted Bernadette to … Continue reading →

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“Spic ‘n Span in Chickenland”

Posted on September 29, 2009 by polloplayer

If you could ask your spouse for anything, what would it be? I must acknowledge that the CE is very good to me. For a guy who buys his clothes at Gap because he doesn’t want to pay the price … Continue reading →

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Visitors

Posted on September 28, 2009 by polloplayer

The girls were popular with visitors last week. The taxman cometh, friend Bonnie stopped by for a bit and Pamela and Kirk came bearing sprouted sunflower seeds.

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Guess who’s coming to dinner

Posted on September 28, 2009 by polloplayer

All this talk about gizzards, you’d think I’d have lost my appetite. No such luck. With all my twiddling-thumbs post-dental downtime, I’ve allowed my mind to wander (let’s put that thing on a leash and maybe we could get something done … Continue reading →

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Yummy, yummy gizzards.

Posted on September 26, 2009 by polloplayer

I could not help myself. I had to know more. Just so we’re all clear on this, a gizzard is the “muscular stomach” of a bird. All birds, as well as crocodiles and certain fish, have gizzards. According to Wikipedia, … Continue reading →

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Moving…very…slowly…

Posted on September 25, 2009 by polloplayer

One of the beauties of being a hen is that you have no teeth and thus no reason to ever, ever, spend three hours in a dentist’s chair, two-and-a-half of them with a saw clattering and whirring and going szszszszszszs szszszszszs  … Continue reading →

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Not quite myself today…

Posted on September 24, 2009 by polloplayer

Three hours in the dentist chair yesterday which is actually a good thing since they’d initially estimated it would be four. Feeling just a little jangled, so chicken blog devotees will hopefully be patient with me.

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So today was pretty much a normal day…

Posted on September 22, 2009 by polloplayer

Cleaned out the chicken coop this morning, had lunch with the CE, a few phone calls to NYC to discuss the apartment, and eventually headed out to wash the car and get a long overdue mani/pedi (you have no idea what dealing … Continue reading →

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We are not vegetarians.

Posted on September 21, 2009 by polloplayer

Yesterday the CE stopped off at Ralph’s and brought home a carton of eggs that were not only labeled “cage free” but also “vegetarian fed”. The phrase was printed in bold red letters like some sort of declaration. Like a … Continue reading →

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Shhhh…don’t tell them!

Posted on September 20, 2009 by polloplayer

I cannot tell a lie. I cheated on my chickens in Santa Monica.

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