Whatever happened to tolerance?

There really isn't anything to see from next door other than when the car leaves the driveway, which I doubt is of much interest to Mr. McG. It would have been more tactful to rent something a few houses down, close enough to get the feel of the neighborhood while not seeming to be hovering. But this neighbor was apparently eager to rent the place out due to some neighbor issue with the Palins which has been reported. I do not know what the issue is or what merit it has – it may be the larger house (Todd & Sarah's) was built out too close to the old one, or there may be something else between the neighbors. You'd sorta expect the neighbor would want to be on the Palin's good side, but something has obviously soured the next-door friendliness.

It could have been a great opportunity for the Palins to charm the author. They have a beautiful house, wild game for dinner and apparently happy if a little undisciplined kids, which makes them more like average kids rather than hyperscheduled overachievers. JM is 2 ticks shy of 70 and would, at some level, think “aw, they're a nice family”; that could be accomplished with a few hours snowmobile racing with Todd, hunting with either and the “y'know they're fun to hang out with” factor would yield a very different book than what people are expecting.

It's very strange the Palins chose the opposite tack. They were handed a softball for an easy line drive, dropped it and threw back a spitball.

“Or maybe they could get together and have a barbecue and talk, enjoy the sunset, watch the kids play, etc. You know, act like neighbors.”

And that's the only post I've seen here that shows how real Americans – the people who quietly hold the country together – handle their business.

Go on funny person…you can do better, I'm sure!!

Go on funny person…you can do better, I'm sure!!

White Vinegar
A teaspoon of white cider vinegar can be added to your dogs drinking water to control new tear stains. It may take a while for your dog to “decide” to drink this water so start with a little less and gradually increase the amount of vinegar. Vinegar works much like TUMS in that it can changes the pH of the drinking water. Changing the pH of your dog slightly will do wonders in the tear stain war and help eliminate bacteria and deep stain color and prevent yeast build up and is best used as a prevention once you have the tear stains removed or nearly removed. This will help for the future of the tear stains and make them a minimum occurrence.

Milk of Magnesia, corn starch and peroxide

Use equal volume of MOM (plain white) and peroxide, and then use the corn starch to make a good paste of this; put on and work well into the stained area and let dry 4 hours. Wash out, CONDITION WELL. Keep doing this for several days until tear staining is gone, although I would recommend skipping a day or two between applications if possible. Apply a thin coat of desitan diaper rash ointment after the area is washed out and dry. Try this every other day if possible and the choice way of doing it. If your dog has heavy stains then do this for 3 days in a row, then skip every other day.