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MEET PONGO AND JOIN DRL'S TEAM TO HELP HIM AND THE CENTER FOR GREAT APES

Marion Pellicano Ambrose



Pongo is a cutie, don't you think?



Pongo is a handsome adult male orangutan whose cheek pads (also called flanges) have grown quickly as he has matured.  He started his life as an infant at a tourist attraction and was the first ape to be cared for at the sanctuary.

When he was nearly eight years old, Pongo was moved to his permanent sanctuary home in Wauchula where he has met and lived with three other orangutans, Christopher, Mari, and Pebbles.  Now that they are adults, Pongo still has a few play dates with Christopher, but like typical territorial male orangutans they sometimes compete for the attention of the females, Mari and Pebbles.  Currently Pongo lives full time with Mari.  They spend their days traveling through the forest woods in the elevated tunnel chute system or hanging around in their 35-foot tall habitat with large cypress-tree climbing structures. 

The orangutans have a wide variety of play materials including barrels, culverts, tires, fire hose swings, barge-rope vines, giant rubber tubs for pools, as well as more naturalistic toys such as tree branches, banana leaves, palm fronds, coconuts, bamboo poles, and sand piles.  Pongo has always liked playing in water and when he was younger, he used to drag one of his big tubs over to his drinking spigot and fill it with water to splash in.

But, now as a fully-developed adult male, Pongo has become more subdued in his play behavior.  He spends much more time alone watching the goings-on at the sanctuary from inside a large culvert, or from behind a shady tree in the overhead tunnels.  Pongo takes his blankets to make a nest inside his night house each night… but occasionally he likes to sleep outside.   The long, red hair on his back and arms has grown to nearly three feet and is extraordinarily beautiful.   

His favorite foods are spinach, Romaine lettuce, bananas, jakfruit, and butternut squash.  He absolutely HATES any foods with flour like crackers, bread, cookies, and pretzels.

The Center for Great Apes provides care with dignity in a safe, healthy, and enriching environment for great apes in need of lifetime care.  The annual cost for the care of one ape housed at the sanctuary is over $20,000.  The Center is home to 43 great apes and all the support for their care comes from members, individual donors, and grants from animal foundations.  The Center does not receive any government funding.

     Delayed Reaction Lounge has formed a Guardian  Team to help Pongo. Our goal is to raise $2,000 by his birthday on August 16^th. If you would like to join our team and make  a donation to help Pongo, visit the link below and look for the Delayed Reaction Lounge Team.

“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.”  ~Albert Schweitzer

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HELL TO PAY

Barbara Ward-Finneran

Wicked... Can be defined so many ways; good, bad and cool.

There are times that the use of the word and it's meanings  may overlap or just not quite say enough - yet it is a word commonly used.  Used here at DRL regularly on Wednesdays.

It's wicked when someone you cared about disappoints you. It matters not the length of the relationship.  If you bothered to invest friendship loyalty and love -  business and pleasure - accepted the good and bad, it stings like salt on an emotional wound when that  friendship ends.  In retrospect it usually comes to light that it was destined not to go places, had ugly or selfish moments and or unhealthy aspects.  (Perhaps you were even warned not to get involved by others who had been burned.) I'm a big believer that there are three sides to every story.  Each of the two the main players involved have a side, let's say, his & hers... so to get three sides, you have "his", "hers" and "what really happened".  Perhaps therein lies where bitterness and resentment are born.  Where the sides and stories to the ending don't line up. When someone feels dishonored or betrayed, they can strike out in cold and cruel ways with no regards to, or understanding of, or even an acknowledgment of  - "the other sides of the story", as they are so wrapped up in that pain or dysfunction of the "ending".  Even sadder, is if it is because simply their inability to have "good relationships" clouds everything - ruins all  - even with those that give of themselves with the potential to create and teach healthy ones. 

For some the answer to their own pain is to strike out and attempt to cause similar infliction on those who "wronged" them.  Manifesting as hurtful words or actions.  A beast that is more angered and fed by interaction.  My thought, it is better to starve it to death then to feed it's hunger for more.  Silence speaks volumes.  Even more so when resulting from not dignifying actions with reactions. 

When you choose to be a person who values their friends and relationships, (admittedly, at times, practically to a fault).  It's all too simple to question,  could I have repaired this before it had crumbled.  Truth is some things need to be broken.  It saves you from more disappointment and or pain.  (Even truer, some things are damaged long before you even started involving yourself with them.)  You grow. You change.  You move on.  Not necessarily in that order.  You simply live and let live.  Agree to disagree.  Remember the good fondly and let go of the rest.  That's life as an adult in a world full of humans.  If only we were all divine enough to act and do better always.  Then perhaps this would be heaven not earth. Until then, ignore those who think there is "HELL" to pay - the fact of the matter is - they are in their own self created HELL that is far worse then anything you could conjure up.  Ignore negativity.  It only breeds more of the same.  That is one thing I know for sure.  I'm positive about it!

GO GET A NEW BEST FRIEND!

Marion Pellicano Ambrose

I’m at that age where my kids are grown and I just can’t wait to be a grandmother! I want both my children to finish college, get a Masters and get a good start in their careers, but I keep hearing the pitter patter of little feet in my dreams.

My daughter finally found the solution to my problem. Today she adopted an adorable Siamese Kitty who she named Takei Tubbington. Takei is a small, thin cream colored cat with dark brown accents.  We found her at the South Brevard Animal Shelter on Otter Creek Road off US1.



Takei Tubbington

We showed up at 10am, not realizing they didn’t open until noon. We stood on the steps for a minute discussing what we should do for a few hours when the door opened and Sharon, the lady who runs the shelter, warmly welcomed us and invited us in. It was like a wonderland for cats. Large, small, skinny, fat, fluffy, bald, old and young cats roamed the entire area. Some were playing with the many toys; some were dozing on window ledges or peeking out of playhouses. All of them were happy, well fed and obviously comfortable and familiar with the ladies who work there.

Stanley is still waiting for a friend!

We walked around and met several beautiful cats, but as we stood at the front desk speaking to Sharon, a little Siamese jumped up and began snuggling with Jeanne. Sharon explained that nobody wanted this particular cat because she had a weak immune system. She didn’t have AIDS, but caught colds and illnesses more easily than the other cats. This kitty played with Jeanne’s long red hair and gazed up adoringly with her big blue “Puss in Boots” eyes! That was it! I knew I had a grand kitty!

Off to the pet store and Wal-Mart we went to get a carrier, a playhouse, bed, litter box, food, dishes, a collar and name tag, toys, toys and more toys, Kitty litter and ……more toys. We arrived back at the shelter with a trunkful of kitty goodies! Takei was ready and waiting for us. I know from this day forward, that little kitty will want for nothing. She will be loved, cared for and cherished all her little life!



Tommy and Clancy are Soul Mates and need a forever home!

But there are so many more cats and kittens left at the shelter! Most are perfectly healthy. Some have special needs, like the one with extra toes which made her paws look like chameleon feet! There was also Bessie, a lovable, beautiful kitty who happens to be HUGE!  Some of the cats are Katrina survivors, some were dumped on highways, streets or over the shelter fence, others were brought to the shelter by people who were moving or who just didn’t want a cat anymore. Whatever their story, they all have one thing in common, they would all love to be in a home with people who would love and care for them. In return, they provide love, companionship, positive energy, and someone who will be grateful and loyal to you for the rest of its life!

So why not stop by your local shelter and consider adopting a new pet. A lovable dog or cat is waiting for you to come and be his new best friend!

Here are a few National pet adoption sites, or you can contact a shelter near you.

http://www.petfinder.com/index.html

http://www.petadoptions.org/

http://www.petango.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=human%20society%20pet%20adoption

Don't forget, June is Adopt A Cat Month!

THE PANIC MODE PITY PARTY OF MY SO CALLED (Possibly) "MID-LIFE CRISIS"

Tony Walker
With the help of two wonderful people, Barbara & Dawn, I am going to make something happen with a show I wrote with my super duper business partner, April Keough, for our comedy group. We've been told by many people that this show has the potential to be something special. Something will happen.... I can feel it... but one thing I lack is patience. I want something to happen yesterday. I want something happening right now. I need something to happen because my finances are at an all time low & I am in panic mode. Along with panic mode comes the pity party I play on myself. (Or play with myself but that's a whole other story!)

The target audience of the Lounge are the 40 somethings (plus & minus more!), so maybe some of you 40 somethings can identify with what I'm going through.

How many of us grew up thinking that your whole life had to be in place by the time we hit 40 something? A change of career? Starting over? No way! Impossible! While I'd like to think I am a person who thinks out of the box, the truth is in this case I'm not. I am worried that I will lose my house before our show hits. I feel a sense of failure because I am 41 with a wife & 2 kids & I'm all over the place trying to find my place to make my mark. I am so stressed I hardly sleep, I've gained weight, & this 41 year old looks more like a 51 year old.... not that there's anything wrong with that.... but you know what I mean.

Sometimes I can't help thinking that if I had stayed at my job I would only have a few years left until retirement & financially we would be OK. But my job wanted to make me miserable because once I had my amputation they didn't want me. So what kind of life is that if I am miserable? As much as I would've hated my life I can't help think that security might have been a better way to go. Who knows... most likely if I didn't take this chance I'd be in my miserable job wishing I did take this chance. I am so confused!!!

How many of you have changed careers or made some kind of major life change around this age?
Did you feel like a failure?
Did you decide to stay in the safety of a miserable job?
Is this what a mid life crisis is?
Tell us what you think.

ART GALLERY OF DREAMS - Part IV

In the Studio with Garyo - Day Four

If you haven't tuned in on Day One, Day Two,  or Day Three, today is Day Four and Nacho is really coming together now. Recently Green Whisker Works, my NY-Based studio, had a contest on FaceBook. The contest was simple, go on the Green Whisker Works page do the "like" thing and then post a picture of your pet. After the deadline, I put everyone's name that posted in a hat a randomly pulled out one lucky winner. The winner was Brenda Dungan Edmonds and her little dog Nacho. So she sent me lots of wonderful pictures of this cute little guy and I set to work on immortalizing him.

I've carved one eye in and now I need to do the second.

 Poof! Now we have two eyes carved. There is a problem, but I'll get back to that as I need a break from the eyes for a bit.

Going for detail work now I start adding fur texture to little Nacho. I'm using a hard plastilene clay that is soft when heated and hard when cold. This lets me both model or add, as well as carve in the clay. That way I can get great detail without having to switch into different medium.

The soft and hard abilities of this clay really help me out when I take a look at the eyes again. If you look back at the pictures showing the second eye carved, you may notice at the moment Nacho the sculpture is wall-eyed. To fix this I can warm up the clay again for one eye socket and reposition the eye in the socket. It still needs a bit more tweaking, but you can see both eyes are now closer to looking at the same spot. So I finish up this day with a bit more fur and hopefully finish the fur and eyes on Day Five.

Garyo

http;//www.greenwhiskerworks.com

BE BACK WHEN WE FEEL LIKE IT!

GONE FISHING... GONE BOATING... GONE BEACHING... GONE SWIMMING... GONE BBQ-ING... GONE OUT...

GONE TO HAVE SOME HOLIDAY WEEKEND FUN!

Hope you do too!  However, if you are taking a break from some fun in the sun...

While we are gone, please feel free to poke around the lounge! 

We have over 650 blog posts, chances are you missed something good!

If you'd like an easy way to find something good - here are some of our favorite posts!

Barbara Ward-Finneran

What Matters

Leave the Fat Girl Home

Dawn Boyle

Fishnets and Other Contraptions

Getting On My Flip-Flops

Marion Pellicano

Demlicans or Republicrats

I Remember Joe

Tony Walker

Road Rage and...

Tony's Divorce 

Jillian B. Hart

What's So Complicated?!

Handcuffs Anyone?

Hart's Desire

Baby It's Cold Outside

After the Kiss

Jenn Copp

Rather Kiss Frogs...

Electric Parades, They Electrify Your Soul

Patty B

Sticky Sweet

Sticky Sweet - Famous Chocolate Quotes

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