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May 10

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Boy, last night our Bulldog Anika really had the gas, Her stomach must have really hurt, they were loud and constant. I have no idea what she ate but I really felt sorry for her. I still have figured out why she sleeps with her butt facing toward me.

Dawnell just went to the school to pick up Shane because he is having bad stomach pains. I will have to leave work early to take him to the doctor and find out what is going on now. I hope it is just bad gas and nothing serious.

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WEDDING BELLS

Bush stuck out his right elbow Thursday, jokingly demonstrating how he’ll escort his daughter down the aisle at her wedding this weekend.

He made the gesture at Andrews Air Force Base before boarding Air Force One for the flight to Texas, where Jenna Bush will be married Saturday before about 200 guests at the family’s 1,600 acre, secluded ranch. Asked if he was excited, the president
smiled and gave a thumbs-up.

White House officials said it will be a closed affair. No details are expected to be released, although the family might agree to release a photo or two of the wedding on Sunday, White House officials said.

“This is really a private event for the family,” Johndroe said. “I think the activities of the weekend are going to be really a private celebration for Jenna and Henry’s family and friends.”

*** I wonder if my taxes are helping pay for this wedding, I hope not. ***

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNY

Jenny, recognized as the world’s oldest living gorilla in captivity, celebrated her 55th birthday Thursday with a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats at her wooded home in the Dallas Zoo.

Her caretakers say she’s having a few joint issues and her eyesight isn’t what it used to be but she still looks good for an old ape.

“It’s a special milestone for us,” said Todd Bowsher, curator of the zoo’s Wilds of Africa exhibit. “It signifies that we’ve made great strides in veterinary care, nutrition and animal husbandry.”

The International Species Information System, which maintains records on animals at 700 institutions around the world, said Jenny is the oldest gorilla in its database.

Gorillas in the wild normally would live to age 30 or 35. Health care and protection from predators has extended the lifespan in zoos.

Of the roughly 360 gorillas in North American zoos, only four are over the age of 50. All of them are female. In addition to Jenny, Lukas noted Trudy at the Little Rock Zoo in Arkansas, Colo at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio and Helen at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky.

Jenny gave birth in 1965 to a female named Vicki, who was sent to Alberta, Canada, at age 5. Zoo officials don’t know any more about Vicki. They aren’t sure why Jenny hasn’t conceived again.

Jenny’s keepers describe her as very sweet though a little bossy.

Born in the wild of western central Africa in 1953, the exact date of her birth is unknown. Jenny lived with a family on the Cape Verde islands before the Fort Worth Zoo acquired her in 1957.