|
"Thanks so much for your tireless support. I am grateful for the time your have taken to respond so thoughtfully in the midst of your busy life and all the demands your work puts on you. You are an angel!" ~ MD
"THANK YOU so very, very much for the comm with Groucho. You have NO idea how much weight was lifted off of my shoulders after your phone call. I literally slept like a log that night and each night since. It's been wonderful!!" ~ JO
|
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Misc: 
Steve Irwin
You all know what happened.
FI From an Aussie news article I read at the time:
"He boasted that all the money he earned was spent on wildlife and it appears to be true. He lived in a modest bungalow and spent millions buying up areas of wilderness for parks. His commitment to animals was absolute and recently he received a lot of flak for his perceived role in having crocodile hunting banned.
His empire poured money back into film productions, his Australia Zoo and property purchases. He had conservation projects in Fiji, Vanuatu and the US, and was continually buying tracts of land to reinstate endangered fauna. Estimates are of more than 24,300ha of conservation property in Australia.
He also had a dream to buy a Queensland island to restore a couple of endangered species, including Sumatran tigers.
"The Croc Hunter's about wildlife, conservation, saving wilderness areas, jumping on crocs, it's all about very positive things," he said. "And I firmly believe our success is not only helping wilderness and wildlife, it's helping humanity. The Croc Hunter's all about saving the world, it really is."
FWith all the press and coverage his death received, I stumbled upon what I considered to be the best I'd seen, the motherlode, at least regarding how I feel about the man. December 2006's Mens Journal magazine (Steve's on the cover) has this great article. It speaks for itself....and is especially handy for referrals to those pesky folks who just don't seem to, well, "get" Steve or how legitimate he really was, or simply are unable to see genuine enthusiasm as anything other than something odd. Enjoy!
FLASH - UPDATE!
I was so impressed with the Mens Journal article that I wrote a Letter to the Editor about it.
They published it! It's in the February '07issue This is what the issue looks like / content, but this page contains no active links to it so I emailed them to ask if they could provide a link to the Letters part so folks could check it out. No such. If you can get your hands on it, that's cool.
STEVE IRWIN MEETS ROSS THE INTERNE!
Hysterical! I recall seeing this when it aired. Jay Leno's interne Ross is known for his flamboyant, effeminite behavior. The contrast between him and Steve as they handled snakes, tarantulas and gators is fun all around. You can tell they both had a great time - you will, too. It's also nice and long, not just a short excerpt.
Here's the link:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"CHRISTMAS IN JULY" 2008 POSTCARD RECIPIENTS: 
This postcard was sent to my existing clientele and a few select potential clients, and offers a discount for a short period of time.
To take advantage of this special 10% off offer, you simply order the same as any other order but when you pay using the pre-set amount links, I will just PayPal you the difference back, or, you can use the special " "open link" I created where the person fills in the amount and just pay 10% less for whatever amount/quantity yof time you are buying.
(You'll see on the ordering page. It'll make sense.)
Remember there are two ordering pages: the "regular" Available Services/Order Here page (the page you are on right now), or the one geared for Passed Over/Passing Over, pets).
Please note that your purchase of Aunt Julie Consult time applies also to if you wish to buy someone a Gift Certificate. Gift Certs are good for one year.
Please note that...
This 10% off purchase Special expires Sept 15, 2008. That is, you must buy by that time but if for some reason you have not used the "time" by then, it's of course okay to do the Consult after the 15th.
|
TA-DAH! 
I NOW OWN THE PETCOMM.COM DOMAIN NAME! I've been trying to get that for some years now and whoever owned it before was holding onto it but not using it. They finally released it and I bought it and as of this writing, I own it for 10 years (the current maximum on how long one can purchase a domain name for).
Why do you care?
 "Dot com" is the most familiar domain name buzzword around. You can remember my site's "address" easier! for yourself and for referrals.
 Based on the above, when you think of Aunt Julie but forget that my site is a "dot net", you might type in petcomm.com. Makes sense, right? In the past, you would not have gotten my site. Now you will!
 Petcomm dot comm SOUNDS LIKE "comm" like Communicator. It also sounds cool to say just because it does..... pet comm dot comm. Whee!
 Either/both addresses are the same site. That is, petcomm.net and petcomm.com are the same. One just points to the other.
 Update your records and bookmarks or don't, it's no matter - you'll find my site either way! But do remember petcomm.com (as well as petcomm.net) in case it comes up.
Yes, I'll be adding this onto my business cards and so on, but what you have is still valid and remains so!
|
NEW! Search Engine for my site!
NOTE As of January 1, 2006, I no longer take on Lost/Missing Pets. For awhile I tried an experiment of just doing ONE Initial Consultation regarding the subject but after 4 different times (2 with existing clients and 2 with new clients who pleaded with me to try it), things turned out exactly the same (variations on a theme). 
So that's that.
This applies to any potential or new clients. Existing clients please contact me about this IF the need arises; I will need to go over some things with you.
I am (truly) sorry if this creates any upset.
This decision is made is a result of countless hours of doing this kind of communication. I have provided a page on Lost and Missing Pets on my site which you can read if you'd like. I actually highly recommend doing so. It may be of use to you as there are some ideas and tips. As a matter of fact, I received an email recently from someone I did not even know who read that page and had good success getting their pets back, just from applying one of the tips on the page. The page does also go into more detail about why I am no longer taking on new missing/lost pet clients so that if/when you find someone who will, you can have a better idea of how things might go, and, so that you can better understand my outlook on things.
The answer truly is....No, I won't do it.
If you are not already an Aunt Julie client, please do contact me for comm with your pet (living or passed over) for any other basis than finding or recovering a lost or missing pet.
|
HOT NEWS...
The phone company here has an International Calling Plan where I can pay excellent rates for calls to other countries, so if you live or know anyone who lives far away, we can now do the Consult by phone without it gouging their checkbook, as I'll do the calling! The client covers the phone costs, but these are severely reduced rates. Example, I recently called one of my Australia clients for 10 cents a minute. Not bad!
|
Announcements to Existing Clients o
Existing Clients ~ Quick Request
Note to existing clients:
If your info has changed at all, please email me and bring me up-to-date. This includes new address, new tel number, new cell number, new work number, (AND if the old ones are still valid or not.) Also, any pet "news", definitely new or changed email addresses, and anything else like that. You'd be surprised at how many people forget to pass along some key detail which affects my being able to get ahold of them. Thank you!
|
Did You Forget?
For those of you who were going to write a Testimonial for my site and just never got around to it...now's a good time! I'm putting this note on this page as I assume you're here to acquire more Consult time with Aunt Julie so it was a good place to catch your eye with this note. NOTE I'm always looking for Testimonials on Multiple Pet households as people tend to forget what it was like "before"...and other people will benefit from this service but perhaps no idea what changes are possible!
I try to do all I can to accomodate and best service you and it really helps me and others to have Testimonials to read - YOUR story - but I can't write it as well as you can! I fit you in....can you fit me in?
Just email it to me like any other email and I'll take it from there. Thanks!
|
|
|

HOT NEWS!
Aunt Julie was interviewed in
The Village Voice
Article: Listening to Fido - A Different Kind of A.I. (Anya Kamenetz)
|
HURRICANE KATRINA & OTHER DISASTER RELIEF 
UNITED WE STAND.
All site contents Copyright (c) 2002, 2008 Julie Rich.
|