Saturday, 5:20 am. The alarm buzzes and I bash at it in irritation. At this early hour I'm rethinking my enthusiasm for volunteering for the American Veterinary Medical Foundation Oath in Action Project. I have to be dressed and downtown by 7 am for registration, then it's off to either the Chula Vista Animal Shelter for a cleanup or the Horses of Tir Na Nog for a day of fence painting. "I could have slept in another hour," I mutter to no one in particular as they are all sleeping. "I could ... Read more »