I am so unbelievably distracted this morning. I'm skipping steps in my morning reports...I'm glazing over and drifting off into my own little world. Not a reality type world either. I think it has to do with the dream I had this morning.
I am currently reading the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series...plus the New Moon trailers are out. My brain is on Vampire/Werewolf overload. So I had a lurid dream this morning, about a pack of Werewolves (in human form of course). I think I was "meant" for their Ulfric (that's the Anita Blake part). Anyway, so I woke up not wanting to wake up. That's never a good start.
Eventually I shook off the daze. Ended up being a pretty good 1/2 day...yes, that's right...a 1/2 day. Tomorrow is one as well...YAY ME. I am currently watching Slumdog Millionaire. We'll see if it's worth all the hype.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Had to say it
Ok, so I want to talk about Michael Vick. This seems like the best place because nobody reads my blog but me.
I would like to start off by saying that I am a HOKIE. I was raised in Blacksburg, VA and I attended and graduated from Virginia Tech. Michael Vick was a real boost to our football program, and for that, I will always thank him.
I would also like to say that "saving" dogs is my hobby. I am an active member of Kansas K9 Resq in Wichita, KS. I foster dogs and try to find them new homes. I cannot grasp the concept of hurting dogs for pleasure...or even looking the other way when someone else is doing it. I don't understand not loving and wanting to care for those creatures.
Yet another opinion of mine is that once a debt is paid to society, the debt should be paid...end of story. I think the fact that a felon (once time is deemed served) has so much trouble getting a job is a bad bad thing. We should want ex-cons to be able to obtain gainful employment, and start a better life. I know there is no way to determine for sure if a person is remorseful, or if they are "rehabilitated". We don't know for sure that they will never do the crime again. But we shouldn't make life on the outside SO hard for them that welfare and maybe even crime, is the only way they can survive.
On the same note, I feel that if you screw up a second time (for the same offence), they should lock you up and throw away the key...but only if you were truly given a fighting chance to really make a better life for yourself.
I also feel, personally, that Michael Vick was used as "an example" by being given such a harsh penalty for his crime. Not because I don't think he deserved it...I think anyone that can do what he did is seriously sick and needs to be helped as well as punished. But I don't ever hear of anyone else being caught for dog fighting and winding up in jail. We have a pit bull problem in Wichita, and all I ever hear about it the dogs being removed and the person being given a fine. SEND THEM ALL TO JAIL. And make it widely known that if you are caught doing this, you WILL go to jail. No passing go, no $200.
So, down to Michael Vick playing NFL football. Just this morning, it was released that he signed a 1.something million $$ contract with the Eagles. I think this is too much money. I think he should have been given the same salary as the lowest earner on the field for the first year. In that first year he can prove (or disprove) that he is still a decent football player. If he's not, he's out or on some practice squad or Arena football or Canada...don't much care. If he proves that he is still worth something to a team, and he keeps his nose clean, then he can sign for more money next year.
So...
Yes I feel that he as paid his debt to society...not to the dogs, but to society...so he should be allowed to play.
No matter what ends up happening to his football career, I think he should have to pay a portion (fixed %) of his earnings for the rest of his life to Pit Bull rescues...I think he owes the breed that much at least.
No I don't think that what he did is any less bad than Stallworth and his manslaughter issues
And yes, in a perfect world, we would unleash all the ghosts of his dogs upon him and they would eat him...but I long ago realized that we don't live in a perfect world.
I would like to start off by saying that I am a HOKIE. I was raised in Blacksburg, VA and I attended and graduated from Virginia Tech. Michael Vick was a real boost to our football program, and for that, I will always thank him.
I would also like to say that "saving" dogs is my hobby. I am an active member of Kansas K9 Resq in Wichita, KS. I foster dogs and try to find them new homes. I cannot grasp the concept of hurting dogs for pleasure...or even looking the other way when someone else is doing it. I don't understand not loving and wanting to care for those creatures.
Yet another opinion of mine is that once a debt is paid to society, the debt should be paid...end of story. I think the fact that a felon (once time is deemed served) has so much trouble getting a job is a bad bad thing. We should want ex-cons to be able to obtain gainful employment, and start a better life. I know there is no way to determine for sure if a person is remorseful, or if they are "rehabilitated". We don't know for sure that they will never do the crime again. But we shouldn't make life on the outside SO hard for them that welfare and maybe even crime, is the only way they can survive.
On the same note, I feel that if you screw up a second time (for the same offence), they should lock you up and throw away the key...but only if you were truly given a fighting chance to really make a better life for yourself.
I also feel, personally, that Michael Vick was used as "an example" by being given such a harsh penalty for his crime. Not because I don't think he deserved it...I think anyone that can do what he did is seriously sick and needs to be helped as well as punished. But I don't ever hear of anyone else being caught for dog fighting and winding up in jail. We have a pit bull problem in Wichita, and all I ever hear about it the dogs being removed and the person being given a fine. SEND THEM ALL TO JAIL. And make it widely known that if you are caught doing this, you WILL go to jail. No passing go, no $200.
So, down to Michael Vick playing NFL football. Just this morning, it was released that he signed a 1.something million $$ contract with the Eagles. I think this is too much money. I think he should have been given the same salary as the lowest earner on the field for the first year. In that first year he can prove (or disprove) that he is still a decent football player. If he's not, he's out or on some practice squad or Arena football or Canada...don't much care. If he proves that he is still worth something to a team, and he keeps his nose clean, then he can sign for more money next year.
So...
Yes I feel that he as paid his debt to society...not to the dogs, but to society...so he should be allowed to play.
No matter what ends up happening to his football career, I think he should have to pay a portion (fixed %) of his earnings for the rest of his life to Pit Bull rescues...I think he owes the breed that much at least.
No I don't think that what he did is any less bad than Stallworth and his manslaughter issues
And yes, in a perfect world, we would unleash all the ghosts of his dogs upon him and they would eat him...but I long ago realized that we don't live in a perfect world.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Moon Landing
I don't know if it's just me, but I feel like the Moon is ours. I don't mean ours as in belonging to man kind. I mean ours as in America's. I am use to the idea that other countries send people to space, space is filling up with satellites from many countries, and the space station is a joint venture. I don't have any problem with that. But I had to pause today while listening to NPR. They were talking about the Chinese or Japanese trying to get a mission ready to go to the moon...and it just felt weird thinking about other people on the moon. Feels very imperialistic, but our flag is there...it's ours. I don't want all sorts of countries up there messing up our foot prints. I don't want someone else to decide to start trying to colonize the moon...that's our plan...
THE MOON IS BELONG TO US!
THE MOON IS BELONG TO US!
A Storm
There is no sun right now. It is 9:00 AM and the sky is an inky black. On my way to work, I was surrounded by huge lightning strikes as the storm rolled in. It was raining a little bit as I walked from my car into the building, but shortly there after I could tell it was poring because I could hear it through the roof.
I LOVE storms like this and I would give my (something good) for an office with a window right now. This also means it probably won't be 100 degrees this afternoon.
I LOVE storms like this and I would give my (something good) for an office with a window right now. This also means it probably won't be 100 degrees this afternoon.
Auto Pilot
The other day after work I got in my car and decided which route I was going to take home. I have MANY options, some faster, some avoid traffic, some go by places I need to stop...So I made my decision and started driving. Suddenly (5 minutes into the drive), I realized that I had made a different turn than I had intended. I was using my most used route, but it was not the route I had intended to use. My brain had put itself into auto pilot and had taken me where it thought we should go...unfortunately, my brain seemed to forget why I had chosen an alternate route to begin with...CONSTRUCTION. Stupid Brain.
Royals Game Weekend
This weekend Michael and I boarded the dogs, took the cat to the Nott's, and headed up to KC MO for a Royals game. Cousin Jessica and husband Derrik met us up there for the game. Cousin Jennifer also decided to come down for a visit...So it was a nice little family game. The new and improved Royal's Stadium is NICE NICE! New and clean and plenty of room...lots of concessions that made it less crowded. We also sat in club seating (special escalator entrance), which was very nice.
Even though the Royals lost the game, it was a wonderful evening. We couldn't have asked for better weather. It was 78 degrees at 4pm, so by the time the sun went down it was ALMOST chilly. Fabulous weather for July. Frankly, I don't think we could have had better weather in early May!
Michael and I also spent a little time at the Oak Park Mall in Overland Park. Quite a nice mall. We went to our favorite DB Mongolian Grill...yum. We had Einstein Brother's bagels for breakfast, then came home. Sleeping in without being woken up by doggies and a kitty was wonderful.
Even though the Royals lost the game, it was a wonderful evening. We couldn't have asked for better weather. It was 78 degrees at 4pm, so by the time the sun went down it was ALMOST chilly. Fabulous weather for July. Frankly, I don't think we could have had better weather in early May!
Michael and I also spent a little time at the Oak Park Mall in Overland Park. Quite a nice mall. We went to our favorite DB Mongolian Grill...yum. We had Einstein Brother's bagels for breakfast, then came home. Sleeping in without being woken up by doggies and a kitty was wonderful.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Lucy
This was my Lucy when she was 8 weeks old. This was the 1st or 2nd day that we had her. We decided to get a dog after we moved into our house. I started looking to adopt. I wanted to adopt a dog from an organization that fostered dogs so that I could have some idea of the dog's personality before we got it. I applied to adopt a few dogs from a certain rescue group...that will remain nameless...and was whole heartedly DENIED DENIED DENIED. I didn't have a personal vet reference for a dog (because my parents had owned all of the dogs we had). I didn't even get to the part where MY DAD IS A VET. Needless to say I was pissed that they assumed I couldn't handle owning a dog. So in retaliation...I bought a puppy. Looking back, I suppose it was shameless, and not necessarily the way I would recommend others going...but we got lucky...very lucky.
I wanted a dog...like yesterday. Michael wasn't so sure. So we compromised. We got a dog, but he got to pick the breed. He wanted a border collie...I talked him down to a Rough Coat Collie. The border collie would have been too active for us. I found a breeder 2 hours away from Wichita and picked out the sable puppy. We went to get her on June 1st 2007. She was much smaller than I thought she would be...and my heart melted instantly. Our house isn't well designed for house training a puppy...so that took a little longer than it should. But other than that, we have had such an easy time with her. She doesn't chew stuff...she never had really. She has such a sweet disposition, she just loves everyone. She is even excited to see the vet. The long hair is something I could live without, but it is pretty.
Lucy, Lucifer, Lucy Loo, Fuzzy Bunny
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