Archive for the ‘Animals’ Category
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
It seems that lately, when we come home from some time out galavanting, we open the door to find Holly spread out across the couch. It’s not the worst thing in the world, but we have to remember that she is the hairiest dog alive, so it’s really no good to have the hair on the couch. We constantly tell her not to jump up on the couch, but she only speaks “dog,” so she doesn’t understand.
We caught her today before she woke up. Oh yeah, she’s a great guard dog. When we walked through the door this afternoon, we stood there for about a minute listening to her snore. She woke up only after she heard us turn on the camera. She is scared of cameras.
I remember back in the day when I used to sleep with my dog, Mickles. We would lay there arm in arm. When I would wake up in the morning, he would be next to me just looking at me. He would actually have his head on a pillow, just like a big red-headed human. When it was time to get up, I would have to push him out of the bed. He abused me.
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
I looked over to my right today and noticed Flipper Human over in the shelf sunnin’ his buns.
Really, he was trying to get comfortable, but he did stay in this position for an extended period of time, which leads me to believe the buns theory. Either way, his buns are now nice and golden.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Today was another busy day. I spent a good majority of the day organizing things online. I would tell you what they are, but I have this thing about telling people my secrets. Oh well. I will say that I find it simply amazing that I am able to wake up every morning of my life and work on the computer for at least eight hours straight. Mind you, those are the days I have nothing to do. Oh, I just love looking at the clock as it reads 3PM and realizing that I have been sitting here since 7AM.
As I get older, I find myself focusing on my “physical” self more than I used to. I always try to sit up straight in my chair, so I don’t get a bad posture, like I have been warned about when I was a kid. I also recognize that I need exercise these days. When I say need, I mean “need.” I mean, I am in good shape, but as anyone gets older, I think they become more aware of these things. I also feel my eyes going to hell. When I was a kid, I used to pride myself on not wearing glasses. Well, the years of staring at this monitor has taken its toll, I’m afraid. Last year, I bought computer glasses to help take the strain off my eyes. These days, I find myself having to focus a heck of a lot more. I can actually feel my eyes getting tired. People say that you should get up every so often to give your eyes a break. They say that you should look out the window every once in a while so your eyes can focus on something else, other than your computer screen. I do that, but I am just hoping that one day I will make enough money to pay someone to do my work for me as I sit in a chair behind them, telling them what to do.
So, what’s new in life…I guess it’s just day to day stuff. As I work, the cats take their turns using my lap as their bed. I am not working on adding any more websites to my portfolio…well, I had to pop a new one in there, I just couldn’t help myself. This is the year of marketing. I haven’t focused on that portion of the business all that much in the past few years, so it might be something I should do to boost the $$$. I believe I can do a very good job with that in the next ten months.
I also have been making beer, if you haven’t noticed. I think it’s a pretty rewarding thing to do. Paul came over to pick up ten bottles for a party he is having tomorrow. He is going to get back to me with the consensus. I hope he likes them.
Since I have been in college, I have been looking for the perfect place to live. I have learned that it’s pretty useless looking on the internet for that perfect town. All it takes is one lousy picture of a town to ruin everything. On to the next perfect town with that one lousy picture, and so on. I think the only way I am going to make it is to get an “anchor” house somewhere up north, with another smaller home in the heat for weekends in the Winter. I have also learned that the perfect town may not even exist anymore. Back in the day, there was a quiet little main street somewhere in Indiana that you could walk up and down for the rest of your life. Now, you have to worry about tornadoes and the Wal-Mart they are putting up at the end of the block. You might think I’m kidding, but look around. The most pristine places are very unaffordable. So the quest goes on.
On Monday, Laura and I are making a trip to Washington, CT. We are going to have lunch at the Mayflower Inn. A few years ago, my mother got us a gift certificate for the Inn that we used for a perfect Valentine’s Day dinner. It was one of the nicest places on earth. We were thrilled with the little antique town, but it was kind of dark on our way in. We really want to see it during the day. You would be surprised what the Connecticut hills have to offer, for a price. I’ll let you know how it goes. YouTube certainly needs a video or two of Washington, CT.
It just started snowing. Laura proposed another walk in the snow. Who am I to say no? I have a feeling I will be putting my boots on at midnight again. I do want to say that I am getting a little tired of the snow. Every time I think the driveway will be clear for a few days, it snows. I admit that it keeps things exciting, but enough already. It’s been a snowy Winter. The next week looks warmer with the temperatures above freezing. Also, the sunset is much later now, so that January depression has lifted. Now, the sun is going down close to 6PM. In March, we set the clocks ahead, so that should be fun. I am going to try to really soak up the seasons this Spring, Summer and Fall. I think they are worth it.
Wow, what a post. This might actually be what blogs are for. I guess I have to write some real stuff when I am not busy buying things and writing about them. Hey look…it’s another cat on my lap. I think they are doing laps now. This one is Sexy Boo.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
He really does. Whenever we dress him up, he starts purring a very strange purr. He stands there and gets a little freaky.
If you have ever dressed a cat up, you would’ve noticed that when they have clothes on, they don’t move. When you put them on the floor, they just stand there. It’s pretty funny.
Ok, I think this will be my last “Simon Dress Up” post for a while. I can’t imagine finding anything better than a little Green Bay Packers sweater. He just loved it and I mean that.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Have you ever noticed the complete disinterest that people have when being forced to listing to pet stories? They go something like this…”Yeah, my cat is really something else.” “No, mine is crazy and wild. I really think that my cat does the nuttiest stuff.” “Dude, trust me, just the other day…” Get the picture? People argue and argue about who has the funniest animals with real “personalities.” The truth of the matter is that no one really cares about other people’s pets. If they listen, they listen out of politeness. I am fully aware of this.
With that said, here is another picture of Simon. I thought this picture of him wearing my hat was pretty funny. Right?
If you take a close look, you can see my chest hair overflowing past my shirt.
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
As promised, I got my bear spray. Please remember, this is not only bear spray, it’s anything that messes with us spray. This stuff shoots up to 20 feet and will take care of anything in its path. It creates a “fog” that is big enough for the situation. The package says the spray lasts for nine seconds. Hopefully that will be long enough for me to follow up with my secondary punishment.
Here is a picture…
The spray is called, “Guard Alaska Bear Repellent” and comes in a 9oz. can. With a bat, I am going to feel pretty good walking with this stuff. Considering our bear experience and our recent dog experience, I would say we need something.
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Our cat, Simon, has some mental problems. He usually sleeps, but sometimes he fights with the other cats for no reason. He also eats too much. Sometimes, he has his way with articles of clothing or my winter hats. It is an odd scene.
I have this neck warmer that I sometimes wear as a hat. It is in tube formation, so the top of the hat has a big hole in it. The other day, after Simon was acting up, I decided to slip this neck warmer over his body, so it was around his waist. I call it “The Punisher” because he settles down while wearing this. If you have a cat, you know that they act very strange if they are wearing any clothing.
Last night, while sitting on the couch, I decided to slip this neck warmer over Simon’s head, around his neck. I thought he would try to get out of it, but oddly enough, he seemed to like it. Laura just had to run in the other room to get the camera. Wanna see?
You can see the “issues” in his eyes, right?
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
Everything You Know about Eco-Friendly Cars is Wrong
Setting the Record Straight on Hybrids, Electric Vehicles and the Smart
$1 per Gallon Cellulosic Ethanol from Waste!
General Motors and Vinod Kohsla have invested in a new company promising to produce ethanol from any organic substance (grass, newsaper, tires, agricultural wastes) for as little as one dollar per gallon.
Breaking News: Greenpeace win battle against Japanese fleet
Greenpeace activists are claiming that they have managed to chase the Japanese whaling fleet from its hunting grounds in the Southern Sea (for now)…
Even Republicans Agree Rush Limbaugh Is Obsolete
Particularly when it comes to his head-in-the-sand stance on global warming, Rush Limbaugh is part of an old, tired machine that even conservatives are growing tired of.
Newsflash: Time May Not Exist
Physicists are confounded about how time actually fits into the universe. One theory is that “time may be an approximate concept that emerges at large scales—a bit like the concept of ‘surface of the water,’ which makes sense macroscopically but which loses a precise sense at the level of the atoms.”
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
No, this isn’t about drinking, but I knew you would think that.
I have this pillow case…and decided to use it on a certain someone. I had to find someone who wouldn’t care if I shoved their body in it. I found that someone in Simon. Yes, he is a good cat and was a good sport this New Year’s Eve. I took a picture of him after I got half his body in the pillow case.
You see? Simon is half in the bag.
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
I got a call pretty early this morning from the lumber place. They told me they were about to leave for my sheetrock delivery. Man, I still had my coffee in my hand.
I got ready and waited for the guy to come. A few minutes later, he was backing into the driveway with my twelve sheets of sheetrock. I helped him take the stuff off the truck and stack it on some leftover lumber from the porch that I laid on the driveway. Tim, next door, was kind enough to give me a hand bringing it inside. Actually, this was the first time Tim has seen the inside of our empire.
I had to keep the doors open so Tim and I could bring the sheetrock inside. For safety reasons, I put the dog in the computer room and the cats in the bedroom. I put Red in the bathroom because I didn’t want her to pee anywhere. After Tim and I were done, I went into the bedroom to get the cats. Of course, Michael was sitting on top of the bed looking at me. You can’t scare that cat. He would walk into a volcano if given the chance. I went to look for Simon and Flipperhumanbodyman, but couldn’t find them. Then, I looked behind my trunk. There they were…
What wimps.
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