Month: May 2006

Last.fm

I have just started using a great online radio service called Last.fm. It keeps track of your likes and dislikes and creates your own personal radio station! It even creates a rss feed which lets subscribers know what you are listening to. Perfect for us bloggers who share everything!!

Please America…Vote for Katharine McPhee!

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Congrats to Kat for making the final two! Woo Hoo! I was really sad to see Elliott go though. He really is an amazing talent american idol final four.jpgand human being. I did not think this was his best week. I am so sick of Taylor Hicks’s gyrations! He is nowhere near as versatile as Katharine. He does what he does well, but it gets tiring after a while. And I do not like the gray hair! My friend Danny thinks he looks like the spawn of Rex Reed and George Clooney! I have to agree. Kat’s voice was definitely the best of the top four. She suffered from some bad songs and some flubbed lyrics, but she always made a connection with the song. Only Chris was the other of the four to do the same. Elliot and Taylor can sing well, but they are not consistent in making a real connection to the audience, or the lyrics. Kat always comes off as if she is a star. She is pure magic! Please America! Vote for the most talented! Vote for Katharine McPhee!

New Cairn Terrier

rascal.jpgWe have decided to rescue another little Cairn Terrier. We miss Jake terribly, and Daisy (our other Cairn) seems depressed now that she is all alone. We are working with several rescue groups trying to find a good match for our family. One of these furkids is Rascal from Rhode Island. He is the same color as our Daisy and seems like he might be a good match. We are also looking at a cute little fella named Keeth.keeth.jpg Keeth is in New Jersey and it would be a bit of a haul to go get him, but we may see him if things don’t work out with Rascal. We are working with the Cairn Rescue League who has Rascal, and Cairn Rescue USA, who has Keeth. We have also put in an application with the Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network from which we got Jake in 2001. All of the Cairn rescue organizations go out of the way to save Cairns from shelters and puppy mills, as well as from people who can’t take care of their furballs anymore. They spend countless hours of time and money saving these animals. They also do not just anyone adopt the dogs. 4 references, a vet reference, and even a home safety visit, are required before a prospective owner is even considered! They really want these babies to find forever homes and really try their best to match the right dog with the right family. Pictures of course will appear here when our new member of the family arrives!!

WordPress Widgets

I love WordPress Widgets! I have downloaded new themes that support them and I am totally addicted! It is so nice to be able to make a change in one sidebar and then see it implemented in whatever of the new themes I choose. I won’t even think of using a new theme unless it is wigitized!!

20th Week On the Diet

Current Weight: 262 lbs Weight Loss This Week: 0 lbs Total Weight Loss So Far: 3 lbs

What Diet? I have totally slipped into my old ways! It is amazing that I haven’t gained back all the weight I have lost so far. I haven’t been exercising, eating fruits or vegetables, or cutting my portion sizes. I thought by now I would be well on my way to a healthier me. I just can’t seem to make permanent change to my habits.  This is the first time in my life that I really tried to lose and have failed. I really think what they say is true. As you get older, it gets harder to lose weight. I don’t know if it is a physiological reason, or that you just have had that many years of bad habits. Whatever the case, I have a serious problem! I really have to get into it’s a “now or never mentality”. If I don’t, I fear that I will be desitined for my first heart attack, or diabetes, or who knows what! I just wish there was a way to fill me and keep me satisfied. More is never enough, and instant gratification takes too long. Well…I am off to get a snack. Pavlov’s dog is alive and well.