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The 101 Continues

It's been a while since I blogged about anything on my 101 even being in progress, let alone done … but things have been happening!!

* Loki, through not just my efforts, but Matt and Mike's as well, has learned to sit on his haunches with his paws in the air, to “beg” for food. I think this counts as a really cool trick. I still want to teach him to close the door after he lets himself in, but all in good time.

* All photos in the queue have been added to Jesser and I have kept on top of new ones I've taken. I need to take some more though! Continue reading “The 101 Continues”

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Jess's Holiday Gift Giving Guide Part 7?

Hi all, and happy Black Friday. In honor of America's own SHOPPING HOLIDAY, I'm presenting you with the last post in The Holiday Gift Giving Guide Series. Today I'll tackle and excellent topic for all of you on a budget or trying to fill a stocking.

Under $10/Stocking Stuffers

In Sudoku, in case you haven't heard, you get a 9×9 grid and in each row or column, you have to have all numbers, 1 thru 9, no repetitions. You get a few numbers to start and you have to figure out the rest. Tricky, but not too tricky, and lots of fun. These, and other excellent puzzle books (logic and jumbles are household faves) are available EVERYWHERE for under $10, even starting at $2. Pick them up in the magazine section at Walmart or your grocery store.

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I'm Thankful For ….

♥ a warm bed on cold nights and even warmer shower the next morning
♥ a job that i like and great people to work with
♥ time to spend with friends or reading a good book
♥ a big black dog who thinks he's a puppy and a lapdog all at once
♥ laughter in spades
♥ a husband who is not only my best friend, but my willing accomplice (if not instigator)
♥ amazing friends and family who I get to share this day and the whole year with

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As Seen on Lifehacker


Since I discovered LifeHacker earlier this year, nary a day has passed without me visiting this beacon of “lifehacks.” Some of my recent faves:

* secrets of the organized family
* the monkey calendar
* find an xBox 360 for sale near you (the nearest one to me is in Nebraska, lucky I don't care.
* color match redux
* what the font
* remove stamps with nailpolish remover
* is a hybrid worth it?
* foldershare, which allows you to sychronize a set of folders OVER the web (i.e. from home to office, etc.)

Check out LifeHacker. You're sure to enjoy.

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My Weekend

Sorry I didn't post yesterday, folks. I had one of those days at work and I really really really didn't have the time. Anyhoo, I'm back today.

My weekend was MOST excellent. Friday, we had excellent dinner @ PF Chang's and then we saw Harry Potter! I really enjoyed it and thought that Mike Newell & Steve Kloves did a very good job condensing a 800 page book into a 2.5 hour movie. The one part that I didn't like was after the goblet releases Harry's name, Dumbledore like runs in the room and smashes Harry up against the wall and chokes him and demands to know if he put his name in the goblet. Which is SOOOOOO not Dumbledore. But whatever. I can get past that. So that was way cool, except the part where we stood outside in the snow, queuing up for the movie. 😛 That kinda sucked. Continue reading “My Weekend”

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Auto Dog Walker

Despite our best efforts, it seems that we are never able to give Loki enough exercise. He always wants to go, go, go. Epically on weekends and when he can’t go to Doggie Daycare. We had joked about getting him a treadmill so that he “walk himself” but never thought about it seriously. Well, today, Jess ran across these sites http://www.jogadog.com/dc5.html and http://www.colbypitbull.com/treadmil.htm which are makers of dog specific treadmills.

Evidently there are two types, unpowered carpet mill and powered ones. Maybe we’ll have to get Loki one for Christmas

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The Great State of Colorado

My uncle sent this to me and I had to share. I also had to make comments about which of these are true and why and which are not and why.

1. You switch from “Heat” to “A/C” in one day. Totally true. Have done this many many times. Short and sandals in the middle of the winter? Definitely not unheard of.

2. You know what the “Peoples Republic of Boulder” means. Yep! This refers to all the “liberals” or “granolas” down in Boulder and the general Socialistic atmosphere.

3. Your sense of direction is: towards the mountains and away from the mountains. Absolutely true! I know where to go by streets as well (Denver is very griddy and most streets run NS and EW) but the mountains are my landmark … whenever I'm away I feel sort of lost. Continue reading “The Great State of Colorado”

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Jess's Holiday Gift Giving Guide Part 6

Today I shall tackle another group near and dear to my heart: craftinistas. This is for all of your loved ones who just can't get enough of the crafting bug.

Craftinistas

The Print Gocco is a home silk-screening kit. It gives all of us day-jobbers a new outlet for creativity … that looks professional. The starter kit gives you enough supplies for 5 originals (designs) and virtually limitless prints. Refills are easily available. Available at DickBlick for $139.

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Weekends are Too Short


In case you can't tell, this is a look of pure joy on my doggy's face. Mr. Loki woke up on Saturday morning only to find that he got to go hiking! We went to Eldorado Canyon, just south of Boulder and had a nice, long (but not too long) hike in the beautiful fall weather. Loki was mostly good until the ranger showed up. Then he wouldn't come when called and we got a warning and a prescription for more training. “Moki clearly isn't under voice sight control,” she told us. I told her that I didn't know who Moki was, but that we'd work on training Loki better. He also gets called Lucky a lot.

We also got our Christmas photo taken (finally!). After many attempts near home, we balanced the camera on a rock and did ONE SHOT on the timer that turned out perfectly. I won't be posting it until after my Christmas cards go out, though. So y'all will have to wait. Until then, you know where to find other photos from that day. Continue reading “Weekends are Too Short”