Christy’s Ramblings

www.petresearch.net is a pet resource site that Jason and I started up about a year ago. It’s come a long way in that year and started out as just a pet project (no pun intended) and has grown to be a valuable resource. We have spent the last several weeks revamping the site and adding in user pet blogging capabilities, a discussion forum and other hands on features, with more to come in future releases. If you’re a fellow animal lover, come check us out!

A screenshot of the site would have been a cleaner image, but that would be cheating for Project365, now, wouldn’t it?

These frost particles were on my truck windshield this morning.  I pulled out the Kenko extension tubes to see what I could get and this is what I ended up with.  Not too bad for the first attempt.  I’d really like to get a true macro lens for this type of stuff (and bugs).

So it’s Super Bowl Sunday.  We’ve been invited to several outings, though don’t know if we’ll make it out at all.  I still have quite a bit of work to catch up on so it mainly depends on how much I get done and how much I feel like going out after working all day.  I do have some money on the Colts through an office pool, so GO HORSE!

…or rather bows because of Mother Nature!

We got a couple inches of very heavy, wet snow last night and the bamboo around the pond just couldn’t handle it.  I’m guessing it’s pretty resilient foliage, but we’ll see how it fares come spring.  Fishes are under there somewhere, hovering in their winter state and waiting until the spring thaw.

If a dog’s prayers were answered, bones would rain from the sky.

Since I’ve been quite busy with work this week I thought this to be appropriate. Funny how someone in the digital age still takes so many hand written notes. Most of them are things I think of while out and about or at work that I need to remember for when I get home to work on search engine optimization client sites. ( Shameless Webfoo.net plug. )

I’m an avid reader, usually reading 3 to 4 books a month. Sadly, the last several months have been uber busy and I’m only a fourth of the way through “The Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follett that I started in…*gasp*…September! The shame! I finally did pick it back up yesterday while waiting on an appointment and got back into it again. Maybe I’ll finish it before spring! If you’re interested in any other good books, see my book list.

Oh how I love colored pens and markers, particularly Sharpies!

Not much to report on today.  Hardy goes back to the vet on Friday.  His vestibular disease is getting worse and he’s becoming more and more disoriented. The vet said we could possibly try some Alzheimer’s medication for dogs to see if that would help, but we’re running out of options with the poor old man. On the other hand, Blue is showing good improvement in his back.  He’s not limping as much and is walking better, but is still on cage rest for another few weeks.  Buddy and Lois Lane are doing great *knock wood* and continue to mooch food constantly.

Those three little words that can turn your day around even at the worst of times.  I like to leave little post-it notes for Jason occasionally for him to find when he wakes up in the morning after I’ve left for work for the day.

Buddy’s favorite activity…loafing on the couch.

Guess I should have done Dog Project 365, eh? Ah well, it’s been a busy week. Busy weeks = lots of pup photos.  And I’ve made it through January with the project thus far so one month down, 11 to go! If you can handle a lot more future dog photos I just may be able to get through this. Once spring and summer arrive I’ll have a lot more interesting subjects such as bugs, flowers and landscapes.  Hang in there with me!  ;)

Lois Lane loves the snow!  She always goes in nose first and jumps around like a little rabbit.  It’s quite cold today.  We ended up with about 3 inches of snow, so nothing too treacherous.