Luna Tail

Dangit, the left click button on my mouse is being flaky. When I forget about it, I keep clicking and I wonder why my laptop has locked up! Especially since I just reinstalled Vista on the darn thing. I have to remember that no… it’s my mouse. But I really don’t like the touchpad and so I’m suffering through the mouse for a while.

I’ve been restoring backups of my pictures from the last few years. I’d post more, but I don’t know if you’d really relate to the old pictures like I do. I’m just so glad I have reliable hosting and good backups! If I were to get shared hosting again, I’d be checking out Web Hosting Geeks because they have independent reviews and lists of good cheap web hosts. And charts and comparisons are my favorites, because I like to be able to compare packages. That is a very useful thing in a website and I recently used something similar in order to pick a photo gallery for my web cam page.

Maybe I’ll post more old photos anyway… because I like them! And I love to reminisce.

I’ve been having some dreams lately of going out into strange hotels and conferences and trade show exhibits, which is actually kinda odd. You know, like home shows and outdoor shows and camping shows… oh, and boat shows. LOL

Interestingly enough, there are companies that provide table covers for trade shows, as well as booths and entire setups for events. For small businesses through Fortune 500 companies.

At work yesterday we had our summer party, which was fun, it was a dog theme. They had a really fun table top display that was made out of dog cookies. And we each got one after it was over, and yumm… it was super delicious!

Makes me want to go to a home show…

I drive a lot to do my dog sports with my dogs… unfortunately gas prices are having an effect on us. Are they having an effect on you? I’ve heard that in smaller towns people are going into serious debt because they can’t afford to pay their bills and the gas prices at the same time. Some people are even in danger of losing their homes.

Even school kids are needing help getting to and from school, and the program Divide The Ride can help out. They match you up with people who can drive kids to school. And they match you with people you know so you don’t have to worry about sending your kids off with strangers.

The world is too dangerous anymore, so being with people you know and trust is very important. This service has been on the news, too… the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. It is an interesting service!

I am very supportive of the wonders and amazing things that stem sells have the potential for. I’m not pregnant myself, but I had to post about this cool service out there that will store your baby’s umbilical cord, and the associated stem cells, in case they are needed at a future time. The Cryo-Cell Innovative Stem Cell Solutions provides this service and what an amazing idea it is.

Their Cryo-Cell’s "Protect Baby, Protect Mom" service will allow for the storage of the cord and the stem cells for potential use against disease in the future. And with medical technology growing by leaps and bounds, these cells could become invaluable.

They also have a "Protect Baby, Protect Mom" Special Limited-Time Introductory Offer, so if you are planning on delivering in the near future you may want to check them out!

I spent a lot of time last weekend cleaning the house. Ugh. I really don’t like to clean… but having six dogs (soon to be seven, a foster is coming back today ugh), we really do need to clean a lot. And not only clean, but vacuum and dust and mop the floors. And with our collie Lucy regurgitating lately, we should really clean even more than we do.

So I’ve been looking at Dirt Devil vacuums, and I really love the idea of a cordless vac. That way I can take it from room to room and vacuum up all the dog hair and fluff balls in the corners that end up floating around the house. We may have smooth collies instead of rough, but they sure do shed. And I’d love to have an Energy Star compliant vac! Which the Dirt Devil AccuCharge is!

So now I can chase after those darn fur-bunnies… or dust-bunnies if you will, that are running rampant all over the house, and suck them up in a Dirt Devil! Because you know, those darn fur-bunnies move pretty fast. Especially when a dog carries them around… but then again, our dogs don’t usually grab them and run with them, fortunately! Instead they kinda hide in the corners and just sit there. lol

So check this out… I just entered a Makeover contest for women over the age of 35. yeah.. I am over the age of 35, don’t tell anyone! The contest is for women who have transformed their lives… and the prize is a $10,000 makeover! I can’t even imagine what that all includes, that’s a ton of money, and I would love to win!

You have to write an essay about how your life has changed, and why you should win. I wrote about my years and years of living for another… for whichever man I was with at the time. How to have any value at all I felt like I had to rescue a man. An unstable, emotionally unavailable man. The grumpier, the better! Well, fortunately I never found an abusive man. I don’t think I would have let it get that far but many, many women would not understand and it would get out of hand.

I ended up transforming my life after years of therapy and going to CoDA meetings. I love my life now, my husband, my dogs.. I wish I had more money, to have more security, but other than that I’m quite happy with how life is! I have passions now, hobbies, I live for myself as much as others, and I have a good balance (well, I hope so anyway, sometimes I think I’m too selfish lol).

Anyway, the contest was really easy to enter and the essay didn’t have to be too terribly long, so if you are over 35 go and check it out! Doesn’t every woman want a makeover? Heck, I just want clothes… lol.

Well I am saddened to say that my domain name scorecard is rotten! LOL for this domain it is a 1 out of 10. But it’s a nice tool for businesses if you are interested in seeing how your domain name rates.

The questions are, mainly, if you have other spellings or versions of your domain registered. And for this personal site of mine I do not. But for business sites it’s a good idea to do so, in case someone else takes a misspelled domain name similar to yours, and maybe can take some of your customer business. And we wouldn’t want that for sure you know?

If you have a business and are interested in your score, check out Network Solutions. I had my domains hosted with them years ago and was always happy with their service. And the services they provide are very helpful to domain owners and business owners.

Their quiz is easy to take and will only take a few moments of your time, and could be invaluable for your website and your business! If I had a business, which I may eventually have (photography?) then I’ll use it too!

Our flyball team really needs business cards. We don’t do very many demos, but at the last demo we did we were asked, quite a bit, if we had cards to give out. Well, I think we need cards! I’d even do them up I just need our team logo image to put on the cards. And maybe we can get rubber stamps while we are at it!

The place I have used the most for business cards is Vista Print. They have all kinds of things like checks, announcements, and even car magnets. I should get a car magnet for my flyball team, the Thunder Paws! That would be awesome… hm.. I’m gonna have to think about that.

They will make products with your logo on them, or they have their own logos you can use too, if you don’t have one of your own. Their online interface is super easy to use. You can upload your own logo then arrange the wording on their cards and products just to your liking. You can use whatever font you want to, they have a bunch to chose from. And they are fast and efficient, too!

I kinda want cards for my blogs too! He he.

One of the things I’ve always wanted to do with myself is write a book. I have an idea in my head… and yeah I know, I know, many people want to write a book. Well, we should just all do it! And maybe Self Publishing would be the way to get the book out to the public.

Worldclay makes it fast and easy to self publish. I’d love to pick my own cover, colors, and styles. And you can even write the book online in their service and save it so you can finish it later. Sweet!

The price of gas keeps going up all over the country, and the world. It’s awful. Completely awful. Many of my agility friends are not going to be traveling as much this summer because the gas is more expensive than the hotel… and the trial fees, put together. Maybe getting some credit card gas rewards would help out in the gas prices.

Though we have to be careful with credit, always. I pay mine off every month… which is being hard lately, as I’ve been spending too much on the card. Hrmph.

But anyway, if you are looking for a credit card and reviews, and you are responsible about it, and you have some things to buy, You might be interested in CreditCardsClub.com.

This is a three paycheck month for me, and I also get on call pay in my check this week… so I’m planning on buying some dog training equipment for agility. I can’t wait until it comes!