Pet Peeve

Why is it that when I open a yogurt, I always get squirted, but when i take the time to put my hand up to block the squirting, it NEVER squirts?!?!

Dog Obedience

So we have an almost 1.5 year old Yellow lab named Jake. He's a fantastically great dog, but like all dogs has a few things that we'd like to break him of or teach him.
A couple months ago we enrolled him in a dog obedience class and I love it. Teaching dogs to do things is an exercise in both patience and psychology. Dogs really are intelligent animals, but you have to know how to explain things to them.
We are using clicker training to teach him things and this little thing is an amazing tool. Instead of trying to teach an entire "trick" at once, you work on shaping the behavior you want. If you want your dog to always go lay down on a rug when you say "bed" you need to reward your dog every time he gets closer and closer to the rug. Once he is going to the bed constantly, then you add your command. The limits of this training are only bound by your imagination and patience. Its incredibly rewarding to succeed in teaching your dog a "trick".

Next up for Jake... Agility training!

I'm Certified!

I took the Microsoft 70-630 certification and I passed with Flying colors. I'm now a Microsoft Certified Technology specialist in configuring SharePoint 2007. Yay me! :)

Restaurant Review: Que Rico

Que Rico
http://chicago.metromix.com/restaurants/mexican/que-rico-lincoln-park/134792/content

Amy and I tried this place on Saturday night and we liked it. We had reservations and we were glad we did as the place filled up soon after we got there.
The atmosphere is a low-light romantic type place. We were seated in one of the worst tables in the place, but even that wasn't that bad.
The service was fairly good and only a bit slow a few times. We both had margaritas (I had 2) and we liked them.
The food was very good. I love mexican food so I loved it, but Amy's not always a fan of it and she enjoyed what she got.
Overall we really liked it and we'll be back again when we're in the mood for mexican.

Top 10 Christmas Songs

I really like the music this time of year so I thought I'd make A top 10 list of my favorite Christmas songs:

1. There's no place like home for the Holidays- Perry Como
2. Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) - Nat King Cole
3. Have yourself a Merry little Christmas- Judy Garland
4. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Mannheim Steamroller
5. The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks
6. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
7. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
8. Carol of the Bells - Mannheim Steamroller
9. My Favorite Things - Frank Sinatra
10. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Elvis Presley

I have a Blog!

First a Facebook page, and now this? What is happening to me?!?!