Songs I'm listening to

I finally fired up itunes today. Its been a while since I've listened to music at work. Not exactly sure why. Here is a list of songs I've listened to that I hadn't heard in a long time
1. Fade to Black - Metallica
2. Hook - Blues Traveler
3. Comedown - Bush
4. The Distance - Cake
5. Fourty-Six & 2 - Tool

Good stuff....

Random Thought

Why do dogs eat their own puke? I mean, there is a reason you puked it up in the first place!

Doggie Puke

Last night our dog Jake decided to spice up the lives of my wife and I. He sneaked into the bathroom and stole an "undergarment" and was running around with it. I have to admit that it was pretty funny until he decided that he was a big hungry and swallowed it whole. Seriously, it took about 2 seconds and it disappeared.
Initially I wasn't sure if i should laugh at him swallowing underwear or be worried about the repercussions in the digestive track. We did some quick research and found out that inducing vomiting in dogs is relatively easy.
Step 1: Fill squirt bottle w/ 1/4 cup of peroxide
Step 2: Bring dog into bathroom and pick up any items on the floor you don't want doggie puke on
Step 3: Hold up your dog's mouth and squirt the peroxide into his mouth so he swallows it
Step 4: Wait about 3 minutes
Step 5: Dog pukes
Step 6: Grab the swallowed object off of the floor as soon as you see it so your dog doesn't try to eat it again.

It most definitely seemed mean to induce vomiting in our dog, but the alternative of having to possibly take him to the vet for an operation for bowel obstruction seemed much worse. And Jake is no worse for the wear the next morning.
Needless to say, Jake will not be allowed to run around with a piece of clothing any smaller than a pair of coveralls. :)

Saving the environment, One cup of coffee at a time...

Yesterday was Earth day. At the client I'm currently at, they gave out really nice metal/plastic cups for coffee. The idea is that you should the new coffee cup instead of getting a new paper cup every time.
This morning was the first time I got to try out my new cup. My client has one of those "flavia" single serving coffee machines. Being very much excited, I chose my favorite blend (Italian) put it in the machine. I could almost taste the coffee already...
*Clank*
That's the noise the cup made as I tried to jam it into the hole at the bottm of the machine where the cup goes.
*Clank* *Clank*
Huh, would you look at that, the new coffee cup doesn't fit! So what is a person to do?
I've got it! I'll just use a paper cup and when the coffee finishes, i'll pour it into my new environment saving metal cup.
Wow.
I LOVE saving the environment!

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! :)