Tails’ Blography

Before you send that chain mail that just arrived in your inbox, check that its true. So many chainmails are thoughtlessly sent out into the world to waste bandwidth, all because one person didnt think to check if it was true or not.

Usually I get them with a line like “I wasnt sure if this is true, but thought you should know”. If you didnt know it was true, what stopped you from Googling it? Surely one cannot be too lazy on the internet?? I didnt think that was even possible.

Dont get me wrong, I find some chain mails interesting, but it bugs me that people dont want to educate themselves regarding the truth. I guess its easier to stay dumb and press send, than to actually source the chainmail and educate themselves a little (even if they send it out afterwards – as some are worthwhile knowing – at least they know what they’re sending out).

The following sites are for checking the truth on chainmails, in particular:

Snopes.com (this is the one I use)
Truth or Fiction
Hoax-Slayer

On a side note, my Gizmo went in to the vet this morning to get some tests run on the various lumps and bumps she’s grown over the past year or so, and I miss her so much. Its horrible to watch the vet lead your baby away and to watch them go wrenches one’s heart like you cannot imagine. Even though I’ll have her back this afternoon, its still heartbreaking to think of her in the cage, all alone, and on such a cold day too! At least she has her blankie…

Its been a pretty slow and uneventful week, but I’m glad its Friday! National Heritage Day just passed on Wednesday, so that was a pleasant day spent inside relaxing. The (fluff)Friends application on Facebook has been having a treasure hunt (to celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day), so we’ve desperately been trying to find 500 gems before the hunt is over (you get a Googely as a reward, but its difficult to explain what it is on a blog). On Wed I found 150 gems! It was a loooong day! Haha! This weekend will be spent hunting like mad since the hunt ends on Sunday night.

I have a fever blister And its been around since Tuesday! Had one a few weeks back, but I remember I was stressed about something (cant remember what it was now….couldnt have been that important I guess) but I dont recall being stressed about anything now….*sigh* Hopefully it’ll be gone by Monday…

Went shopping yesterday evening with Michael, and we decided to buy some filter coffee, since we havent had a pot going in ages. So we bought House of Coffees Jamaican blend and WOW is it NICE!!! Its smooth, creamy, aromatic, but not too strong…very, very pleasant! In fact, I think I’m going to get a cup as soon as I’m done with this blog post!

Oh, forgot to mention I took photos this week of my dogs (yes yes, I need different subjects by now, I know ). I think they’re my best yet! Max made a proper appearance, and was very cooperative and did his tricks for some Beenos. If you like or dont like them, drop me a note to tell me which and why You can see more pics in the Recent Pics slideshow to the right.

I’m also looking forward to going away next month for a weekend. It’ll be Michael and my 5 year anniversary and it’ll be nice to get away. Viia’s coming with, and hopefully it wont rain the whole weekend haha! Last time we had such a great time and I always enjoy it! We’ll definately be having cocktails at a restaurant on the beach if its decent weather! Yay!

I think thats about it…..I’m gonna get some more delicious coffee now

I have been in a photography lull for a while now, what with it being winter and all, and it was really getting me down. A week or two ago I stumbled upon a blog called Dog Parks and they have some really wonderful tips, as well as some links to incredibly inspiring pet photographers…so of course, this prompted me to get my butt in gear and start using my camera!

Today looked like it was going to produce somewhat ok weather, and I planned on taking some photos while walking the dogs on our local field, but unfortunately that didnt happen (mom took them later, though). However, dont dispair! I got some photo-time in after mom finished mowing the lawn (I was pushed into action by Gizmo rolling on the grass).
I dashed in, grabbed my camera, and here’s what I got (please feel free to leave any comments, good or bad – I’m always up for critique!!!)

Gizmo:

And one photo of our cat, Roswell:

Please excuse the watermarks, but these photos do get displayed on numerous sites and, well, internet theft ‘n all…

More photos can be seen in the slideshow on the right hand side.

So a huge shout out to Dog Parks blog and a huge Thank You to all who inspired me!