So true...

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated,

'If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.'

In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating:

If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics (and I just l ove this part):

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash........
Twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car...

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads.

6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single 'This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation' warning light.

I love the next one!!!

7. The airbag system would ask 'Are you sure?' before deploying.

8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

9 Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

10. You'd have to press the 'Start' button to turn the engine off.

Gibson likes to help me do laundry.

The Sunsets Are So Pretty In Texas....

I caught my first fish!!

So on the same day we took Lucky to her new home we went fishing at Lake Whitney for Adrian's birthday (Lucky curled up in a little ball in my backseat and slept the whole way to Waco.)


I caught fish! On my very first try! I caught a crappie and two catfish. Unfortunately, none of them were big enough to bring home. Here's some pictures from our trip:


We stopped at this little roadside joint called the Czech Stop. They had the best kolaches ever. (Ok, they're the only kolaches I've ever had, but they sure were yummy!)




Not the most flattering picture, but I was so excited and it was 101 degrees out! I was sweaty and gross, but dammit I was having fun...


Adrian caught a few bass, but they were all too small.


Removing the hook.


This is Lake Whitney near Waco, Texas.

So this frog jumped into the chili pepper plant...

This is what it looks like when you give a very furry dog a haircut...

Meet Lucky...

So, there are a lot of stray dogs in the Southeastern Dallas area. Most of them are vicious looking and I want nothing to do with them. Until I met Lucky.



She wagged her tail the instant she saw me and all she wanted was love. She sat on my foot and thumped her tail and nudged my hand until I petted her.

And then she started howling. All night. Whining, barking and howling. Until I went to the back door. She stopped howling. So I sat down. She sat down, too and looked at me. I laid on the floor next to the sliding glass door for 45 minutes until she finally laid down, put her head on her paws, sighed and went to sleep.

Little did I know she was an escape artist. She managed to push open the backyard gate and Adrian found her in the middle of the street when he was coming home. He recognized her new collar, rolled down the window and asked her, "What are you doing out here?" Her tail started wagging as she recognized his voice. Adrian opened the back door of his car and she jumped right in.



The next morning, Lucky joined us on a road trip. The Austin Humane Society agreed to take her and find her a home. It was a sad day when we said goodbye to Lucky, but it was nice not hearing Bobby and Gibson barking at the sliding glass door.

Bobby vs. the Toad

My dog likes hunting frogs and toads. Everytime we go outside, both Bobby and Gibson go after the frogs to try and catch them. Of course, I don't let them get to them, but it's still hilarious to watch them try.

On Friday morning, around 6am, I opened the door to take the dogs on a walk before work. Bobby and Gibson raced out the door as soon as I opened it, but the instantly stopped. Bobby had grabbed this big fat Toad and had it in his mouth. I jerked on the leash and he dropped it. The toad, dazed, sat there for a minute while Gibson frantically tried to get him, then he hopped away. Bobby seemed okay, he was just licking his chops and shaking his head a little. I walked them down the street a little and realized Bobby seemed pretty out of it.

When we went back inside, immediately Bobby began foaming at the mouth and vomiting foam. He wouldn't respond to his name, drink water or anything. If you called him, he would look in the general direction of the sound, but not focus on anything. He was dazed and confused to say the least. I immediately woke up Adrian and he jumped online to see what we should do. I called the emergency vet and told her the situation. It was when I was on hold with the vet that Bobby lost control of his bowels and crapped on the living room floor. You could hear the smile in the vets voice when I was talking to her. Apparently, this happens quite a bit around here because of all the frogs and toads. She said that the vomiting would subside and that he pooped because he was scared. She said to watch him for the next few hours and if he didn't get better, take him to our vet. Adrian, meanwhile, was looking online and said that the vomiting would stop if we washed his mouth out with water. So there we were, at 6:30 in the morning, with Bobby in the bathtub, Adrian holding his jaws open and me pouring water in his mouth to wash it out. Fun family bonding time.

After we washed his mouth out, he was fine. The vomiting stopped, he started wagging his tail and he responded when you called him. It was at this point that we realized, our dog is tripping out. He's high as a kite. His eyes were all glassy and wide, his pupils dilated, he was staring off into space. It was hilarious. Once we knew the danger had passed, it was really funny. He had one eye open really big and one eye half closed. Adrian said we should have put on some of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" for him to listen to while he was tripping out.



I'm happy to report that Bobby is 100% back to normal. He slept most of it off and was fine a couple of hours later. He hasn't learned his lesson though. He still goes after the frogs.

The Rocketz

So my friend Andrew is the drummer for the Rocketz and the Nekromantix. He rocks. But anyways, they are trying to find an artist to do cover art for their new album, so I thought I'd give it a try. Here's a few versions. Hope you like 'em!

New Challenge at Scrap For A Cure!

Marie at Scrap For A Cure challenges you to use 5 of anything in your layout. She used 5 buttons, 5 layers on the flower and 5 beads for the center of the flower.

Remember to upload your layouts into the gallery under "I'll Accept Your Challenge" at the Scarp for a Cure website. Every challenge you participate in, is another entry in the end of the month RAK! Have fun!