In case anybody was wondering where I've been... just had a tough month or so.
Lots of stress, switching jobs, still don't have health insurance lined up...
so of course, doctors are finding all kinds of new things wrong (we can add
osteoporosis and high cholesterol to the previous list of Things Wrong With
Leah). Got a (yikes) colonoscopy scheduled for Monday. Changed meds to Zyban,
so I can try to quit smoking, and having oodles of side effects... dizziness,
brain farts, insomnia... but a bit more energy, which is GOOD.

So basically, I've just been too stressed to use my brain at all when I'm
online, and have been hiding at Pogo (game site). :}

Decided that I'm going to give myself a motorcycle for my 50th birthday
present. Don't know where I'm going to get the $$ for it, but I've got until
November to figure it out. Getting a Honda Rebel. Can't do gas in my SUV back
and forth to work, so it will save me money in the long run (lots).

Anyway, I'm feeling better, so I'll probably be hanging around again.

Girls are doing great. Madigan is (most of the time) making me proud when I
bring her to work. Great with other dogs of all sizes, ages and temperaments,
keeps her attention riveted on me, and her biggest problem is that she's too
friendly. As I tell my students whose dogs are too distracted by all the
wonderful people to concentrate (in PetsMart - doesn't happen in the new
place), you can have a lot worse problems than having a dog who's too friendly.

I love my new job, and my boss is a sweetheart. Other trainers are also really
nice and very good at what they do.

Going to get Madigan her CGC very soon (when I can coordinate with my
co-workers to get her tested). Up until recently, I didn't think she could
pass test #10 - owner leaving for 3 minutes. I don't think that will be a
problem now. The rest should be a cake-walk for her.

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html

Handsome Jack Morrison lid wrote:

Decided that I'm going to give myself a motorcycle for my 50th birthday
present.

Maybe you should have your doctor review your prescriptions *again,*
Leah?

I do get some strange looks from people when I tell them this. And you'll
think me even stranger when I tell you how I got the idea.

I had a dream. In the dream, I was on a motor scooter. It was a lot of fun,
and I was saving gas money.

I woke up and thought, that's not a bad idea. So I did a little research, and
found out there aren't any scooters that will go fast enough to take on a main
road.

So I went to a motorcycle place - still not intending to get a bike, just to
see if I was missing something in the scooter department - and sat on a Honda
Rebel. Holy crap. At under 5' tall, I could sit on the seat with both feet
firmly on the ground.

25 years ago, my (then) husband and I bought a Suzuki 450. Motorcycle lessons
were a blast. We used dirt bikes. But once I got on the Suzuki, I found out
that I'd dump it every time I stopped. As small as it was, I just couldn't
balance it on tiptoes. So I could only ride it when a taller person sat behind
me.

Once I sat on this Rebel, and found out it was Just My Size, I was hooked. :}

Plus it's a really cool-looking little bike.

http://www.beginnerbikes.com/guide/rebel250.html

I'm getting a black one. :}

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html

Handsome Jack Morrison lid wrote:

Decided that I'm going to give myself a motorcycle for my 50th birthday
present.

Maybe you should have your doctor review your prescriptions *again,*
Leah?

I do get some strange looks from people when I tell them this. And you'll
think me even stranger when I tell you how I got the idea.

I had a dream. In the dream, I was on a motor scooter. It was a lot of fun,
and I was saving gas money.

I woke up and thought, that's not a bad idea. So I did a little research, and
found out there aren't any scooters that will go fast enough to take on a main
road.

So I went to a motorcycle place - still not intending to get a bike, just to
see if I was missing something in the scooter department - and sat on a Honda
Rebel. Holy crap. At under 5' tall, I could sit on the seat with both feet
firmly on the ground.

25 years ago, my (then) husband and I bought a Suzuki 450. Motorcycle lessons
were a blast. We used dirt bikes. But once I got on the Suzuki, I found out
that I'd dump it every time I stopped. As small as it was, I just couldn't
balance it on tiptoes. So I could only ride it when a taller person sat behind
me.

Once I sat on this Rebel, and found out it was Just My Size, I was hooked. :}

Plus it's a really cool-looking little bike.

http://www.beginnerbikes.com/guide/rebel250.html

I'm getting a black one. :}

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html

Handsome Jack Morrison lid wrote:

Decided that I'm going to give myself a motorcycle for my 50th birthday
present.

Maybe you should have your doctor review your prescriptions *again,*
Leah?

I do get some strange looks from people when I tell them this. And you'll
think me even stranger when I tell you how I got the idea.

I had a dream. In the dream, I was on a motor scooter. It was a lot of fun,
and I was saving gas money.

I woke up and thought, that's not a bad idea. So I did a little research, and
found out there aren't any scooters that will go fast enough to take on a main
road.

So I went to a motorcycle place - still not intending to get a bike, just to
see if I was missing something in the scooter department - and sat on a Honda
Rebel. Holy crap. At under 5' tall, I could sit on the seat with both feet
firmly on the ground.

25 years ago, my (then) husband and I bought a Suzuki 450. Motorcycle lessons
were a blast. We used dirt bikes. But once I got on the Suzuki, I found out
that I'd dump it every time I stopped. As small as it was, I just couldn't
balance it on tiptoes. So I could only ride it when a taller person sat behind
me.

Once I sat on this Rebel, and found out it was Just My Size, I was hooked. :}

Plus it's a really cool-looking little bike.

http://www.beginnerbikes.com/guide/rebel250.html

I'm getting a black one. :}

Canine Action Dog Trainer
http://www.canineaction.com
My Kids, My Students, My Life:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html

"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
...

I do get some strange looks from people when I tell them this. And you'll
think me even stranger when I tell you how I got the idea.

don't pay those people any mind, they'll be looking at you in envy when you
zip past them in the HOV lane on a hot summer day, and they're stuck in
their little steel box.

motorcycles are a lot of fun. now if i could just afford a side car, i
could take the pups for rides!

Once I sat on this Rebel, and found out it was Just My Size, I was hooked.
:}


that's a perfect beginner (or refresher) bike. it'll run forever! have a
blast on it!


-kelly

"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
...

I do get some strange looks from people when I tell them this. And you'll
think me even stranger when I tell you how I got the idea.

don't pay those people any mind, they'll be looking at you in envy when you
zip past them in the HOV lane on a hot summer day, and they're stuck in
their little steel box.

motorcycles are a lot of fun. now if i could just afford a side car, i
could take the pups for rides!

Once I sat on this Rebel, and found out it was Just My Size, I was hooked.
:}


that's a perfect beginner (or refresher) bike. it'll run forever! have a
blast on it!


-kelly

"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
...

I do get some strange looks from people when I tell them this. And you'll
think me even stranger when I tell you how I got the idea.

don't pay those people any mind, they'll be looking at you in envy when you
zip past them in the HOV lane on a hot summer day, and they're stuck in
their little steel box.

motorcycles are a lot of fun. now if i could just afford a side car, i
could take the pups for rides!

Once I sat on this Rebel, and found out it was Just My Size, I was hooked.
:}


that's a perfect beginner (or refresher) bike. it'll run forever! have a
blast on it!


-kelly

"Leah" -OFF wrote in message
...

I do get some strange looks from people when I tell them this. And you'll
think me even stranger when I tell you how I got the idea.

don't pay those people any mind, they'll be looking at you in envy when you
zip past them in the HOV lane on a hot summer day, and they're stuck in
their little steel box.

motorcycles are a lot of fun. now if i could just afford a side car, i
could take the pups for rides!

Once I sat on this Rebel, and found out it was Just My Size, I was hooked.
:}


that's a perfect beginner (or refresher) bike. it'll run forever! have a
blast on it!


-kelly