I did indeed end up leaving Harriet with EEELB and GF. So far, she's
been pretty good. Not too whiney, but a little bit clingy. It sounds
like she's mostly enjoying herself, though. EEELB and GF had a dinner
party last night, so it'll be interestnig to find out how Harriet
dealt with the barbarian hoards.

I have been going through puppy withdrawl. It feels very odd to be
off my dog walking and potty break schedule. I keep feeling like I'm
forgetting something important. I don't know how y'all who travel
frequently can stand it. It's not so much that I'm suffering from
separation anxiety, as much as the fact that my dog-centric schedule
is all fuxored.

But, I'm spending tonight at my aunt and uncle's house, and OHMYGOD
they have a Boston! Not just *a* Boston, either, but the absolute
cutest and feistiest little Boston I've ever met. I got some much
needed puppy therapy, and will be taking lots o' peechurs of Jazzy
tomorrow. I threatened to dognap her, but I don't think I could get
away with it.

That is all. As you were, comrades.

Shelly

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:37:04 -0700, Shelly
wrote:

fuxored

Now there's a word you don't see very often.

I like it!

--
Handsome Jack Morrison

Retired Canadian general (Lewis Mackenzie) calls for NATO to fulfil its obligation in Afghanistan. Bravo!
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/...f-ae581b5478a0

Must-read for members of the "reality-based" community:
http://www.slate.com/id/2172152/fr/rss/

Editor slams Newsweek's "highly contrived" global warming story!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20226462...wsweek/page/0/

Watch a "reality-based" economist melt down, while demanding a taxpayer bailout of his rich buddies on Wall Street!
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/commen...-pleads-f.html

New Scandal Erupts over NOAA Climate Data!
http://www.dailytech.com/New+Scandal...rticle8347.htm

Let's hope that this message takes hold, and soon:
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/0...-muslims-sing/

Why "liberal" doesn't quite fit:
"In the short term, this reflects the failure of the Republican Party to secure its hard-won victories. In
the longer term, this may provide a new opportunity for the heirs to authentic liberalism - today's conservatives -
as they often thrive when lovers of big government, by whatever name they go by, overreach."
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/...beral-doe.html

"Reality-based" Rabbi Defends Michael Vick:
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archi...iberal_lo.html

"The main proponents of 'universal coverage' want to throw more money at the current health care system,
which strikes me as unwise. I believe that the 'universal coverage' mantra is dysfunctional for the same
reason that 'more money for public schools' is a dysfunctional mantra for education. When your current
approach is digging you into a hole, the sensible thing to do is not to dig faster. It is to stop digging."
http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=080607B

On Aug 14, 9:52 am, Handsome Jack Morrison
wrote:
On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:37:04 -0700, Shelly
wrote:

fuxored

Now there's a word you don't see very often.

I like it!

Proof positive that the end is drawing nigh.

Shelly

Pee Ess: I still hate Teh Google!

On Aug 14, 10:16 am, Terri wrote:

It feel for you and understand that feeling of forgetting something.
It's odd.

It is!

EEELB has been good about calling in updates. He's been taking
Harriet jogging every morning, which she's enjoying. He's threatening
to not give her back, though, which is *so* not gonna happen.

Harriet will be thrilled to see you and you'll have a great time.
Especially with puppy breath waiting in the wings.

It will be nice to get home, for sure.

Shelly

Pee Ess: I also still hate Macs.

Pee Pee Ess: My family is even bat **** crazier than I remembered.

In article . com,
Shelly wrote:


Pee Ess: I also still hate Macs.

I *THOUGHT* I did, when having to use one once in awhile. Now that it's
my all-of-the-time computer? I love it.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:58:04 -0700, Shelly
wrote:

On Aug 14, 9:52 am, Handsome Jack Morrison
wrote:
On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:37:04 -0700, Shelly
wrote:

fuxored

Now there's a word you don't see very often.

I like it!

Proof positive that the end is drawing nigh.

Proof positive = President Hillary Clinton, Vice President Barack
Obama, Secretary of Defense, John Kerry, etc.

Talk about being fuxored!

The horror. The horror.

--
Handsome Jack Morrison

"Arctic Ocean Getting Warm; Seals Vanish and Icebergs Melt." Headline in the Nov. 2, *1922* edition of The Washington Post.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/artic...ON02/108140063

Retired Canadian general (Lewis Mackenzie) calls for NATO to fulfil its obligation in Afghanistan. Bravo!
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/...f-ae581b5478a0

Must-read for members of the "reality-based" community:
http://www.slate.com/id/2172152/fr/rss/

Editor slams Newsweek's "highly contrived" global warming story!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20226462...wsweek/page/0/

Watch a "reality-based" economist melt down, while demanding a taxpayer bailout of his rich buddies on Wall Street!
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/commen...-pleads-f.html

New Scandal Erupts over NOAA Climate Data!
http://www.dailytech.com/New+Scandal...rticle8347.htm

Let's hope that this message takes hold, and soon:
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/0...-muslims-sing/

Why "liberal" doesn't quite fit:
"In the short term, this reflects the failure of the Republican Party to secure its hard-won victories. In
the longer term, this may provide a new opportunity for the heirs to authentic liberalism - today's conservatives -
as they often thrive when lovers of big government, by whatever name they go by, overreach."
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/...beral-doe.html

"Reality-based" Rabbi Defends Michael Vick:
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archi...iberal_lo.html

"The main proponents of 'universal coverage' want to throw more money at the current health care system,
which strikes me as unwise. I believe that the 'universal coverage' mantra is dysfunctional for the same
reason that 'more money for public schools' is a dysfunctional mantra for education. When your current
approach is digging you into a hole, the sensible thing to do is not to dig faster. It is to stop digging."
http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=080607B

On Aug 15, 6:38 am, Janet Boss
wrote:

I *THOUGHT* I did, when having to use one once in awhile. Now that it's
my all-of-the-time computer? I love it.

Grandpa has a brand new iMac, and boy does it ever suck. Safari
doesn't seem to do tabs, though I did figure out how to make a new
window pop up. There is, of course, no right clicking, so there is a
huge amount of functionality that seems to be missing. It may be
there, but damned if I can find it. And it took three of us to figure
out how to turn the stupid thing on yesterday. Let's not even talk
about my experience copying DVDs. I finally managed it, but I think
it gave me a migraine. Considering how spendy they are (I replaced my
last computer for about $300!), I don't think I'll be turning into a
Mac convert anytime soon.

About the only nice things I can say are that I like the little
scrolly button at the center of the mouse. A lot. I also am happy
that the raised buttons on the keyboard have moved to the "proper"
place, under the index fingers.

Shelly

In article .com,
Shelly wrote:
Grandpa has a brand new iMac, and boy does it ever suck. Safari
doesn't seem to do tabs, though I did figure out how to make a new
window pop up.

I've got six tabs open in Safari right now (command-T, not
control-T).

There is, of course, no right clicking, so there is a
huge amount of functionality that seems to be missing.

Try control-click. If it really bugs you most cheap USB
mice will work with OS X.

Look the stuff is there, but you have to know how to use
it. And complaining that it doesn't have the same user
interface as Windows, well .... in the words of our
lolcats friends, OMGWTF? You may not like it but that
doesn't equate to "it sucks." It just means you don't like
it.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

On Aug 15, 12:08 pm, (Melinda Shore) wrote:

I've got six tabs open in Safari right now (command-T, not
control-T).

I'd already looked that up, but it's not working. I can use command-N
to open a new window, but no tabs for me, waaah!

Try control-click. If it really bugs you most cheap USB
mice will work with OS X.

Ah! Now that worked. Thank you!

Look the stuff is there, but you have to know how to use
it. And complaining that it doesn't have the same user
interface as Windows, well

That's not what's bothering me. I've used enough different OSes that
I'm not dumb enough to think they should all be the same.

.... in the words of our
lolcats friends, OMGWTF? You may not like it but that
doesn't equate to "it sucks." It just means you don't like
it.

It's more complicated than that. I'm having problems with the scroll
function jumping all over the place. Selecting blocks of text to
delete was not working properly--the block started about six or seven
characters askew of where I clicked). That problem seems to have
resolved itself, though. Clicking *once* on the back button took me
back three or four pages. It's just weird crap like that, and it's
entirely possible (probable, actually) that my grandpa's machine is
posessed. He's not exactly computer savvy, and so he's relying on
grandkids to trouble shoot for him. Lord knows what's been done to
the poor thing. Someone loaded Vista on it, too, and that seems to
have been a very bad idea. It crashed and we had a heck of a time
getting it to even shut down yesterday.

Anyway, this shall pass! And, obviously, it's not bothering me enough
to keep me from using his computer. It's just that it's not as easy
or fool proof as one might expect.

Shelly

On Aug 15, 12:10 pm, montana wildhack
wrote:

Command T for tabs - check the preferences: Grandpa may not "know" tabbage.

I'd say that's a safe assumption. I'm not going to mess with his
preferences, though.

If he doesn't have a two button mouse, control click for right
clicking. I have to do that on the laptop (when we're not in the
office).

That works, thanks.

Shelly