I've been trying for the past 3 weeks to get my final Star Trek albums out. Unfortunately by the time I finished the album, AOL decided to end its photo album service. I transferred to the American Greetings one that was offered as an alternative.
While I have successfully migrated the photos, I can't seem to get the editor to allow me to put them back in the order I had them on AOL. Because they make little sense without the captions being in order I will not be sending them out. Sorry if you were waiting for them.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Trip & Tater Sit
P Boy has taught Trip another trick. How to hike his leg to pee. He used to pee like a girl dog. No longer. Now it's like synchronized peeing on our walks because as soon as P Boy lifts a leg so does Trip!
Sit! Please?
Usually P Boy is the best at this trick, but while the camera was rolling, Tater was the best at it. Maybe P Boy got camera shy?
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Don't Get Too Friendly Cat!
Although this little guy does look a bit like our Porch Boy, it's not. I wish our cats were this friendly with the dogs. For the most part they just keep their distance. Garage Girl will occasionally rub up against a pup, but that's about as much affection as they ever share.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wreck on the Way to Work
Less than 5 blocks from my office, we were hit by a Mercury Grand Marquis. I was making a legal left turn onto Capital from the 2nd lane and the driver of the Mercury was in the far left lane which had a "turn only" sign. She didn't. I figure she must have been doing about 30-40 mph since the light was green.
After hitting our SUV she lost control and her car slammed over the curb knocking down a metal No Parking sign and some sort of box that controls the traffic light, ending abruptly by a head-on collision with the cement column holding up Hiway 59. Both the air bags deployed in her car, injuring both her and her grandmother who was the passenger. Grandma's mouth was bleeding from the impact of the air bag and driver girl seemed to have a dislocated shoulder. The car was a total loss.
Grandma was hysterical, jumping out of the car immediately and screaming Spanish into a cell phone and driver girl seemed to be in shock. Gina & I seemed to be fine and I was trying to talk to them, but it was impossible. A Metro cop was there within a couple minutes and she was talking Spanish to hysterical Grandma, but I don't know if she was doing much better than I had done in English. Gina called 911 and asked for an ambulance and police. About 5 minutes later HPD arrived and so did the ambulance.
Seems Grandma was on her way to jury duty, driven by her 19-year-old granddaughter (who looked more like 12 to me) who did not have a driver's license nor insurance. She said she wasn't sure which street she was supposed to turn on and was looking for a "jury duty" sign - that's why she didn't notice that she had to turn left. She also said that they had borrowed the car and she didn't know if the owner had insurance or not. HPD told me I should just file a claim on my uninsured motorist coverage because he doubted I would ever get any restitution from the one at fault. HPD issued the girl 4 citations. Failure to turn in a turn-only lane, causing an accident, driving without a license, and driving without proof of insurance.
Our SUV was towed to the Hyundai body shop and Mom & Dad came to our rescue. They picked us up and brought us home so we could drive the Honda to the urgent care center at St. Luke's to make sure we were ok. I felt sore - my neck again - but I was concerned about Gina maybe having some bleeding injury that we couldn't see.
3 hours later and we were released. I've got Vicodin for the pain. Gina's OK. Home resting now. Haven't heard an estimate on repairs, but did talk briefly with my claims adjuster. He said that he had spoken to the at-fault driver and she admitted it was all her fault. He told her she was responsible for the cost of the damage to my car and our medical injuries. She told him that she would pay for it somehow. I'll be impressed if they can just recover the $250 deductible for me. Glad I have the uninsured coverage. If you don't have it on your policy, get it!
After hitting our SUV she lost control and her car slammed over the curb knocking down a metal No Parking sign and some sort of box that controls the traffic light, ending abruptly by a head-on collision with the cement column holding up Hiway 59. Both the air bags deployed in her car, injuring both her and her grandmother who was the passenger. Grandma's mouth was bleeding from the impact of the air bag and driver girl seemed to have a dislocated shoulder. The car was a total loss.
Grandma was hysterical, jumping out of the car immediately and screaming Spanish into a cell phone and driver girl seemed to be in shock. Gina & I seemed to be fine and I was trying to talk to them, but it was impossible. A Metro cop was there within a couple minutes and she was talking Spanish to hysterical Grandma, but I don't know if she was doing much better than I had done in English. Gina called 911 and asked for an ambulance and police. About 5 minutes later HPD arrived and so did the ambulance.
Seems Grandma was on her way to jury duty, driven by her 19-year-old granddaughter (who looked more like 12 to me) who did not have a driver's license nor insurance. She said she wasn't sure which street she was supposed to turn on and was looking for a "jury duty" sign - that's why she didn't notice that she had to turn left. She also said that they had borrowed the car and she didn't know if the owner had insurance or not. HPD told me I should just file a claim on my uninsured motorist coverage because he doubted I would ever get any restitution from the one at fault. HPD issued the girl 4 citations. Failure to turn in a turn-only lane, causing an accident, driving without a license, and driving without proof of insurance.
Our SUV was towed to the Hyundai body shop and Mom & Dad came to our rescue. They picked us up and brought us home so we could drive the Honda to the urgent care center at St. Luke's to make sure we were ok. I felt sore - my neck again - but I was concerned about Gina maybe having some bleeding injury that we couldn't see.
3 hours later and we were released. I've got Vicodin for the pain. Gina's OK. Home resting now. Haven't heard an estimate on repairs, but did talk briefly with my claims adjuster. He said that he had spoken to the at-fault driver and she admitted it was all her fault. He told her she was responsible for the cost of the damage to my car and our medical injuries. She told him that she would pay for it somehow. I'll be impressed if they can just recover the $250 deductible for me. Glad I have the uninsured coverage. If you don't have it on your policy, get it!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Walk With My Dogs
At first, Trip was terrified of the leash. I suppose it brought back traumatic memories from being tied up to the tree by his previous human companions. Once I used the double leash with him & P Boy, there were no more problems. Gotta admit...they are really cute together!
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