Recently, I have noticed an odd thing – people don’t remove the “keeper stitch” on jacket vents. You know the one – like a big X at the bottom of a vent on the lower edge of the back of a jacket. It is placed there by the manufacturer to keep the vent flap from curling while on display. Similarly, the pockets on the front of jackets (and some trousers) are stitched closed to stop them drooping. I leave those in – jackets and pants look better with closed pockets. Enough of my own stuff droops without any help from my pockets.
I have mentioned before that I love Vibram FiveFingers. I also mentioned – on October 27th 2009 – that I was waiting for my second pair. They finally arrived – woot! But they were not the color (vivid blue) that I ordered – unwoot. But they were a nice slate blue, bright green combo – woot!
The Sprint is much more comfortable than the Classic. No rubbing on my heel. It really feels like bare feet and my toes are happy, happy, happy!
Today I decided to introduce Alan and Noodles. On the positive side, they didn’t kill each other However, Alan was a grump-weasel and Noodles pretended not to notice him! I would have taken a picture, but I thought I should be ready to break up a fight just in case. I think I can call them acquaintances now, but not friends.
When I am out and about with Alan, I make many new friends! He is quite the magnet. Usually, when I walk into town, I only speak to the guy in Starbucks to order my coffee and morning bun and that’s it. With Alan, I get to chat with at least 6 new people. There doesn’t seem to be a common thread connecting them apart from the fact that they think Alan is cute. He is Alan’s fan club is split evenly between men and women which surprised me. I have actually made some useful business connections along the way – the Chihuahua mafia
I went to see Eddie Izzard last night at the Oracle Coliseum. His style is unique, using history as a framework for his rambling thoughts on odd stuff. He gets distracted from his framework quite often, and so I was waiting for him to say …
I came across a fabulous thing while shopping recently – a solar-powered Rainbow Maker with colorful gears. Fear not, I don’t think crystals have special powers I confess I was attracted by the colorful gears. Hey, one of them is orange!
Alan is settling in A few more days and he can meet Noodles and BB. Yey!
I’ve never had a dog before, so this is a new learning experience for me. Alan has perked up a lot and so I have to keep an eye on him – it is not clear if he is house trained!
I can’t help feeling that Blinky sounds like he was named by a 5 year old. In my book, that’s not good. What do you think?
Please add new names to the comments section and I will add them to the poll
Lisa.
PS That is not me holding him in the pic!
UPDATE: 17JAN10 The votes are in! There were only 3 As Alan has 3 votes, you might think that Blinky is now Alan, but no. I was inspired this afternoon by his hot, bald tummy. Jelly Belly popped into my head. Please welcome Jelly Belly!
SECOND UPDATE: 18JAN10 I blinked. The votes win. Please welcome Alan! The name is inspired by this fabulous video
I have been looking at PetFinder a lot recently. There have been so many small dogs abandoned in California that shelters have been overflowing – quite a few have been shipped off to New York. Paris Hilton has a lot to answer for.
I was following a car on the freeway this morning when I noticed the license plate. I almost had a moment. Not good when you are driving at 65 on a busy freeway!
It must be in the air because I had a bit of a moment earlier in the week. We’ve all seen the poor guy dressed in an inexplicable costume, waving a sign to advertise a sale or rentals. On Tuesday I saw a dancing rabbit waving a sign that said “Lettuce” – a local sandwich shop. The rabbit wasn’t swaying but shaking his behind and really getting down to boogie! I failed to get any video
As Alan has 3 votes, you might think that Blinky is now Alan, but no. I was inspired this afternoon by his hot, bald tummy. Jelly Belly popped into my head. Please welcome Jelly Belly!
