Who knew?

Why is it that pre-Obama the only time we saw Democratic presidential candidates act in a warm, confident, human manner was well after they lost the race? Case in point, John Kerry is pretty damn funny.

Q: How often do you Google yourself?
A: When I was growing up, the priests
taught us to think that was a sin.
Q: What do you know now that you wish
someone had told you 10 years ago?
A: How to give shorter speeches.

(via Daily Kos)

Early morning treats

So part 2 of the answer to Dan, where have you been all this time, is out walking the dog. Seriously.

Pre-Gracie, a morning for me would start sometime around 6:30 depending on how well I was sleeping. Make a little breakfast and sit down at the computer; peruse the news sites, my friends' sites, and start to pound out an entry of my own before getting the day started and catching a 7:50 bus.

Post Gracie, sleeping in to 6:30 is a distant memory. If I am lucky, she is simply awake stalking the halls and can wait to go out (don't want to make that mistake again) and I can stay in bed until 6. But even with the earlier waking time, by the time we have gone for a walk, conducted some training and gotten her fed, my time for myself is pretty much gone. So fewer blog posts, but really, even if I wanted to cut time with Gracie short, who could resist those eyes...

And there are benefits. Not only am I losing weight - and will hopefully lose a little more before we head to Hawaii (Have I not mentioned Hawaii? Silly me. We are going to Kauai for two weeks starting March 7th and are staying here and then here.) - but now that the sun is rising earlier, there are some great, if power line obstructed views from the trail.







Sadly my photography is not up to snuff, but you get the idea.