Here is a quick video I shot of Mitch sitting on command!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Goliath used to follow me from room to room as I puttered around the house doing chores. Mitch follows me around the room as I do chores. It can bother people that aren't used to it, especially in the kitchen, but I have kind of developed a Mitch-RADAR and can sense when he is standing directly behind me ready to trip a less suspecting person. I like his attentiveness though.
Greyhounds are not really designed to sit, especially when they are right off the track because they are so tight and muscle bound, but I have been slowly working with Mitch and he can now sit on command! He still looks awkward doing it, but he doesn't seem to mind. I try to do it when he is excited, when he is jumping up and down when I pick up his leash, so he gets in the habit of listening to me when he is distracted. This so if he gets away from me on a walk or maybe in a fight at the dog park he can avoid injury or death by overcoming his natural urges to run or fight.
I had two days of training in the Loop for Python scripting. This is a link to a description of the class. I think it is going to be useful for me at work.
I bought a wide screen 22 inch monitor for my computer this week and I love it. It is a Samsung SyncMaster 226BW. I got it at Fry's for $270 after rebate. I can see column Z and row 46 on a spreadsheet! As I write this on Word I have it zoomed to 200% and I am sitting back in my chair about 4 feet away and I can see all the words perfectly without squinting. I will have to get a wireless keyboard now to make it even more convenient.
I have been wanting this saddle for my bike for over a year now, and everywhere I looked it was about $70. A few weeks ago I was wandering around the local Performance Bicycle store and they had it on sale for $50. I thought what the heck. It's a good price and I know I will buy it eventually so I might as well just get it. When I checked out it rang up for only $35! Yeah me!
Greyhounds are not really designed to sit, especially when they are right off the track because they are so tight and muscle bound, but I have been slowly working with Mitch and he can now sit on command! He still looks awkward doing it, but he doesn't seem to mind. I try to do it when he is excited, when he is jumping up and down when I pick up his leash, so he gets in the habit of listening to me when he is distracted. This so if he gets away from me on a walk or maybe in a fight at the dog park he can avoid injury or death by overcoming his natural urges to run or fight.
I had two days of training in the Loop for Python scripting. This is a link to a description of the class. I think it is going to be useful for me at work.
I bought a wide screen 22 inch monitor for my computer this week and I love it. It is a Samsung SyncMaster 226BW. I got it at Fry's for $270 after rebate. I can see column Z and row 46 on a spreadsheet! As I write this on Word I have it zoomed to 200% and I am sitting back in my chair about 4 feet away and I can see all the words perfectly without squinting. I will have to get a wireless keyboard now to make it even more convenient.
I have been wanting this saddle for my bike for over a year now, and everywhere I looked it was about $70. A few weeks ago I was wandering around the local Performance Bicycle store and they had it on sale for $50. I thought what the heck. It's a good price and I know I will buy it eventually so I might as well just get it. When I checked out it rang up for only $35! Yeah me!
