Comment Showcase--Top Comments of This Week

We thank all those who took time to comment on this blog and recognize these top comments for this week:

On Blogger Is Getting Me Aggravated
Grace said:

I scheduled a post to run and it never did, it just sat there in the lists of posts with "scheduled" next to it. So I copied and pasted it and published it and then deleted the one that said "Scheduled" PITA

On How Do You Decide What To Read Next

Tina T. said:

I like to use the suggestions on Amazon, they have quite a history on me by now, so their suggestions are usually pretty good.

My favorite method was my neighbor who seemed to read every new book of value and would pass them all along to me when she was done. Too bad we don't live next door to each other any more.

On Abby's First Car Ride With Us Here are the two top comments:
magic eye:

hey abby! good on you! glad you showed that you too had a right to ride on the seat! great to have you on board Pet Pride
am sure you will have lots of fun meeting others out here!
cheers! bozo!

Sandee at Comedy Plus said:

They always win Karen, always. Our dog loves to look out the window. She also likes to sleep when we go for long rides. I'll have to check out Abby's new blog.

On Our Dog's First Car Ride
Daisy Said:

Oh, a car ride and a walk home, that's a great combination! I think Abby should get her way. Definitely!

Excitement To Start Off The Day--Happy Fourth!

While Gerard and Abby were waiting for me to come to go to the park, Gerard was brushing Abby on the porch. I was doing a blog post and then went to eat my breakfast. I looked out, and Gerard and Abby were on the porch. A second later, I looked out and they were gone so I figured he took her for a walk. Wrong! A dog walked by and Abby took off, pulling Gerard along as he took a tumble down the stairs scraping his knee. I missed the whole thing but about two minutes later, Gerard comes calling for me to come out. There he was with his knee all bloody and Abby in hand. He told me what happened and said the lady was calling the police (to make sure he was all right).

Four police cars arrived in just a few minutes and all the neighbors were gawking. A couple of the policemen came inside to talk to Gerard and asked if our dog was friendly. Abby didn't even bark at the police and let them pet her nice. Gerard explained what happened and was just embarrassed. I was afraid they were going to take Abby away. They asked what kind of dog she was. It didn't seem to me like they asked any questions about how Gerard was. I noticed they looked at her dog tag too. What a way to start the day! I just wish I had gone out sooner and we could have been well on our way to the park.

We still went and Abby had a great time barking at some squirrels and walking through the woods with us. Gerard said his knee didn't hurt, but it looked very bad. I tried wrapping it up and we had a first aid kit with some stuff to clean the scrape with which we used when we got back from the park. Then we went to play tennis. I tried taking it easy on him, really I did, but still won 6-1 and 6-2. I think because I was so well rested. We got back in time to watch the hot dog eating contest--very disgusting!

Gerard didn't even get mad at Abby. He was mad at me because I didn't come when he called but my cell didn't even ring. He was upset with himself for not holding the leash tighter when he brushed her, but he said he didn't see the dog coming. I saw one of the neighbors across the street looking towards our house but figured he was just looking at our nice dog. Sorry, no video--it happened so quick and I was in shock.

Did your pet ever embarrass you?

Blogger Is Getting Me Aggravated

Twice now I tried scheduling my post for July 7, "Sample Taste Makes A Sale At GNC" and both times it posted it to my blog! ARRGH! If you have a reader and follow my blog, sorry about that. It will be up Tuesday (if I remember that I saved it as a draft). Did anyone else run into this problem? I hope it gets fixed quick--I schedule my posts ahead all the time.

5 Things I Learned This Week of 2009--Part 26

New Blog Discovered

While on Facebook, I was inviting some new friends to follow my blogs and noticed a list of related blogs that I started to visit. I found a very interesting one about Christianity by a Pastor that is called The Church Of No People. It is a pretty popular blog. I'm guessing because it has great posts that are funny and that make you think.

Our New Dog, Abby

I learned Abby loves the park. Here's a link to a video we took of our first time going there. Abby's Trip To The Park. I was so happy to see both our cats waiting for us like usual when we got home. Of course, Abby put it on her blog too at Zemek's Updates (Abby-Woof, Woof section) and wrote all about it.

Abby likes the treat called "Better Than Ears." It's a soft and chewy pig ear alternative that is 50% lower in fat than regular pig ears. She gobbled one up in less than a minute so I didn't even have time to get my camera to take her picture eating. These were the smoky bacon flavor. A co-worker got them for her. It was a very nice surprise for Abby.

I have learned how to teach my dog some basic commands by reading How To Speak Dog by Sarah Whitehead. Abby catches on fast and does real well until distractions come (Gerard or other dogs).

Driving in Ohio

Ohio is the 17th state to adopt the law that if you drive with your windshield wipers on, you have to also turn on your headlights.

How Do You Decide What To Read Next?

Gerard finds his books through the newspaper or magazines, usually choosing new books or popular books. If he comes across a book he thinks looks interesting, he'll look it up on Amazon and read the reviews. If it has a lot of good reviews, then he'll try ordering it through the library. Sometimes, if he's waiting for the books he requested to come in, he'll browse the shelves at the library.

I, however, use a variety of ways including just browsing shelves in the library, getting recommendations from Shelfari and Amazon, or coming across other authors promoting their books on the Internet.

How do you decide what to read next?