infatuation or love?

I'm totally stuck on this breed. I plan on raising a puppy, but I need to figure out the best way to have one in Lawrence. It will be a while.



Obviously, you can learn a bit from Wikipedia, if you're interested. salukiclub.org has some more. And you can find me fawning over possibilities at Saluki Tree of Life Alliance, open adoption cases.

Basically, I need tall fences, a large, open, and fenced space to let her run (it's going to be a girl), and a schedule with daily exercise (long walk, preferably run). Feeding costs $2 dollars a day or so, the pup will cost $350 for pet to $1000 for show pedigree, and I've tried one insurance quote at $280 a year.

I'll be visiting the local kennel club and the Heartland Coursing Association to see what sight-hounds are like. Tyler and I will also be taking Honey to some training classes starting in late March, which is pretty exciting.

More images and videos (the first video is hilarious, and the second pulled at my heart strings...):




[Pictures, from pavementsofsilver.files.wordpress.com, www.pedigreedatabase.com, www.vivapets.com; let me know if any should be brought down.]

for my iPhone peeps

They should FIX IT!

the stem cell registry

www.marrow.org

A friend's father is treating his cancer with chemotherapy. But it's a rare form and he needs suitable stem cells. We're all hoping that his three siblings will provide a match. If they don't, he turns to the donor registry and they say the chances aren't good.

I didn't even know a stem cell registry existed. Getting on it is like giving blood, so the chance to save a life is certainly worth it. Look into joining.

Yay T&T

Andy asked me out of the blue a while ago about AT&T's business enrollment options. I put in my school address.

Well, today I saw this line on my new bill.

National Account Discount   -11.48

A little googling convinced me it's because I signed up at that page.

Thanks, Andy!

Do other phone companies have stuff like this?

Computers: D'oh!

A little cross-action between The Colbert Report, Rory's shared items (half way down, Rise of the Financial Machines), and mine (same title).



She is fetching.

New plans for the backyard

Third day in Rome

The Flickr set for Saturday. I took less pictures that day. It was an absorptive day, and I relaxed the burden of recording. I mostly took pictures when something struck me that I wanted to share.