Vote!

If you haven't made it to the early polls, then make sure you get out to vote Tuesday. This election is so terribly important.
I don't like to discuss politics, because my view may not be the same as your view. And I am not going to sway you, just like you will not sway me.
But, as an American, you need to get out there and make your voice heard.
I wanted to vote early, but I am so afraid that something will happen, like in Florida several years ago, and our votes won't count. So, I'll be heading out Tuesday. We have had record numbers turning out to vote early, so I am hoping by Tuesday everyone will be done with it!
So, vote. It can make a difference.

I've Been Tagged By Deb

Ok, so I was tagged for this blog challenge.
The challenge is, post the 4th picture from the 4th folder in My Pictures.
After creatively rearranging my folders, I was able to choose this photo. John probably knows why the other one cannot be posted! LOL!
So, here is my challenge photo.
This is John in one of his favorite places in the whole wide world, Stowe Vermont, doing what he loves to do...play in the snow! Silly boy!
I don't have anybody else to tag. {pout} I need more friends with blogs.

Phooey On WTOC...

and their dress-up contest.
We entered Jingles picture in the Savannah Morning News Howl-O-Ween contest.
So, run over and cast your vote.
Click the link below where it says "rate this photo".
You will have to register on their site. It only takes a second, then they send you a confirmation email. Click on the link to return to the site, and then hit the little paws to rate the photo a "5". So far, we have 5 votes. Come on guys! We can get more than 5 votes!
Thanks for your support!
Penny & Jingles

Howl-o-ween Pets

Jingle Bells needs your help in the Howl-o-ween Pets photo contest.  Vote Now!

Pets Name

Jingle Bells

Submitted By

Penny S.

UPDATE:
WTOC finally got their voting page fixed. I don't know how long they are extending the voting, but they have Jingles picture there now. Click on BAT CAT to cast your vote.
Click here to vote in the Dress Up Your Pup...And Other Pets Too Contest
Thanks!

Jingles' 15 Minutes Of Fame

Ok, not 15 minutes, maybe 15 seconds. :-) Our local CBS news station is having a Dress Your Pup....And Other Pets contest for Halloween. Of course I HAD to enter his scary bat piture! Imagine my suprise when I clicked onto the web page, and HIS picture appeared on the link to the news clip! They mistakenly called him "Penny".....ding dongs! Please check back soon, they have left his name off of the voting list, but hopefully they fix it soon, so everyone can vote for my baby!



update: 10/25/08 the voting in the contest has started, but they left Jingles' picture out of the voting selection! John called the station this morning, and they were to have it fixed in an hour. Well...that was about 5 hours ago, and they still have not added him!! The voting is only taking place this weekend. So, unfortunately, it looks like Jingles doesn't stand a chance of winning this contest! Bummer.
I think my picture was too good, and that's why he got edited out!

Full Moon Friday

Well....actually the full moon was Tuesday, and it was spectacular! But, with my work schedule, the first night I could try to go out to see it was last night. And, today was my first chance to post a picture, so the Full Moon Tuesday, turned into Full Moon Friday. Sorry to confuse you folks! Somehow I think I just confused myself!

So, it was a perfect night last night. It was still in the 70's, and the sky was crystal clear. The stars were out, and the moon was just starting to peak thru the trees. I had seen some full moon pictures from the other night, and wanted to go out and try my hand at capturing the moon with my camera. It's really hard to make camera adjustments in the dark! But, I played with some manual settings, and this is my favorite one.

Pay particular attention to the right hand side of the moon. See all the craters? I think that looks cool! The sad thing is, I was out there for quite a while with my big fancy Canon Rebel, trying to get some awesome shots. The settings that people had recommended were not working for me and my moon. So, I pulled out my newest camera, a higher end point and shoot, and this is the camera I used to get this shot! Pretty impressive for my new little Olympus, wouldn't you say? The shutter is way too slow to react, but the pictures worked for me!

You know, you need to be careful when it's a full moon. It always brings out a lot of scary creatures.



Did that scare you! LOL!

That's my Jingle Bells. All dressed up for Halloween in his Bat costume! The poor cat! I had to hold him while John got this picture. It's a good thing it turned out, because that was the only picture he was going to stand still for! He jumped away, shook his head really hard, and the bat head went flying across the room! He hasn't had it on since then, and probably never will again! Oh well....at least I got the picture! LOL! I need to find a pet costume photo contest. Do you think we could win?

While I was outside last night, I could hear an owl in our back trees! I wanted to see that owl soooo bad! Judy and I were on the back porch talking about him, and the hooting went away. If you're looking for me some night, and you can't find me, I'll probably be perched outside, waiting for my owl. Maybe I'll go to Petsmart and get some little mice to lure my owl. Would that be too mean? Just kidding of course! I like mice, I wouldn't want to see an owl grab one up.

I hope everyone has a restful, nice weekend. Think of me tomorrow no matter what you do. I'll be the one at the hospital,....wishing I was anywhere BUT the hospital! Oy vey!

Rantings Of A Crazy Lady

Ok, so it's Saturday, and I was supposed to try something new and exciting again today. But alas, I had to succumb to this rotten, stinking cold that I caught!
Yup, ya heard me right, I got another cold! Didn't I just go down this stinkin' road a little over a month ago?! Why am I so susceptible to these stupid germs? Who sneezed on my path? And how many people will I contaminate before it's all over with? That thought went thru my head today while shopping. After pushing a shopping cart around for an hour, with germy hands that have been coughed and sneezed into a million times in the last hour, then used to push that buggy, I turn in the cart, and stand at the check out waiting for Judy to pay for her purchase. A young, cute girl with a tight body, and boobs hanging out of her top retrieves that same buggy that I just abandoned. The first thought that went thru my mind was, "sweety, you think you look so hot, but wait a week. When you have this vile green snot flowing from your nose, and clogging your ears, and making you cough your head off, you are not going to think you look so hot." Poor thing! Wish I could be a fly on the wall when she gets sick, and wonders how she caught this gross cold! LOL!
I know, I am being mean. But, I'm sick, I need something to amuse me! Give me a break!
I think the pharmacies have prevented the drug companies from finding a cure for the common cold.
Think about it.....people with a cold are going to plunk out a lot of hard earned money on treating the symptoms of a cold. If they come up with a cure, there goes their profits. You have a cold, you have the snot building up, you're coughing your head off, you feel like crap, what do you do? You run down to the local pharmacy, and you load up on those things that will make you feel better.
Tissues. Not the store brand, no, you need the high end, nice soft ones that don't leave your nose all red and sore.
Then you need the massive amounts of medicines to help this cold feel better.
You need the AM medicine that won't make you foggy. Because, no matter how crappy you feel, you still have to go to work, and pass along your germs to all of your co-workers, and in my case your poor, defenseless patients.
You also need the good night time medicine. You know the stuff, the nigh time sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever so you can rest and have a good day medicine. But, thanks to the Meth Heads out there, the makers of this magic liquid have removed the sudafed, ergo the "stuffy head" part of the potion. So, the new night time medicine is not nearly as good as the stuff we remember. And while I'm on this subject, admit it, how many of you continue consuming this stuff long after the cold symptoms have left your body?! Oh yea....doesn't it make you feel good? No wonder they changed the recipe! LOL!
Back to the shopping list.
You need the cough medicine, the cough drops, and the throat soothing drops.
The nasal spray so you can breathe thru your nose again!
The Mentholatum rub to slather onto your chest.
And of course, don't forget the double chocolate Milanos, and lots of chick magazines. Because, if I am going to be sick, I have to have things to cuddle up with that make me happy. I need those Cosmo ladies telling me how to keep my man happy, or study up on the new fall must haves.
But, when it's all said and done, no matter how much money you have invested to feel better, the stinkin' cold is still going to last 7-10 days, no matter what you do.
What? Yup...that's right. You can make the symptoms feel better, but you are still going to be sick for 7-10 days.....regardless.
And people wonder why I won't see a doctor when I have a cold. Because it's a cold....it's caused by a virus, it can't be cured with an antibiotic. It has to run it's course. Why pay my PCP a co-payment when all he's going to tell me is "you have a cold, you'll feel better in 7 -10 days, now go to Walgreen's and buy some things to make you feel better." What the....??!!!
Therefore, my theory is that the pharmacies, and yes, even my PCP have prevented those drug companies from coming up with a cure for the common cold. Why charge us for one pill that will cure it, or a shot that will prevent it, then they loose revenue on the things that we waste our money on.
So, I am day 4 into this germ fest. Hopefully I have 6 days max to feel like this.
It's 8:30, I think it's time for that night time stuff! Anybody want to join me in NyQuil shooters? LOL!

Something New

Well, it seems like I have been doing a lot of "new" stuff lately. Last Saturday I shot a gun for the first time, and today was no different. In honor of trying something new, I went kayaking.



By the way, that's me in the blue boat. The life vest makes me look HUGE! Bleck!
It was a peaceful, very relaxing day. Should I call it "relaxing" actually? There was a LOT of paddling going on, a lot of maintaining my balance, so as not to fall into the water, so I don't think "relaxing" is an appropriate word. It was a great chance to get back to nature, and admire the inter coastal waterways of South Carolina.

Don't worry, I didn't paddle from Savannah clear to South Carolina! LOL! I started up there. I have a former patient who owns a kayaking business in Hardeeville SC. She spoke so highly of the fun of kayaking, that I had to try it out for myself. John stayed behind. I think he was determined that I was going to fall into the water, and he didn't want me to embarrass him! For the record, I did NOT fall in! So there! :-P

It was a lot of fun. I felt like the odd guy out though, being there basically by myself. It would have been a lot more fun with people I knew. And, everyone knows me, I lag behind to take pictures, then I felt like I was holding the group back, and I had to paddle really hard to catch back up with them! Guess we'll just have to buy our own kayaks, and go out whenever we want to

Here are some of the pictures.

Yes, we were swimming with the dolphins! They were very close to us, and extremely difficult to photograph! I wish I had taken the Canon Rebel with me. The new camera is great, and compact, but it's slow to respond compared to the big gun! I did capture a couple of dorsal fins. Not bad for the first time out. Maybe next time they will cooperate with me better!

And the pelicans were out in abundance! I love pelicans. Their bill holds more than their belly can! LOL! Sorry, I think of that verse every time I see them! I love to watch them soar into the ocean to catch a fish. I am amazed that they don't break their necks when they dive!

So, here are my kayak pictures.
Now, I need advice of what I can try that's new next week! Any ideas?









That's me, trying to get out of the marsh grass



Dig my pink shoes man! And they are camo! Hubby loves camo!