Abe

"With malice toward none; with charity for all;

with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right,

let us strive on to finish the work we are in;

to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle,

and for his widow, and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish

a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations."

Out of Retirement...

...and into the winner's circle.

10 year-old Stump, a Sussex Spaniel, took Best in Show last night at the Westminster Dog Show in New York City.  That's 70 in people years.  In case you didn't know.  Stump was retired in 2004, and almost died from a mysterious disease; 5 days ago, his trainer decided to give him a last trot around the ring.  The rest is history.  You go Stump!  An inspiration to all of us out there starting our next acts!

And Now, Some Shoes

Sarah Jessica Parker's new kicks....

Giving new meaning to cloven hooves.

Maybe the devil made her wear them.

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Rock or Hard Place?

In anticipation of my soon-to-be-empty-nest, I have been testing the waters for my next act.  Such a wonderful market out there for a job-seeker.  Not.  But I have always had a clean, half full glass, so I am hopeful.  I have been offered a 100% commission-based sales position, and while I have never considered my to be a salesperson, I believe we are all basically involved in sales of some sort...either selling ourselves or our ideas. 

I want to get back into the world of the gainfully employed after spending the last 18 years volunteering.  The catch?  I don't want to be a sales person.  The possibility of high earning potential had me initially interested, but my heart isn't in it.  While the income is important, I want to be really happy in my choice.  I wonder how many people love what they do...and how many just go to work to keep the bills paid.

What would you do?

I Want This

Seriously.

Does anybody have one of these?

He says it's gonna make me skinny.

Camera Class

As you may recall, Santa brought Mama a new camera.  It is quite the gadget, and has waaay too many buttons and doodads.  So, I signed up for a fun, interactive class over at ipost's place.  The class is called "Get off the Green Square" and is designed to help neophytes like me learn how to take a picture using a setting other than the Auto setting (the green one). 

Our first assignment is due tomorrow, and I thought I'd share a couple of my masterpieces shots with you.  But first, I want to give you a comparison to go by.  I went to the beach to shoot the sunset, and apparently there was a fellow next to me doing the very same thing.  Only he turned his shot over to our local blog WestportNow and they published it.

Nice, right?

Mine:

Sweet Dreams