In other news, Pitt has a new Panther logo.
Here's the old:
Here's the new:
And here's my cousin's version - Pitt Pug:
Any similarities?
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Those who can't do.....
I had a student ask me yesterday how I figured out what I wanted to do with my life. I literally laughed out loud and said, "Honey, I'll let you know when I do figure it out." (Keep is mind this student was actually older than I am and she was asking me for life advice!) I guess those who can't do, really do teach!
In other news, Pitt has a new Panther logo.
Here's the old:
Here's the new:
And here's my cousin's version - Pitt Pug:
Any similarities?
In other news, Pitt has a new Panther logo.
Here's the old:
Here's the new:
And here's my cousin's version - Pitt Pug:
Any similarities?
Monday, June 25, 2007
Napoleon's MeMe
1. Your age? My owner isn't really sure of my actual birthday, but we guess-timate I'm about 4 and a half years old
2. Your age when came to live with your people? 3 years
3. What color is the collar you’re wearing right now? No collar, but I am wearing my orange Puppia harness
4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with? Uncle Jesse
5. How much do you weigh? 20 pounds
6. Most expensive thing you’ve ever chewed up? I don't chew anything - only toys
7. Do you like other Dogs? It takes me a little while to warm up to them
8. Who is your best non-human friend? Hmmmm I guess my owner's Mom's dog, Snickers
9. Squeaky Toys or Tennis Balls? The squeakier the better!
10. Do you like to be brushed? I'm indifferent
11. Peanut Butter or Cheese? PB
12. Do your people cut your toenails? Ha - she tries, but I put up one hell of a fight!
13. Any formal education? I'm a proud graduate of the Keystone Canine Club Obedience School
14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny? Couch potato
15. Five nicknames your people call you? Nappy, Mr. Luigi, Napster, Smiley, Hot Puggie
16. What is your best trick? I don't do tricks
17. Do you like kitties? Yes, but if they run, I'll chase them
18. What did you have for breakfast? No breakfast, I only eat at dinner time
19. Can you hunt (aka have you ever killed anything living)? I once picked up a frog with my mouth, but my owner caught me and made me drop him (the frog was unharmed)
20. When and why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.? In March for my Rabies shot
21. Where do you sleep at night? On a pillow in my owner's bed
22. Do you like to swim? Sure do!
23. Can you make puppies? No
24. Your favorite place to visit? Grandma's
25. Do you give kisses? Yes
26. Can you potty on command? Yes, "Potty Time"
27. To Cuz or not to Cuz? Cuz
2. Your age when came to live with your people? 3 years
3. What color is the collar you’re wearing right now? No collar, but I am wearing my orange Puppia harness
4. Who is your favorite person other than the people you live with? Uncle Jesse
5. How much do you weigh? 20 pounds
6. Most expensive thing you’ve ever chewed up? I don't chew anything - only toys
7. Do you like other Dogs? It takes me a little while to warm up to them
8. Who is your best non-human friend? Hmmmm I guess my owner's Mom's dog, Snickers
9. Squeaky Toys or Tennis Balls? The squeakier the better!
10. Do you like to be brushed? I'm indifferent
11. Peanut Butter or Cheese? PB
12. Do your people cut your toenails? Ha - she tries, but I put up one hell of a fight!
13. Any formal education? I'm a proud graduate of the Keystone Canine Club Obedience School
14. Couch potato or Energizer Bunny? Couch potato
15. Five nicknames your people call you? Nappy, Mr. Luigi, Napster, Smiley, Hot Puggie
16. What is your best trick? I don't do tricks
17. Do you like kitties? Yes, but if they run, I'll chase them
18. What did you have for breakfast? No breakfast, I only eat at dinner time
19. Can you hunt (aka have you ever killed anything living)? I once picked up a frog with my mouth, but my owner caught me and made me drop him (the frog was unharmed)
20. When and why was the last time you went to the V.E.T.? In March for my Rabies shot
21. Where do you sleep at night? On a pillow in my owner's bed
22. Do you like to swim? Sure do!
23. Can you make puppies? No
24. Your favorite place to visit? Grandma's
25. Do you give kisses? Yes
26. Can you potty on command? Yes, "Potty Time"
27. To Cuz or not to Cuz? Cuz
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
PITA!
If you aren't sure what a PITA is, check out RPM's Blog here:
http://www.raguspug.blogspot.com
(Another PITA - I can never get links to show up in my posts - any ideas?)
I want to share my three recent PITA experiences.
First, a very frustrating Ebay experience. I ordered a bubble umbrella, similar to this one:
It rains so much in Pittsburgh, so this was an item I've been eyeing for awhile. I checked the sellers feedback and it was 100% positive, so I assumed this would be a safe and easy transaction. I paid the 20 bucks through PayPal on May 31st.
About a week passed and I didn't hear anything. This isn't too unusual - sometimes Ebay sellers don't always email you and let you know the item has been shipped. The seller finally emailed me and said the item was out of stock, and did I want to wait another week for the item or receive a refund. Well, first, I was a little surprised - why would you list an item for sale that you did not have available, and then also accept payment for the item? I told the seller, if the item will be shipped within a week, then go ahead, if not, then please issue the refund.
Once again, another week went by. I had not received any further communication, so I had again assumed wrongly that the item had been shipped. I emailed the seller saying if the item hadn't already been shipped, please issue a refund. No response. I send another email a few days later with the same request.
Finally, I hear from the seller. The sellers says she was in a car accident and has been incapacitated but she will be sure to issue me a refund. I reply saying I was sorry about her accident and that I understood why it took her awhile to get back to me. She said she would issue the refund through PayPal last Friday.
The weekend came and went with no refund. Now for those of you that aren't familiar with Ebay/PayPal, it literally would take about ten seconds to issue a refund. I have done this myself and know from experience. The time it took her to send me the email saying she would issue a refund took more time then actually issuing the refund.
Monday rolls around - I realize I am probably not getting my 20 dollars back, especially since the seller left a note on her Ebay store saying she would be out of communication till the end of July. I really felt it was in no way acceptable that she would wait two months from the date of payment to issue a refund, so I left her negative feedback, nothing mean, just explaining I had paid for the item, not received it, and had not received a refund.
She proceeds to then send me more than one nasty email about how I'm a terrible person because I didn't understand that she had been in a car accident and how 20 dollars wasn't worth her life, etc, etc. I really couldn't believe this - I had apologized many times to her about her accident and gave her plenty of time to issue the refund. I ended up withdrawing the negative feedback, but I really felt I was being the understanding party and she was being the unreasonable one.
OK - I know that one was long but I really needed to vent. Second PITA, finding a good dogwalker. I had a great dogwalker for about a year who really understood Napoleon, was very dependable, and was bonded/insured. A few months ago, she told me she had other dogwalkers that worked for her walking Napoleon. Now I'm sure that she knew and trusted these people, but I had never met them or seen them interact with Napoleon, and I don't want someone I don't know in my house. It seems very hard to find a dogwalker that is bonded/insured that actually does the walking here. You guys all know how hard it is to trust someone with your fur-baby, especially one who is as sensitive as Napoleon.
Third PITA - I live in a big house that is divided into apartments. I live on the first floor, and my landlord and his wife on the first floor as well. The heat and AC are controlled by my landlord. The past couple days, it's been sooo hot in my apartment. I feel bad because I think there apartment is freezing and that's why they don't turn the temp down any more, but my apartment is almost unbearable. I think neither Napoleon or I got any sleep last night. This is the first summer that I've lived there that someone has lived in the other apartment. The last two summers my landlord was doing renovations and just left the AC on a nice 68 degrees. I guess Napoleon and I got too spoiled. I am going to call my landlord later today to see if he can turn the temp down.
Sorry for all the ranting - I just had a lot on my mind.
http://www.raguspug.blogspot.com
(Another PITA - I can never get links to show up in my posts - any ideas?)
I want to share my three recent PITA experiences.
First, a very frustrating Ebay experience. I ordered a bubble umbrella, similar to this one:
It rains so much in Pittsburgh, so this was an item I've been eyeing for awhile. I checked the sellers feedback and it was 100% positive, so I assumed this would be a safe and easy transaction. I paid the 20 bucks through PayPal on May 31st.
About a week passed and I didn't hear anything. This isn't too unusual - sometimes Ebay sellers don't always email you and let you know the item has been shipped. The seller finally emailed me and said the item was out of stock, and did I want to wait another week for the item or receive a refund. Well, first, I was a little surprised - why would you list an item for sale that you did not have available, and then also accept payment for the item? I told the seller, if the item will be shipped within a week, then go ahead, if not, then please issue the refund.
Once again, another week went by. I had not received any further communication, so I had again assumed wrongly that the item had been shipped. I emailed the seller saying if the item hadn't already been shipped, please issue a refund. No response. I send another email a few days later with the same request.
Finally, I hear from the seller. The sellers says she was in a car accident and has been incapacitated but she will be sure to issue me a refund. I reply saying I was sorry about her accident and that I understood why it took her awhile to get back to me. She said she would issue the refund through PayPal last Friday.
The weekend came and went with no refund. Now for those of you that aren't familiar with Ebay/PayPal, it literally would take about ten seconds to issue a refund. I have done this myself and know from experience. The time it took her to send me the email saying she would issue a refund took more time then actually issuing the refund.
Monday rolls around - I realize I am probably not getting my 20 dollars back, especially since the seller left a note on her Ebay store saying she would be out of communication till the end of July. I really felt it was in no way acceptable that she would wait two months from the date of payment to issue a refund, so I left her negative feedback, nothing mean, just explaining I had paid for the item, not received it, and had not received a refund.
She proceeds to then send me more than one nasty email about how I'm a terrible person because I didn't understand that she had been in a car accident and how 20 dollars wasn't worth her life, etc, etc. I really couldn't believe this - I had apologized many times to her about her accident and gave her plenty of time to issue the refund. I ended up withdrawing the negative feedback, but I really felt I was being the understanding party and she was being the unreasonable one.
OK - I know that one was long but I really needed to vent. Second PITA, finding a good dogwalker. I had a great dogwalker for about a year who really understood Napoleon, was very dependable, and was bonded/insured. A few months ago, she told me she had other dogwalkers that worked for her walking Napoleon. Now I'm sure that she knew and trusted these people, but I had never met them or seen them interact with Napoleon, and I don't want someone I don't know in my house. It seems very hard to find a dogwalker that is bonded/insured that actually does the walking here. You guys all know how hard it is to trust someone with your fur-baby, especially one who is as sensitive as Napoleon.
Third PITA - I live in a big house that is divided into apartments. I live on the first floor, and my landlord and his wife on the first floor as well. The heat and AC are controlled by my landlord. The past couple days, it's been sooo hot in my apartment. I feel bad because I think there apartment is freezing and that's why they don't turn the temp down any more, but my apartment is almost unbearable. I think neither Napoleon or I got any sleep last night. This is the first summer that I've lived there that someone has lived in the other apartment. The last two summers my landlord was doing renovations and just left the AC on a nice 68 degrees. I guess Napoleon and I got too spoiled. I am going to call my landlord later today to see if he can turn the temp down.
Sorry for all the ranting - I just had a lot on my mind.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Loving' the 'Burgh
This past weekend was a big one for the City of Pittsburgh. We had so much going on - US Open, Three Rivers Arts Festival, 911th Airlift Air Show, Pride Weekend, Pittsburgh Celebrates Glass, and of course, Pirates games. Weekends like this make me realize how much I love this city!
Of course, even though the Bucs lost as usual, PNC Park was almost full. Check out this video they showed at the game. The Parrot is the official Pirates mascot, the Pirate is his sidekick, and the Pierogis involved in the video perform the Great Pierogi Race every game. The diner they are at is the infamous Ritter's Diner, open 24 hours and right down the street from my house. At the game, you could hear everyone singing along and then the collective groan at the cut-off ending (even though we all knew what to expect).
And here's some Napoleon pics:
Napoleon in his crate trying to cool off
Napoleon playing with one of his million toys
Of course, even though the Bucs lost as usual, PNC Park was almost full. Check out this video they showed at the game. The Parrot is the official Pirates mascot, the Pirate is his sidekick, and the Pierogis involved in the video perform the Great Pierogi Race every game. The diner they are at is the infamous Ritter's Diner, open 24 hours and right down the street from my house. At the game, you could hear everyone singing along and then the collective groan at the cut-off ending (even though we all knew what to expect).
And here's some Napoleon pics:
Napoleon in his crate trying to cool off
Napoleon playing with one of his million toys
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
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