Why I Don't Have A Cat

Well, the allergies have something to do with it, too...

My First Thrashers Game

I was expecting a quiet Sunday evening of laundry and catching up on my stack of DVDs from the library. Instead, I get a phone call from Dave with the offer of a ticket to the Thrashers game. He wants to convert me into a hockey fan, and I don't think it's going to be too difficult...

Zambonis are so cool!

A tricycle race--on ice!

I had to get at least one pic of the actual game...

Happy Halloween!

Ralph would like to wish everyone a very happy Halloween and requests that you bring him any Skittles or jelly beans you may acquire. He has even come up with a few costumes with a little help from his *loving* family.

How's the reception for the DirectTV, Ralphie?

Who ordered the beagle martini?

I know it's almost cruel to make fun of my poor brother dog, but I even had Dad laughing at these pictures!

Happiness

This would be Layla if it was a ball in her mouth...

"True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and choice."

Ben Johnson

Dear Abby

DEAR ABBY: "Curious in the Sunbelt" (July 16) asked you if it was inconsiderate to knit or crochet while attending a meeting or other gathering. (You said it was.) While it may seem that someone can't give undivided attention to a speaker while doing something with his/her hands, that person might have Attention Deficit Disorder or be a "kinesthetic" learner. While most people absorb information through seeing and hearing, some actually need to keep their hands occupied in order to listen. Literature on "multiple intelligences" and other learning theories support this view -- and as a former classroom teacher and current psychotherapist, I have personal experience about this reality. As long as the individual is quiet and not terribly distracting, consider this behavior a better alternative than constant fidgeting. -- JAELLINE JAFFE, Ph.D., SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

DEAR DR. JAFFE: Thank you for your professional expertise regarding learning theories. I also heard from a pilot who knits while flying an airplane and a woman who pointed out that if knitting was good enough for Eleanor Roosevelt during United Nations Security Council meetings, it was good enough for her. Most readers agreed that if the individual is not disruptive to others, then what's the harm? I stand corrected.

Famous Fox 5 Photographs

After posting the Fall photographs I took at work to this blog, I submitted my two favorites to the Fox 5 online album. The next morning, I received the following email...

Thank you for posting your picture to our online gallery. We're planning on using it on the air this afternoon (Thursday) around 6:30, during main weather. Thanks again.

I squealed, then proceeded to email everyone that I have an address for in the Atlanta area. Here are some of the words of praise for the two photographs I submitted:

• That’s great Karen--hopefully I can catch it! --K.R.
  
• Way to go, Karen. This is terrific. --D.W.


• Great work Karen! Those pictures look amazing! --A.J.


• Thanks Karen! What a good idea... --J.A.
  
• Kudos… the photos are fantastic. Great work. --C.E.


• Very cool. I like the picture of the lake the best! --G.B.


• Wow. Your photos are beautiful and what an honor to be selected! --C.N.


• That is SO cool! Wow! That lake one is GORGEOUS! That is frame-worthy! --M.S.


• Wow! What great pictures! --J.W.


• CONGRATS!!!!!! Both pictures are beautiful. --J.A.


• They’re both beautiful shots. Congratulations! --S.S.


• Very cool :):) --J.M.


• Wow! Both are just beautiful – maybe they will use both! --M.B.


• Sweet, you'll have to tell me which one they use. --D.S.


• Awesome! --M.P.


• Wow…pretty nice Karen… --P.P.


• OOOh Exciting! You're camera is famous!! :) Congrats! --M.B.


• Ooh, Karen - nice work! I see photography in your future! --H.D.


• Wow! cool beans! --J.P.


• Those are awesome pics:) --J.K.


• Cool! Which one did they use? I didn't see the email until it was too late to watch! --R.J.


• Wow, really pretty! --K.V.


• That is totally awesome! I'm sorry I missed it... --A.H.

For the record, they did chose the second photograph with the fall colors reflecting off of the misty morning lake.

Fall Colors

How awesome is it that I get views like this at work?