Spoiled dog

Our dog, Marley, is one of the most spoiled dogs I know. I work from home, so he has free reign of the house all day long. He sleeps in my office, outside of my office or on the couch. Some days I even let him roam the backyard for awhile. When we leave, he still can roam the house (we close off a few rooms). He always wants attention and when he doesn't get it, lately, he has decided to pull the blankets off the couches that we're using to try to protect them from him. He knows he's done something wrong when we scold him, but he keeps on doing it.

GPS for Running

One of my goals is to eventually run a marathon (not sure if this will ever happen). In my reading today, I came across a press release from Garmin announcing Mac OS X support for their products. This is pretty cool and as I was reading about their support for the Forerunner 305 training GPS, I said to myself, I have to have one of those. It's pricing ($350 on Amazon), but combined with their web site, you can overlay maps, elevation data, heart rate information, etc. Once they have OS X software, this will be killer. However, in the meantime I think it will be a decent device even if I have to hook it to my Windows box.

Metal Spork

I think that a spork is one of the neatest utensils ever invented. There are lots of times that I need both a spoon and a fork such as eating pasta like macaroni or shells; sometimes you need to scoop them, sometimes you need to stab it. However, the patent for the spork is for a plastic utensil. I really want one that is metal and acceptable to use for everyday eating. In my search, I've found indications that metal sporks exist, but I still haven't been able to find one. If you know where I can get one, please leave me a comment.

Religious radicals

I'm amazed at how some people interpret religion in such a way that they believe that others should die. No, I'm not talking about conservative Christians, I'm talking about Islamic fundamentalists. I'm just not sure how being a suicide bomber helps your cause or gets you to a higher place. It is my hope that all religions value life; it is just that some extremists think that others need to die in order for them to be better people. The recent win of the Hamas party is extremely frightening as they believe in the destruction of Israel where Israel is trying to make peace and is giving up land to that end. Everyone has the right, in my opinion, to practice their own religion, but I think that this can be accomplished without others having to be killed. In the words of the great Rodney King, "Can't we all just get along?"

(On a related note, don't the Hamas people know that when they shoot guns into the air to celebrate their win that the bullets have to come down somewhere and possibly on someone? They must not be the brightest people in the world.)