"Have you ever met someone whom, when you’re with them, time just seems to disappear? You are talking to them for what feels like five minutes and all of a sudden you realize it’s actually been five hours."
http://www.davidwygant.com/blog/lost-in-time/
That is so how I've felt about my three "serious" boyfriends. If I don't have this feeling, I don't want to date the person. = )
Related links: Online dating tips for women and Online dating tips for men.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Funny excerpts from Online Dating tips
1. Stop posting four different photos from four different stages in your life. This leaves a man wondering, "Who is this person?" If I ever would have embarked on online dating I probably would have done exactly this... and now I know better!
3. List your exact body type. It seems like on the Internet EVERYBODY is "athletic and toned," "petite" or "fit and trim." He will find out what you look like!
4. List your real age. In the world of Internet dating, it seems like there's an abundance of 29- and 39-year-old women.
5. I'm really glad you had a great time on your vacation, but you don't need to post 10 photos of your trip to Italy WITHOUT you in them. This is a dating site, not a trip advisor.
6. Keep your profile short and to the point. Make your paragraphs very short. I've seen too many women's profiles that look like romance novels. Take a look at Yahoo! Sports and read an article in the sports section. All paragraphs are short so men can digest that information in short bursts.
8. Don't list your financial desires like you're posting a want ad. I've seen too many women write, "I'm looking for a man who will spoil me, buy me great things, and take me on great trips." You come across as a gold digger. Instead say, "I like the finer things in life to share with somebody," so you don't come across so harsh.
9. No baby talk! Even if the number one priority in your life is to be a mother, nothing scares a man off more than if you write in your profile about how badly you want kids. He may feel the same way, but he is going to think, "This woman will marry ANYBODY to have kids."
14 Fatel Online Dating Errors Single Women Make
10 Fatel Online Dating Errors Men Make
3. List your exact body type. It seems like on the Internet EVERYBODY is "athletic and toned," "petite" or "fit and trim." He will find out what you look like!
4. List your real age. In the world of Internet dating, it seems like there's an abundance of 29- and 39-year-old women.
5. I'm really glad you had a great time on your vacation, but you don't need to post 10 photos of your trip to Italy WITHOUT you in them. This is a dating site, not a trip advisor.
6. Keep your profile short and to the point. Make your paragraphs very short. I've seen too many women's profiles that look like romance novels. Take a look at Yahoo! Sports and read an article in the sports section. All paragraphs are short so men can digest that information in short bursts.
8. Don't list your financial desires like you're posting a want ad. I've seen too many women write, "I'm looking for a man who will spoil me, buy me great things, and take me on great trips." You come across as a gold digger. Instead say, "I like the finer things in life to share with somebody," so you don't come across so harsh.
9. No baby talk! Even if the number one priority in your life is to be a mother, nothing scares a man off more than if you write in your profile about how badly you want kids. He may feel the same way, but he is going to think, "This woman will marry ANYBODY to have kids."
14 Fatel Online Dating Errors Single Women Make
10 Fatel Online Dating Errors Men Make
Thursday, November 20, 2008
What a difference
How makeup can alter an appearance. I would never have guessed this was the same person.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Sylmar Fire (LA Fires ) 11/14/08 - ?
The fire was at the North to North Eastern edge of the San Fernando Valley (LA county). I live smack in the middle of the Valley and Vikki is North and East of the Valley.
Lanciero, the $75k dressage horse, had to be evacuated at 6am Saturday morning. Carin, the trainer, was loading horses up while the roof of the stable was on fire! There was a miniature pony at the stable and 5 firefighters put him in the back of the pickup truck. Carin is really pissed that the owner of the farm never called her to tell her to evacuate. Carin does not live on the property and went to bed before 10pm Friday night so she did not know about the fire that started at 10:30 in Sylmar. Very Scary!
It was really interesting to watch the (hours and days) of continuous news coverage of the fire. The commentary was very educational and the footage really illustrated how the fire spreads so rapidly.
The fire spreads due to the dry vegetation on the ground, however, the Santa Ana winds pick up live embers and deposit them blocks away. Those embers start a new fire and it quickly grows. The fire crews have a helicopter that uses a spotlight to show where the new fire started. Then the next "water dumping" helicopter flies to the lite spot and dumps it's load. However, the fire is so hot much of the water evaporates before it even hits the target. The live footage of these events was very illustrative!! Look at the Santa Ana winds in the picture from the BBC.
I'm learning so much in LA: how fire spreads, how to thwart the police in a car chase, .... All good things to know...?!? Why did any person every say, hummm, dry desert, fires, crazy winds, Lets Settle Here! Crazy Settlers!
Vikki's new shoes
The new farrier did Vikki's front feet today. He said she's missing at least 1.25" from her toes. That's how cut back she was!! Ouch! And her frogs actually stick out further then her hoof wall!! I knew that was bad! I don't remember it sticking out like that when she first had her feet trimmed in LA but I did notice it the last couple of weeks. Well now, she has inverted pads (pad in the toe instead of heel) on her front feet that are acting like a hoof wall. Her back feet were cut back too so we didn't touch them and will just wait for them to grow. With her shoe off waiting for him to fit her, it was very painful for Vikki to stand on her right foot. The left wasn't as bad.
When I walked her back to her paddock, it was feeding time and she trotted a few steps in her eagerness to get to her food. I haven't seen her attempt to trot in weeks! That's a good sign. I feel much better already knowing that she will be hurting less!!
Dr Cox, the foot specialist, also recommended Natural Vitamin E (vs synthetic) and they are shipping it to me today. He likes the way it helps muscle development in older horses. Her weight is low but has been stable since the switch to the low-starch food. Once we are completely switched over to Wellsolve, I'll up her feed some and see if that helps. He's not a fan of the Isoxsuprine because of the inconclusive evidence so I'm not going to give it.
When I walked her back to her paddock, it was feeding time and she trotted a few steps in her eagerness to get to her food. I haven't seen her attempt to trot in weeks! That's a good sign. I feel much better already knowing that she will be hurting less!!
Dr Cox, the foot specialist, also recommended Natural Vitamin E (vs synthetic) and they are shipping it to me today. He likes the way it helps muscle development in older horses. Her weight is low but has been stable since the switch to the low-starch food. Once we are completely switched over to Wellsolve, I'll up her feed some and see if that helps. He's not a fan of the Isoxsuprine because of the inconclusive evidence so I'm not going to give it.
For all you wine drinkers
You like the taste of wine because you have lots of mouth bacteria.......Ewwww! I'm so glad I can't stand the taste of wine.... I HAVE A CLEAN MOUTH!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,451906,00.htmlVikki's feet (hooves...whatEVer)
Results from appointment with Dr Cox - foot specialist. (As best as I can relay them...)
We only looked at the front feet because they are causing the most pain right now (and we have X-rays already). Once the front feet improve, we will evaluate again.
The attached pictures show:
Front/back view of the hoof
1. Medial/lateral hoof/coffin bone imbalance.
Side view of the hoof
2. An excessively high coffin bone palmar angle.
3. Coffin bone resorption at the tip.
4. Lack of solar concavity.
Problems #1,2 and 4 can definitely be improved with more appropriate hoof care. Problem #3 can often be halted when 1,2 and 4 are taken care of.
Problem 1: Have farrier trim to correct medial/lateral imbalance.
Problems 2,3,4: Use a 3 degree wedge with the thick portion at the toe to reduce the pressure(pain) at the top of the sole where the coffin bone has very little cushioning. This should help with coffin bone inflammation which leads to the coffin bone resorption. Essentially this acts as her hoof wall while it regrows. And continue with 1 gram 2x/day to reduce said inflammation along with soft bedding.
The farrier for the horse we trailered met us for the appointments and received specific advice from Dr Cox on how to proceed with trimming and shoeing.
I believe the new farrier I used in LA was responsible for trimming the walls level to the sole (why??). And possible trimming the toe too short. I had never seen her soles that flat, almost convex looking in SF. However, for the past 9 months, we were trying to get the heels off the ground more since she has a tendency to have a very low heel. She didn't seem to have a problem in SF but maybe 9 months was still too fast to raise the heel...
Poor Vikki had to be off the bute for the examination and was really sore by the end of it. So I loaded her up on 2 grams of bute before hopping in the trailer for the ride home. By the time we got back to the ranch, she was much more comfortable = )
We only looked at the front feet because they are causing the most pain right now (and we have X-rays already). Once the front feet improve, we will evaluate again.
The attached pictures show:
Front/back view of the hoof
1. Medial/lateral hoof/coffin bone imbalance.
Side view of the hoof
2. An excessively high coffin bone palmar angle.
3. Coffin bone resorption at the tip.
4. Lack of solar concavity.
Problems #1,2 and 4 can definitely be improved with more appropriate hoof care. Problem #3 can often be halted when 1,2 and 4 are taken care of.
Problem 1: Have farrier trim to correct medial/lateral imbalance.
Problems 2,3,4: Use a 3 degree wedge with the thick portion at the toe to reduce the pressure(pain) at the top of the sole where the coffin bone has very little cushioning. This should help with coffin bone inflammation which leads to the coffin bone resorption. Essentially this acts as her hoof wall while it regrows. And continue with 1 gram 2x/day to reduce said inflammation along with soft bedding.
The farrier for the horse we trailered met us for the appointments and received specific advice from Dr Cox on how to proceed with trimming and shoeing.
I believe the new farrier I used in LA was responsible for trimming the walls level to the sole (why??). And possible trimming the toe too short. I had never seen her soles that flat, almost convex looking in SF. However, for the past 9 months, we were trying to get the heels off the ground more since she has a tendency to have a very low heel. She didn't seem to have a problem in SF but maybe 9 months was still too fast to raise the heel...
Poor Vikki had to be off the bute for the examination and was really sore by the end of it. So I loaded her up on 2 grams of bute before hopping in the trailer for the ride home. By the time we got back to the ranch, she was much more comfortable = )
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