Pack Leader

I've been reading a book that Mick got for Christmas:  "Be the Pack Leader" by Cesar Millan,  aka the Dog Whisperer.  So tonight, with my newfound pack-leader calmness, I attempted to clip Molly's nails.  Let me preface this with some insight of what the past clippings were like.  They were at least 20 minutes of frustration, holding a panicky dog, wrapping her in a towel and letting Mick try to hold her down, panting, drooling (dog, not me), getting clawed up and covered in white dog hair, and then everyone so relieved when the ordeal was over.  Well, tonight I calmly sat on the floor with my arsenal of Cheerios and clippers.  I told her to come to me, gently clipped one or two at a time, and rewarded her with a treat.  It only took about 10 minutes to complete and ended so happily.  What a difference!  I didn't even have to change clothes afterward!  Thank you Cesar Millan!!!!  Somehow I feel like I received the reward!

I'm Back...

I haven't been doing much to blog about lately.  I've taken some more beach walks, which is probably one of my favorite things to do.  As evidenced below,  I do more looking at the beach than at scenery when I do it.  Here are some little sand cones I found one time.  I think they must be made by worms.  They average about an inch in length.  I've only seen them the one time in my 32 years here.  I added the shell fossil (top right) for fun.

Another first find in Juneau.... a giant barnacle!  To the untrained eye, it's not a thing of beauty, but it was my treasure for the day.  The barnacle on the right is a little larger than the normal size around here.  The base is about one inch across.  The one I found on the left is about two inches across and one and a half inches tall.  

Speaking of eye:

Hannah helped me pick out new glasses today.  I'll post a picture of them in a couple weeks.

Since Mick has gotten a new I Mac, I've been working on loading my 28 video tapes onto it and working on editing and putting them on DVD.  It took me 2 hours to edit a 4 minute movie, so I think this will be a long-term project.        Ta Ta for now....