Please annoy this person

I got a massive amount of spam on my blog in the last 24 hours.  All of it camefrom the same site.  So I looked up the domain on whois andgot the contact info.  So here it is:

Jalyn, Jakayla (NIC-15668) contact22@marketing-support.info
Jakayla Jalyn
Country Gate
19
Roland
Kentucky,  US
68071
Phone: 930-275-7570

Please annoy this person in any way you see fit.  Send him an e-mail, add himto a mailing list.  You choose.  Be creative.

Since we don’t have internet cops I’m not sure what else I can do to get this person,or his company, to stop spamming me.  Any suggestions are appreciated.

Posted by admin Posted in: Random Stuff No Comments » January 2005

When Sammy Attacks…

Diane and I have been working hard this week to try to get our dogs to know one another. After several attempts to get them to play with each other we finally had some breakthroughs. But nothing went as we expected.

Luka, Diane’s dog, is a very “alpha” type dog.  He marks his territory constantly,he does not do well with commands, and he’s never been socialized.  Sammy, mydog, is a very submissive dog.  She was abused as a puppy, as was Luka, and soshe’s usually very gentle and submissive.

On the first couple of visits I took Sammy over to Diane’s house.  Luka nippedher in the leg and once bit her on her snout.  We expected that, it seemed likeLuka was going to be setting the rules and letting Sammy know he was the Alpha dog. On the first few visits we kept Luka on a leash because we were worried that he wouldreally hurt Sammy.  Boy did we have a surprise coming!

Friday night Luka and Diane came over to my house.  He was behaving verywell and seemed to want to be friends with Sammy.  He licked her nose and neverattempted to nip at her.  I figured we’d need to let them work out their problemsand decided to let the dogs loose.  I got my garden hose handy and turned thewater on full blast.  I turned the nozzle off and was ready to hose them downif any fighting started.

When we let them go they started running and going crazy.  Sammy would run upto Luka and swat at him with her paws, we thought she was trying to get Luka to play. Then Luka would chase and things looked like they were going ok.  But then Lukadecided he was done playing and started to jump on top of Sammy and we feared thatSammy was going to get clobbered.  So I hosed them down to try to get them tostop fighting.  After a good drenching they finally broke up.

After some more observation we realized what was going on.  Sammy was actuallytrying to tell Luka that she was the Alpha dog.  Any time Luka wouldcome over to be petted, Sammy would push her away.  If Luka sniffed Sammy inthe crotch, Sammy would turn, put her ears and tail up, and face Luka nose to nose. Then Sammy would jump up and smack Luka in the face with her front paws.  Whap!

We decided that we were too tired from the constant supervision and pulling apart. So Diane headed home.  Saturday Luka and Diane returned and again we let thedogs work out the Alpha dog situation.  Sammy was unrelenting.  Any timeLuka sniffed he would get a smack on the face with a paw.  Sammy started chasinghim around like a cattle dog.  We couldn’t believe it.  She gave him noslack whatsoever.  Eventually Luka learned that he was not in charge.

But then it seemed that Luka was being pretty good, and Sammy was just being overlyprotective.  She would smack Luka if he was getting more attention.  IfLuka sniffed her, he’d get a smack.  Sometimes he’d get a smack for no apparentreason.  We’re not sure if Sammy is just trying to be consistent, if we are missingsomething, or if Sammy is just being a brat at this point.

If there are any Dog behaviorists out there who can give us some insight on this I’dreally appreciate it.  If we figure it out I’ll post it on the Dogumentary aswell.  We know that Sammy is not hurting Luka.  Just a good smack on thehead, but no dangerous behavior.  Perhaps they just need some more time together,we’ll let you know how it goes.

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Proud Uncle!

Well my Brother’s baby, Zane, is doing great.  It’s pretty amazing.  Here’sa picture my brother sent me.  It’s the first time I’ve ever seen them together. What a great shot!  God is good.

I wonder what my little nephew is going to be like.  I have five other nephewsand five nieces.  They are all amazing.  I love Jordan’scastle video,  he’s also a rock star and social activists.  I cherishthe memories of Stephen having a good laugh when I came out for a visit and gotmy Jeep stuck in the mud; he made it a fun day.  Zoe is an artist and I predictshe’ll dictate fashion in the near future.  Genny is a thinker and I love hearingher point of view.  Her gentle words will heal souls.  Olivia is a queenand will one day make men tremble.  Tanner is the athlete, hockey fans preparefor the new Gretzky.  Calin is a great guy, I could spend hours with him. He engages me in conversation and could be the most polite person I know.  Summeris a girl who knows where she’s going; always.  She’ll cure cancer.  Sarahis a young woman who is graceful, smart, beautiful, and full of integrity.  Shealso sends me cool San Dimas High School stuff.  Jesse is a gentle giant; alwayshumble.  His cannonball splashes are simply the best!

What will little Zane be like?  Will he laugh a lot?  Will he have a temper? Will he chase girls in 1st grade?  Who will be his best friend?  Will helike Nascar?  What will be the first movie he watches?  How many times willhe fall and scrape his knee?  I can’t wait to find out.

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World, meet Mannon Zane Wallace!!

Well today was one of those days that will be celebrated for years. What a day!!The most significant thing happened in Seattle, WA.  My older brother, Lee, andhis wife, Tammy, had their firstchild!!! I’m so excited I can’t believe it.  They named him Mannon Zane Wallace. He was born at 11:06pm (pacific time).  He was 7 pounds 12 ounces.  Thelittle guy is 20 inches long with a swirl of black hair.  Man that’s cool.The second really neat thing to happen today was a new addition to Diane’s family. Yep, she adopted a dog today.  She found a darling dog named Buddy. He wastaken in by a kind neighbor after his unfeeling owner moved and abandoned him in hisyard.  In an attempt to free himself, he scraped his head on the fence and developedan open sore.  With treatment by the neighbor, the sore has healed up and hisfur is growing back.  Diane found him on a neatwebsite while doing research on Sammy.  The complete story will be told tomorrow,it’s just too late to go into detail tonight.And finally, at long last I’m launching my photoblog. It’s nothing fancy, but I’m hoping it will be an easier way to upload photos and keepthe site fresh.  I’ll still use the photoalbums for a lot of pictures.  But for daily experiments look to the photoblog.And that’s all the news for today.  Check back tomorrow for all the details.

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New Nephew is on the way!!!

My brother just called with the news that he and his wife are at the hospital getting ready to have their first baby!!  Woohoo!  They should have a baby by midnight!!  This has to be the best news of the year.  I’ll update the blog with all the info when I have it.

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The Bohlings get bloggy

Brandon and Denise Bohling now have a PhotoBlog! These are two of the most gifted photographers I know.  Now we’ll be treatedto regular photos, it’s awesome!  So check them out, add a bookmark (or subscribeto the RSS feed), and enjoythe awesome photos.

Posted by admin Posted in: Photography No Comments » January 2005