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Hillary Clinton and Universal Health Care

Monday, September 17th, 2007 | , | 5 Comments

I was reading this morning about the different candidates running for president, and I’m pretty open to hear what everyone has to say. For me, the most important thing is someone that is fiscally conservative - either Republican or Democrat. One thing that greatly concerns me is any implications that political decisions will have on my small business, and whether decisions made by politicians will make it difficult for us to keep it running.

I was reading today about Hillary Clinton’s Universal Health Care plan, and I became pretty concerned. She wants to require all businesses (small ones included) to offer health insurance to all employees. I think that it is a noble plan to try to get everyone health insurance (believe me, I’ve been in the boat of having a hard time getting insurance), however, by forcing small businesses to offer this, all this will do is force small businesses to lay off people because they can’t afford to insure all of their employees. I say this from the perspective of a small business owner. Granted, there may be some tax cuts offered, however, any additional expenses will really push some companies over the edge, and either force them to close, or lay off employees.

Requiring all businesses to offer insurance to all employees is not the way to go. Hopefully there will be someone that comes along that has a feasable idea of how to handle this problem. Mitt Romney did a good job in Massachusetts - I’d like to hear what other candidates propose.

Honey - Off the Meds

Saturday, September 15th, 2007 | | No Comments

Honey just went to the vet on Thursday for a checkup, and she seems to be doing pretty well. Dr. Orr wants to have her totally off of medicine to see how she’s doing. She finally started eating some hay on her own last week, and Thursday we had a major breakthrough. She started drinking a little bit of water from her sipper bottle. We’re really happy about this - we’re not going to be giving her fluid injections this week, so she really needs to drink to be sure she’s getting her needed fluids.

Her feet still have sores - it’s really sad. Those will probably take a while to heal, but hopefully she’ll keep getting better. But we’re excited that she’s eating her hay, and last night she started eating some timothy hay pellets. Fingers crossed - hopefully she’ll keep getting better. It’s amazing how long it takes for bunnies to recover from illnesses like that. She’s doing well, and hopefully she’ll keep doing better. More later!

Blog Desk Oops

Friday, September 14th, 2007 | | No Comments

Alright, so for those of you that read my blog about 20 minutes ago, you may be somewhat confused. No, I didn’t recently have a baby, and no, I’m not taking a weight loss supplement. I just had a blogdesk error, and accidentally posted an article about a client to my personal blog rather than a company blog.

I think Preston can relate to what I’m talking about. I love blogdesk, but sometimes I hate it.

Oops.

Six Years Later

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 | | No Comments

Today, September 11, 2007, marks the sixth anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. To me, it’s a day of remembrance - one that we as United States citizens should never forget.

It saddens me that while driving to work and listing to the radio this morning, I really didn’t hear any talk about it. I hope that people aren’t starting to forget what happened. We need to remember it and keep the victim’s memories alive. We can’t become complacent about it.

Every year I think about where I was. I remember so much about that day, from what I was wearing (a red and black striped shirt with black slacks) to where I was when I heard about it (my apartment on Riverside Ave. in Provo). I’m sure few people will ever forget that day - it’s a day that changed America. I remember being so sad for so long - tears would stream down my face as I watched those planes crash over and over again on the news. The pain seemed overwhelming - it was so hard to believe that something like that could happen here. In America. I can still feel that sadness as I think back to what happened.

I hope that as people go throughout their day today that they will remember what happened, and honor the victims’ memories. I like to remember how unified our country became on that day - political lines blurred, and neighbors supported one another. I hope that we can think back to that, and try to reincorporate some of those ideals. I know that there are many divisive issues going on today, however, I will try to become more compassionate and understanding towards those that have differing views from mine. I hope others can try to do the same. That is one good thing we can take from such a horrible event.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims, and also the rescue workers that are now facing health problems as a result of their heroic actions. My God bless them. And may we as a country never forget what happened on September 11, 2001.

8 Random Facts About Me

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 | | 2 Comments

So this was a challenge from my sister-in-law Brooke, over at PlainAdvice.com. Brooke - I’m sorry it took me so long to write this - I’m not the most exciting person around. Anyway, Brooke wrote 8 random facts about herself, and challenged me to do the same.

1. My first job was when I was 11 or 12. I wanted horseback riding lessons, so for me to be able to pay for them, I cleaned out horse stalls for an hour each week to pay for my hour long lesson. (I loved it!)

2. I just got over a Milk Duds addiction. Ok, maybe not an addiction, but I really love Milk Duds, and I was eating about a box a day. I knew it was bad whenI was at the movie theater and ordered a box, and complained about how small it was. (Yeah, I’m on Weight Watchers now, and I’ve lost 7 lbs. - mostly due to kicking the Milk Duds habit, I think!)

3. When I was in 7th grade, all the schools in the school districts in San Jose auditioned kids to try out for a kids TV news anchor position. I won the nomination from my junior high school, and went to the news studio to try out. I had to try out in front of the reporters, on camera. (It wasn’t live, though.) I didn’t make the final cut, but it was exciting going to the studio to try out! (We had 10 minutes to memorize a news report - I think I did really badly, but it was fun!)

4. I was MVP and captain my senior year in high school of our Varsity girls soccer team.

5. Laundry is my favorite chore to do because I love having lots of clean clothes to pick from. It’s easy and brainless work, plus, when the laundry is done, it makes my room look less messy!

6. At our Grad Night (after my high school graduation), we had a hypnotist come and hypnotize some kids in front of the entire graduating class. I was picked to go up and get hypnotized. The hypnotist had me to up and dance like Madonna in front of my whole graduating class. Boy, I’m looking forward to my 10 year reunion next year! O_O

7. I was born in a small town called Johnson City in upstate New York. When I was born, apparently, I was still “in the sac.” If you don’t know what this means, I’m not going to explain it - go ask your mom. The doctors and nurses were so surprised that they called in other doctors to come and see…apparently they had never seen that before.

8. Over the years, I’ve had 11 different rabbits. (This does count Honey’s litter of 5, and the rabbits we tried to adopt.) Currently, I only have Honey Bunny, who has been plenty of bunny for us!

So there you go - 8 random things about me. Hopefully you’ve all learned something new! I would challenge Preston to do the same, but it would have to be 8 random internet marketing/internet retail facts about him.

Honey had a checkup

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 | | No Comments

Today I brought Honey back to the vet for a checkup. It’s been just over a week since we brought her home from the hospital, and she seems to be doing well. She does have hock sores on her feet, so we have to wrap her back feet and put neosporin on the sores to keep them from getting infected. She’s not a big fan of this…but we’ll try to help it heal quickly so it doesn’t become a chronic problem.

Dr. Orr said she’s doing well. We don’t have to give her Baytril (antibiotic) or pain meds anymore, but we still have to give her the fluid injections and Metaclopramide along with force feeding the Critical Care.

Hopefully she’ll start eating hay again soon, but she is doing a good job of eating her veggies. She’s running around more, and seems to be getting better and better. Dr. Orr is happy with her progress. She’ll go back in a couple of weeks so he can evaluate her progress at that point.

Michael Vick - A Very Sad Story

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 | , | 4 Comments

I’ve put off writing about this topic because for me, it’s pretty difficult to talk about. The whole dogfighting industry is disturbing, disgusting, and completely outrageous. It sickens me to think about the cruelty that was perpetrated on Michael Vick’s property, and now that he has pled guilty, obviously under his direction.

I don’t think Michael Vick is an evil person - but I do think he is someone that is disturbed and severly misguided. The thoughts of what happened on his property over the past few years have caused an outrage throughout the country, and probably the world. Even the NFL stepped up, indefinitely suspending him without pay. The Falcons are looking to recoup $22 million in bonus money, which seems to be why they haven’t cut him from the team.

Vick offered an apology today, apologizing to his young fans, and calling himself “immature.” I’m glad that he apologized - a nation was hurt and disappointed by his actions. I’m saddened that he didn’t express more apologies for perpetuating animal cruelty, however, I’m glad he apologized. Animal cruelty is a terrible thing, and unfortunately, Vick had to learn the hard way.

I remember watching Michael Vick play when we was at Virginia Tech - he’s an extremely talented person, and I do hope to see him play football again, after he has paid the price for his actions. I don’t think he should be condemned forever. He made some terrible, horrible mistakes, and he will pay a very high price for them. He needs to be given the chance, however, to redeem himself, and make up for it. I hope that he becomes involved with animal shelters, perhaps donating time and money to help fight animal cruelty. I think that despite this horrible thing, something good should come of it. Vick needs to work to do everything he can to help put an end to all animal cruelty, dogfighting included. Then, I think, the United States and his fans will be willing to embrace him again.

The Humane Society has put together a video contenst to help combat dogfighting. There are three finalists, and you can vote on the one that you feel has the most impact. Warning - some are graphic, and they will make you cry.

Humane Society Knock Out Animal Cruelty Video

Honey Bunny is eating a little bit more on her own…

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 | | No Comments

So I haven’t had an update on Honey Bunny in a while…it’s probably because she’s home now, and we’ve been really busy taking care of her. She’s doing pretty well…eating her romaine lettuce and cilantro. I found a great rabbit supply company, Oxbow Hay, that specializes in exotics like rabbits, and they’re really knowledgable about the care of bunnies. I called and asked for some advice because Honey won’t eat her hay, and their representative, Pam, was amazing! She took 20 minutes on the phone with me to help me figure out how to get Honey Bunny to start eating hay again. She also explained the nutrition of different types of hay, and which would be best for Honey. She also gave me tips on helping Honey recover from her GI Stasis.

One tip she gave me for helping Honey to start eating hay again is to find something she likes (Cilantro, in her case), and somehow mix it in with her hay. She suggested getting dried cilantro flakes and sprinkling it in Honey’s hay. Well, that night when I tried it, Honey actually started eating hay again for the first time in quite a while! I couldn’t believe it! This is a HUGE step in the right direction.

Honey really seems to be on the road to recovery. One other problem that popped up, however, is since she was sick, she now has sores on her feet and toes, probably from sitting in a cage for most of the day when she was recovering. She didn’t have the energy to do much other than sit, so it seems this is normal. I’m taking her back to the vet on Thursday for a checkup, and I’ll have Dr. Orr examine her feet as well. I can tell she’s uncomfortable because her feet hurt, however, she’s so happy to be home and hopping around. It’s really refreshing seeing her doing so well.

I’ll write more updates soon…probably on Thursday.

Honey is back home!

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 | | No Comments

Last night we brought Honey Bunny home from the hospital (again!), and she seems to be doing pretty well. We have to give her an injection of fluids every evening, and we still have to foce feed her, which is a little frustrating, and VERY messy. She’s also on a few different medications…Baytril (antibiotic), pain meds, and Metoclopramide, which helps with digestion. She takes it all in stride, and seems to be improving. She’s definitely not 100%, which has been hard. We want to see her back to her old self, but she does seem to be getting closer.

I guess I just need to remember patience…GI Stasis can take bunnies a very long time to recover from, and without such good care (such as what Dr. Orr and his staff provided for Honey), many rabbits don’t survive. I’m just grateful to have such a great rabbit hospital that can take care of her.

Keep getting better, Honey…we love you!

Honey comes home tomorrow

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 | | No Comments

We spoke with the vet today, and he said Honey is doing very well. She’s been eating and drinking a little bit more on her own, so we’re planning on bringing her home tomorrow evening.

A change of scenery will be good for her - I’m sure she’ll be happy to finally come home to her own cage and surroundings. Plus, we’ve really missed her!

We’ll have to do the sub-q fluids and force feedings, but hopefully she’ll keep eating more and more on her own so we can wean her off of that. We’re so proud of her - she’s been one tuff bunny!