Once again, for the 32nd consecutive season…the team I want to win The Amazing Race doesn’t win. AARGH! CU and I have been gunning for KandyDust to win since, oh, episode three or four…but victory was not to be theirs last night. I would have preferred Charla and Mirna win if KandyDust wasn’t going to do it…but Eric and Danielle? Really?
As usual, the high point of the episode for me was when they went to Hawaii, because CU and I like to incorporate visiting Amazing Task Locations during our trips there. The only location on Oahu this time though, was the Hamaka Air Hangar, and we went there back in February of ‘05. Who knows, maybe this next trip we’ll helicopter over to Lanai.
In other weekend news…we took Cookie back to the vet on Friday, because we stopped her meds on Wednesday and she coughed all night Thursday. Our vet confirmed what we already knew really, that Cookie’s in the beginning (we hope) stages of heart failure. What this means is we keep her on the meds (enalapril and furosemide), twice a day, for the rest of her life. I am truly amazed at the power of medications - she hasn’t coughed, her heart and breathing rates are where they should be (How did I not know what was “normal” for the first ten years of her life?) and, the best part? She’s back on puppy food. Cookie’s always been skinny but in the last six months or so, she’s gotten downright bony.
What else…school started over the weekend. What they say about online classes is true…you definitely spend more time working on them, if for no other reason than you’re pretty much forced to interact with your fellow classmates via threaded discussions. I probably learned more about my 20 classmates in the last two days than I did about any of my fellow classmates in my undergrad classes.
But, Org Behavior is going to be a kick. I really enjoy analyzing people and their behaviors and discussing what facilitates positive outputs…and God knows I have enough case studies at my company…it’s like Christmas in May!
Listen to me…”facilitates positive outputs.” Sigh. I can’t write things like that without thinking of my high school English teachers, who used to get on me for overuse of “flowery” language.
May 7th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
My head would have exploded if Mirna & Charla won. I’d be ok with Charla winning, but Mirna makes me want to crawl through the TV and beat her.
I thought that Kayak task was going to take them out, but Charla kept her cool. I wish the Blondes had won, but apparently the universe decided that Eric and Dani’s fake relationship needed money to fight over.
May 7th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Interseting in that I felt like I spent less time with the online classes because I wasn’t forced to sit in the classroom for three hours each week, and listen to stuff that wasn’t even relevant (people always seemed to ask the dumbest questions).
Glad to hear that Cookie’s doing better:)
May 7th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Ha! So true…and I have those same folks in my online class…they just type out all their dumb questions or irrelevant commentary.
And, Cookie’s fine today…barking and being her usual obnoxious self. Kind of makes me feel silly for babying her all weekend…LOL.
May 7th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
I am glad the meds are working for Cookie!!! Even if she did try to bite me once