I've re-vamped my InspirationSoup site.

I had been trying to figure out what to do with the site ever since Webseed.com discontinued their services. I had the domain name, and a web host, but hadn't been up to doing a major re-vamp of the site for over a year. Now that I have my computer at home and am learning how to use my Coffee Cup software, I decided to play around with it a bit over the holiday weekend. I'm really glad that I did, and I'm very happy with the results. Now that I've gotten the re-design out of the way, I can continue to add content to it more easily, and update it on a more regular basis.

The site itself is "a women's inspirational site made with hope, spirituality, gratitude and other ingredients to uplift your soul". I'm looking forward to doing some more article writing and site development. If all goes well, the site will grow and become a place women enjoy visiting often.

Engrish.com - you absolutely must check this site out. Really bad English translations at their best. It's hilarious! Be sure to click on the link to The Engrish Store and check out their holiday greeting cards.

I joined a gym

Actually, I joined at the beginning of December. Although due to a combination of work overload and being sick with a respiratory infection over the holidays, I haven't had a chance to get there too much. However, this is the start of a new year, and a new me. One of my New Year's resolutions is to make sure I get to the gym at least 3-4 times a week. So far this week, I'm doing very well. I went yesterday and Monday, and will probably go again today. I can see how it can get addicting, which is not necessarily a bad thing in my case. I'm really enjoying the treadmill, but I haven't gotten up the nerve to try the eliptical machines yet. Something about trying to coordinate both arms and legs all at once scares me. Then again, it could turn out to be very funny. Maybe today I'll give one a try. Then again, maybe not. I'll see how it goes and how brave I feel.

Saddam after a Shave

One of my adopted soldiers sent me this, and I found a link to it online. A shave so close, it shaved a few years off, too!

Have you ever tried to give a cat antibiotic drops? If not, you should try it sometime. It's really fun. You get to first, get on the floor and get a good hold on the cat's body with your knees and an arm around him, so that he can't run away. Then, with one hand, you gently squeeze the sides of his mouth until it opens. Did I say gently? Scratch that. Sometimes it's not so gentle, especially when said cat is trying to wriggle his way out of the hold you have on him with your arm and legs. Then, with your free hand, which isn't really quite free, since it's trying to hold an eyedropper of antibiotics without spilling it, you aim the dropper so that, the instant the cat's mouth opens, you can squirt the stuff into the back of the cat's throat. That's so that the cat can't then turn around and spit the stuff right back out. Once that's done, you release your hold on the cat, and watch it shoot out of your grasp like Tigger on crack. Real fun, let me tell you! Oh yeah, it helps if the cats claws are trimmed, too. And the best part? You get to do this twice a day for an entire week!