The Sewing Mom

Michael Vick continues to claim his innocence even though there is obviously enough evidence against him to bring in an 18 page indictment. What he has been doing or allowing to be done on his property is cruel and inhumane. The NFL has barred Vick from attending training camp with the Atlanta Falcons but has requested that the Falcons not implement any punishment until further investigations are done. Had the league not made this request, the Falcons had planned to suspend Vick from the first four games. This would have been the maximum penalty allowed by any team. Further punishment would have to come from the League itself.

Besides being the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick is also a spokesperson for Nike. While all of this has been going on, Nike is still reviewing and deciding what actions it wants to take. The Humane Society of the United States is asking us to help by emailing Nike and asking them to drop Vick as a spokesperson. After all, what kind of message is he sending out?

Please go to the Humane Society and send an email to Nike now.

If you enjoyed Finding the Face in the Coffee Beans you will certainly enjoy this and it is even more challenging. This is very cool and created by Steve.
Be ready for a challenge!

Plinko had her healthy puppy check up yesterday.  She got a set of shots and her first heartworm pill.  She weighed in at just under 6 1/2 lbs!  She was really good while we were there too.  She wasn’t too keen on the car ride and chewed on her leash, but was very quiet while we were at the vet’s office.  There were so many other dogs there, including 2 sharpei’s and their puppy.  That puppy was the same age as Plinko and about 3 times bigger (not to mention a lot more wrinkled), it was so funny to see the difference. 

Anyway, Plinko was given a clean bill of health except for her tear glands having not developed.  I had noticed that her eyes were draining onto her cheeks and so I asked the vet about it.  He put some sort of drops in her eyes and then came back about 5 minutes later with his black light and looked at her eyes and nasal passages.   He explained that the eyes should naturally drain through a gland that goes through the nasal passage and out the nose.  Plinkos glands are apparently closed so her eyes are draining onto her cheeks.  This give her face a wet look.   The vet gave me a bottle of drops to put in her eyes twice a day.  It is a medicine that has cortizone in it that is supposed to help open the glands.  Hopefully it will work, although it’s nothing life threatening if it doesn’t.  According to the vet, this condition is very common in pugs and since Plinko is half pug she probably inherited it from her father.

We left the vet and took Plinko on her first trip to Petco.  She wasn’t really too sure about it, and went back to chewing on her leash.  She didn’t seem to interested in picking out a new toy, until we showed her this bright orange and yellow rope/ball toy.  She grabbed hold of it and I thought she was actually going to carry it up to the cashier!  Anyway, we also got her a tiny football that is fuzzy like a tennis ball and she has been having a blast with both of them.  On the way home she fell asleep in the car, it had been quite a busy morning for her!

I was tagged byMarcus for this blogging tips meme…

It’s very simple. When this is passed on to you, copy the whole thing, skim the list and put a * star beside those that you like. (Check out especially the * starred ones.)

Add the next number (1. 2. 3. 4. 5., etc.) and write your own blogging tip for other bloggers. Try to make your tip general.

After that, tag 10 other people. Link love some friends!

Just think– if 10 people start this, the 10 people pass it onto another 10 people, you have 100 links already!

1. Look, read, and learn. *******
NeonScent

2. Be, EXCELLENT to each other. ******
Bushmackel

3. Don’t let money change ya! *****
The Random Forest

4. Always reply to your comments. *****
Chattiekat

5. Blog about what you know & love. ****

http://sugar-queens-dream.blogspot.com/

6. Alt tag your images for added search engine exposure. ***
Fracas

7. Blogging is supposed to be fun, Don’t let it stress you! ***
WherewasI

8. Don’t be afraid to comment on other bloggers sites!*
Not your typical Granny

9. Post at least once a day!**
Basenji Mom

10. Have an informative About Me page**
Marcus at willifordblog

11. Challenge yourself to learn the terminology of blogging, what it means & how to use it.
Lynne at The Coffee House

I’m gonna tag
Karen at The Pond
Lisa at My Thoughts
Becki at Just a Girl
Leigh at Thoughtprints
David at MyBlogIt

Venomous Kate over atElectric Venom is sharing so if you are need of some linky love then check it out. Be sure to check out the rest of her site. She has a great blog and she only bites sometimes!  Don’t tell anyone, but I don’t think she’s a venomous as she wants us to believe.

 And can I just say, I took this whole trackback thing as a challenge for me to not only learn what a trackback is but figure out how to put it in my post and I got it to work!  YAY!