Last Saturday I spent part of the day at the Kanawha County animal shelter helping with their yearly Howl-o-ween Pet Pageant. I saw three cats and fifty-four dogs stroll by in their best costumes. These costumes ranged from dogs dressed as kings, one dog dressed as Joe Dirt - with a mullet wig as part of the costume, a Spiderman Pug, three dogs dressed in purple monkey suits, and a Chihuahua dressed as a chicken to name a few. Read the full story

Windows 7 replaces Vista, Apple’s Q4 results, and the iPod celebrates a birthday

Windows Seven Is Now Windows 7
Microsoft has settled on the official branding for the next major release of its Windows operating system (OS). The new OS is now officially known as Windows 7. It had previously been known internally at Microsoft by the code names Blackcomb, Windows Vienna, Windows Seven and Windows 7. Read the full story

Normally when you hear someone say that they have his, hers, and ours, it is a reference to children. When two people who are both pet lovers marry, his, hers, and ours is more often related to the animals that are a part of the relationship. My husband Scott and I fit this description, as we have a small zoo that resides with us as a result of our marriage four years ago. Read the full story