Chained Up

He turned down the hallway, opening doors along the way, hoping he could find them quickly. He should have gotten the dog. He'd purchased a pet bed, but never got the dog. He could have used the dog to sniff them out. Sometimes despite being powerful he realized, he was stupid.


He took a deep breath and made his way back to the hidden room. He needed to check the monitors to find them. The screams of the old woman filled the air. He let out a heavy sigh. Maybe it was time to shut her and her husband up. After all, they were getting to be very irritating and he certainly didn't need the distraction right now. He made a detour to the second bedroom where he had them chained up.

The Effects of Chemicals

Sometimes when you get an assignment it takes you on a different route than you had originally planned. I've more than my fair share of re-routing things and today seems to be one of those times. First, I started off with a bad headache when I woke up this morning. Generally I drink tea for breakfast (usually the herbal kind), but since the kiddos have been getting out early from school lately, I made coffee for the hubby instead and skipped my pot of tea.

Well, I'm guessing there is enough caffeine in my morning tea to keep my headaches at bay. Usually I have tea at night too, right before bedtime. Last night it didn't happen because the hubby was not too happy about me getting free ice cream and not having money to get him any ice cream. Yes, he certainly can be a pain in the neck at times. So I skipped eating the ice cream and he finished off my pot of tea.

Now today here I am trying to kill this headache that has turned worse. I took some medication for it, but so far the results have been zero. Of course you may be wondering just why the hell am I online if I have this bad of a headache and it's because I have work due today, no choice.

So now that I'm getting sidetracked this brings me to another story that makes me wonder about chemicals and their effects. I've been doing a lot of research on the effects of vitamins that are man-made. They're full if chemicals which aren't good for us. My father-in-law used to give his dog pet supplements and now I'm very sure they can have the same negative effects on animals as they do on humans.

Now I do know that animals don't always have the same health issues as we humans do, but I would be very leery of giving my pets vitamins that are man-made. However, if you find one that is organic with all natural ingredients I think it would be a better choice.

And as far as I know my father-in-law doesn't give his dog vitamins anymore, so I'm glad. Of course then again I really don't know if those vitamins were chemical induced or made from Mother Nature.

Caring for the Unusual

My husband and I have a love for stray and unusual animals. It's probably quite obvious since we have a snake, rat, 8 cats and a dog. While we are now trying to adopt out the cats and dog, we'll be keeping the snake and the rat. One of the negative things about a small town is it's not easy finding things like pet supplements for the snake and rat. Even our pet shop is limited on what they carry and with a vehicle that won't even make it out of town, driving to another town is obviously out of the question.

So, about the only thing we can so is order online. I just hope free shipping is available!

DogCents and Helping a Needy Cause

If you haven't been by Lily Ruth's Dogcents Blog, you should.

Now at first glance the page looks a little disorganized, but don't let that fool you. In the heart of this blog Lily Ruth shares with us her love for dogs and her great cause. A good example of her reason for DogCents is her post titled, "Why DO I Bother?" In it she talks about why she posts dog news, photos and jokes.

There are many really good articles that she shares with us about dogs. Some are disturbing as far as owners who abuse dogs and some are heartbreaking like the article about Ellie Lawrenson and her grandmother's responsibility in her death.

Dogcents isn't just about the articles, jokes and photos, however. As I said, there is a purpose... a cause behind this unique blog. If you donate $2.00 to help feed, shelter and care for medicinal needs for dogs Dogcents will review your blog and offer to post a permanent link to your site.

If you are as passionate about dogs as Lily Ruth is, then you'll definitely want to drop by Dogcents. It just makes Dog Gone Good Sense.