Poor Ellen

If you happened to see the Ellen DeGeneres Show today, you probably saw her crying over a dog she gave to her hairdresser's family.

Here's the scoop in a nutshell...Ellen had adopted this dog, Iggy, from a non-profit agency but realized, even after spending thousands of dollars for the dog to be neutered and trained, that he just had too much energy and was causing problems with her cats. She wanted to make sure Iggy had a good home; she had talked about it with her hairdresser, whose daughters would have loved to have the dog. Ellen decided to give them Iggy because she felt it would be a better place for him to live. The agency found out about it when they called Ellen to check in on the dog and she told them she gave him to a friend. Unknowingly, Ellen had violated the adoption agreement, so the agency went and took Iggy away from the family. So, this ended with Ellen sobbing on air today when telling the story.

Here's a pic of Iggy with a blog post by Ellen from her site.
You can view the snippet of Ellen crying on her show here with an AP story.
Look at all this stuff and then come back here for my opinion!

My Opinion

Basically, I feel bad for Ellen. I think the agency could have handled it in a more appropriate and civil manner. Ellen admitted she did not read the agreement carefully enough and thought she was doing the right thing by finding a good home for the dog. Perhaps the agency could have worked out a new agreement with the new family instead of being so harsh with its actions. It's apparent that Ellen feels terrible for how things played out...I think if she didn't care about the dog or for the feelings of those girls then she probably wouldn't have attempted to make things right.

What do you think?

Priceless

This is my favorite commercial right now......so cute!

NL East Champs

I was fortunate enough to be at the Phillies game yesterday as they beat the Washington Nationals...and, boy, was it exciting! As we watched the Phillies, the whole park had a collective eye on the scoreboard showing the Marlins/Mets score. Each time the Marlins' score increased or the Mets went out of another inning without scoring, the Phillies fans cheered. The energy was indescribable. After the win, as we poured out of the park, fans were cheering and high-fiving all over the place. The celebration continued up Broad Street as people honked horns and waved their rally towels out car windows. It was madness...in a good way! Here are two pictures from my camera phone, but I'll have a few more to share as soon as I get them uploaded. GO PHILS!

Fall TV Season

I'm looking forward to some new shows this fall, but there are also quite a few I've been hooked on for awhile. Here's a breakdown of what I'm interested in watching as of the present time. I will have to work magic with recording some and watching some On Demand or online, especially with having an exercise class 2 nights a week and whatever else comes up!

My Rating System:

**** (4 stars) - must watch; will record if necessary
*** (3 stars) - will make the effort to watch; might record
** (2 stars) - might watch; chance of lost interest; won't be devastated if missed
* (1 star) - will watch if I can; mostly non-serial or game shows; no upset if missed

~Note~ I've automatically given NEW shows 2 stars (**) because I have no idea if I'll stay interested.


Sundays

(Not really much of a Sunday-night-TV-watcher anymore...I can take or leave the ABC shows Desperate Housewives & Brothers and Sisters. I usually just watch The Food Network. So, we'll see...I can't wait for HBO's Entourage to come back next Spring!)

Mondays

Heroes (NBC)****
The Bachelor (ABC)**
CSI: Miami (CBS)****

Tuesdays

Dancing With The Stars (ABC)***
House (FOX)***
Law & Order: SVU (NBC)****
(ABC's Cavemen scares me, quite frankly...I liked the Geico commercials, but I think the TV show will ruin the charm!)

Wednesdays

[NEW] Pushing Daisies (ABC)**
Dancing With The Stars (ABC)***
[NEW] Kid Nation (CBS)**** [Saw the pilot last week]
Deal or No Deal (NBC)*
[NEW] Private Practice (ABC)**** [Saw preview last season]
[NEW] Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)**
CSI: NY (CBS)****

Thursdays

Ugly Betty (ABC)****
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)****
CSI (CBS)****
Scrubs (NBC)****
[NEW] Big Shots (ABC)**
Supernatural (CW)***

Fridays

Deal or No Deal (NBC)*
Las Vegas (NBC)****


~Check out the following networks' fall preview sites for more info:

ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CW

For The Birds

I hate job hunting. Just when something was looking promising, it turns out I still have to wait...

I went on an interview yesterday for a position in the field of Education, although not teaching. Unfortunately the first training day is also the same day I have a screening interview with a very well-known (and well-paid) school district in the area. I can't miss the screening interview because it's my one shot at getting noticed in this district. So, that means I can't start the new job right away; it is broken down into project periods, so I have to wait for the first project to be finished since I can't train for it. Anyway, I have to wait about 4 weeks to be picked up for the second project. But, this is just my dumb un-luck.

When it rains it pours....It's feast or famine...Boom or bust. I've got a thousand of these lines, but they all fit so perfectly.

In the meantime, I will keep searching out a teaching job, because ultimately that is still what I want to do. This is the hand life has dealt me right now, so I just have to roll with it.

Bye Bye Bloggie

No, not this one. This blog is here to stay...at least for now. I decided to let go of my second blog "Just Me From Here." It wasn't worth having, as most of my updates come on this site.

Exciting news, ain't it?

Even more exciting is that I just used "ain't" in that last sentence!

Watch Out For Those Flying Crayons!

Am I the only one who finds this funny? Click the link below to read the article!

Educational Puppet Pelted With Crayons

EVERETT, WA-In an attack denounced by teachers as "uncalled-for," Donny Dungarees was struck down with a barrage of crayons.