It's all about location

I just stumbled across this article today about locating devices on shoes. GPS for people. I've had this idea for a long time but well, as technology always does, it found it's way to a market.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_hi_te/gps_sneaker

We have microchipping for dogs so why not microchip kids? They could have it removed when they are adults but we could consider this for safety considering the number of children who are abducted or attacked year after year. I'm not saying that we must know where our children are at all times but I do believe that this may be the answer to a problem that has long existed in a society that has enough knowledge to stop such heinous crimes against children.

As well, there are many of us who don't care who knows where we are and have no secrets to hide. Why not microchip yourself? Maybe this might hold up in court that perhaps someone was somewhere at sometime and not at a crime scene? Have you ever been somewhere remote, driving along thinking, "If I got stuck here...I'd have to walk miles to find help. Nobody would know where to find me..." That's a scary thought. But if you have a microchip that conveys a signal and let's "People Finder!" know where to find you, you have an emergency service that will save the day. Well sure, for you skeptics the thought is...well why not just put some locator on your car? Well no. Because then the car and you are two separate entities right? You walk to find help and poof, you're off the radar.

Ok, this is getting outta hand

I just got my copy of a little dog supply catalog, Doctors Foster and Smith and came across this little ditty, doggie slippers.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=15350&Ntt=dog%20slippers&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&pc=1&N=0&Nty=1

I think there is cute and then there is "too cute." By "too cute" I don't mean, "Oh that itty bitty teensy weensy cutey pootie has adorable slippers on!" No. I mean, "That's just over the top man." Whoa. I mean, what are slippers for? Aren't they to keep your feet warm? Well, let's get this clear. Dogs have paws. They already have their slippers on. This is just a way to provoke laughter, embarassment or just make a dog look cute waddling along in his ducky slippers.

Oh boy.

Katie bit me today. It didn't break the skin or anything but she meant business. What happened? She's a great dog. Still is. I love her but this was weird. We were just sitting on her chair and I reached around her to scratch her chest, she normally lets me do this but today, she let out a growl and then whomp! She just closed her mouth on my right hand! Whoa. That was freaky. So I pulled my hand out and jumped up. She didn't bite to break skin but she definitely meant that she wanted to show me some dominance. That scared me a little so I did yell at her. I let her know who was boss. Then she looked sad and remorseful. Sheesh. Talk about a real Long Island dog. Well, then she followed me around with her tail between her legs and then wagging in little friendly wags. I don't know what that was about. I checked her for lumps or something that might cause her pain but nothing showed up. She might be mad at me because I yelled at her this morning because she was just barking and howling at the garbage men. My yelling is not yelling yelling though. It's just me being as stern as I can with her and telling her not to bark. I guess I gotta go consult The Dog Bible now...be back later with the info.