In a strange way I feel like I wasted a precious Sunday by not doing anything active. It was so awfully hot and humid that I just couldn’t bear to go outside any longer than needed to walk my dogs three times.

I walk them 3 times a day regardless of the weather. They need the outside for exercise and bladder relief. I need it for a chance to clear my head and build character.

It has been in the upper 90’s and low 100’s for a week. It was a good day to stay indoors and catch up with a little housework and some internet surfing.

Found some awesome photo blogs and links from them to others that were awesome, too.Several of them use a Nikon D300 camera for their work. I’m going to look into getting one – I’m so jealous.

It was a good day, although not very productive.

My brother fussed at me about not having a Technorati account and claiming my blog. To be honest, I don’t know why this is important, but since he is so insistent and usually knows what he is talking about, I’m going to give it a try.

I went to the Technorati site and the instructions say to put this code in a post, so that’s why this is here. Hope it works!

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Folks, having a baby is expensive. We all know that. Not just the birthing part – but the cost of all the gear and clothing and supplies you need adds up really fast. Plus, the little rascals outgrow all those clothes really fast.

I wanted to buy a stroller for my friend, Jenny’s, baby shower next month. I thought that I might find something nice for about $40 or $50. So I checked Ebay to see if there were any good deals or if shipping would make that impractical. Holy smokes! The strollers on Ebay are running $250 – $400 dollars!!!

For those of us not plugged into the baby scene, the idea of buying a stroller to push your kid around the park or mall has become buying a “Travel System.” These systems have car seats, permanent anchor bases for the car and convertible stroller frames with deep recessed cup holders, a cargo basket, removable washable covers and pads, front wheel shocks and all kinds of engineered mechanics for easy collapsing and assembly.

I’m suffering from sticker shock and making sure to refill my birth control pills for another 3- 5 year supply.

My girlfriend, Jenny Corbett, is expecting a baby in August. She knows she will be having a baby girl. I think it is pretty much standard in maternity care to find out the baby’s gender about 4 months along.

Some of the girls from work want to have a baby shower for her. I was going to buy a gift for her anyway, so if we are going to have a baby shower, I guess I need to get busy and buy that gift for her.

I’ve been turning to Moountain Dew an awful lot lately. I don’t really like sodas, especially any of the dark sodas like Coke and Pepsi. I guess I just lost my taste for them. But Mountain Dew seems to kill the thirst and it’s been so hot this week (every day in the 90’s and up!) that I have felt dehydrated every day. A girl can only drink so much water. So I’ve tried all the different flavors of Mountain Dew. I think I like the Voltage flavor best.