tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post1692077700446203274..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: The End of A Wednesday Night EraElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-87184004691881724702008-02-10T22:23:00.000-08:002008-02-10T22:23:00.000-08:00Yeah, now I have TWO sets of friends from that sam...Yeah, now I have TWO sets of friends from that same timeslot. I love how that works, even if it was for sad reasons.<BR/><BR/>-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-65666551590612853592008-02-10T21:47:00.000-08:002008-02-10T21:47:00.000-08:00You know I think that even though now none of us a...You know I think that even though now none of us are in the Wed 8:15pm class, we'll always think of ourselves that way.<BR/><BR/>Glad we all stay in touch.<BR/><BR/>EllenC and Corgi Cali (bridge 4/2005)<BR/>and current Corgis Yoshi and TrekEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816550162486832524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-77840879694104804392008-02-08T11:06:00.000-08:002008-02-08T11:06:00.000-08:001) Word vs. Frame: Yup, that was me, but the compa...1) Word vs. Frame: Yup, that was me, but the comparison is very, very old. Unfortunately, it's still true that Word sucks. My company still builds in something like 40% extra in bids for larger documents that use Word instead of Frame. I can't tell you how many hours I spent on a document just last week trying to work around Word's bugs and bad implementation.<BR/><BR/>2) "Anonymous" comment: Oh, I forgot to mention that one of Ken's endearing traits is how much he loves to make things up.<BR/><BR/>-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-79814273119426926542008-02-08T09:57:00.000-08:002008-02-08T09:57:00.000-08:00You're right Karen, about Ellen forging new bonds....You're right Karen, about Ellen forging new bonds. I can attest to the fact that all the rest of in the 8:15 class were “normal people” until we were thrown in with Ellen. <BR/><BR/>We all had lives outside of agility until SHE forced us to be overly competetitive – even threatening to bring electronic timers into the class so she could document just how much she whipped our butts. And as for the feeding frenzy that 8:15 became, that was Ellen’s doing as well. She would stand there and lift her nose at the treats we would bring as if to say “is that all you have to offer?” Naturally we responded to the not-so-subtle motiviation she offered in order to obtain just a slight bit of positive reinforcement from her. Ellen is extremely gifted at clicker training whether it is applied to her dogs or her classmates ! Heck, what else would motivate a busy mother of two (twins even) to take an entire day and build a cake from scratch in the shape of her dog. I just don’t know how we are to survive 8:15 anymore. We will have lost our drive to excel. No more racing to pick up cones between runs. No more smacking Ellen in the nose trying to snatch one from her hand.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand maybe we should save some sympathy for any new student who will be hurled into the mix and expected to perform to Ellen’s level. Talk about performance anxiety! -kenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-62575976213636498402008-02-08T09:10:00.000-08:002008-02-08T09:10:00.000-08:00Sounds like you had a great, cohesive group...how ...Sounds like you had a great, cohesive group...how cool is that?! I have no doubt you'll forge some new bonds with some more crazy dog people! :)<BR/><BR/>Off topic a bit...I didn't realize you were a tech writer! (I am too!) The training group at my company is in the process of deciding which word processing tool to use and they asked for our advice...Frame vs. Word. They came across a document comparing the two and your name is on it! Talk about deja vu! I had to come to your blog to see if it really was you! :)<BR/><BR/>Good article, btw!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879038476064844736noreply@blogger.com