Pete the pit bull got dropped off at the PSPCA a few days before I had to leave for Minnesota. I’ll miss Pete. They totally wanted me to drop him off at this other place that is well known for holding pit bulls for two days and then putting them to sleep. Forget that! I took him to PSPCA and played up how he might be injured and how they needed to look him over and nurse the little guy back to health. That’s the cruel truth with those places — the animal has to be injured for you to get them into the No-Kill place, but if they are healthy then the other place will take them. It’s messed up, I know. I gave Pete a good bath the night before I took him in. I also carried him into the admissions complex when they finally relented and let me check him in to PSPCA. I think holding him made him look safer. I could hear him growl at some other dogs when they took him into the dog holding area, but that didn’t seem to phase the girl that walked him over there. Still, I hope things turned out okay for the little guy.

I’m sitting in my new cube in my new office building here in Minnesota and recovering from lunch. Pepitos. I had Chipotle yesterday, so essentially it was more of the same. Right now I’m waiting for Rational Application Developer (RAD) to install some optional tools. RAD is the version of Java software that IBM sells that essentially replaces WebSphere. I’m creating a test portlet using RAD by following this procedure. The cool part about this new project is that we’re going to create a central hub of contact that any part of the business can plug into and share their business logic via portlets and/or web services. In plain English, we’re building something like MyYahoo — only for my client’s industry. I’m stoked! It’s makin’ me smarter. I like that.

This is the place I’m looking at getting:

Date: 2006-01-31,  2:34PM CST
Fantastic 1+ bedroom classic apartment in the Heart of Uptown!
1 unit is available NOW! The other for 4/1/06. I can hold the unit for
30 days with a partial deposit.
LOCATED JUST 2 BLOCKS west of Hennepin on Lagoon Ave, you are close to
EVERYTHING! Calhoun Square, Chino Latino, Williams, Lagoon Theater,
Zeno, Figlio, Lunds, Design Within Reach, Ragstock, Dunn Brothers,
Brueggers... the list goes on and on! If you love Uptown, this is your
new apartment!
Approx. 1,000 sq/ft, this unit has great hardwood floors, very cool oak
built-ins, a ridiculous amount of windows and an extra sunroom!
Dogs and cats are welcome, additional pet fees apply.
Additional storage in the basement included in rent. Laundry in the
building, 24hr on-call maintenance, we pay for heat, water and trash.
yes --  cats are OK - purrr
yes --  dogs are OK - wooof