Ready for the World

Rosita is ready for spring! A couple of weeks ago it finally warmed up enough to take her outside. I was so excited that I raced home from work to take advantage of the remaining sunlight. I took her out on the front step and fed her some apple. Afterward I let her traipse off into the landscape rock and she really boogied! I couldn't believe how fast she was moving around! I took her over to meet a few of the neighbors and she was quite hospitable. She doesn't normally like to be held for more than a few seconds at a time, but she rested in my hands for about ten minutes while I showed her off.





Oh, by the way, the title of this entry reminded me of that one-hit wonder band with the same name. Gold star to the first person who can name their song.

While the cat is away...

Have Tort Will Travel

Spring is here! We got the RV out of storage and my husband has been tinkering with it ever since. We're taking a road trip to Colorado this summer and bringing Rosita with us! I'll get a big tupperware bin, throw in some substrate, attach a sun lamp, and Rosita will be traveling in style.

Why take my tortoise along for the ride? Mostly because I don't trust anyone else to take care of her properly while we're gone. The cat, well, that's a different story. Give Cricket some food and water, and she's good to go for a week. I always miss and worry about her too, but I know she can fend for herself for awhile. Whereas Rosita needs the right day and nighttime temperatures, humidity, and fresh veggies every couple of days. It just seems like there's way too much that could go wrong. So she'll get exposed to the fresh Rocky Mountain air right along with us.

Web Cam

Well, for two days in a row, Rosita's web cam has not been live. Yesterday, the computer was freaking out and I had to reboot right before I left the house. And today, I just plain forgot.

Coindentally, I saw a story on the Today show yesterday morning discussing web cams. A young boy had been exploited online through the use of a web cam and was going to Capitol Hill to testify about his experience. An expert who commented on the story likened web cams to guns, and said that if children are in the house, the camera should be under lock and key just like a gun would be.

I have no doubt that if this boy didn't have a web cam, he probably wouldn't have a story to tell. But there is no way I consider my web cam to be as dangerous as a gun. If it were, I would not own one, just as I don't own a gun. Access to a computer with a high-speed internet connection is potentially as dangerous as the addition of a web cam. The thought doesn't cross anyone's mind that if you spend time browsing the web, you are of suspect character. However, purchase a web cam, and watch eyebrows raise.

I want to stand up and shout: Web cam owners unite! Those of us using them for innocent fun need to speak up! I refuse to allow the mainstream to believe this technology is imminently endangering anyone's well being.

There. I'm off my soapbox.