November 2011 – Gayle Tabor

Fighting the Fear Factor

2011/11/16 Gayle 2

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain. ~ Mark Twain My dog is extra large; however he has a fear of jumping in the bed. It is an easy leap for smaller dogs, but for the big guy jumping in the bed is a scary, gut-wrenching thought. He cries to get in, and then runs away if he thinks you’re going to ‘help’ him in. Then the moment his feet hit the bed he dances around like Rocky at the top of the Philadelphia stairs, his pride in making it onto the bed is palpable. He wants to reach his goal of being in the bed, but his fear of doing it keeps him from making the leap with out human The rest of the story

Historic Covered Bridge

2011/11/04 Gayle 0

Elizabethon, TN has this beautiful covered bridge. The Elizabethton Covered Bridge was constructed in 1882. On our recent visit to Tennessee, Jenn asked if we could visit the bridge. Naturally, I took photos.

Jawbone up Bracelet

2011/11/03 Gayle 0

I found this device to be absolutely fascinating! Up will be available in the US Sunday (November 6th) for $100. A colorful wrist band with built in sensors and a vibration motor, Jawbone Up is designed to track your eating, sleeping and exercise patterns. Up is a tool designed to improve your lifestyle and it is designed to work with the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via an app that can retrieve the information recorded from the wrist band; strangely via the 3.5mm headset jack. The app can then tell you a plethora or information and help you move more, sleep better and eat smarter. Up is more than just an accessory and app, it also offers a social network where you can join challenges or set up The rest of the story

Homecoming

2011/11/02 Gayle 0

It has been many years since I visited my alma mater, Milligan College. It is doubtful I would have attended this year had it not been for social media. One friend in particular, Treva, started weeks ago talking about coming back to Milligan for Homecoming weekend. Since we needed some time away, we decided to make the drive to the mountains. So, we were Tennessee bound! As is typical I took not one photo that included a person. Fortunately, my friend Jeannette was kind enough to share her photos (via a disk no less). There’s one of us visiting a favored hang out. The town we stayed in Elizabethton TN has a lot of old southern charm. I’ll have more photos that show a The rest of the story