This and That

• In order to be able to move forward with success and confidence, I think you have to be able to look at your past and see what has worked before and what hasn't. Based on my work with her, my first career coach wasn't a subscriber to this belief. I guess her plan was to help me find a position similar to the one I had in real estate despite my often stated desire to carve out a career in which I can make a difference in someone's world. I expected a career coach to be more broad-minded and to think outside the box. "L" wasn't and didn't, and now she's history. I know my new coach, "P", won't disappoint me.

• Despite my trash-talking of last week's bizarre episode of "Moonlight", I can't stop watching it. Though the vampire part can be terribly hokey-- I could do without the weird eyes, the fangs, and the hissing right before he sinks his teeth into someone-- the relationship between hunky vampire Mick St. John and internet reporter Beth Turner is quite compelling. Does anyone else think that the actress who plays Beth is a dead ringer (both in appearance and voice) for Kate Winslet? It is freaky.

• One of my favorite bloggers, an Air Force officer serving a tour in Afghanistan, is taking a hiatus from his blog while at home for two weeks on leave. Is it wrong that I want him to return to duty so that he can resume his blog? I know it is, but John's writing style and photographs (http://blog.myspace.com/foreignhost ) are so captivating that as soon as I finish one post I can't wait to read the next. I'm addicted and suffering terribly from withdrawls.

• I love it when my dog snores. It makes me smile. He's doing it right now while all stretched out on the thick rug behind me.

• Luka always drinks from the back of the water bowl. I don't know why.

• I really shouldn't have peanut butter or chocolate in my house. Time and time again I've proven that I have little ability to regulate my intake of either. I need to rid my house of them and will... as soon as I smother my bite-sized Milky Way with a spoonful of creamy peanut butter.