Doggie heimlich

I cruised around The Star's Web site for a while this afternoon and came across an AP national video about a dog that saved its owner's life in Maryland.

Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, knocked his owner down and jumped up and down on her chest to dislodge a piece of apple that was obstructing her airway.

The dog that she saved from a Dumpster ended up saving her life.

How cool is that?

Here's how you can watch it:
1. Go to shelbystar.com and click on national videos.
2. Go to http://www.ap.org/ovn/, scroll down and do a video search for Heimlich.

Road trips

I took a vacation day this week. Instead of spending my time vegged out on the sofa, I took a road trip to Raleigh and beyond.

The best parts:

• Plugging in my iPod in the car, turning it up and rolling the windows down
• Wearing big sunglasses
• Not being in a rush
• Going pottery shopping in Seagrove
• Passing through a town called Olivia on my sister, Olivia's 15th birthday

The worst parts:

• Getting lost somewhere near Asheboro
• Having dead camera batteries and not being able to send the birthday sister a picture of her town

Overall, though, it was a great trip and gave me lots of time to think about things and relax.

Have you taken a great (or not-so-great) roadtrip? If so, please share it in the comments section.