My boyfriend was driving to work this morning between 6 and 6:30 AM and got stuck in traffic from a fatal accident. It must have happened merely minutes/seconds before he arrived in the area. KSL has a video that you can watch here:

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Apparently, there were 3 vehicles involved, 1 semitrailer and 2 cars, crashed on Northbound I-15.

From the KSL article: “A semitrailer and two passenger vehicles crashed just as they started crossing the overpass near the 1600 North on-ramp above Geneva Road on the Orem-Lindon border.

“One of the passenger vehicles, a white full-sized van, lost control and rolled over the right-hand side jersey barrier,” said Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Todd Johnson. “That van landed below on the west edge of Geneva Road on its top, killing the driver, who is the only occupant, a 47-year-old male.’”
Read the details of this crazy story here: Orem-Lindon Accident 8/31/10.

Reminder to everyone out on the roads…Please be careful and mindful of other drivers! This could have happened to anyone. Construction is going on with our freeway and the on-ramps are shortened quite a bit to get onto the freeways. Drivers who are already on the freeway should have slower speeds so that other drivers can safely get onto the freeway from those on-ramps. My boyfriend drives truck with a double trailer behind it and I don’t want to see him get involved in any accidents, or other people around him. Please drive safe!

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I hear that Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, age 30, have finalized their divorce.

Well GOOD FOR YOU, ELIN!!!

C’mon, just because you are a famous sports celebrity does NOT mean you can have your pick of women everywhere and anywhere!! Especially while you have a wife and FAMILY back home!

Excerpt from Yahoo News: “While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us,” they said in the statement. “The weeks and months ahead will not be easy for them as we adjust to a new family situation, which is why our privacy must be a principal concern.”

I hope they will do what’s best for their children.

And I just tweeted this:

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My fur is spotty. See?

Peek-a-boo!

(mid-jump!!)

I am a fun-loving boy Russian Dwarf Hamster. My name is Pip. I can be aggressive when I need to be (just ask my brother, Squeak). I love running on my wheel during the day to the point of exhaustion (I literally fall asleep on my wheel after exercise sometimes). My humans were kind enough to buy me a new set of everything so I could have my own home and cage to myself. I will fight with my brother if we have to share the same space again. My favorite food is sunflower seeds.

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1. Introducing Squeak
2. New Hammies!!
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“Put up your dukes…”

I am a jittery boy Russian Dwarf Hamster. I swat at people’s fingers when they try to pet me. I have poor eyesight but can run on my wheel for hours on end. My name is Squeak.

Recently, when my brother and I were in the same cage, he bit me and took out a chunk of my fur and skin on my left side. My humans helped it heal by dripping Hydrogen Peroxide on my wound and now my hair is growing back in that spot. I am happy and healthy now but still unsure of my humans.

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1. Announcing Pip

I had a great response to my quest for my new hammies’ names. Here they are:

• sam
  alex
  molly/polly
  dolly
  kim/slim
  johnnie/bonnie
  jed/meg
  meg/molly
  pie/cream
  cookies/cream
  chuckie/daisie
  sprinkle/sparkle
  zack
  gwen
  pip/squeak
  cutie-cute
  princess
  sweetie
  love bug
  ham
  you are the best princess
  you are the cutie-cute-cute
  love
  babababa
  awesome
  amazing
  growing a
  rose
  snowball
  mia
  mutt/jeff
  pig/latin
  ig-pay/atin-lay
  ooka/otty

Thank you to all who participated in this fun little challenge!! I really enjoy hearing everyone’s suggested names for my little pets.

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1. New Hammies!!

Hey everyone,

I am the proud owner of 2 new Russian Dwarf Hamsters!!! They are so adorable!! Definitely babies! One is kinda spotted and the other looks just like Olly did. For now, I’m calling them Lookalike and Spotty. LOL!

I need name suggestions just like I asked before…

Please comment with some names you think I could call these 2 adorable little hammies. And I’ll post all the suggestions in a blog post later as well, including any that want to be emailed for anonymity.

Lookalike

Lookalike

together

Spotty

Spotty

So today 7/21/2010 is their adoption day! Happy Birthday Hammies!!

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1. Suggested Names for Hammies
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