diff --git a/game/gamesrc/events/example.py b/game/gamesrc/events/example.py
index dc0cb249c4..87a1230a34 100644
--- a/game/gamesrc/events/example.py
+++ b/game/gamesrc/events/example.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ objects inheriting to a particular script parent and calls one of its functions
 at a regular interval.
 """
 
+import sys
 from src.events import IntervalEvent
 from src.scheduler import add_event
 from src.objects.models import Object
@@ -48,7 +49,16 @@ class EventBlinkButton(IntervalEvent):
         #log_infomsg("buttons found: %s" % buttons)
 
         for b in buttons:
-            b.scriptlink.blink()
+            try:
+                b.scriptlink.blink()
+            except AttributeError:
+                #button has no blink() method. Just ignore.
+                pass
+            except:
+                #show other tracebacks to owner of object.
+                #this is important, we must handle this exception
+                #gracefully!                
+                b.get_owner().emit_to(sys.exc_info()[1])
         
 #create and add the event to the global handler
 blink_event = EventBlinkButton()
diff --git a/game/gamesrc/parents/examples/red_button.py b/game/gamesrc/parents/examples/red_button.py
index c161351242..9f66038912 100644
--- a/game/gamesrc/parents/examples/red_button.py
+++ b/game/gamesrc/parents/examples/red_button.py
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ test button you must drop it before you will see its messages!
 from game.gamesrc.parents.base.basicobject import BasicObject
 
 #you have to import the event definition(s) from somewhere covered by @reload,
-# - this is as good a place as any. Uncomment to turn off event system.
+# - this is as good a place as any.
 import game.gamesrc.events.example 
 
+import game.gamesrc.events.eventSystem
+
 #
 #commands on the button object
 #
@@ -98,6 +100,10 @@ class RedButton(BasicObject):
             count += 1            
             obj.set_attribute("count",count)            
             obj.get_location().emit_to_contents(s)
+    
+    def update_tick(self):                
+        self.blink()
+
 
 def class_factory(source_obj):
     """
diff --git a/src/objects/managers/object.py b/src/objects/managers/object.py
index 9c3f66d48c..6e8dbaeeb8 100644
--- a/src/objects/managers/object.py
+++ b/src/objects/managers/object.py
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ class ObjectManager(models.Manager):
         """
         o_query = self.filter(script_parent__exact=script_parent)      
         return o_query.exclude(type__in=[defines_global.OTYPE_GARBAGE,
-                                         defines_global.OTYPE_GOING])        
-            
+                                         defines_global.OTYPE_GOING])       
 
     def list_search_object_namestr(self, searchlist, ostring, dbref_only=False, 
                                    limit_types=False, match_type="fuzzy"):
diff --git a/src/scheduler.py b/src/scheduler.py
index bcba681be3..65fc8c12af 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.py
+++ b/src/scheduler.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ def add_event(event):
     #don't add multiple instances of the same event
     if event in schedule:
         return
-        #i = schedule.index(event)
-        #schedule[i] = event
     else:
         schedule.append(event)
     event.start_event_loop()
diff --git a/src/session.py b/src/session.py
index 0c83dd7ec0..8de79622ba 100755
--- a/src/session.py
+++ b/src/session.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class SessionProtocol(StatefulTelnetProtocol):
         self.pobject.scriptlink.at_pre_login(self)
         self.pobject.scriptlink.at_post_login(self)
         
-        logger.log_infomsg("Loged in: %s" % self)
+        logger.log_infomsg("Logged in: %s" % self)
         self.cemit_info('Logged in: %s' % self)
         
         # Update their account's last login time.