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New Bike
About 2 weeks ago both Jim and I got new bikes. He picked up a Surly single speed and I got a new Bianchi 1885 Veloce. It’s been raining here every day so I haven’t gotten to ride it much, but the few times I have ridden it have been great. The ride is really…
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The 12-hour Day
How many hours is really too many hours for one person to work in a week? 50? 60? However many it is, it’s been too many for me. The weather here is starting to warm, the lake is beginning to thaw, and the frozen grass is starting to peek out from beneath the snow. I’ve…
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Snow Lake
We had a rare warm day today, so Jim, Cooper and I headed out to Lake Calhoun to enjoy the snow and watch the kite skiers. I was amazed at the way the snow had formed into dunes in some places, and barren ice terrain in others. It felt otherworldly, as if walking on the…
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Doxie Lovefest
Saturday was the February Twin Cities Dachshund Lover’s Meetup, also known as the “Weinerdog Love Fest”. This once-a-month event for weenies and their human counterparts is always a good time (who wouldn’t be entertained by a room full of long-bodied short dogs running wild!) It’d been a while since Cooper had been to a meetup…
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The St. Paul Curling Club
Last Thursday Jim and I joined a few friends from my office at the St. Paul Curling Club for dinner, drinks and introductory curling lessons. One of my co-workers, Dale Webb, offered to have us all out to learn about curling, and it was a blast! I had never seen curling in person before and…
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Love/Bites
Cooper was bit by another dog yesterday while out for a walk. I was not there for the actual bite, but I still experienced the trauma of knowing someone I loved was hurt and there was almost nothing I could do about it. We took him to the emergency vet (we were so panicked that…
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Time to go snowshoeing
Jim got me the coolest watch for Christmas. It’s a Suunto Lumi. It’s got an altimeter, a barometer and a compass, in addition to being a sports watch. I’ve been learning how to predict the weather with the barometer feature and how to set up the other features to be accurate, and now I’m ready…
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Snow Dog
This past weekend we had our first snowstorm of the season, and it was Cooper’s first snowstorm ever! He was a bit nervous at first but now he’s loving it. He’s chasing and eating snowballs and loving long walks on the trolley path. Who knew the Minnesota winter could be so fun?
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Hello all!
Okay, I’m finally figuring out how this blogging thing works. This is my first post and it’s something of a test post – I’ll probably erase it in the next few days and put something more interesting here, but at least it’s a start. Check back for posts on the adventures of raising a puppy…
