Author Archives: mushbaby

Lines, lines, and more lines.

Posted on December 16, 2011 by mushbaby

So, I’m dying to get out on my skis. But if I can’t have enough snow to ski and skijor, I guess the next best thing is that what little snow we did have melted completely so that I could … Continue reading →

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The thrill of victory, and the agony of… not victory.

Posted on December 13, 2011 by mushbaby

It’s easy to make yourself look awesome on the internet. You can pick and choose who you interact with, ignore, friend, or unfriend; what information, interests, stories, and opinions you share (possibly overshare) or keep to yourself; what pictures and … Continue reading →

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Getting Started, Part 2: The Legend of Maisy

Posted on December 11, 2011 by mushbaby

When I was an adult of mid-twenties-ish, my mother and I were talking in the aftermath of some thing that I don’t even specifically remember, although the gist was that I had done some major life thing in a weird … Continue reading →

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Free Wheel-in’ Pip

Posted on December 8, 2011 by mushbaby

Sometimes when you get a new hammer, everything starts to look like a nail. And when your hammer is canicrossing and you’ve already gotten two dogs in the household involved, the third dog can start to look suspiciously like a … Continue reading →

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Getting Started, Part 1

Posted on December 6, 2011 by mushbaby

When last we stepped out of the Wayback Machine, Squash had just joined our household. But the groundwork for our future together attached by a giant bungee against a backdrop of snow was being laid weeks before he actually came … Continue reading →

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Through snow, and… well, through snow anyway.

Posted on December 5, 2011 by mushbaby

So I’m in a weird limbo right now because we got a little bit of snow. It’s not enough to ski, but it’s too much to scooter… or is it? As an aside, in retrospect I honestly cannot fully remember … Continue reading →

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Genetics: A Helluva Drug

Posted on December 4, 2011 by mushbaby

I’m going to make a brief foray into Semi-Tangent Land before I talk mushing. I want to first talk dogs a bit. Out of all the generalizations I could make right now, it suits my tangential purpose to make this … Continue reading →

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From Humble Beginnings…

Posted on December 4, 2011 by mushbaby

God bless the Internet. That’s where it all started. If someone had told me fourteen months ago that someday I would willingly climb atop a scooter attached to two young dogs and allow – nay, encourage!  –  them pull me … Continue reading →

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