Category Archives: Wayback Machine

Getting Started, Part 2: The Legend of Maisy

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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Getting Started, Part 1

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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Genetics: A Helluva Drug

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…

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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