Just not thrilled to ride - OT a bit
09-04-12, 10:53 AM
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NOS88, can I get the source of the quote, I want to pass it on to my nephew who is going through this very process now. Thanks
09-04-12, 10:58 AM
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A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. - S. Wright
Favorite rides in the stable: Indy Fab CJ Ti - Colnago MXL - S-Works Roubaix - Habanero Team Issue - Jamis Eclipse carbon/831
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. - S. Wright
Favorite rides in the stable: Indy Fab CJ Ti - Colnago MXL - S-Works Roubaix - Habanero Team Issue - Jamis Eclipse carbon/831
09-16-12, 12:33 PM
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Doing better...
Had hoped this little booger was here before we lost our Lab, but he showed up a week later. Now it's hard to ride for playing with my puppy! 8 weeks old Friday, Airedale Terrier. Major Taylor York.
03-28-13, 03:03 AM
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Bringing an old thread back to life, an update: My buddy, Major Taylor York, is 7 months old and 70 pounds of happy, devoted puppy. I am not riding as much, but some of the rides are trades for long walks in the woods with the young hunter. Never thought I would sit at work, pining away to get home to play with my dogs! Amazing just how these critters teach us about ourselves.
I still catch myself calling him by the nickname we had for our departed Lab. I guess in a way that says a lot about both of them.
Now if I can get this stupid midnight toothache to ratchet back down, I will go back to sleep and will have a nice springtime commute in a few hours! This early am computering was bad enough in college when I was young enough to survive it.....
I still catch myself calling him by the nickname we had for our departed Lab. I guess in a way that says a lot about both of them.
Now if I can get this stupid midnight toothache to ratchet back down, I will go back to sleep and will have a nice springtime commute in a few hours! This early am computering was bad enough in college when I was young enough to survive it.....
03-29-13, 07:46 AM
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Amen. Well put brother. My buddy Rambo and I were together from the day after I retired to Wednesday, March 27. He was only eight years old when I had him put to sleep. He had had one surgery. He never really recovered and was struggling, was in pain. I was fortunate to have Rambo as a companion for those eight years.
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I'm convinced God gave us dogs as examples of unconditional lovers - and sometimes they give us so much more than we give them. We feed em, groom em, clean up after em - and they simply are devoted to us. On my worst day, my Friend has been able to cheer me up just because he wants my company. And he always wags his tail (and I think he wags it more when he farts- oowhee! what a perverse sense of humor).
03-29-13, 01:41 PM
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One of the rare worthwhile things I've found on Facebook was a post someone liked/linked/shared about the transient nature of our pets and how so many people resolve after the loss of one to never go through such heartbreak again. But it went on to suggest viewing the whole subject from the, in this case, dogs' point of view and how much we've meant to them and their lives, and how, if they could have wills, they would pass our caring and supportive packs (families) along to another deserving dog. Very touching, and, I thought, only a little bit anthropomorphizing, if you're a dog lover. Wish I could remember it verbatim, or even find a link, but I'm afraid it's lost to my memory.
03-30-13, 02:28 PM
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Just posted on another thread about beer consumption. I don't drink to excess very often, but watching my Old Friend has me seriously considering becoming very plastered about now.....
So now I have a 1 year old Rat Dog and an 8 week old Airedale on the way - so I get to go through this again sometime in the future. And I used to think I was tough.....
So now I have a 1 year old Rat Dog and an 8 week old Airedale on the way - so I get to go through this again sometime in the future. And I used to think I was tough.....
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