VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Diamond Derby March 10th!

The Diamond Derby in Crystal City is looking for VOLUNTEERS!

What is the Diamond Derby?
part cyclocross race... part road crit... part messenger race
held in a parking garage in Crystal City

http://www.diamond-derby.com/

This is a unique event that is going to be nothing short than fun and exciting!
Be part of the action... help to make it happen!

If you are interested in helping out please contact race director Sheba Farrin
ShebaFarrin AT Gmail Dot Com

if you are interested in helping out specifically with the KIDS RACE than contact me Joel Gwadz
gwadzilla8 At Yahoo dot Com

come out...
come and race
come and spectate
come and race, spectate, and VOLUNTEER!

diamond-derby.com

Melvin Hazen

one day after school this week we went and hiked The Melvin Hazen Trail

nice little loop

short loop

but does a nice little up and down along Rock Creek and a tributary of Rock Creek

Didg did the full loop off leash

staying close all the time

not coming when called

well... comes close when called

but not coming close enough to leashed

so... it is about a slow gentle corralling him

treats help

it is all about training and time

later that week we did another hike in Rock Creek

Pulpit Rock to the fence at Carter Baron Amphitheater and back

good all around

good for the dog

good for the boys

good for me

we had fun skipping stones in the creek

it had been years since we skipped stones in the creek

the new dog... Didg at 9 weeks

not standing still for the camera

it has been a long time since I posted here.

it has been a while since I posted on this page

much has changed

I should have kept a log of the decline of my black dog Brutus

but no... I did not

it is all a blur

the gradual loss of youth

the eventual loss of his body and his mind

Brutus was a young dog for a long time

a little neurotic at times

a good dog just the same

last spring it became time

it is a tough decision to make

I think we may have waited too long

RIP Brutus

it is cute to think that Roscoe and Brutus are reunited in heaven

but I am not sure why I would believe in heaven for dogs when I do not believe in heaven for people

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http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/search?q=roscoe