Let's Make a Change

So you may recall from my previous post that I promised pictures of my puppies in exchange for a donation to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Not to fear, the pictures will be on their way.  That is, after Rudi, our little Spinone Italiano puppy grows his fur back. The poor little guy had to have surgery on his eye,  He's okay.  In preparation for the surgery, they had to shave half of his face.  No big deal; not great but not ghastly.  Well after he had his surgery, he had to wear the cone of shame for about two weeks.  When we took him to have his stitches removed, the fur on the top of his head was all matted from the cone of shame rubbing on it.  So after the indignity of having half his face shaved, the top of his head is shaved - pretty much like Friar Tuck.  Now he looks like Two-Face from Batman lore.  That is, if Two-Face was a friar...and a dog.  Anyway, we'll send the thank you pictures once he has grown some...

Before We Get Started The puppies and I watched Game #6 of the NBA Finals and they were just as excited as the rest of the house to see the Golden State Warriors break a 40 year drought since their last NBA title.  I was cheering, the puppies were barking.  I'm telling you, it was pandemonium.  I can't imagine how excited they'll be if the Cal Bears ever win the Pac-12 Championship.  It will happen...someday. Speaking of Puppies You know what else gets them excited, well, besides food, is when they hear that someone has made a donation to help fight blood cancers.  Since the last email, I received at least seven requests for puppy pictures. That is, if you make a donation, I will send you a personalized picture with one of the puppies. For those that have donated, the pictures will be on their way soon.  Poor little Rudi, the smaller puppy, has to have eye surgery and we were hoping to get his picture after the surgery.  You don't really want ...

I can't believe it's been nearly 4 months since my first update.  Normally I'm more on top of this.  To catch you up, I am raising money to fight Leukemia and Lymphoma - again.  I am taking on a new cycling challenge - again.  And we are planning to ride ~200 miles from Seattle to Vancouver Canada as a way to raise awareness for the LLS program. Oh Canada! First let me apologize for making disparaging remarks about Canada. I know that referring to Canada as America Junior or America's Hat was dismissive of the friendly folks in Canada of whom I know a few.  Henceforth, I have nothing but love for Canada and Canadians.  In fact, I even bought this cycling jersey to wear and show my support for the great white north. Alright, but what have you been up to?  Well we've been training a bunch.  We've ridden hundreds of miles and climbed thousands of feet.  The Team in Training teammates have been hard at work raising awareness and funds t...

Northward Bound A couple years ago a friend of mine said they could tell it was a new year because they started getting emails from me asking them to sponsor me in my fundraising.  Well, last year, as you may recall, I did not hit people up for fundraising.  Instead, I asked them to join me on riding a century and that I would sponsor them.  Pretty magnanimous of me, I must say.  A few hardy souls took me up on the offer and they will tell you I made good on my promise. Of course, that was last year.  This year is another story. You see, there are more challenges out there to be met.  And I've found a new one.  Now before you get ahead of yourself, yes, I will be raising money to fight Leukemia and Lymphoma and I challenge you to help me.  I'll come back to that, but first let me tell you what I'm planning to do. Instead of doing a run-of-the-mill 100-mile ride, I have signed up to do a 198 mile ride from Seattle to Vancouver Canada. ...