As we head to the beaches, the parks, the pools and the BBQs, let us remember... And just a few hours after I posted this, Mitch called me in to see Kip Jacoby's mom on the Today Show. Though I don't recall if I ever met her or not, I think about her and Kip's family often... Kip called our house a lot back in his magnet school days with Derek. I certainly remember him … [Read more...] about Memorial Day 2014
In memory
You Can Spread Peace and Joy Today
"Allow yourself to be a torch and allow the flame of our torch to be transmitted to other torches. Practicing like that, you can help peace and joy grow in the entire world." --Thich Nhat Hanh I will always be a messenger of peace and can't ever imagine believing in violence no matter what. So sad to read the small caption under the picture of Kip Jacoby in today's … [Read more...] about You Can Spread Peace and Joy Today
And on Vegan Feast Thursday, Still More…
Having decided to dedicate this week's entries to quotes from the Art of Racing in The Rain AND this being Vegan Feast Thursday, I thought I would share with those that have not read the book an important fact. This book was written not in first "person," but instead in first "dog." I found it amazingly comforting and thought provoking to read things from a dog's … [Read more...] about And on Vegan Feast Thursday, Still More…
More from the Art of Racing in the Rain
I thought, since there were so many great quotes from the book, I would share some more this week, in memory of Fredda, who taught me all about racing in the rain... “To live every day as if it had been stolen from death, that is how I would like to live. To feel the joy of life, as she felt the joy of life. To separate oneself from the burden, the angst, the anguish that we … [Read more...] about More from the Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain…
A few years back, my friend Fredda brought me a book and insisted I read it. The book is titled "The Art of Racing in the Rain," and for anyone who loves animals, it is a must read. When Mitch and I said goodbye to Blaze in late December, I was comforted knowing that he would be riding, or chasing Harleys eternally. He lived to go walking and nothing trumped hearing a bike, … [Read more...] about The Art of Racing in the Rain…