Lily is really smart. Training going well and aside for her bladder limitations we have no complaints.

There’s always more to everything. That’s what makes living so damned exciting…

Wow! Those are quite the etymological contortio-lingui-gymnastics…

On the surface, “Scooter in the Sticks” seems elegantly simple (or is it simply elegant?), but now I get the impression there’s more to it.

thanks! She has made herself at home.

I’ll say this for you Dom, you are consistent!

It’s my wife Kim’s dog. I just provide support!

Her official American Kennel Club name is Kennaree’s Lily the Hammer. As to the origin of the name, here’s how it goes:

1. Junior is her uncle, hence Uncle Junior.

2. Uncle Junior is a character on The Sopranos.

3. Steven Van Zandt plays Silvio Dante on the Sopranos.

4. Van Zandt also plays the lead on the Norwegian TV show, “Lilyhammer”, an intentional mispelling of the city Lillehammer.

So that’s how Lily’s name came to pass — all the mindchild of my wife Kim. She also came up with the name “Scooter in the Sticks”.

Junior and Lily are getting along famously. I think she’s fast becoming the boss of Junior.

Lot’s of things going on right now that have kept me distant from riding. Sometimes you just have to suck it up and do what you need to do…