The Wiener 100

Hehehehehe. I love rat terriers, to be sure. I have two. But there is just something about a little dashchund, a.k.a wiener dog. And today in the greater Pittsburgh area, the local amusement park, Kennywood, will be having the 3rd annual dashchund race, the Wiener 100, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. One of the entrants is a handicapped dog who will be racing with his wheel-harness. He is very cute. Later today or tomorrow the local paper plans to post video of the event, so if you want to watch for it with me keep and eye on this story link. No matter who crosses the finish line first, they will all be... wieners. :^)

UPDATE: Ahh... Little Asher, the wienie in the wheelchair, fell over in his chair right before the start of the race, but he did manage to finish the race after he was reset and once he spotted his human. (See the video of the event)

Mr Blue Sky

Having been in the Pittsburgh area for a year shy of a decade, I can say that having 13 of the first 14 days of May with bright, sunny blue skies MUST be some kind of record. Even today it was gray until 3 or 4 p.m., it then went back to a nice azure hue. Two years ago (OK, it will be two years 10 days from now) I a great quote about having faith in the presence of the blue sky even when it is obscured by clouds (hey, I worked in a subtle Floyd reference) - "I think Sensei Ogui says it best in his book Zen Shin Talks when referring to rising through the storm clouds of life. The clouds may be blocking your view of the blue sky, but it's still there--'Go through and through and through, and you will enjoy the blue sky.' " So, here's to you Mr. Blue Sky, courtesy of ELO...