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that’s a lot of books!!!

i was meant to go camping and biking on the new river trail in virginia this past weekend, but it looked like it was probably going to rain a lot of the time, so i stayed home. friday we went to a friend’s jam party. i went in the house to use the toilet, and every dog ran at me barking. one nipped me pretty bad in the thigh, but i can’t blame the dog since i didn’t have an escort with me and kinda assumed it would be okay to pop in and use the bathroom, oops.

saturday was a lazy day, which i haven’t had in a really long time. we ended up staying in and watching the first few episodes of fallout. didn’t want to be out late anywho because i did end up making plans for sunday…

rode the train to the next town over (about a 30 minute ride) on sunday morning, then biked back for a good 50 miles! still felt pretty good by the end of it, which is a good sign for the impending ~430 mile ride at the end of july. i’ve nearly biked more this year to date than i did all of last year. 😅

we went and saw the new apes movie (kingdom of the planet of the apes), and it was by far better than all the first three combined. more likable characters, better writing, and better acting. to be fair, i went in with very low expectations, but i think you could skip the first three, just watch this one, and it would be a decent movie.

not much in dog news. i did have a private lesson with a new trainer, and she was great! she sent me a detailed list of homework until i book with her again. :)

edit: also just got asked to speak at the local bike shop about bike camping next month!

autumn,
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the winchester mystery house is so cool! i took the tour many years ago when i was a kid. the tiny little steps were my favorite.

autumn,
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congrats on the wedding!

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hell yeah. i started hanging around the local bike shop several years ago. at first i was building a bike using one of their community stands, and then they added some drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), and now they host an in-shop event every thursday (trivia, special guests, costume contests, etc). it’s one of my favorite things about this lil’ city.

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is meetup.com an option?

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(kinda) got answers about my knee. it’s not a bone problem, and it’s not an artery problem, so i’ve been taking larger doses of ibuprofen and got a better knee brace for cycling. so far, so good!

little dog got her first agility ribbons! border collie is probably getting her trick title soon, and we have our first lesson with a new agility trainer wednesday morning.

went bike camping over the weekend, which was nice. just a short ~13 mile ride there and a single night. i felt strong, knee held up well, and we had excellent weather and a fun group. RAGBRAI is only a couple of months away, which means i gotta get serious about riding my bike longer distances. the good news is i think i’ve only missed three days of biking so far this month (yay, bike month)!

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we had to cut down a native cherry tree last year because it was crowding the deck. a new one popped up just far enough away that we decided to keep it, and it is absolutely thriving!

we also have some weird fruiting trees out there, which are dropping all over the place. might be an almond tree? and another one might be a plum or peach tree? whoever planted these was really going wild.

samojedesamu, to animals

Samu ❤️

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autumn,
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cutie patootie!

autumn,
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assuming “PC” doesn’t count… i’ll be a basic bitch and say nintendo switch. it’s the one i’ve played the most games on.

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was supposed to watch a couple of my favorite (dog) clients last friday, but their owner missed his flight, so i just went and took them out for a walk. still got paid the full day rate. 😎

went to go watch a sheepdog trial on saturday morning, which was really cool! talked to several people there, including the lady who owns the farm. saw a couple of people smacking their dogs, though (including the owner), so i don’t think i’ll be doing any herding lessons there.

saturday evening we had our annual beer party (everybody brings a 6-pack of something to drink, and we throw them all together in a big bucket of ice). the dogs did really well up until about midnight when they started getting cranky, so i turned in early and let my partner watch the party-goers for the rest of the evening.

sunday was whiffle ball with friends followed by challengers, and oh my gosh, what a movie. absolutely loved the whole thing.

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yeah… it’s really hard to watch. the most i do is a very upbeat “oops!” or “nope!” with my dogs when we’re training. i do occasionally get frustrated with my barky aussie, but i try to keep it positive as much as possible.

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probably going to go watch a herding trial this weekend, so that’ll be fun!

i spent last weekend pet sitting which was okay. i roughhoused with the dog a bit too much and she accidentally bit my hand instead of the toy. no broken skin but it’s pretty bruised in a weird spot, so that’s annoying.

echo (border collie) did her first full set of six straight weaves! i’ve been training her with the channel method, and it’s awesome to watch her work through what i want. such a smart cookie.

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most of it was already her personality, but stay was definitely one we had to train pretty hard on. she wants to go with me all the places!

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the american kennel club finally got around to recognizing how good she is. ;)

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that one can be hard! thankfully all my current dogs are comfy with other people. it helps that if you take a class, the dog gets to know the person they’ll be staying with.

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poor guy! my aussie definitely had some separation anxiety when i first got him, but thankfully it’s tapered off as he’s gotten older. then again, he’s always been fine so long as he’s with somebody he knows.

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i didn’t have time to do a food garden this year, but i do have some general updates. this is only our second spring in this location, so i still feel like i’m getting to know the land.

  • planted tons of clover in bare spots around the yard
  • we’ve got lots of ground ivy, pink-sorrel, purple dead nettle, and bulbous buttercup growing in the yard
  • need to replant the mature rosemary out of the container and into the ground — not sure where to put it yet
  • my neglected succulent is flowering??? literally haven’t thought about this housewarming gift in at least six months
autumn,
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I JUST WANT TO SMOTHER IT WITH LOVE

Anyone ever swap careers from Corporate to Non-Profit or some other Cause: If so, how?

I worked in the food industry for a while before returning back to school to get a degree in tech thinking it would be my path to a better life. While at first I thought where my career was taking me provided exactly that, I’m absolutely miserable working a corporate job in tech. I’ve seen several layoffs, AI is taking over,...

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hello from another person in tech! i’ve always gravitated toward companies that do work for nonprofits. i’ve been at my current job for almost six years, and the only reason they’ve been able to keep me is that (most of) the clients aren’t soul-sucking. we do a lot of work for nonprofits who have causes i believe in, and that helps out a bunch. it’s also a small, family run business (two guys who met in college about 15-20 years ago and grew the business from there). i’ve worked at less nonprofit-focused places, and i always felt drained.

i would find out which companies are doing your kind of work for the nonprofits you care about and go from there.

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the company i was formerly working for decided to get rid of their web dev and design departments (including me). i had already had some contact with two of the folks where i work now on other projects, so i knew their work was well done and smart. i demanded the company who was letting me go to get me an interview there, since they were old college buddies.

in a nutshell: luck and happening upon the right people. whenever we have openings, i always press any of my friends who are unhappy in their current jobs to apply, because it’s by far the best place i’ve worked.

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loki (australian shepherd) ran four courses at an agility trial. and by that i mean he got in the ring, did a few obstacles, and rolled around on the turf every.single.time. silly boy. i guess this explains why he’s gotten most of his qualifying scores on the dirt courses, hah.

echo (border collie) passed her CGC evaluation! she’ll get her certificate and ribbon on thursday. she also came with me to the agility trial and waited quietly ringside. i’m planning to get her CGCA (canine good citizen advanced) title next, and i’ve also got her set up to start agility lessons with a different trainer next month. i love my current trainer, but i think she lacks teaching foundational skills, and we really need that.

i may be pet sitting for a well-known author’s brother in may, so that’s neat!

in non-dog news, i’ve got an appointment with a new primary care doc today to hopefully sort out whatever has been going on with my knee these past few years. it’s usually fine, but i biked ~30 miles last weekend and it flared up again.

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