Legs pump in cadence
Panting to the finish line
Rio’s dream racing
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
The 40 MPH Couch Potato
Just on the off chance that you read this blog (or landed here by the will of the Internet) and you didn’t know, Lydia has started a blog about our retired racing greyhound, Rio (a.k.a. Smokin Motor.)
It’s called, “The 40 MPH Couch Potato“.
Whatever you do, don’t go and take a look.
(see what I did there?)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Confession
The album, Rio, by Duran Duran was my guilty pleasure in the mid 80’s.
(Embedding may not work. If not, then try this link.)
I had the cassette (remember walkmans?) and had to keep it secret from my friends. At least, I felt that I had to. We were also into classic and contemporary Rock (Zeppelin, Rush, The Police, Def Leopard, etc.)
My musical tastes are quite varied, now. Well, more varied, anyway.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Adoption Day for Smokin Motor
I’d like to introduce the newest member of the family, Smokin Motor, also known as Rio. He is a sweet-tempered, lovable, seven-year-old, retired racing greyhound.
Today was adoption day.
Rio came up for adoption a second time, after four years, when his first family was no longer able to take care of him, due to a change in schedule.
Here he is doing what greyhounds do best, flaking out. Everything about Rio’s temperament, as we’ve seen so far, seems like it will fit in perfectly with our family.
We are very excited about our new family member.
