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July 08, 2005
A Dog's Gotta Have Friends
Hi gang.
It's been a week of glorious summer days in GuardDog-land. Eric and crew are headed to Michigan for a famility vacation and I am officially holding down the fort. Since it's Friday and the work week in winding down I thought I would pass out a few atta-boys for the following folks:
1.) Penn Cycle
Penn is one of the Twin Cities metro's best bike dealers. Minneapolis is a bike-crazy city and if you need anything from bikes to helmuts and other gear - Penn Cycle is the place.
2.) Woodcraft Supply
Woodcraft is one of the newest GuardDog costumers. Seventy-five stores strong + catalog and web. They specialize in Woodworking tools and accessories. They are a first-class outfit and we appreciate the business.
I'll admit to being a bit of a baseball freak. Many a night when the wife and child retire to read stories (When I am not in the rotation, that is) I can be found working at the PC, the crackling din of the AM Radio in the background with Herb, John and the Dazzle-Man, Dan Gladden doing play-by-play of the beloved squad from Minnesota. Part of the fun in recent years has been to also follow the team by reading the so-called baseball bloggers, who augmnent the local Strib and Pioneer Press coverage with a range of articles both SABERMETRIC in nature as well as straightforward commentary.
While Twins Geek and AaronGleemen.com are the Godfathers, there a a few notable newcomers. I've worked Stick and Ball Guy into the regular reading rotation. He's a good baseball mind and lately he's been trying to re-position himself and develop his own niche among the bloggers. One thing we do find humorous is his ongoing, what seems to be, a one-sided fued with novelist, Anne Ursu, a.k.a. Bat-Girl, the Twinsblogger most beloved by the media. We can't really side with SBG on this one - but we will keep reading, nonetheless. We love the diversity of opinions.
4.) Foss Swim School
Simply amazing. While we have spent plenty of time in and around the water, we had not done any formal swimming lessons. In less than two weeks the kid was swimming underwater retrieving rings, flipping back to front and otherwise getting it done. Very impressive. We've re-upped for another two weeks.
Anyway. Thanks again for checking back. Talk with you soon.
Posted by webdog at July 8, 2005 07:35 PM