Did you see the 1st place 6-9 puppy dog under Carmen? My baby !!
Celeste
On Sep 9, 2015, at 9:04 AM, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Loved it Evan! When I visit my dad's grave site ( usually on Veterans Day) I
wonder about the lives lived by the other "residents" near my dad's grave...
If you look at life as a baseball game metaphor I guess I'm in the top of the
ninth inning! I'm hoping for extra innings! Went to my first National about
20 years ago, Burbank CA was the location Spenser (Kathleen Strong's dog
,Carmen B was the judge) went Grand Victor! I saw a dog there that I've loved
and adored ever since, he went on to become GV a few years later, I think the
owners called him BOSS...this year I will miss my third National in a row...
In the past 5 years I've only attended one National.. Told my wife I don't
want anymore litters and I don't want any more dogs...I have two bitches I
will try to finish and then offer one to the breeder to breed if she wants!
But because I'm in the "top of the 9th inning" I want to do some things I've
never done before, with five dogs and the Roots moving to Georgia...I have
decided to downsize my dogs and my dog activities... So far it's been a
pretty good "game" but I'm a few runs behind, but I'm saving the best for the
bottom of the 9th! Football Season starts tomorrow Zoe! lol FB
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------ Original Message ------
From: Evan Ginsburg
To: freelist
Sent: September 9, 2015 at 8:29 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] I reflect
As another National comes up, I am as usual reflecting on what is important.
Not only about dogs and dog shows, but why we do this sport, and what is
important about our venture. We know we lose friends, our dogs pass on, and
we win some and lose some. So, I do wonder what has meaning, and what is just
something to fuss about?
I read this in one of my other magazines, from the Magicians organization.
When a member dies, they have a short message about his or her life. This one
struck me as something we should strive for.
"He was a member of the Order of Merlin (twenty-five years of continuous
membership). He also was a member of Ring 198 (Lexington, Kentucky) and the
Society of American Magicians. Born in Schenectady, New York, he entered the
Conventual Franciscan Order in 1952 and was ordained a priest in 1962. He
served as an assistant pastor in Minnesota before being transferred to Carney
Seminary in Ohio. While working there, he earned a doctorate in psychology
from Bowling Green State University in 1973. In 1969, he was given
permission to leave the priesthood, got married, and began a career as a
prison psychologist, eventually in the Federal Prison System in Kentucky and
Michigan, and retired in 1994. He performed as a professional magician in
central Kentucky. He won first place in both stage and close-up competitions
at the Magifest in Columbus. He held the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt in Tae
Kwon Do, was a self-defense instructor in the prison system, and won
Presidential Sports Awards in running, jogging, and karate".
This struck me as the sort of thing we all hope can be said about us. I just
read biographies of those running for the board, and while breeding ROMs or
judging for 20 years is great, the above made me think about what we are
actually doing with our lives.
I am sorry if that bored you, but now I have to figure out what to send my
aunt who turns 102 in a few days, and we will be exchanging magic tricks just
before the National.
Evan
