Saw the cute little LT at training last night. Gustavo’s rule— no socializing on the field, Monica and I were bad and broke the rule— LT was a little distracted at times because of it. But otherwise did very well. Dale and Sarah were there with Millie, their Joker – Kira daughter. OH MY! 6 months old and the heeling is beautiful, trial-ready perfect! Love it!!!

Kira is about 6 weeks pregnant so she is on hiatus from training. I miss working with her and plan to have her back out for training asap after Gustavo is back from his winter break. I am currently training Ana and Cadence. Unfortunately, at two years of age, I am starting from scratch with Cadence. Gustavo is having me go back to basics, build the foundation properly and do her training right. Ana, compared to Cadence, is a nice change of pace. She is not as strong as Cadence and much easier on the old body.

I have gone through several books lately that were just so-so including some new releases from tried-and-true authors such as Deaver, Baldacci, and Koontz. I just finished reading “Fever Dream” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, a Pendergast novel. Ahhh, at last, a good book. Loose ends were left so another Pendergast book will be in the works.

About the only time I watch movies is when I fly and it seemed like the selections were really uninspiring, but tired of playing suduko, I watched Robin Hood with Russell Crowe and Kate Blanchard. I would describe the movie as being about the making of Robin Hood, perhaps positioning itself for some sequels? I wasn’t expecting much and found that I enjoyed it quite a bit. Maybe that is the secret to a good movie, don’t have high expectations? I also really liked the movie “Hurt Locker”. Despite winning an Oscar for Best Picture all the buzz I heard was negative. I watched this one at home…and if I sit straight through a movie at home it is a very rare occurrence… this movie I watched straight through. I think that says it all, but just for clarification, IMHO the movie was excellent.

I ran across an Albert Einstein quote that perfectly defined someone I know “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” It would be a perfect epitaph for them. Musing over people, I wonder why they so frequently disappointed me? I think the best of people. I expect people to do the right thing. I live my life with the “what goes around comes around” philosophy. Mos will frequently remind me “no good deed goes unpunished.” If I change my thinking and lower my expectations—–think the worst and be suspicious…then I probably would be disappointed much less…..

All-righty then, I will quit my ramblings with another quote: “Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. – Plato