November 2, 2006
Dogs, Tennis, and Dolphins
In case you haven't noticed I've been away so I thought I'd recap briefly what I've been up to. First of all, I've been preoccupied with the care of my whippet who punctured his skull while running 35 miles per hour underneath the camper. Oops. After some staples and lots of TLC, he is on the mend but it has been quite disturbing as you can imagine.
In other news, I just returned from Hawaii (The Big Island) where I watched my partner play tennis in the USTA 4.0 National Championship (or LSTA Championship as I keep calling it). I was part of the unflagging support team that lugged Gatorade, cheered enthusiastically and strategically, and consoled as needed. Luckily, not much consoling necessary, the team made it through their flight to compete in the finals. They beat Texas (thank God - take THAT land o' Bush) and in the final lost to Puerto Rico. It was a nail biter. The whole tournament was a blast and a great way to spend a vacation.
 | Only one thing could compete with the excitement of the tournament... swimming with wild dophins. We went out with Dolphin Journeys and swam with over 100 wild spinner dolphins (including babies). They mostly just swam by as we hung around in their pod but at one point, |
one came up behind me and suddenly I was eye to eye with him. We couldn't have been more than six inches apart. Then he went to the surface and slapped the water with his tail. I thought he was showing off but it may have been a warning. There was a hammerhead shark in the water. Eventually the dolphins chased the shark away. Incredible animals. They get their name no doubt because they leap out of the water and spin like a top. Just for the fun of it.
And now, I'm back in the saddle and almost ready to focus on work. Not an easy transition. So instead of plunging in, I thought I'd share this very creative music video that only a librarian would bother making (and perhaps appreciate). Check it out.
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