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Riley Dog (nickname: Roo - it was the sound of his howl) is named after Riley, our chocolate lab, who died in late '99, hit by a train in the Rockies. He had never seen a train before.

He was my wife's work companion for nine years (she's a biologist), protecting her from bears and lions. Together, they were also a famous pet therapy team, working with autistic kids and at hospitals.

The logo is from a Riley tribute site that one of the kids made.

Riley Dog is a referenced url in Rebecca Blood's seminal Weblog Handbook. Get it.

Roo is a response to many, many requests for either a rebirth of Riley Dog or at least some way for people to view my bookmarks and someday file to continue the conversation.

I have no intention of reprising Riley Dog. The hand coding of an unique template is not something I have the energy to do. Using Twitter allows me to push a button to share. No code and no FTP.

Frequently given answers:

Riley was a real dog
i don't own a computer
day draw near | another one ... C. Milosz | On Angels
half-baked cookies in the oven ... J. Buffett | Fruitcakes
there's a hell of a good universe ... ee cummings | pity this busy monster
an accident that thinks ... Octavio Paz | Response and Reconciliation
cummings font is Gorey TTF
archives are on flickr archivr
it is a hobby ... there is a full someday file


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Myself, at 60 ... I am a semi-retired Family Therapist, currently in the Northern Rockies consulting on youth justice, addictions and social services systems.

In other days, I was either a Welder (building bridges, ships and tanker trucks) or a Carpenter (house framing and movie/television set construction).
I have 3 children, and a one grandchild. And a cat, terra, ... and again, a dog, after 10 years - a black lab named Roo.

     Steve
     BC
     Canada