Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Sparky the Dog


sparky, the chinese “puffy-lion dog”


sparky and friends

the literal translation of this dog’s chinese name is really “puffy-lion dog”.  me and sparky go waaay back.  i think i met him when i was only a child.  we hit it off really well, and he loved it when i petted him.  he belongs to my aunt who lives out in san diego.  sparky’s really special because he shares the same birthday as me, july 4th.  yup, independence day!  he’s also a light-colored chow chow, and this breed comes from china.  usually chow chow dogs have darker fur, but sparky’s dutch :-).  we’ve both grown up now, and i havent seen him since.  he’s now in his 80s (around 13 human years), and from what i hear, that means he’s pretty old.  he still looks fine in the picture though.  perhaps i’ll be able to see him again before he gets too old.

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Spring is Here!

or is it?  the past few days have been beautiful!  since i don’t understand farenheit too well yet (i’m still functioning in celsius), i’ll explain the temperature in normal english terms.  in the mornings, i can go outside and breathe without seeing my breath.  so it’s that warm!  it’s also been sunny, which is kinda rare for the grand rapids winter.  it’s usually overcast, so whenever the sun comes out, it’s an event worth celebrating!  our floor did just that.  nathaniel, a buddy of mine, took my idea (without permission too!) and organized a study session on the sundeck.  people from the entire beets-veenstra dorm were invited, and we had a solid group of around 15 people.  it was pretty sweet sitting out in the sun with all your friends while studying.  makes studying even more fun!

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