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Mister Bear on Polaroid

Mike — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:32:52 +0000

Last Cyclocross Race of the Year

Mike — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:33:05 +0000

CX finals was yesterday. It was sunny and warm in December. Bart won the A’s. Art got 6th and Ohran won the A 35+. Fox was there sporting his rocker mullet. Kathy Sherwin crushed the women and most of the men. Big Ring Betty and her dog Herk finally showed up for some cowbell ringing.

The rest of the pictures are here.

Oh, and go see the new Monavie Cannondale website.

Bear Amongst the Sunflowers In Red Butte Canyon

Mike — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:06:48 +0000

Utah Cyclocross – Draper Utah

Mike — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:40:30 +0000

Link to Photo Album

Sly Fox passes out $1 primes:

Dancing Bear at Cyclocross

Mike — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:31:10 +0000

Utah Cyclocross pics from Oct 4, 2008

The Church of the Big Ring Cowbells have arrived.

See Mister Bear strut his cowbell!

Mister Bear at Fall Cyclocross

Mike — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:01:03 +0000

From Flahute’s photostream:

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The Great Sonja 1993 – June 7, 2008

Mike — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:12:36 +0000

She is in peace now. I love you baby. I will miss you forever. Thanks for so many years of wonderful adventures.
Love, Mike

My Baby

Mike — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:39:50 +0000

My baby is struggling. She’s at least 14 yrs old. I love her more than anything. Movement has been challenging. I have to help her up and down the stairs, which I am happy to do. She takes a prescription medicine for her arthritis and I’m feeding her salmon, vitamins, glucosamine, and chicken on a daily basis. It may be helping, it may not. If anything, it’s making her happy. She sleeps most of the day. She walks a few hundred yards in the morning and again in the afternoon. Then she gets to basque in the spring at Liberty park. The water is cold and I think it feels good to her. She swims a few laps with much more vigor than she walks. Then, she flops on all fours near where the cold water enters the pond. I let her stay as long as she wants. She is loved.

Right now she is sleeping, sleeping like a baby. Lying on the hard wood floor she loves. Cool, Happy. In a few hours she will have to go outside. I will clean up after her as she no longer has the same control that she used to. Maybe I will have to hose off her rear. Some days are good, some days are bad. Nevertheless, she is Loved and cared for. Me??? I don’t know. Thinking about how this will end is troubling. I don’t want to let go. I LOVE my Sonja more than anything. For now, I will do everything I can to make her last days as happy and peaceful as possible. Right now she seems great. Tomorrow? Unkown. Her Mum sent me this email:”

Remember she loves you, too–she worships you and she trusts you to do what is right for her. You need to make a decision about her quality of life. Her’s has been a long and very happy one (at least since she has been with you). The last gift you may have to give her is peace. If it is time to go, you will be the very best judge of that for her, she would count on you for that with those big beautiful trusting eyes!

That last sentence. It put me in tears.

Bear & Amy Skiing Millcreek

Mike — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:36:01 +0000

Mister Bud, the new puppy in Red Butte Canyon

Mike — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:29:26 +0000