That Just Happened!

Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere!   On Wednesday I posted about the RONA MS Bike Tour  that MPW is participating in this weekend.  I also threw out this challenge:

For every new follower between now and Friday I will donate $1*!   Yes, that’s right…you can donate someone else’s money, so there is no reason not to help out.  If you subscribed via email leave me a comment saying so (honesty policy reigns).

I have facebooked it, commented on many of blogs (in hopes that they return the favour and want to get involved, I didn’t actually say I was doing this), got people to twitter it and I have had a less than stellar response.  Now, I know I am not strictly a book blog, but I do post a lot of reviews and I am participating in quite a few challenges, including my own personal one.  I am attempting to read all the Governor General Literary Award winners for fiction since the prize began in 1936.  This award is the most prestigious book award in Canada (I have my own opinions about the Giller). 

There are so many charities out there that are looking for support and I really believe that the MS Society can use yours.  Just by becoming a follower, you can help a cause that affects this little one here…

…whose grandmother has trouble even holding her because her Multiple Scelrosis has caused havoc on her body.  The morning of the baby shower for this Little One, she was rushed to the hospital and I don’t even want to think about how many more important events she could miss because of this. 

After today I will go back to posting fun and book-appropriate materials, but since the bike ride is tomorrow, I want to make my contribution today.  And of course, if you follow me, I will follow you! 

Posts to look forward to: A Surprise 60th birthday, Review: The Guinea Pig Diaries, My Weekend Alone, and Angus Update

Thanks for stopping by!

Yeah, That Just Happened!

So let’s start catching up, shall we?  Last weekend (June 6th) I went to the “Running of the Pugs”.  This is an event sponsored by  Pugalug Rescue, an amazing rescue organization (and registered charity!) that hosts pug-centric events throughout the year.  Basically, a lot of pug owners and pug lovers met up downtown at Trinity-Bellwoods Park to let their dogs run around off leash and get to know each other.  At 3pm the race began.  One person lined up on the hill with their pug and one waited at the finish line.  At the sound of the horn the person at the finish line called their pug and the starters let them go.  It. Was. Mayhem.  I knew Angus would make it because he would be following the herd, but just as I suspected, he veered off course when his running buddy did.  About half way to the finish line the pugs forgot what they were doing and pretty much just ran willy-nilly around each other and then played their way across the finish line. 

There was a prize for the first pug past and the last pug past, but I didn’t get their names.  The person who updates their website is on holiday for a few weeks, so the pics from the event are not up as of yet, but here are some of my own.