it was going fine until we got to the end of this section of the midway and met a puppy named daisy and lulu went bonkers and knocked friedl backwards. she said she was ok and walked slowly back home and i felt awful. we know the boxers can be heedless and we usually stand by a tree or stand prepared to dodge the hurtling mass of boxer. we were distracted by the puppy daisy and boom. i walked lulu very slowly back sighing heavily. we saw friedl and benny coming when we walked by their house and smiled and waved though my brow was furrowed. i called afterward and friedl said she would be fine, but would get an x-ray of her left knee!

i said i sometimes wish i could trade lulu, but i love her, and no way could i leave her to someone else—unless they could train her better. and i do believe that she's a part of me and my karma i have to work out. 

which reminds me, my back's still stiff and i'm working with it—yet in a way i'm adamant, i'm not working it out.