This is long overdue

Why would I drive 2,000 miles roundtrip to pick up a dog? A dog I had never met? These are valid questions, which will be answered ... shortly. It's currently 1:39 a.m. and I can't sleep. Didn't have time to blog during Easter.

So contain your excitement just a little while and you'll see a longish, I think, post shortly. About a dog.

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