GOBIBLOG #1
Gobi (top) and his friends Bruiser and Sluggers.
Even though it looks as if he's asleep, Gobi is actually thinking about his blog.
My name is Gobi. I am an extraordinarily beautiful, intelligent,
witty, articulate and sophisticated Dachshund. In addition, I am very computer
savvy. As you probably already have surmised, I am also extremely modest and
self-effacing about my many assets. I live in Wayne, Illinois with my Mom who
is the organizer of the Maui Jim Horse Trials, and who has also been asked to
be the competition director of the American Eventing
Championships for 2007-2009. I have been hired to write an on going diary about
putting together the AEC’s which will be entitled
‘GOBIBLOG.” (Actually, Shealagh from Kentucky who is
a real hottie suggested me for the job, and I of
course leapt at the opportunity.) Not only will I add my own special brand of
wry humor and probing insight to this task, but I will also be available 24/7
to answer any questions you might have. My e mail address is gobi@aecatlamplight.org.
Before I continue, the date for the 2007 AEC’s
is September 12-16, and at this time, the 2008 AEC’s
will be on that same weekend September 9-14. The 2009 AEC date is up in the air
because no one knows yet how the USEF date rotation will shake down. Very confusing. The USEA has also asked us to host the Young
Event Horse Champ[ionships
along with the AEC’s so it’ll be a very busy weekend.
I hope Mom remembers to feed me!
In order to further acquaint you with me, I am reproducing
highlights of an interview I recently did for a popular magazine called “PlayPuppy.”
PP : “Gobi, what is your favorite food?”
G. : “Lots.”
PP : “What is you favorite color?”
G. : “Purina brown and Milk Bone tan.”
PP : “What do you do for fun when you are not
writing?”
G. : “Take squeakers out of stuffed toys and beg
for cookies. I’ve developed an incredibly pathetic look which works wonders on
most everyone.”
PP : “What is your idea of a perfect evening?”
G. : “Hanging out with my buddies Sluggers and
Bruiser, sleeping and eating cookies.”
PP : “When did you realize you had a talent for
writing?”
G. : “After reading the label on a bag of
Exclusive dog food and finding several misuses of the English language.”
PP : “What advice would you give anyone planning
to come to Wayne for the AEC’s?”
G. : “Avoid rush hour around the bottom of Lake
Michigan - and bring cookies.”
PP : “What are the three most traumatic events
that have taken place in your short life that have helped to shape your
philosophy?”
G. : “Two years ago, I had two surgeries, one on
my back and one on my neck. That was the third worst thing because the vet said I had to be
really thin in order to rehab right. The next worst was hearing all the
organizers in Area IV moaning about the AECs and
being mean to Mom and to my great friend Chris (who brings me cookies and stuffed
toys), and the very worst thing happened just last night when Mom forgot to
give us cookies at bedtime.”
It goes on for several more pages, but I think you can get the
drift.
Back to the topic at hand, Mom went to the AEC’s
last month, and I have a question to ask. Understand that dachshunds are quite
literal and have poor abstractive skills. Why did Mom travel south to go to North
Carolina? This confuses me.
Anyway, Mom seems to be having loads of meetings with someone
named Tom who is going to be running the AEC’s. I
like Tom, but he hasn’t given me any cookies so I have to pretend I’m scared of
him. So far, he’s not taken the hint. He and Mom seem to have lots of plans for
next year, and they both agree they have a hard act to follow after North Carolina.
I wish they’d talk less and spend their time feeding me cookies instead! LESS
TALK, MORE ACTION!!!!!!!!!
Stay tuned. When they discuss something I can understand, I’ll get back to you. Until that time, I have lots of
other stuff to do – sleep, bark at the UPS man, unstuff
Sluggers’ toys when he’s not around, look for interesting websites on Mom’s
laptop, and of course beg for cookies.
Lots of love,
Gobi