Wayne D's Blog

I have another cold. How did I catch this cold? Last weekend the Explorers and Timberwolves had a four day March Break camp at Scanlon Creek. The March weather is too unpredictable to camp out side so we slept inside. The Timberwolves in the dormitories , the Explorers slept on the floor in one of the other buildings. It was quite common to see people pull into the parking lot and get out with their dogs. The dogs enjoyed the chance to run free and it was soon apparent that the owners appreciated for another region. The weather was unseasonably warm resulting in the melting of some of the accumulated snow. As the snow melted nuggets dog poop began to appear. It was necessary to walk very carefully on the paths close to the parking lot to avoid fouling your boots with dog droppings. Yuck. Our conservation areas are not toilets for your dogs. If you aren't going to clean up after them don't take them there.

You are probably wondering what this has to do with catching a cold? Not much, but I do like to rant. when you take a bunch of kids, put them together in a confined space for 4 days it is inevitable that one will be sneezing and spreading their cold germs to everyone in the building.

When I heard that Veronica Mars was going on hiatus for eight weeks, replaced by the search for the next Pussycat Doll, I thought that this was the death knell for the show and it wouldn't be renewed for the next season. Though critically acclaimed and sporting an extremely loyal fan base it has never built the audience numbers that are required to be considered a success. Evidently the series creator thought so too. One of my friends sent me a link to article on Geeks of Doom reporting that Rob Thomas who created Veronica Mars is filming a trailer for the CW Network in which the series skips Veronica through college to when she joins the FBI academy. It may be called Veronica Mars but the strong secondary characters in the show have always played a big part in what attracted me to Veronica Mars. I'm willing to give it a chance, we'll see if the CW Network is in a couple of months.