We had a pretty nice 4th. Drove to the neighboring town of Davis to see the bike races. In years past we would have ridden the 15 miles on our bikes. We would have taken Bubba along with us today, but it was too hot, and I was afraid it might be too much for an old dog like him. Davis is always hotter than Sacramento, too, which is hard to understand since it's closer to San Francisco than we are. It was fun watching the little kids with their bikes all decked out in red, white and blue peddling like mad in the junior race. Cute! One little girl wiped out and was bawling her eyes out. I think she was more embarrassed and disappointed than hurt. We had my parents over for supper, then when it got dark enough we took Bubba for a walk around the neighborhood to watch the fireworks. There were some good displays this year at the block parties. He isn't bothered by the noise and enjoyed socializing with the people and other dogs. He really likes Cha Cha, the cute little Chihuahua around the corner. She likes him, too, and stands up and kisses his face. Sometimes he can be kind of snappish with little dogs, but he likes her and tolerates her attentions with good humor. Of course, what he was most interested in was stalking her friend, Chico the cat. Fortunately, the cat wasn't out or we'd still be standing there for the staring contest.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO EVERYONE AND THEIR YANKEE DOODLE DOGGIES!