I don't know anything about physics...

[aardogs]

...but at really highly competitive, close competitions, do you think those really fluffy shelties would be faster without all their hair, or does all that hair help them become a more-aerodynamic bullet-like shape?

In any case, summer break is here. I used to absolutely love summer but over the years I've started enjoying it less and less. Last summer was probably the worst, although I can attribute a lot of that to my summer-long mysterious illness. The biggest thing is that I like to be busy all day every day. I'm not good at relaxing. There are probably a lot of factors that contribute to my summertime blues, even thought there are even more reasons to enjoy the summer.



I am recognizing the fact that remaining mentally happy and healthy takes active and continued work on my part. I'm not sure how common this is, and I suppose it doesn't really matter, but it's just something I need to be conscious of all the time. And it is something that is easy to forget. I have to remember that filling all my days with as much stuff as possible is not exactly a solution anyway. It's a good life, I don't want to waste it feeling bad.

Comments

[gumbypuppy.livejournal.com]

I think we'd have to test the Sheltie thing by running one in coat, and then shaving it and running it without. Of course, the problem is, if you ran them on the same course, they'd probably be faster on the 2nd run no matter what. So, I think you'd have to run several courses, and average the YPS. With and without coat. And you'd need to have lots of Shelties for data.

[penichops.livejournal.com]

I'll be in on this.

Can I be the one that plucks out random shelties from the astonished crowd and shaves them?

[aardogs.livejournal.com]

You're hired!