I think my favorite thing about ging was that she was sort of a throwback. People of my generation sometimes treat their pets like humans but ginger was very clearly A Dog. She was a country dog and spent most of her time outside, I don’t know if she ever went to a pro groomer.

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Ging grew up in rural Indiana chasing turkey vultures and I think that’s where her stamina came from. She was up for anything, you could take her backpacking 15 miles a day, you could run a 10k with her, go on a cross country road trip and she was unfazed.

St. Louis friends: A lot of stuff happened today and it probably feels really scary. But it might be less frightening if we break down what is going on, and why. The newsroom today was flooded with stories about tons of businesses, sports teams, schools etc, shutting down bc of coronavirus. This feels downright dystopian but it actually helps the situation from getting really bad. It's like fixing a cavity before you need to pull a tooth.

Ok friends, here's what we know about the coronavirus case in St. Louis County: A woman in her 20s just returned from studying abroad in Italy. She recently flew back into O'Hare airport in Chicago, stayed with friends for a few days there, and then took the train back to STL. She started having respiratory problems and a fever after she came home. As soon as she had symptoms, she isolated herself from other people and called the @StLCountyDOH coronavirus hotline.