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OPINION | PHILIP MARTIN: Missing the parade


I  missed the SoMa Pride Street Festival and Parade at the beginning of the month.

Usually we go to parades and street fairs, to be out among the living and to socialize our dogs. We missed this one, in part because it snuck up on us and because our new dog, Rikki-Tiki-Tavi, had a fearful reaction to a funk band at a street festival last month; she is fine with crowds but not with loud noises. We will try to ease her into it. We took her to the night market at St. Joseph Center last week and she didn't balk at the bluegrass band, despite the aggressiveness of the mandolin player. I imagine she'll work her way up to a Pride parade in time.

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