Tiny Talk with Ian Golden

Tell me about your two greyhounds, even your dogs are (former) runners! How’d that come to be? I contest the premise of your question. The (former) part. Though John L Parker might have polished to Once A Runner, or runners, in what you’re after. A reflection of both dogs and us, in younger years, by choice, breed maybe, in identity and experience, embedded in competition. Chasing rabbits, wins and times, for ourselves, teams, occupations. The hounds are built to run. Fast. It’s beautiful. No longer to chase a toupee on a line, but because that’s who they are, and things make more sense when they are. Fugazi may have been correct in penning You Are Not What You Own, but as long as we’re able, we will. You’ve owned and operated a store in this town for 20 years, which is amazing (and seems daunting, since you’ve survived two location changes). What’s some advice you’d have for someone starting a brick and mortar business? Probably making it through a couple of recessions and COVID more…