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Riding Awareness of the outside world. Washington Post: How we expunged a racist, sexist slur from hundreds of public lands, Deb Haaland, September 28, 2022. Appears many other places if WaPo has put it behind a paywall. ~~~ Rode Rodney for the first time in multiple weeks. [Tennessee Travels] Hey. Speaking of the home team,Continue reading “Home Team Happenings This Week”

Riding .Awareness of the outside world. I wonder what it’s like having a species named after you. “We hoped that by naming this significant species after Jun that it would in some way recognize his contributions to Alabama paleontology.” AL.com: Alabama researchers discover ‘gigantic’ 83 million-year-old turtle species, Pillion, Aug. 19, 2022. ~~~ Bubba andContinue reading “Two At A Time, SSF lessons”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. “Zero gravity indicators are small items carried aboard spacecraft that provide a visual indicator when a spacecraft has reached the weightlessness of microgravity.” NASA: Snoopy to Fly on NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission. Video YouTube: Snoopy is Going to Space on NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission. ~~~ Lesson withContinue reading “Freddie Reintroduces Me To The Concept Of A Course”

Riding, Housekeeping, Life in General Awareness of the outside world. Medical Care Alone Won’t Halt the Spread of Diabetes, Scientists Say, Rabin, Oct. 5, 2022. Hat tip to dr.berthahidalgo. ~~~ The weather in my corner of the world has been gorgeous. Cool nights. Warm days. Blue skies. If Heaven has weather, this is it. IContinue reading “Weather Report”

Images Awareness of the outside world. Helga Stenzel: Clothing Line Animals Series. ~~~ Legend O – Gregorian Calendar adopted. October 4, 1582 became … C – … 15 October, 1582. timeanddate: Gregorian Calendar Reform: Why Are Some Dates Missing? Bikos and Kher. “However, most historians now believe that these protests never happened. You could sayContinue reading “The Illustrated Month, October”

Words Awareness of the outside world. Tor.com: The Plotter vs. Pantser Divide Has Been Exaggerated, Palmer, Aug 8, 2022. ~~~ Blog hop idea. What is it like to keep your horse in a full-care, full-time training barn? I don’t know and I’m curious. Over the years, I have kept my horses at eight barns inContinue reading “How Other People Ride, Blog Hop Invitation, State of the Blog”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. My Best Race: #5417 In a Naked Pandemic Race, You Can Leave Your Hat On. Aggregated from NYT, MIller, August 2020. ~~~ Fitness program same as before. Lots of walking, a bit of biking. Have re-added taking one of the horses with me on walks. Figure walkingContinue reading “Humming Along, State of the Fitness”