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Riding Awareness of the outside world. U.S. Department of Labor: History of Labor Day..~~~ First Day Had an interview later that day. Rode on autopilot. Rodney does not appreciate autopilot. [A Small Hop Forward] By the end of the ride, he was staring about and startling at small noises. Next Day Me, to me: Okay,Continue reading “Distracted Day”

Horsekeeping Awareness of the outside world. I need an app that says, ‘It has been X minutes since you looked at a news site. It will be Y minutes before your programmed time-out has elapsed. Here is a picture of a cat.’~~~ Best laid and all that. Discovered on Saturday morning. Weekend plans included anotherContinue reading “How Not To Start A Three-Day Weekend, Horse Shoe Edition”

Images Awareness of the outside world. Sorted This Way, a video by Not Literally. “There’s nothing wrong with having badger pride.”~~~ ~~~Process notes. Learned grouping & ungrouping. Clipping to get rid of tails. Used Inkscape/GIMP. ~~~Scheduling note. Sunday image, which is ready, swapped with Saturday text, which is not. Headache. I’m fine. Screen too bright.Continue reading “Moon Rats Logo, Craters”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Texas. With the added unpleasant wrinkle of the snitch factor. ~~~ Question: How does Rodney feel about flags? We know he gets anxious with standards. Flags could go either way. Another form of standards or something completely different, and therefore not scary. Answer: Flags NBD. Cross-Country Schooling at FullContinue reading “The Flag Question, XC Schooling”

Horsekeeping Work. One from the vaults. Awareness of the outside world. “Four billion people — almost two thirds of the world’s population —  experience severe water scarcity for at least one month each year.” UNICEF: Water Scarcity.~~~ Put an elastic bracelet around your pump handle/hose faucet/whatever. When you turn on the hose, put the bracelet onContinue reading “Hose Reminder, Revisited”

The Horse World Awareness of the outside world. The cognitive dissonance is strong. In one corner, cheering for my friends. For people who have welcomed me, have been good to me, have given me a barn home, which is no small thing. In the other corner, being appalled at the sea of maskless faces crowdingContinue reading “Watching Louisville 2021”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Lots of nasty in the news: Afghanistan, Ida, and so on. I have not commented here because a) you are already well aware of it, & b) I have nothing to add to the conversation other than ‘Ick’. [Taking a Poll]~~~ With an average speed of 2 mph, ourContinue reading “Wandering Along At A Walk, Virtual Tevis, 71 & 63 Miles, 38 Days”