In Shakespeare: The World as a Stage, Bill Bryson talks about the many words Shakespeare invented. I thought I’d give it a go. Uncanter: When a rider asks a horse to canter and the horse proceeds at an indeterminate gait that is neither a trot nor a canter nor a formal ASB gait. A horseContinue reading “Equine Neologisms: Uncanter”
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Off Topic Text Art: Origin
I get bored easily. I get motion sick. Therefore, keeping young Katherine entertained in a car was of vital importance. My grandmother and I used to play The Alphabet Game. Starting with A, we would look for the letters of the alphabet on roadsigns, billboards, license plates, etc. I remember wanting to be the firstContinue reading “Off Topic Text Art: Origin”
#IHAD
Today is Riders4Helmets International Helmet Awareness Day 2014. I thought about putting up a long, ranting post on the subject &/or reposting my own Every Ride, Every Time story [Helmet Evangelism] from back in January of 2012. However, it seems to me that – short of a BNR incident or association ruling – people whoContinue reading “#IHAD”
Foto Friday: Models Rule
Inspiration: in honor of the first day of BreyerFest. Model: from my adopted herd [Surprise!]. Technical bits: Taken on auto. I tried to shoot on aperture priority [Recommitment, pages 54-55] for a shallow depth of field. The results made me want to heave the camera. The theory was that I pick the aperture and thenContinue reading “Foto Friday: Models Rule”
Leading Her On
More thoughtful commentary from reader Louise Swan. Previous post by Louise: I Beg to Differ, A Guest Post. Welcome Louise: My father was the Gunnery Officer on a Liberty Ship in the Pacific during World War 2. It was a long way between ports of call. Not one to sit idle, he kept busy byContinue reading “Leading Her On”
Just To Put This Out There
A comment from Monday [Note], “I’m sorry your search continues.” I’m sorry too. I’d love to have a horse at home to ride and train and compete. However. I am well aware of how many good things I have in my life: my health, a wonderful spouse, and knowledge of where my next meal isContinue reading “Just To Put This Out There”
Therapeutic Yawn
Rodney approves of the TENS unit on his neck. May I brag? Please note the stall wall behind Rodney and the caged light above. My in-house carpenter/electrician does excellent work. The bottom of the door got kicked it during one of Mathilda’s cast episodes. 😦
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