I was having a seriously bad day on the cross-country phase of a Horse Trials [Reverse]. My horse had come out of the start box on his hind legs and had subsequently acquired a number of stops at a variety of fences. I was furious. I was fuming. I was determined that we were gettingContinue reading “Whoa There Cowboy”
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Reverse Epiphany
An epiphany is a moment of cosmic harmony. The sudden realization that you are at one with the universe. A reverse epiphany is when you finally admit that the elephant is not only in the room but that tapping sound is the trunk whacking you repeatedly and vigorously. It is the death of denial. IContinue reading “Reverse Epiphany”
Foto Friday: Spooky Season
More Memory Lane
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So it begins. Mid ’70s, Camp Longacres, Randy. Photographer unknown. Where did you learn to ride? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gratuitous Kitten Pic This is not a 7th cat. My rules say 7 cats = Crazy Cat Lady. I am not a Crazy Cat Lady. Therefore, this is not a 7th cat.
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No progress to report and I have enjoined myself from whining [Interruption]. The upshot of which is that I have been rendered speechless. Temporarily. Instead, allow me to share a picture from back in the day. IHSA show, early ’80s, riding Chief. Yes, I’m jumping with a huntcap rather than a helmet. Yes, I wasContinue reading “…”
Blogging Interjection
We interrupt the Saga to bring you an out-of-schedule, mid-month, blogging commentary. I hate John Scalzi. Scalzi not only writes Hugo-nominated sf novels but has a kick-ass blog, Whatever. For 14 years, he’s been writing almost daily “about whatever John Scalzi feels like writing on”. The blog has spawned a Hugo-winning book of its own,Continue reading “Blogging Interjection”
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