No Name-Calling Week, January 21-25, 2013 No Name-Calling Week is an annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and inspiration to launch an on-going dialogue about ways to eliminate bullying in their communities. Since I am way out of school and have no kidsContinue reading “No Name-Calling Week”
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BrickFair: day 4 – Spotted at BrickFair
The box – the item with text on it, quel surprise – is mine. Knight from a robot chess set. More Spotted posts More LEGO posts BrickFair site
BrickFair: day 3 – Girls & Horses
Because girls won’t play with an engineering toy unless it’s pink and comes with dolls & horsies, right? Sadly – for those of us who believe in individuality over cultural stereotypes – it appears to be working. Of course I bought them. I’ll part them out. The colors are AMAZING. For more erudite commentary onContinue reading “BrickFair: day 3 – Girls & Horses”
BrickFair: day 2 – Foto Friday: LEGO Logo
Process: Build initials with LEGO bricks. Take photo. Load to GIMP Image. Randomly press buttons. More LEGO posts BrickFair site
BrickFair: day 1 – LEGO v. Horses
LEGO & Horses are so different LEGO is hard-edged, plastic, and clean. Horses are furry, animate, and dusty. Although if you ever handle LEGO that has been used in a freeplay area, you will feel an overwhelming need to soak your hands in bleach. LEGO stays were you put it. Horses only do so ifContinue reading “BrickFair: day 1 – LEGO v. Horses”
Glad Post
What is your reason for being happy? I have three: one equine, two off-topic. 1) I won my class last weekend [Report]. More importantly, I worked hard, rode well, and feel that it was a righteous win. Even more importantly, I had a moments before and during my classes, mostly the second one, where IContinue reading “Glad Post”
Authorized Assistance
For me, the weirdest part of a saddleseat show is the yelling from the sidelines. In dressage and eventing, you get eliminated for Unauthorized Assistance (usually, see below). In Hunters, a little mild correction might occur as the riders pass the ingate. At the show last weekend, particularly at the Beginner levels, every coach andContinue reading “Authorized Assistance”
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