Category Archives: Books

An Inconsiderate Guest

I was rude. Gina McKnight did something nice and I dropped the ball. I shall attempting to explain and remedy that. I fell into the holiday vortex. The bad what-is-the-point one rather than the happy festive one. There was no obvious reason. I just wound down as the year did. I couldn’t get organized toContinue reading “An Inconsiderate Guest”

Letter Art, AlphaBooks: A is for Anderson

Horse Show C.W. Anderson Harper 1951 In honor of his body of work rather than this particular book, which has more catastrophic falls that I wish to contemplate at the moment. C. W. Anderson’s Favorite Horse Stories & C. W. Anderson’s Complete Book of Horses and Horsemanship were fixtures on my childhood bookshelf. I rememberContinue reading “Letter Art, AlphaBooks: A is for Anderson”

Letter Art: Logo

After reading Pretty Much Everything by Draplin, I have been fiddling with the idea of a logo for the blog. Clearly, I am not about to put professional graphic designers out of business. Ah well, at least I don’t do it in the streets and frighten the horses. Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything byContinue reading “Letter Art: Logo”

My Next Reading Assignment

This is not a review, nor a recommendation. I have not read the book yet. I bought it because of a Facebook post. Brain Training for Riders: Unlock Your Riding Potential with StressLess Techniques for Conquering Fear, Improving Performance, and Finding Focused Calm Andrea Monsarrat Waldo (Trafalgar Square 2016) Trainer: Horse is cutting in onContinue reading “My Next Reading Assignment”

Turning Point? Milton

Are Milton & I ready to make progress? I will absolutely put my hand up for being a disaster zone since the triple bitchslap that was 2008/2009: death in the family [September]; my industry tanked, so work slowed to a trickle [Origin Story]; Previous Horse died, which was horrible in its own right [Dreary Monday]Continue reading “Turning Point? Milton”

Letter Art: Runic, Kinda

~~~ Inspired by a passage from The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown, Runic alphabets are composed solely of straight lines. Their letters are called runes and were often used for carving in stone because curves were too difficult to chisel. Audio CD/p123, Google Books Or not. Brown is admirable for his ability to spin aContinue reading “Letter Art: Runic, Kinda”