Category Archives: Horses

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. I suspect the people who are getting their knickers in a twist over CRT (see yesterday) are conflating it with the 1619 Project. Personally, I’m all for teaching the full story. Politically, I am having a hard time seeing the NYT as a hotbed of subversive discourse. TheContinue reading “Extending The Sweet Gum Branch”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. “Critical Race Theory … is an academic movement … seek to critically examine the law as it intersects with issues of race …” Wiki: CRT. If we are going to argue about it, at least know what it is. “I’ve taught in American law schools for 30 yearsContinue reading “Let The Summer Hours Begin”

Horsekeeping/Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. You feel strongly. The issue is a dealbreaker. What do you do about people who are not on the side of the angels? If you continue the association, are you empathizing with a fellow human or betraying everything you hold dear? If you cut them off, are youContinue reading “In Which Rodney Finds Out That Things Come At A Price”

Riding Journal Awareness of the outside world. Helmet safety for the ages. YouTube: Danish Road Safety Council / Helmet has always been a good idea.~~~Show last weekend, Didn’t go. Rodney’s attitude was so good at the clinic that we have promoted him to normal horse behavior. You know, where you can show because you wantContinue reading “To Show Or Not To Show Or Show Or Not To Show Or”

Images #40516, Everyone Is Awesome. Taken undercover by flash due to the! incessant! rain! UpsidesPretty. Outstanding parts for later builds – bright colors and basic shapes. Everyone IS awesome. DownsideEverything Is Awesome!!! will crawl into your brain and never leave. LinksI can’t see that a toy would make a difference. I would be wrong. IfContinue reading “Plastic Pride”

Words Person at desk: Welcome to Dance For Diplomats, where we teach you to talk with your feet. Where will you be stationed? Client: The ______ orbital station above ________. Desk: That would be the _________. Very good. We consider them a mid-level mobility species. You should be able to manage without surgical enhancement.~~~Desk: HowContinue reading “Dance For Diplomats, Fiction Fragment”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. “We teach dance at 30 social service agencies, child development centers, preschools, and elementary schools in Greater Birmingham. All sites are subsidized with community support and some are provided classes for no fee. No child pays to participate. TDF: Community.~~~ How do you drag your carcass offContinue reading “State of The Fitness, Or Not”