Category Archives: Thoughts

Riding, Horsekeeping, The Horse World Awareness of the outside world. Tune in tomorrow. Mental Floss: Why Did NORAD Start Tracking Santa? Soniak, December 19, 2016 (Updated: November 12, 2021).~~~ Happily liberated from Anxiety at A: Would you Rather: Horse Edition. Ended up being a bit of a cheesy clip show. I’ve been doing this for soContinue reading “Would You Rather, Horse Edition, Blog Hop”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Ancient Alabama, part six, “Alabama has the most complete geologic column in the United States.” Jun Ebersole, collections director for the McWane Center, AL.Com: Hunting the largest shark ever in ancient Alabama, Pillion, 19 Nov 2021.~~~ New horse at Hunter Barn last week. As my third ride, horse shallContinue reading “Lead Changes, Or Not”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. Solstice. The cold is coming, but so is the light. “The 2021 December solstice moment – when the sun reaches its southernmost point in the sky – will happen on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 15:59 UTC.” EathSky: 2021’s December solstice falls on the 21st, Byrd, December 17, 2021.~~~Continue reading “No Stirrups, Lots of Ribbon”

Riding Awareness of the outside world. ThoughtCo: How Do Mood Rings Work? Helmenstine, Ph.D., 2019.~~~ Note to self. Winter riding is gonna suck pond water. Note to self. That’s okay. Note to self. The plan is to buckle down & wait for the warm. Whenever we have a frustrating ride this winter, I need toContinue reading “My Horse Is A Mood Ring”

Images Awareness of the outside world. “WCS’s {Wildlife Conservation Society} goal is to conserve the world’s largest wild places in 14 priority regions, home to more than 50% of the world’s biodiversity.” WCS: About Us.~~~ Part of the loot for joining the Bronx Zoo as a Virtual Member. Most zoos offer virtual resources. As farContinue reading “Pretty In Plush”

Words Awareness of the outside world. More send ups of holiday movies. Hat tips to K & M for these. [Cue Cheesy Music] ~~~ A few things on my Christmas wish list. Background Check. A decent backdrop for holiday Zoom calls. Not a generic, cute, seasonal scene. I suspect I could figure that one out.Continue reading “Gift Guide, Fiction”

Fit To Ride Awareness of the outside world. Shout out to the woman in the parking garage. Four people were already on the elevator. Although there was plenty of space, there was not enough socially-distant space. She indicated she would wait for the next elevator. From the back corner, I give her a thumbs up.Continue reading “Following The Signs, Walk Report, UAB Hospital Concourse”