- When prepping a horse to ride, short cuts are rarely useful, and usually counter productive.

- That little voice is in your head for a reason. It is right far more often than you are.

Thankfully, a moment of stupidity failed to ruin an otherwise wonderful weekend.

I'm sure
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We were supposed to go to Brattonsville this Saturday, but frankly it was just too darn cold (and windy) to be enjoyable. So we decided to do some riding at the barn. This worked out well for me, as it afforded a chance to focus on getting my new saddle properly configured to support my big caboose. Getting the stirrups right made a HUGE difference ( Read more... )

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It was a little strange, not hosting the Super Bowl party at my house this year. To be honest, though, not having to clean up my wreck of a house on Monday was a nice change ( Read more... )

Just haven't had much to say, I guess. Life has been going pretty darn well, to be honest. For some reason, I guess we seem less reflective when things are going well ( Read more... )

Spent the weekend in Atlanta, at DragonCon with some friends. I had a great time. It amazes me how there is enough people and content to take up three hotels in Downtown Atlanta over four days. The people watching was a lot of fun. Some of the work that people put into their costumes (no, I don't dress up) is amazing ( Read more... )

This weekend had a really nice balance of fun and quiet R&R. Friday night we stayed home, knowing that the rest of the weekend was going to be fairly busy ( Read more... )

Friday night Nat and I made a trip to Lake Wylie to take in a restaurant we had both been wanting to get to, The River Rat. The food was excellent. We were celebrating a number of things, Natalie received an outstanding review at work and a generous bonus to boot that will pay for Tucker's training. I'm really happy for her and I truly enjoy the ( Read more... )

This weekend Nat & I went to Knoxville to hang out with some friends and play on the lake a bit. Overall it was a pretty nice weekend but it seemed to have an inordinate amount of drama. I tried to stay clear of it and I guess I succeeded but overall it really seemed to take away from what has been in the past a weekend of fun and frolic. It still ( Read more... )