Calm, Forward, Straight

"Riding is a metaphor for life lived well and wisely."  "The virtues needed for riding, are the same as those for an ethic...

Indications that life is finally back to normal again: (f ive long months since the big snap )(in order of increasing importance) 3. ...

Happy Fat Tuesday! Don't know about you all, but I'm giving up complaining about the weather for lent, which doesn't start until...

Our state doesn't do winter weather that well, hence the state of emergency. I think inland received some pretty hefty snow totals, mayb...

Stuck inside (again) due to weather. This time sleet, freezing rain, and eventually snow. Driving is hazardous. Walking on my porch is hazar...

(edited to add Val didn't get this cake - it's an internet creation - but he would love it!)

There was a method to my madness. Dragging the paddock yesterday allowed me to "spy" on Val overnight. My last after dark visit to...

WTF? Maybe he has OCD? Maybe he's psychic? Since 9 this morning, and as of this writing, Val mostly has not strayed from the far l...

(shamelessly re-engineered from the interwebs)

Okay. Yesterday's post was intended to read - disappointment x irritation x impatience. Mostly impatience. But definitely not pe...