Category Archives: Horses

Is the 1950 Korea Mess Relevant to the New Korean Mess?


Probably very little, beyond the differences. The North Korean invasion of South Korea began on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops — many of them battle-hardened veterans of Mao’s fights against Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists — crossed the thirty-eighth parallel to … Continue reading

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In Memory of Our Girlie Dog Shadow, again


This is a repeat of last year’s post about the loss of our best friend, Shadow. It’s been six years. We continue to miss her greatly and always will. Shadow was a beautiful, intelligent and playful Akita. We named her … Continue reading

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Racist Sarah Palin attacks Best President Ever Obama’s “Shuck and Jive.”


Is Governor Palin so racist that she does not even know her proper place? Horror of horrors! That mere woman will never come to her senses. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin released a statement on her Facebook page accusing … Continue reading

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Git along little dogies.


It’s your misfortune and none of my own. I wish. “Dogies,” of course, refers to young cows destined to be fattened, eventually to be slaughtered and served for our dining pleasure. I was reminded of a poem by W. H. … Continue reading

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President Obama — “Betting on America” or our Stupidity?


He is gambling with America’s future while betting on our stupidity. He seeks to promote his own future by asking us to place losing bets on America’s future by voting for him. President Obama recently trotted out a race horse … Continue reading

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Another death in the family.


Yesterday afternoon, our Colombian Paso Fino gelding, Flash, died at the age of about nine. That amounts to three horses dead in about six months, all apparently from piroplasmosis, a tick borne disease that affects red blood cells. First Teka … Continue reading

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In Memory of Our Girlie Dog Shadow


Shadow was a beautiful, intelligent and playful Akita. We named her Shadow because she followed us like a shadow. We bought her as a young pup and, like most young pups, she enjoyed chewing on furniture and otherwise being mischievous … Continue reading

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In memory of Teka, my favorite horse.


Teka, my small (about fourteen hands high) Paso Fino – Quarter Horse mix who died on June 23rd due to a snake bite, was my favorite horse; I have never known one better.  We knew each other well and I … Continue reading

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