Dance class was a BLAST tonight! First, we were drilled on some techniques. The instructor really worked us hard — which was great. And tiring. For some reason, it is easier for me to learn more complicated dance moves than it is very simple ons. We were layering dance moves one on top of the other (2-3 this time). I really enjoyed it. We started working on a new choreography, too. Also fun....
Continue reading...November 2006
Strange Weekend
A good friend of mine died on Saturday. The second death since Thanksgiving. His funeral is today. The farrier is coming tonight as well. I tried to reschedule — the earliest appointment would be at the end of December. The horses can’t afford to go that long, not with Isis back in work. She needs her Easy Walkers and aluminum back shoes back on instead of the steel front shoes she has on...
Continue reading...Newt Gingrich and his anti-free speech speech
According to an article in the Union Leader, Newt Gingrich stated that ‘a “different set of rules” may be needed to reduce terrorists’ ability to use the Internet and free speech to recruit and get out their message.’ Ironically, this statement was made at the t the annual Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment award dinner. I’m not even going to go into how irate this man and his opinions make me. I don’t...
Continue reading...Playing with the Kids
Rajiyyah was full of herself yesterday. When I lunged her, she kicked up her heels, pranced around, and was a holy terror on the lunge line. After a few minutes she settled down adn we were able to get some productive work done. What a silly girl. Poor thing has rain rot on her hips and her face. I put furacin on it, so now the green goop has turned black with dust....
Continue reading...Updated Photographs
I updated the photography album with pictures of Isis (under Horses) and Kiesha (under cats). I’ll try to be better about posting more recent pictures. Related Images:
Continue reading...Norweigian Forest Cat or Maine Coone?
One of my kitties, Kiesha, is a long-haired calico. For some time, I’ve thought that she is a Maine Coone cross. However, a friend asked me if she is a Norweigian Forest Cat (a breed I had never heard of). I did some research, and sure enough she looks like a Norwiegian Forest Cat and not a Maine Coone. Kiesha was a foundling, so I have no idea what her actual breed might...
Continue reading...Post-Thanksgiving Meal
So today I’m heading out to another friend’s house for an ‘orphans’ Thanksgiving’ meal. While I’m enjoying spending the time with my friends, part of me keeps looking outside at the beautiful weather and wishing I was riding… The food and meal yesterday was excellent. Great company and good conversation. I can’t get over how much my friend’s Mom looks like my Mom. I sent a picture to my Mom. She replied: “Eerie!”...
Continue reading...Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everyone has time with friends and family and not with the nasty flu that is going around. I’m going over to a friend’s house for dinner with her family. I was going to try to head to my Mom’s house. Unfortunately, between air fare prices and lodging for a diabetic cat… it makes travel a little more difficult. Related Images:
Continue reading...Dance Class
Wednesday night is my regular dance class. However, Thanksgiving is taking the place of dance class tomorrow. Just for fun, I emailed my instructor to see if she would like to come over for a lesson. She agreed. Whenever she comes over, we have something like a cross between a girls’ night out and a dance class. We went through my costumes looking at different things and how they might be adapted. I...
Continue reading...Terms You Can’t Do Without
Some interesting definitions from The Jargon Lexicon: bletcherous: /blech’@�r@s/, adj. Disgusting in design or function; esthetically unappealing. This word is seldom used of people. “This keyboard is bletcherous!†(Perhaps the keys don’t work very well, or are misplaced.) See losing, cretinous, bagbiting, bogus, and random. The term bletcherous applies to the esthetics of the thing so described; similarly for cretinous. By contrast, something that is losing or bagbiting may be failing to meet...
Continue reading...Snow?!
It is snowing here. This is so strange. It’s supposed to be 60F on Thanksgiving. This just seems so wrong… Related Images:
Continue reading...Recital!
So the recital was last night! The good news is that the top held together and fit. Last thing you want to do is have your top fall apart when you are belly dancing! I spent most of the day getting ready for the trip to Chattanooga. I left the house at 3:00 to arrive in Kingston at 4:00. All of us caravaned down to Chattanooga for the reciatal (which began at 7:00)....
Continue reading...Pre-Recital Stuff
So far everything has been going well. I am not going to do any workouts tonight like I normally would. I’ve practised the choreography a few times, reviewed the steps and the music. I feel comfortable with everything. Here’s hoping tomorrow goes well! Related Images:
Continue reading...Isis pictures
Mom posted two pictures of Isis up on Sidar’s foal page. Isis pictures from July 2006 show Related Images:
Continue reading...Free International Calls
If you have friends overseas, here are some great resources for using a domestic dial-through number to make free international calls. Here’s how it works: dial the access number for the international dialtone (in this case, the number is based in Iowa), dial the international number at the dialtone, and then you’re connected to the overseas number. Free Call Planet Future Phone Related Images:
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