I emailed Deepeeka about their saddle. They are incredibly cheap (for a saddle, at least) — under $200 US. However, you have to order at least two. So very tempted! My coauthor suggested doing more research and sent me some good links to consider. I could end up with an expensive display piece. (Although I suppose that is what my side saddle is — it doesn’t fit my mare but it sure is...
Continue reading...August 2007
Half in, half out…
When I drive to work, I normally charge my cell phone using the cigarette lighter port. I was going to swap the charger for the Ming with the Verizon phone (especially when I realized the Verizon phone’s battery is low). The Ming’s charger wouldn’t come out. I had to wait until I was parked at work to try and pull it out. It was stuck — so I carefully pulled harder. The silly...
Continue reading...Roman Cavalry Bibliography
I was going through some of my old emails and found a bibliography I had compiled for a friend on the Roman Cavalry. I attended a Roman re-enactment in October 2004 in Nashville. A Deepeeka representative had a reconstructed Roman cavalry saddle (Deepeeka item code AH6405). This really peeked my interest. Picture I took at the Roman re-enactment of the Deepeeka saddle (see the Photography section for additional pictures): One of the vendors...
Continue reading...Apocalypse Ponies!
This is too funny! Remember “My Little Pony” from a way back? I always had people assuming that I wanted those little (obnoxious) things because I had horses. Why would I want a plastic poser pony when I had the real thing? They struck me about as useful as smurfs. 😉 Related Images:
Continue reading...Zaurus bites the dust?
Okay, not sure what is going on. I have a 6k running the stock Sharp ROM. I have a 1 gig SD and CF cards installed. Most of my non-critical apps boot from the CF card. I have not installed any new program nor changed any settings. The Z usually sits on my desk or in my purse in its case. I tried to turn the Z on today, and the power button...
Continue reading...Update on the Grey Wonder Mare
Rajiyyah’s leg is looking much better! We stopped wrapping it on Sunday evening. Monday night it was still swollen and the cut looked kinda nasty — caked with blood and pieces of shavings. However, after 20 minutes of hosing to reduce swelling and get the gunk off of it, there was a pleasant surprise: the wound has made major progress in healing. The sides are coming together and it’s healing really well. Almost...
Continue reading...ChaCha Search Engine
I just tried seaching for Epona using a new search engine, ChaCha. Interspersed with the results were sponsored ads posing as search results. That really ticked me off. If I want to see ads, then put them on the side, but do not confuse the frickin’ ads in with the actual search results. I do not recommend this search engine at all. Related Images:
Continue reading...Funny Google Adwords
I was reading through a Tribe.net discussion on the use of the word “Gypsy”, and found the following ads. Note the one for Mormon Underwear. Heh. Related Images:
Continue reading...Rajiyyah’s Leg Lookin’ Good!
Vet came out and had some good news: The cut is healing well. Swelling continues to go down, infection appears to be going away, and Rajiyyah didn’t have an infection. We’re going to keep her on antibioitics for another five days with continued hydrotheraphy (hosing for 20 minutes) and wrapping while the wound is still open. So very good news. I’ve included a picture of her leg. It’s not great and it’s turned...
Continue reading...Rajiyyah’s leg looking a little better
Her leg looked better tonight. Less swelling, and even a scab over the wound for the first time. Cleaning it out was pretty easy — she is always good. The wound washed up clean, even though she had pulled the bandage all the way down around her fetlock. Hopefully it will stay up better tonight (so long as she doesn’t pull it down with her teeth again). She is apparently eating all of...
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