2009
Catching up: Isis’ insulin resistance flares up
I quit doing regular updates here when things in real life exploded. Isis’ insulin resistance flared up, my job stress went through the roof, and my back (then knee and hip) all had problems. During the middle of March, Isis’ crest became more pronounced and she looked...
- May 16, 2009
- Horses
Out of town this weekend
I’m visitng my parents this weekend, so I’ll be possibly posting. Depends upon how exhausted I am from working at the barn. It’s a good exhaustion. 🙂 Mom has Isis’ daddy, Sirdar, and several of Isis’ sisters. She also has Kasane’s sister, Kenya, who is by the...
Catching up…
It has been a while since my last post. What, two months? It’s been hell here between work pressure, horse issues, and then my own back/leg problem. I am going to write posts and back date them to the time when they actually happened. I’ve often used...
- May 6, 2009
- General
Remains Of Gallo-Roman Winery in Burgundy
Science Daily had an article on the remains of a Gallo-Roman winery found in Burgundy. My favourite region in France is Burgundy. I should post some of the pictures I have of the grapevine-covered hill sides. It’s amazing. It would have been The Place to do a...
- March 12, 2009
- Archaeology
Blood Ties on DVD in the US (finally!)
I received an email from Amazon.com stating that the Blood Ties DVD will be released in the U.S. on June 2, 2009. No word on what will be included on the DVD. Blood Ties fans have been waiting for almost a year and a half since the...
- March 12, 2009
- BloodTies
Latin Declension Song!
Some of my friends and I are learning Latin. It’s been a great challenge and a lot of fun, too. It’s amazing who you discover knows Latin… The programmer in the cube next to mine used to teach Latin. A friend of mine in Hillsborough has a...
- March 11, 2009
- General
Archaeologists Find Earliest Known Domestic Horses
An international team of archaeologists has uncovered the earliest known evidence of horses being domesticated by humans. The discovery suggests that horses were both ridden and milked. read more | digg story Related Images:
- March 9, 2009
- Archaeology
The Greatest Internet Pioneers You Never Heard Of
A friend of mine is a Finnish programmer. The man is bloody brilliant as a programmer — one of the sharpest programmers I know. It’s not surprising that Finns would have had the first truly innovated browser — even before Mosaic. And here’s something funny. The article...
- March 3, 2009
- Tech
Sick. Again.
I was about 90% better from the last cold that went around the office. I felt fine, I just had a cough that sounded bad. Even that had diminished and was almost gone. And then I caught flavor two of the creeping crud that permeates my office....
- March 2, 2009
- General
Making fun of Facebook
What would happen if Facebook were done live? Would you really poke your friends? The comedy sketch team of Idiots of Ants asks this question in a hysterical sketch. If you have ever used Facebook, you’ll get this. If you haven’t, have someone explain it to you....
- March 2, 2009
- Geekitude Just Silly
Stella plays GW again!
Stella has taken to watching me play Guild Wars (GW) almost every time I log on to the game. When she is ready to play, she sits about two inches from the monitor and watches the screen intently. She decided to help me play on Saturday when...
- February 23, 2009
- Cats
That BBC Book Meme on Facebook
I think this is based on the BBC Big Read top 100 list from 2003. Most of the books are the same. I was curious how many books on this list my English studies covered. Apparently the BBC reckons most people will have only read 6 of...
- February 22, 2009
- Writing
Directions to Prize
I just received directions to where Prize is stabled. I really will get to meet her tomorrow. I’m going to take plenty of pictures. Wow. I think I’m still in a little shock. Related Images:
- February 22, 2009
- Horses
Day at the barn
There was an informal natural horsemanship session at my barn today. One of the ladies started a three year old filly under saddle. The filly is a buckskin, Quarter Horse/Arabian cross. She is a rescue case and has not been handled much. She knew how to lead...
- February 21, 2009
- Horses
