Gah. It’s been a bad two years, pandemic aside. Here is a summary of what happened. I have wanted to write up blog posts to cover all of these things, but honestly it’s been too much. I’d start to write and just get overwhelmed by everything. It has been very hard. The good The bad The ugly The horrible trifecta of fall 2022: Where has Ceffyl been? Quite honestly, I haven’t had the...
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Worst week ever
This is going to be short, because I just can’t write. Within one week, my sister lost two of her three children. My nephew died on Monday. My niece died on Wednesday. Mom and I flew out to be with my sister on Wednesday. Not going into details, because this is a family tragedy. Thanks to a hurricane, a tree fell on my house on Friday. My neighbors sent me pictures and contacted...
Continue reading...Breezy has a bone chip
Breezy has had a strange lameness that has manifested as either back left or front right. It looks like her back strides aren’t the same length. She’s had several weeks off and it hasn’t seemed to help. The vet came out yesterday to do a lameness evaluation for Breezy. The vet used a lameness locator as well. You attach several data senders to the horse’s head (via a bonnet), front right pastern, and...
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Screen share from Google Pixel Slate to macOS
I have work apps installed on my Pixel Slate tablet. I was asked to create a guide for our users who have tablets. Getting the screen shared to my Mac was tricky. Here’s my solution. Google offers remote desktop support for machines using Google Chrome browser. With both devices on the same wifi network, go to remotedesktop.google.com/support Select Remote Support and install the Chrome extension on both tablet and desktop or laptop. After...
Continue reading...Breezy has hoof size differences
Breezy was having some trouble when lunged and also some tripping under saddle. She tossed her head cantering on the lunge line and didn’t look right. I couldn’t quite spot the issue though, so we rode a little. When I asked for trot, she tripped a little. I stopped the ride at this point because she didn’t feel right. It’s easy to overlook the front feet when you’re seeing an issue on the...
Continue reading...Last Call memorial poem for Vania Smrkovski
My friend Vania Smrkovski passed away at the end of June. His celebration of life/memorial service was Monday, July 19th, in downtown Knoxville. Most of the people knew Vania from his theatre and film work, but some of us knew him from college and work.
Continue reading...Hidalgo re-watch
Tack cleaning time, so I always watch a horse movie when cleaning the saddle and bridle. The choice for tonight was Hidalgo. It is such a pleasure to see Viggo Mortensen ride. Because he can actually ride and is a horse person. He apparently did most of the riding himself, including the bareback gallop at the end of the movie. Also, the horse is listed in the pop-up credits on Amazon Prime. That...
Continue reading...Playing catchup
Life has been hectic, to say the least. The new job I started in January has been good, but it’s a lot more time and focus than my previous gig. Also more travel: I’ve visited Miami, Malaga in Spain, and soon San Francisco. No complaints. It is fun and interesting work, if a bit stressful and chaotic. Combine work with riding and gaming, and well, that’s my week without too much time set...
Continue reading...Long time no type
It’s been a very long, muddy winter. And fall, and most of the previous summer too. I had a curious confluence of events that kept me feeling slightly overwhelmed. You know, that feeling where you are juggling everything but can not add one more ball to the mix without dropping everything. So I didn’t blog. I have a lot of things to write about, including Kasane, Breezy, kitties, old job, new job, more...
Continue reading...Everything OK post-Florence
Everything has been fine, post-Florence. The hurricane itself took a more southerly path and pretty much avoided my area entirely. Horses were fine in the barn. We got some rain and big gusts, but no damage to my property or at the barn. We were lucky. The worst part was the rain that followed the hurricane’s passing. My area had closed to 9 inches of rain in 24 hours. The creek near my...
Continue reading...Panic at the Disco
One of my friends on Facebook posted asking for people to make recommendations for summer listening. One of the responses was for Panic! At the Disco’s Pray. The video is awesome. Related Images:
Continue reading...Help Grainne have life-saving treatment
My friend Saigh has had a miserable 18 months, including the death of her beloved dog. And now another one of her furr-babies is sick. Her husband has a broken leg and wont’ be able to return to work for months. If you have time, will you consider donating or sharing? Related Images:
Continue reading...Help Gleann have life-saving surgery
My friend Saigh has been through a rough year with her furr-babies. Her dog Gleann needs to have surgery. It’s scheduled for this month. They are trying to raise the money through Fundrazy. Help them, if you can. If you can’t, please spread the word. Related Images:
Continue reading...Help Gleann and Grainne
My friend Saigh has had a lot of bad luck this year. She lost one of her dear pets and shortly after two more of her dogs were diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. Medical tests are expensive, whether they are for people or for pets. It’s heart-wrenching when you don’t have the funds to do the tests that your loved ones, whether human or fur-covered, need. If you can, please consider helping Saigh out....
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