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The History Channel doesn’t quite get it…
This Sunday marks the finale of the first season of "Full Metal Jousting" on the History Channel. (Yes, you may snicker at the name. I certainly did.) In the continuing drone of "reality" and "competition" shows, consider this the manly man version of "America's Next...
Confessions of a city-limits-confined-Equestrienne
Confession #1 I never get to see my horse as often as I like. It is a 40 minute drive to see him (without traffic). There are weekends I can't make it up there. It's expensive to board him at a stable that might be closer. Excuses, excuses. Confession #2 I know he...
Mid-Book Book Review: Divergent
Yes, you read that correctly. I'm only half-way through Divergent, but I feel I need to review it so far. I've read a lot of YA Dystopian novels ever since my Barnes&Noble insider turned me on to The Hunger Games in 2009 — Matched, The Maze Runner, Delirium......
Spurring Discussions: Posting/Promoting Photos
I found this yesterday on Facebook: The comment I circled hit me. To me, this is similar to the argument about not posting pictures of people riding bikes without helmets (at the risk of influencing children, etc...) But my other immediate thought is that most newbie...
The power of black ink and a red pen
Update #348 on my quest for publication: I'm still working hard at it! I love family get-togethers, but I hate two questions I always get. #1 - When are you going to have children!? (I've only been married for three years. Give me a little more time.) #2 - Do you have...
All for the sake of a pretty picture
I've been more camera-happy than normal lately. Perhaps because there are a few signs of springs now and I'm desperate for it! That said, I'm notoriously scared to death of those slimy creatures known as snakes. There are few things to get between me and a good...
Movie Review: The Hunger Games
"Hope is the only thing stronger than fear." - President Snow Overall impression - "The book is always better than the movie." The old adage holds true, but The Hunger Games movie stands on its own and does the book justice. Yes, there are differences between the...
The Horse-Human Connection
What is it about horses that draws people in? More specifically - what is it about horses that appeals to most every little girl? For those few fortunately little girls that convince their daddies to buy them a pony, it can change the course of their life and their...
Discovering Instagram and the first signs of spring
If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you'll know what I mean when I say it was a relief to see some sunshine this weekend. After a wild winter and confused March, I'm surprised the flowers have figured out when to bloom. But thankfully, they are and I took advantage...
Hunger Games Movie Update – Why I’m not reviewing it yet…
Yes, I braved the crowds and crazies (I say that lovingly because I guess I am one) to attend the midnight premier of The Hunger Games. (I posted why I was excited about it and why it is more than just a movie to me...) So posting a review of the movie today would...