ITS IN THE CAKE.........  
Each fall season, I look forward to the $35 a plate fundraiser in support of our county chapter of the NRA. It’s an annual event like harvesting crops or attending the state fair or carving that first...More...

12 comments | 9 kudos | 202 views | posted Sep 15, 2009 at 3:18 PM

Can you recall......?  
Try as I might, I cannot recall the first time that I had the distinct & inexorable knowledge of my own mortality. Everyone knows that they will inevitably die one day..but I am referring to THE mo...More...

31 comments | 15 kudos | 314 views | posted Aug 28, 2009 at 4:36 PM

1 Year Earlier: Buying Jessica  
Note: The previous Blog I wrote ( Jessica: A Time to Qualify ) describes Jessica's first qualifying race. This is the true story of the prelude to that race. By the way..she drew the #5 ...More...

10 comments | 3 kudos | 195 views | posted Aug 11, 2009 at 12:10 PM

Jessica, a Racehorse: A Time to Qualify  
The 3 Racetrack Judges had seriously considered calling off the qualifying races due to the inclement weather. It had rained all morning and the track was dangerously deep and treacherous. Instead the...More...

14 comments | 8 kudos | 272 views | posted Jul 31, 2009 at 11:39 AM

Record Breaking Strip (true story)  
It was a steamy hot day...the kind where heat rises in waves off the pavement. Blacktop so hot you could fry an egg on it. Olive colored grass wilted and wanting rain. Humidity so high your air stoppe...More...

20 comments | 2 kudos | 342 views | posted Jul 27, 2009 at 12:06 PM

A True Story: Champion Scoot Outa Reach  
Part 5: Birthdays and Training Days

All racehorses celebrate their birthdays on January 1st. In reality, Scoot Outa Reach was born on April 28th..so he lost 4 months of growth by turning 2 in Ja...More...

5 comments | 3 kudos | 221 views | posted Mar 31, 2009 at 8:46 PM

A True Story: Champion Scoot Outa Reach  
Part 4: A Time to Grow

After jogging Scootie for the first time, I wanted to keep him a secret. I tried to keep anyone, even the trainers, from taking him out on the track. His track manners wer...More...

4 comments | 3 kudos | 220 views | posted Mar 30, 2009 at 7:11 PM

A True Story: Champion Scoot Outa Reach  
Part 3~~Scoot takes me to the track

By an experienced caretaker’s standards, Scoot’s stall manners were borderline deplorable. Still I expected nothing, so even the slightest improvement seemed maj...More...

7 comments | 4 kudos | 251 views | posted Mar 28, 2009 at 9:35 AM

A True Story: Champion Scoot Outa Reach  
Part 2~~ Getting Scoot broke

It was a good thing that Scoot was considered the worst of 30 stallion colts in the barn. No one paid him and me much mind, except to scoff. At the time, I didn’t reali...More...

6 comments | 4 kudos | 253 views | posted Mar 27, 2009 at 10:27 AM

A True Story of Champion Scoot Outa Reach  
Part 1: The Colt: Scoot arrives

Once outside the aging historic barn, I turned & shaded my eyes as I stared up to view the peaked top where a huge bell hung ..In the rising sun it appeared higher, ...More...

6 comments | 5 kudos | 263 views | posted Mar 26, 2009 at 12:30 PM