Category Archives: Rambling Ruminations
Is This a Good Time for You?
Common courtesy and politeness seem all too rare these days. Even a minimal effort can go a long way when you’re trying to get somebody’s attention or want them to act on your proposal. With that in mind, herewith one of my pet peeves. Continue reading
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How to Keep Meetings Short
I just read an interesting article on the Time Management Ninja website titled Why The 1-Hour Meeting Is Too Long. The author makes a lot of excellent points, and his article brought to mind a solution implemented by one of the squadron commanders I worked for in the USAF something over 25 years ago. Continue reading
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Dooley’s 8th Ride
OK, probably nobody really cares about this but yrs trly, but here it is anyway. A short video clip of me riding my 3-year-old Palomino gelding Dooley. Although I’ve been ground training him since summer 2010, I only started riding him two weeks ago. This video was taken three days ago. Continue reading
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Yooper Aurora Borealis
A significant CME (coronal mass ejection) from the Sun smacked into Earth’s magnetic field at 2Pm (EDT) yesterday. Last night at 10PM (EDT), we stepped outside and were almost overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the Aurora Borealis on our farm just a half-mile from the shores of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Here’s a couple of photos I took. Continue reading
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You’re Never too Old for the First Time
OK, kids, let’s not go where you’re probably thinking we’re going. At the young age of 64, I did something I’ve never done before, and it was the culmination of a much longer task that I also had never done before. Last Thursday, October 13, I rode my three-year-old gelding Dooley for the first time. Continue reading
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