I’ve had 5 hours of sleep with minimal interruption for the first time in a week, and now I’m having trouble falling back to sleep. Many thanks to Finny’s molars, which are working their way up to the surface.
The good news is that it has provided me with some quiet time in which to post a new cafe! How is everyone today?
Ugh, we’re looking at 100+ temps in the next few days here, so I imagine you’re getting the first round of it today. I hope it passes through quickly instead of hanging over us all…
Tending my sweaty miserable horses today was not fun: upper humid 90s, the ponies shut in the barn because the greenhead flies are in full voracious daylight swarm, so I’m mucking stinky soggy bedding without even the dubious benefit of the hot breeze that’s blowing outdoors.
They got a spongebath of liniment-laced cool water and more hay; I got back to my air-conditioned car and got back home to central air ASAP.
And this evening I get to go back to let them out into their mosquito-haunted run-in and paddock while I muck stalls, clean buckets, and set up everything for their retreat next morning to the barn.
They’re very handsome. I hope the recovery continues to go well and that you recover from your bout of worry as well. And my sympathies on the chronic pain of mucking out stalls, regardless of the weather.
Thanks! Commander’s doing very well with minimal pain relief now; I’ve just switched him from one gram/day of bute to daily Previcox to reduce the impact on his gut. Hopefully in a while he can be comfortable without anything at all; but if he has to spend the rest of his life on low-level pain relief and does well on it, then so be it.
I actually don’t mind mucking most of the time; since I make my living as a proofreader of often difficult and highly technical stuff, it’s a near-mindless physical activity that’s oddly satisfying as a change from the mental intensity and physical immobility of my workday. But in hot humid weather, it stinks. It just plain stinks.
Another slice of the small, precious piece of childlike innocence that still remains when one is my age has been stolen.
I happened to see a fascinating fountain video a while ago and it improved my mood a little. The video is pretty heavy on bandwidth, but fun to watch if you have the capability.
It is impossible to understand the evil that committed these acts. Everyone at home – from the King, the Government, the leadership of all parties and people in the street – are standing firm in the belief in an open society with transparent democracy. The people will not succumb to fear.
The Prime Minister’s statement about responding with “more openness, more democracy and more humanity” was so different from what you’d hear in the US.
I’ve done sort of a similar thing lately. Last Christmas a friend recommended that I send some of my recorded stuff to a certain regional radio station for review. I finally sent in a CD — which will probably find its way to the bottom of a drawer somewhere, before it’s discovered & thrown out.
I’ve been listening since about ’85 or ’86. They’re brilliant. The most diverse collection of music anywhere on the dial, that I know of. You name it, they play it.
Thanks! I was talking to folks who have had stuff there. It may be that they prefer landscapes. They seem to have a lot of them. Also, the cacti piece was better framed, and presentation may be paramount.
It’s a funny little thing. Just looking at it always makes me smile. The other nice thing about the plants ( buttonbush) is that butterflies really like them — I’ve see upwards of 25 butterflies around them.
Go to where it says “Klikk her for å styrke lenken” (click here to strengthen the chain) and enter your name. So far, more than 845,000 participants and increasing quickly.
I’ve had 5 hours of sleep with minimal interruption for the first time in a week, and now I’m having trouble falling back to sleep. Many thanks to Finny’s molars, which are working their way up to the surface.
The good news is that it has provided me with some quiet time in which to post a new cafe! How is everyone today?
Well, I’m glad for the new cafe but I’m certainly sorry to see it done at 3:56 a.m. Hope you’re back to sleep now.
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That’s YAHD of course.
That’s “Friday” for me this week – I’m having a staycation until Tuesday. 🙂
Ah, southern Indiana mistyness. Lovely to look at, not so lovely to be out in at 95F.
Ugh, we’re looking at 100+ temps in the next few days here, so I imagine you’re getting the first round of it today. I hope it passes through quickly instead of hanging over us all…
My old fire dept. was making calls to heat stroke victims in late afternoon yesterday. Be careful out there!
Yeah, you get so wet just walking outside, you can almost forget that we’ve barely had any rain.
This is a gorgeous shot. One of your best woods images ever.
Best wishes in the heat, y’all. Let’s hope it breaks soon.
Thanks. That’s the only upside to heat and humidity — lots of streaky light.
The forecast says no break for us for at least a week. 🙁
Well, be careful.
Finn woke up this morning, and the first thing he said was “oh no, oh no, oh no.”
Do you think he’s not a morning person?
Too funny indeed!! I can relate! and good morning, all!!
lol! I wonder where Finny picked that one up? Good morning!
I’m trying to teach him to wake up and sing “Good morning, good morning” a la Debbie Reynolds in SInging in the Rain instead. 🙂
Same thing happens to me every weekday. 😉
Hopefully Finn isn’t having premonitions.
A cooling shot for a wicked hot day:
Positively frosty! 🙂
Ahhh – that’s much better.
Lovely thought (and picture). Unfortunately, I took the thought with me outside and it melted.
LOL
Tending my sweaty miserable horses today was not fun: upper humid 90s, the ponies shut in the barn because the greenhead flies are in full voracious daylight swarm, so I’m mucking stinky soggy bedding without even the dubious benefit of the hot breeze that’s blowing outdoors.
They got a spongebath of liniment-laced cool water and more hay; I got back to my air-conditioned car and got back home to central air ASAP.
And this evening I get to go back to let them out into their mosquito-haunted run-in and paddock while I muck stalls, clean buckets, and set up everything for their retreat next morning to the barn.
isn’t that what they call spending quality time with your horses? [only partly kidding]
Wonderful picture and what wonderful horses! what kind are they?
The one on the left is my Thoroughbred, Ben; the one to his right is a Friesian buddy of his at a place where I used to board Ben.
Ben and my other horse at their current home:
http://pets.webshots.com/album/577968481leyuYh
Commander is currently recovering from laminitis. The story, as told on my blog, starts here:
http://exurbanmusings.blogspot.com/2011/05/well-this-just-stinks.html
and continues through subsequent entries.
They’re very handsome. I hope the recovery continues to go well and that you recover from your bout of worry as well. And my sympathies on the chronic pain of mucking out stalls, regardless of the weather.
Thanks! Commander’s doing very well with minimal pain relief now; I’ve just switched him from one gram/day of bute to daily Previcox to reduce the impact on his gut. Hopefully in a while he can be comfortable without anything at all; but if he has to spend the rest of his life on low-level pain relief and does well on it, then so be it.
I actually don’t mind mucking most of the time; since I make my living as a proofreader of often difficult and highly technical stuff, it’s a near-mindless physical activity that’s oddly satisfying as a change from the mental intensity and physical immobility of my workday. But in hot humid weather, it stinks. It just plain stinks.
Wonderful looking horses, sorry to read about the laminitis, thanks for the link to your blog.
It’ll be near 100 here today. But wasn’t just the worst winter in recent memory? Sigh.
Showers and a bearable 68 in Geneva (low 50s overnight).
Send some of that rain our way, please. I just took a short walk outside. It’s truly Arizona-level weather.
it’s 90 at the moment but Baja AZ has been getting rain almost every evening, cooling it off to 75. Maybe you stole our summer?
Heh. I’ll actually be out your way in a few weeks. Hopefully you’ll still be having that “cooler” weather.
Heh, odd to be jealous of people getting rain in Arizona.
Hope all is well with you. I like to imagine you enjoying the glorious sunsets while sipping a refreshing horchata. 🙂
And it’ll be 100 here again today. The heat index is actually 110. Sigh.
Yes, as Andi says. Those kids and parents in Norway – I can’t find words. So sorry to read about that
Horrible, heartbreaking.
What a awful day.
An awful tragedy. There are just no words except our deepest sympathy.
Yes.
Unfortunately, though, we mourn for ourselves too. This type of ideology is everywhere & any one of us could be victimized.
Another slice of the small, precious piece of childlike innocence that still remains when one is my age has been stolen.
I happened to see a fascinating fountain video a while ago and it improved my mood a little. The video is pretty heavy on bandwidth, but fun to watch if you have the capability.
Well, that definitely leaves me out.
I still refuse to grow up, though.
🙂
Sorry about the (lack of) bandwidth:(
Life in Dialup Land only means I have fewer reasons to avoid the necessities. ..
Wow, that is wicked cool.
The fountain was amazing but you totally forgot to discuss all those math equations — wonder why. 😉
I have a notebook filled with stuff like that from my days in aeronautics many years ago. Now they make my brain hurt.
My favorite Peanuts joke – the kid in class who says “my brain is full”
Fascinating- bookmarked it.
Thank you for everyone’s good wishes.
It is impossible to understand the evil that committed these acts. Everyone at home – from the King, the Government, the leadership of all parties and people in the street – are standing firm in the belief in an open society with transparent democracy. The people will not succumb to fear.
The Prime Minister’s statement about responding with “more openness, more democracy and more humanity” was so different from what you’d hear in the US.
You mean, it’s different from what we heard. And what we did.
There are civilized cultures & then there ain’t.
Dropped off two paintings for the juried show at the Kent Art Association. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Very exciting! fingers crossed here for you!
Thanks, Errol! It will be a nervous next few days.
Well please let us know about your big award when it comes! Best of luck!
When? 😉
Gotta be positive about these things, b2;-)
Good luck to you, b2!
I’ve done sort of a similar thing lately. Last Christmas a friend recommended that I send some of my recorded stuff to a certain regional radio station for review. I finally sent in a CD — which will probably find its way to the bottom of a drawer somewhere, before it’s discovered & thrown out.
I think your chances are much better!
🙂
Thanks, ww! And good luck with the CD!
Thanks, b2. We’ll see!
I’ve decided that some good feedback would be nice, but I’m not too hung up on it. I’ll just keep doing what I do regardless.
Crowley was right.
yes, very best of luck!!
Thanks for good wishes, Errol. I’m listening to the station now & so much of what they play sounds like what I do. It’s wild.
That’s great!
Do they stream on the web? I’d like to take a listen sometime:)
Yeah, man!
I’ve been listening since about ’85 or ’86. They’re brilliant. The most diverse collection of music anywhere on the dial, that I know of. You name it, they play it.
Thanks! I need an alternative to the alternative I listen to now.
Appreciate the link, ID. Thanks.
I’m becoming convinced that it’s not so great to live in a techno-ghetto. Streaming just isn’t possible for me yet. Unless I
want
to listen
to the
radio
like
this
🙁
Oh cool! Can you post a link to pictures of the pictures so we can ooh and ah over them?
I’ll do that in a few, after leaving the sphere of my evil overlords.
Here:
http://paloozapaintings.blogspot.com/2009/01/1949-packard.html
http://paloozapaintings.blogspot.com/2008/10/sonoran-desert.html
They’re both excellent but the packard painting is definitely a wowza! — if it doesn’t win something those people have no taste.
Apparently they have no taste. They took the cacti, not the car. I got the news in the mail today.
I am shocked — no joke. Maybe they are very traditional in their ideas about what is a proper subject for art.
But anyway, mazel tov on getting the one picture accepted.
Yes! Congratulations, b2! Great news. Your work is there; that’s the important thing.
Thanks! I was talking to folks who have had stuff there. It may be that they prefer landscapes. They seem to have a lot of them. Also, the cacti piece was better framed, and presentation may be paramount.
Not to worry. It was tough on the impressionists at first too, but look how that turned out;-)
I like the Packard too. Wuss up wit dat?
(I must be because I totally forgot to post this pic this morning.)
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It reminds me of the model of the solar system that I had in my classroom. The scale is just about as accurate too.
I was thinking it would make a great model for a movie death star. George Lucas, take note.
“That’s not a moon!”
This is exactly why I love nature more than I love culture. Nothing but perfection in even the tiniest detail. Simple beauty.
🙂
It’s a funny little thing. Just looking at it always makes me smile. The other nice thing about the plants ( buttonbush) is that butterflies really like them — I’ve see upwards of 25 butterflies around them.
If the butterflies like them, the bees probably do too. All a very good thing.
Hope you’re seeing some nice weather today! It’s cooled down here. Really lovely. The chores are calling like sirens ..
Here’s a simple way to show your solidarity with Norway:
Stay together – Hold hands
Go to where it says “Klikk her for å styrke lenken” (click here to strengthen the chain) and enter your name. So far, more than 845,000 participants and increasing quickly.
Thank you ask. Now 850K and climbing.
The numbers are really climbing fast. Now it’s 855844. It does create a beautiful message.
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Commander likes to mess with stuff:
Now, if I could just train him to clean up after himself….
Finally back on line here at work. Now my browser is only 3 or 4 years old instead of 8. Progress in small increments.
I’m guessing an IE upgrade then, rather than Firefox or some other superior alternative?
Yep, IE 7 I believe. Why go with a modern (and free) alternative when you can have an obsolete browser from the Bush years?
Ah yes, the Bush years.
The Tea Party frightens me into thinking that someday we’ll look back on the Bush era as the good old days. 🙁