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Do you put your seatbelt on everyday when you get in the car? Does that make you paranoid that you are going to get into an accident? Do you wear a helmet when you ride? Are you paranoid you are going to fall off your horse? To some people, carrying a gun in case of needing to protect oneself, is n...

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i just stood and groomed her for an hour today, as she munched on some hay, she nickered to me when i came, other than that she is not doing well, its so hard to know exactly when is a good time, and i am hoping she can 'tell' me. its a part of horse stewardship that is very difficult. It's one of ...

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Thanks so much for updating us Shirrine. I'm really hoping you enjoy the upcoming shows.

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Those couple of examples are fine, but we need to look at the larger picture. What drove the Arab Spring? Lack of work, easily as much as any political dissatisfaction. Where do the terrorist groups find their recruits? From amongst the young people (men mostly) who see no futures for themselves in ...

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Well, after one of the heavy yard-work days, I was staying over with my daughter, and was SO MISERABLY STIFF after watching Project Runway (just sitting on the couch) that I could hardly walk to the bathroom. She promptly dosed me with Advil. Went to bed, felt a whole lot better in the morning. So m...

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Funny thing. I'm riding the bus, headed to BART, and I've got a couple bags of things with me. One bag has my travel mug in it and must have still had a little tea at the bottom, because when I get off the bus, I've got this wet spot on the thigh of my pants. High on the thigh, toward the inside, be...

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DH wants to take the extra 6 inches from the adjacent dining area. There is technically lots of room because it flows right into the livingroom. But as it stands the dining table is nicely centred between a window and a built-in buffet. It bugs me to move it off-centre. Is that a silly concern? Not...

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Just an update from me, just because we want new posts every so often. I'm working like crazy getting a house ready to rent. We've shoehorned in a kitchen remodel into the 30 days between renters, and anxiety levels are off the scale. Plus the departing renters didn't dress the yard after their dogs...

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Oh, happy birthday to him! (You look very proud, Mom. )

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Didn't need a gun... http://www.pekintimes.com/article/20151015/NEWS/151019593 Yes, crazy people who want to do damage will still want to do damage when guns are far harder to get their hands on. Maybe they'll choose a knife instead. And that means others will have a better chance of wrestling them ...

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Yeah, really. I mean, Mr. Made-of-Money has already earned a cool $5million this year, what tax rate SHOULD be charged on the next million? I think 90% is a great tax rate at that level.

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Well, I rode this weekend. Jumped a course. It was much fun. So, there's a senior riding report. ;) I am also working on the jungle (yard) of a rental house and that's a heck of a lot more work I am here to tell you. Sucker weeds from dead trees that are still trying to grow. It's take 5 days to cle...

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I wonder why you figure these two people somehow == "the gub'ment", but you do not. This place fascinates me. It is becoming way too much work to have to clarify every single thing that I say because it appears to be misconstrued or taken out of context. I didn't link the two thoughts. Yo...

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And so we have someone who believes handguns should be outlawed with very few exceptions and someone else who agrees and a third person who says tin's not about an outright ban and that's a red herring... And you wonder why I don't trust the gub'ment... I wonder why you figure these two people some...

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As far as I'm concerned, Australia has set an excellent example of how and why gun deaths/violence can be significantly lessened and lowered. I see absolutely no reason why the US cannot or will not follow suit and I sincerely hope they do... the sooner the better. I remember a poster on another bo...

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Rossetti was a painter and is practically the same thing as Rosette. Then you could call her Zetti.

But I like Gilda, actually, for the flaxen...

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Have to break off some time to read Malcolm Gladwell's article, but I just wanted to pop in to say... We have to be aware that there are several different TYPES of gun violence and the reasons therefore (and solutions thereof) may be quite different. For example: Drug lords and gang violence probabl...

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This bigoted blind goofy dismissal of republicans does nothing to advance any kind of sane dialogue about issues. Remember those? Issues? Huh. I think the Democratic candidates amply demonstrated that THEY remember Issues. Not sure the Republican candidates can be said to have demonstrated anything...

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Boots, from my very sketchy memory of his interview on 60 Minutes: 1) closing the loopholes for business owners who send manufacturing jobs overseas or hide money overseas to avoid taxes. 2) universal health care 3) charging other countries for the cost of military services that we currently provid...

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OK, JK, I only did that once.

Snorkling. That's fun. Kayaking, I like that. Mostly I paint (walls) and clean up gardens and browse appliances and deal with houses.

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You all won't believe I'm saying this, but I think some of Donald Trumps ideas have merit. "Even a broken clock is right twice a day". I don't think we need his cocky self in the White House, but he may well start some conversations that are really needed. Agree with this (about his cocky...

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I lived with my parents until my first baby was 18 months old, and leaving them behind when my dh and baby moved was the MOST gut wrenching thing for everyone, especially my poor baby----I would never EVER sign up for that again. Dd and her dh actually prefer that I live next door----for child care...

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I'm old. This will be long. UDBB member since 2000 on and off under both names, so I'm hyphenating. 62, rode anything with 4 legs as a kid, was the local pony breaker for our (mostly hunters) pony club. Quit from about 18 to about 38, then bought a horse property in San Diego county and raised my ki...

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Nobody knows what it is or nobody knows how it would be implemented...? For many countries who have tried, their version hasn't done them any good. My guess? Both. Firstly, they run from the word like it was a vampire, and hide their heads in the sand. The U.S. is a Republic, fer cryin' out loud, a...

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I should note that I go to the Reflexology place to get the "foot massage" (which is actually an all over light massage) anytime I have $30. More expensive than Ibuprophen, but more wonderful, too.

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Well I want my own section then (guy/68) :lol: and senior horses, we have a 24 year old who acts like a three old... I think we meant senior riders, or senior horse people! :-) My first thought was, "Oh, but what about Mike and Clanter!" And then I thought: "High time they had to res...

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That's very sad. I was inconsolable for weeks after losing my standard. They are just such good dogs.

I still haven't found a way of re-using his collar as a reminder of him. Anyone have any ideas for that, that might help Rockabilly (and me)?

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This shoulda-coulda been the first post in Cross-Training forum.

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Or maybe it's when we start getting the urge to get off when our horse starts acting up? that isn't going to happen with ours as we have International Exotic Animal Sanctuary nearby who will take a horse to feed the large cats ... and we remind them of that if they think they are not going to mind ...

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Interesting question. I was kind of referring to soreness, not actual pain, but to answer the question, I guess I figure pain is the body's way of saying "Don't do that!" and if it's saying don't, maybe I shouldn't? I mean, one of the reasons we don't immediately cut all pain in an animal ...

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Spiritpaws wrote:I think mainstream America is afraid of socialism because of propaganda, and the eroding component of the 21st century: critical thinking.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

"Socialist" == "devil!" Add to that the fact that nobody knows what it is.

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Should I do anything about it? I rode yesterday for probably the first time in 4 weeks and even though I had a good ride I'm sore and creaky today. I have a friend who is 10 years older than I am and she lives on Ibuprophen, but I don't think that's healthy. Is it? On the other hand, I'm rather pill...

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When Obama first poked his head up in the 2008 race, did he look "electable"? I'd say not. But much changed on the campaign trail.

Now, this observation is whether or not you happen to like Mr. Obama and his presidency. I'm talking about the campaign.

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I'm here. Gotta be the first to actually log in once, say hello, log out, and FORGET MY PASSWORD.

Other folks have taken new names, I've hyphenated my old ones. It's hard to keep y'all straight.

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Not sure I qualify. I mean, _I_ do, certainly! But I don't own a horse anymore. I ride different horses at the lesson barn I go to, and am most comfortable on a 17 year old cob mare. I don't think it's her age that I feel good about, but her size. She's about 14.2. The other horses there are bigger ...

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I don't know what my first post was, because I joined in 2000 and the oldest post listed was 2002. My first post under "boots" was when boots was an alter, and I used it to hide my online identity because I was SOOOOOO downhearted about my riding. In that thread, people were so very kind. ...

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It's gonna take a few days. People are still saying goodbye over there.

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But, but but... there's PHOTOSHOP!

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