I have always hated the basement of the house I grew up in.   

My two older sisters have similar feelings for the basement.  Even before I was born, and my mother purchased a piano that resides to this day in the living room, my big sisters would have to venture down… Read full post »

The first thing you need to know to fully appreciate this post is that I hate raw meat.  If you’ve read some of my old posts, you’ll know that I spend quite a lot of time around dead things, so this doesn’t make much sense.  I also go hunting from… Read full post »

I haven't posted in quite some time, but this was a quick and easy way to do so.  Hope you enjoy my idyllic Nebraska scene!

We first learned of Velvet in October of 2008 when helping coordinate a fund-raising ride to benefit the local horse rescue organization.  She had come into the rescue’s care about 2 months earlier, and was stabilized enough that she could be adopted-out to the right home.&nbs… Read full post »

Grand Prize Winners - Ice Cream in a Can

The photos on this computer are limited in general, and of me in particular - since I'm the one usually taking them.  Last year the kid wanted to participate in the "4H Ice Cream in a Can" competition at the county fair,… Read full post »

The following was a story I posted to a re-trained throroughbred group last summer.  Since I haven’t had much time for writing or posting to OS lately, I thought I’d throw this up for your amusement.  FYI – Go Lite is my off-the-track throroughbred (OTTB) gelding, P/… Read full post »

Those of you who guessed #1 get a gold star!!!  I'd forgotten some of my responses to "spider posts"...and my daughter had been reading over my shoulder and suggested that lie.  I have held taratulas withought freaking, but I much prefer my pets to be warm blooded.

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In an effort to provide some non-MSM info on this virus, here is the latest update from ProMED.  If there's anything I can clarify, please let me know! 

FYI - I have a teenage daughter at home with a fever, sore throat, headache and body aches, and I am not panicking,… Read full post »

I'm guessing that #3 was OES's lie...but maybe it was #1...I can believe #2 because even I came close to the summit :)

So here are my three:

1) I have a pet tarantula

2) I have been published in "Science"

3) I used to live in a pig barn

Have… Read full post »

I thought it would be worthwhile to provide a source of unbiased information on the Swine Flu/Influenza A H1N1 outbreak as it occurs. 

 ProMED-mail is the global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious disease and toxins, open to all sources.  ProMED-mail, the… Read full post »

Happy Arbor Day everyone!

24 hours later…

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My Cock’s Bigger Than Your Cock

Mine’s bigger than yours –

 A cross between a Barred Rock

And an unknown hen.  

Too many roosters!

We need to thin out the flock –

Feed bill is growing.

The red cardinal

Sweetly sings in the tree top

Greeting the morning

 Mephitis mephitis

As some of you already know, I’m married to a veterinarian with… Read full post »

Cap’n Parrotdead

Erotica on OS

No need for haiku.

Pardon me while I scratch my boob… 

I find it mildly disturbing when women go rooting around for fallen bra straps in public.  Yes, I’m well aware that it happens, and sometimes you just really need to retrieve that wayward strap, but some ladies are just a little too obvious a… Read full post »

One Spring several years ago, I was cruising on Petfinder and saw a very cute rabbit available at one of the area shelters.  Since my daughter and 4H give me an excellent excuse to feed my animal addiction, I asked her if she’d like to get a bunny.  Being young and… Read full post »

My story begins on a Sunday night nearly two weeks ago.  The laundry was washing, as were the dishes.  I had gone upstairs to pee when the sounds of running up and down the stairs came through the door, along with my husband shouting to my daughter to find a flashlight. … Read full post »

When I’m tired but cannot sleep, 

I close my eyes and ride my thoroughbred. 

He canters on his left lead,  

My legs are long and firm against his barrel, 

My back is strong. 

The surroundings are blank. 

I feel his stride, I see his legs. 

We fly.&nb… Read full post »

Anyone driving down the Alda Road last Sunday would have seen two individuals walking a five acre, fallow field.  They would appear to be intently searching for something.  Every few steps they would stop, bend over, and touch the earth.  Or so it would seem.

The wind is blowing

Through the cracks dirt flies

My house… Read full post »

Brian had always been a cat person, and he was getting tired of living alone, so of course it was time to butt-in and find him a cat.  He began to receive emails from Petfinder.org of available cats in the area, on a daily basis.  Brian was also partial to… Read full post »

I had been dating my now-husband for a while when he decided we should spend the weekend at his dad’s house, so he could show me all of his favorite sights.  His mom had passed away two years before we’d met, so dad was the only parent I needed to, or… Read full post »

It was Darling Daughter’s first year in “real” 4H (vs Jr. Clover where she couldn’t show animals) and she was preparing to show her cat Lintball at the county fair. 

DD had studied her cat book,… Read full post »

 My darling daughter has learned that I have this blog, and has taken to pointing out that I don’t write about her very much.  My apologies Darling Daughter!  This one’s for you!!! 

DD has been involved with 4H Shooting Sports for about four years now.  The though… Read full post »