Monthly Archives: October 2011
Dear Mel
October 10, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Dear human who buys my hay, Did you know that it is raining? Right now. And you seem to have forgotten something. Like a blanket, or a shelter, or a nice covered barn. Do you really expect me to use my copious amounts of fat and a few pitiful trees to shelter me from the […] more
Tevis 2011 – Seizing Life’s opportunities
October 7, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Did you hear!!!!!?????? From the Tevis website: NEW START TIME AND LOCATION: Due to snow in the high country the 2011 Tevis Cup start has been moved to 6:30am at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn on Saturday 10/8. Rider Check-In begins at 10am at the Fairgrounds on Friday 10/7. More details coming soon. For those […] more
The first rain
October 5, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On Monday we had the first rain of the season. This does not bode well for my conditioning this fall. As I’ve probably mentioned a hundred times, where I live in California, the jet stream changes approximately every 3 months. The weather we have in the first 2 weeks of the “new” jet stream at […] more
Blogging – just do it
October 3, 2011 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This is a shameless post to encourage you to start blogging. Blogging is incredibly rewarding. It will develop skills such as writing, communication, planning, layout, visual design. You will learn far more than your readers, even if your intent is to educate. It will make you a better thinker, analyst, communicator, and planner. It will […] more