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Roll On, Bloggers!

Yes, I love Alabama.  I have a hankering to ease right on over to that iTunes store and replace my tapes from…oh, so long ago… Well, if you know that tune, you can hum along while reading. Because as Blog … Continue reading

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The Sound You Hear…

…Is the sound of a totally broken blog. I’m working on it. Edited: Fixed.  Give Me Chocolate.

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The Necessity of Joy

Dog joy, that is. One of the things about training a performance dog is how deeply it drives this point home.  One of the things about training a performance Beagle is how it shoves this right in your face. Did … Continue reading

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This is My Brain

This is my brain on Project Overload. ===BOOM!=== This is my brain on concatenating software and hardware failures, projects gone nuts, dogs gone sick, appliances gone crazy (I kinda know how they feel). ===BOOM!=== This is my brain with a … Continue reading

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Dear T.V. Producers

We see that. Seriously, we do. We don’t like it. Because no, your little product placement moments aren’t half as clever as you think they are. You know, those moments when the camera lingers lovingly on a beer label–a beat … Continue reading

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A Bit of This and a Bit of That

By Patty Wilber        News bits first:         Longshot:  Here is what his foot with the contracted tendons looked like on day 3 of his life.  It was so curled that he was walking on the front of his pastern (the … Continue reading

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I Wanna be a Cowgirl, Part II

  Just as we (4 of us) were saddled up and ready to go, the cows busted out of the holding pen.  Apparently, they were unsatisfied with the accomodations.  Grass too short? Water too cold?  Too shallow?     It was unclear, but … Continue reading

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The Last of the Pecos (this summer)

Patty Wilber I had to BORROW  a horse! I own 4 rideable animals, plus Zeke  in training (Mouse was sold to a lovely home!) and I had nobody to ride in the Pecos for Labor Day! I needed to pack Risa, Penny … Continue reading

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I’m a Spock Girl Now

…Monday Once upon a time, I was young. Just about to hit my teens, in fact, and discovering–via the magic of reruns–the world of Classic Trek. Star Trek, The Original Series. TOS. Totally groovy. And boy, did I watch that … Continue reading

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Dear FaceBook: Like, Get Real!

…Monday “Doranna LIKES Julie Czerneda! “Doranna LIKES Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America!” And, on a particular day, “Doranna LIKES Doranna Durgin!” Yes, it’s the wonderful world of FaceBook. Actually, I enjoy FaceBook. I’ve met people there and reconnected … Continue reading

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