I looked up SS tables the other day. I though people had to be 67 to draw. Nope they have paused at 66 years, right in the middle of the baby boomers. How dumb was that idea? well here is the table, the last two columns are something to do with spousal survivor benefits.
age for full SS early benefits start at 62, table is months younger than full, amount IF full was $1000 and % reduction from full benefits.
1937 or earlier 65 36 $800 20.00% $375 25.00%
1938 65 and 2 months 38 $791 20.83% $370 25.83%
1939 65 and 4 months 40 $783 21.67% $366 26.67%
1940 65 and 6 months 42 $775 22.50% $362 27.50%
1941 65 and 8 months 44 $766 23.33% $358 28.33%
1942 65 and 10 months 46 $758 24.17% $354 29.17%
1943-1954 66 48 $750 25.00% $350 30.00%
1955 66 and 2 months 50 $741 25.83% $345 30.83%
1956 66 and 4 months 52 $733 26.67% $341 31.67%
1957 66 and 6 months 54 $725 27.50% $337 32.50%
1958 66 and 8 months 56 $716 28.33% $333 33.33%
1959 66 and 10 months 58 $708 29.17% $329 34.17%
1960 and later 67 60 $700 30.00% $325 35.00%
*****NOW MY TABLE which might save the pgm until we can get away from this system***
1942 65 and 10 months 46 $758 24.17% $354 29.17%
1943-1947 66 and 0 mo 48 $750 25.00% $350 30.00%
1948 66 and 2 months 50 $741 25.83% $345 30.83%
1949 66 and 4 months 52 $733 26.67% $341 31.67
1950 66 and 6 months 54 $725 27.50% $337 32.50%
1951 66 and 8 months 56 $716 28.33% $333 33.33%
1952 66 and 10 months 58 $708 29.17% $329 34.17%
1953-54 67 & 0 months 60 60 $700 30.00% $325 35.00%
1955 67 and 1 months and 62 and 1 month for early retirement.
1956 67 and 2 months and 62 and 2 months for early retirement
1957 67 and 3 months and 62 and 3 months for early retirement
1958 67 and 4 months and 62 and 4 months for early retirement
1959 67 and 5 months and 62 and 5 months for early retirement
1960 67 and 6 months and 62 and 6 months for early retirement
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1961 67 7 months / 62 7 mon early ret. HI 67 8 months / 62 8 mon early
1962 67 8 months / 62 8 mon early ret. HI 67 10 months / 62 10 mon early
1963 67 9 months / 62 9 mon early ret. HI 68 0 months / 63 0 mon early
1964 67 10 months / 62 10 mon early ret. HI 68 2 months / 63 2 mon early
1965 67 11 months / 62 11 mon early ret. HI 68 4 months / 63 4 mon early
1966 68 0 months / 63 0 mon early ret. HI 68 6 months / 63 6 mon early
1967 68 1 months / 63 1 mon early ret. HI 68 8 months / 63 8 mon early
1968 68 2 months / 63 2 mon early ret. HI 68 10 months / 63 10 mon early
1969 68 3 months / 63 3 mon early ret. HI 69 0 months / 64 0 mon early
1970 68 4 months / 63 4 mon early ret. HI 69 2 months / 64 2 mon early
1971 68 5 months / 63 5 mon early ret. HI 69 4 months / 64 4 mon early
1972 68 6 months / 63 6 mon early ret. HI 69 6 months / 64 6 mon early
1973 68 7 months / 63 7 mon early ret. HI 69 8 months / 64 8 mon early
1973 68 8 months / 63 8 mon early ret. HI 69 10 months / 64 10 mon early
1974 68 9 months / 63 9 mon early ret. HI 70 0 months / 65 0 mon early
1975 68 10 months / 63 10 mon early ret. HI 70 2 months / 65 2 mon early
1975 68 11 months / 63 11 mon early ret. HI 70 4 months / 65 4 mon early
1975 69 0 months / 64 0 mon early ret. HI 70 6 months / 65 6 mon early
1976 69 0 months / 64 0 mon early ret. HI 70 8 months / 65 8 mon early
1977 69 0 months / 64 0 mon early ret. HI 70 10 months / 65 10 mon early
1978 69 0 months / 64 0 mon early ret. HI 71 0 months / 66 0 mon early
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1979 69 1 mon / 64 1 mon early ret. HI 71 1 mo / 66 1 mo early ret
1980 69 2 mon / 64 2 mon early ret. HI 71 2 mo / 66 2 mo early ret
1981 69 3 mon / 64 3 mon early ret. HI 71 3 mo / 66 3 mo early ret
HI in my table is "higher income" Implement a form of means testing that makes folks who don't 'need' SS be older to be eligible to start drawing it. Reading comments when SS has been brought up on discussion blogs leads me to believe that there would be a strong resistance to taking away SS bennies for folks who have paid in for 30-45 years just because they don't need the money. Under this system I expect I would wait 14 months longer to draw than the current table shows for "my" SS "entitlement". *I* would be perfectly open to adding some kind of reduction in benefits as well, so that if one is HI they get ie 90% instead of 100% of what they are 'eligible' for based on age and contributions. I don't know if that would be politically feasible. *I* think the current system will fail anyway and if the dems are allowed to choose how to salvage things they will make SS strictly another wealth transfer program and I will (I hope) be eligible for nothing because I have a retirement fund.
But again from reading blog comments its pretty clear to me that folks who are retired or near(5-10 yrs) to retirement age would revolt strongly at the ballot box against a politician or political party who proposed removing 'their' SS payouts just because they are not poor enough.
I believe one has to be 65 or older AND be drawing SS to get medicare now. So for folks waiting until age 66 to get full SS then they are not eligible for medicare until age 66. I suspect that it is even more important to raise this age -faster than folks being born in 1975 have to wait 2 months if they take earliest SS but thats a whole 'nother set of thought and its moot if the B/R/O regimes healthcare destruction act is not repealed or struck down by the courts. In fact reforming SS will also become moot in that case because the economic destruction that will Continue will land the country with such a huge debt bill that everything will have to collapse one way or another.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Lord give me courage
Just yesterday and this morning I was thinking "the USA can recover from this mess" The social malaise was remarked on back in the 1940's when Ayn Rand wrote Atlas Shrugged and we snapped out of it to send men to the moon and win the cold war. We can implement a sensible upwards nudge in eligibility age for SS to buy the time needed to implement the Ryan road map or something along with reforming child SSI to be only vouchers for extra tutoring, physical therapy etc.
And this afternoon the Washington Examiner released some transcript of the DNC planning to roll the GOP over the trivial budget cuts and I am thinking there are too many lemmings dragging this country towards the cliff and we cannot overcome it. The fact that the DNC plan has been leaked should give me hope, but I fear that the MarxSpewMedia will be successful in boycotting the story and that too many long time DC GOP residents don't really want to shake things up the amount it would take to avert the debt crisis and restore this country to being a republic and trimming government down to a sustainable size.
And this afternoon the Washington Examiner released some transcript of the DNC planning to roll the GOP over the trivial budget cuts and I am thinking there are too many lemmings dragging this country towards the cliff and we cannot overcome it. The fact that the DNC plan has been leaked should give me hope, but I fear that the MarxSpewMedia will be successful in boycotting the story and that too many long time DC GOP residents don't really want to shake things up the amount it would take to avert the debt crisis and restore this country to being a republic and trimming government down to a sustainable size.
Monday, March 28, 2011
weekend riding
In reverse order.
Sunday late afternoon I rode Lady the paso fino. I am not in any hurry to try to move her but I still need to get a brand inspection, in fact its probably more important if I will keep her over the summer or longer.
I have 'corrupted her' or from endurance POV taught her a needed skill and taught Lady that its ok to eat with a rider on board. She was getting into it yesterday with new spring grass in the ditch so after a couple stops I decided she would have to wait until we were headed back to eat anymore. Plus last weekend I started experimenting with making her stop and then just doing half halts to try to get her to WALK on the way home instead of thinking she has to gait. I could always hold her to a slow paced gait but mentally she was still rushing for home and I wanted to change that. The halts were helping a lot so I decided I'd work with that tool and see how much progress can be made with it.
So yesterday I started asking her to walk a little over 1/2 a mile from home, took a couple full halts to get her attention, then half halts and when we got to the ditch and last quarter mile home I did some halts and hand on her neck which is the signal to go ahead and eat and she did :) Shade is pretty good at self care when traveling but she will rarely stop to eat on the way home. But she has almost always walked for me and with the eating when traveling I have never sweated it.
Earlier sunday afternoon I worked with Sadie. I wanted to grab her first before it got breezy and the clouds blocked the lazy sunshine effect. Well maybe I'll get lazy sunny weather next week. She was pretty frisky so I didn't get on her but she did listen pretty well, we did a couple of backs of 4-5 steps after I longed her and put two lines on to do a bit of ground driving/long lining work. She hit the bit a couple times after taking off -- and just stopped when she did so that was good. I still very much want to have a lazy sunny day to climb back on her after she's had 3 months off with snow cover and then me having the long lasting sinus problems. If it comes to it I'll send her back to Jo for a couple of weeks but I'll want to have been doing steady ground work first so that I can have her ready for maximum under saddle work while paying $$ for her to be there.
Saturday I rode Shade. I need to set up some riding dates or take the dog on Lady and then do a long ride or work out something to advance to legging up for some endurance rides before too much longer but I was still in the mood to be pretty content with just a short ride to get myself some fresh air.
Sunday late afternoon I rode Lady the paso fino. I am not in any hurry to try to move her but I still need to get a brand inspection, in fact its probably more important if I will keep her over the summer or longer.
I have 'corrupted her' or from endurance POV taught her a needed skill and taught Lady that its ok to eat with a rider on board. She was getting into it yesterday with new spring grass in the ditch so after a couple stops I decided she would have to wait until we were headed back to eat anymore. Plus last weekend I started experimenting with making her stop and then just doing half halts to try to get her to WALK on the way home instead of thinking she has to gait. I could always hold her to a slow paced gait but mentally she was still rushing for home and I wanted to change that. The halts were helping a lot so I decided I'd work with that tool and see how much progress can be made with it.
So yesterday I started asking her to walk a little over 1/2 a mile from home, took a couple full halts to get her attention, then half halts and when we got to the ditch and last quarter mile home I did some halts and hand on her neck which is the signal to go ahead and eat and she did :) Shade is pretty good at self care when traveling but she will rarely stop to eat on the way home. But she has almost always walked for me and with the eating when traveling I have never sweated it.
Earlier sunday afternoon I worked with Sadie. I wanted to grab her first before it got breezy and the clouds blocked the lazy sunshine effect. Well maybe I'll get lazy sunny weather next week. She was pretty frisky so I didn't get on her but she did listen pretty well, we did a couple of backs of 4-5 steps after I longed her and put two lines on to do a bit of ground driving/long lining work. She hit the bit a couple times after taking off -- and just stopped when she did so that was good. I still very much want to have a lazy sunny day to climb back on her after she's had 3 months off with snow cover and then me having the long lasting sinus problems. If it comes to it I'll send her back to Jo for a couple of weeks but I'll want to have been doing steady ground work first so that I can have her ready for maximum under saddle work while paying $$ for her to be there.
Saturday I rode Shade. I need to set up some riding dates or take the dog on Lady and then do a long ride or work out something to advance to legging up for some endurance rides before too much longer but I was still in the mood to be pretty content with just a short ride to get myself some fresh air.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Why entitlements will crush the U.S. and other countries
foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/26/children-conceived-AFTER-death-parent-face-uphill-battle-SS-inheritance-rights
UFDA, for heavens sake. That Social Security is even considered as an inheritance right is messed up right there. I went looking on the web and both a surviving spouse and a surviving child can receive 75% of the benefits the worker would have gotten (if they were of retirement age I'm guessing) If there is more then 1 kid benefits are "capped" at 150-180% of what the workers benefits would have been. OK this is what it is and no one wants kids to suffer financial hardship if mom or dad suddenly dies. But to say that Uncle Sugar should give these same very generous benefits for a child that is CONCEIVED up to TWO YEARS after the worker died? I'm sorry but if you want your genes to go on that badly buy some life insurance to provide for the possible future kidlet, don't expect that the already overwhelmed taxpayers needs to provide for a FUTURE child conceived from your banked sperm. And if mom is choosing to have a kid with your banked sperm she needs to expect to support it herself whether by her earnings or whatever insurance and estate you left her. Frankly I think its incredible CHUTZPA for these women to think they should get their SS inheritance benefits doubled in these cases.
Yeah I'm heartless, this is a small small # and especially if dad died serving in the military the county could pay for kidlet --well i'd donate for that case but I STILL don't want it to be automatic bennies. BUT the real problem is that when one does a web search for SS benefits for children the 100's of hits DONT even include survivor benefits, its all about getting SSI money. Ummm, isn't SSI for people who are disabled and cant work? Kids don't work anyway so why do their parents need SSI money? Yeah yeah I'm heartless again, don't I want special needs kids to be able to get special services so they maybe can overcome their disabilities and be productive adults. Well what makes us think the parents are spending the SSI monies on that? This is not a voucher program for services its just handing unrestricted money to parents and guardians who know how to milk the bureaucratic systems.
Oh and even people who are generally conservative and UNDERSTAND that the country is boned but are close to age to draw SS retirement benefits are strongly opposed to cutting the benefits they've been 'paying into' for FORTY years eleventy!
Well as an engineer I am not wired to accept 'there is no solution'. IMO the only way this country can possibly get a handle on its budget is to immediately start (or possibly increase I haven't checked) raising the eligibility age for SS and to put in some kind of means testing that moves eligibility for 'wealthy retirees' back an extra bit of time (again this needs to be a gradual 1 or 2 months a year up to 2-4 years older than general retirees deal). I think this is the only fix that may be politically possible to do. I agree with people who think the system is inherently flawed but as far as I can tell one either lets the government implode under its debt and its 'owed' entitlements and then everyone who survived the chaos has to fend for themselves or we reduce the # of people we are supporting to where we can continue the flawed system and we should expect to keep raising eligibility ages as needed. We also NEED to reform SSI. We could start by making child SSI benefits a voucher card that can only be redeemed for stuff like therapy (speech, motor skills etc) and tutoring. If we don't start reforming SSI the soon to be seniors will never allow needed SS and medicare reforms.
Oh and medicare eligibility has to be indexed to FULL SS eligibility. It is currently 65 even though SS has been raised to 67 or 68. Again, gradually raise the age -probably only 1 month per year could fly politically.
UFDA, for heavens sake. That Social Security is even considered as an inheritance right is messed up right there. I went looking on the web and both a surviving spouse and a surviving child can receive 75% of the benefits the worker would have gotten (if they were of retirement age I'm guessing) If there is more then 1 kid benefits are "capped" at 150-180% of what the workers benefits would have been. OK this is what it is and no one wants kids to suffer financial hardship if mom or dad suddenly dies. But to say that Uncle Sugar should give these same very generous benefits for a child that is CONCEIVED up to TWO YEARS after the worker died? I'm sorry but if you want your genes to go on that badly buy some life insurance to provide for the possible future kidlet, don't expect that the already overwhelmed taxpayers needs to provide for a FUTURE child conceived from your banked sperm. And if mom is choosing to have a kid with your banked sperm she needs to expect to support it herself whether by her earnings or whatever insurance and estate you left her. Frankly I think its incredible CHUTZPA for these women to think they should get their SS inheritance benefits doubled in these cases.
Yeah I'm heartless, this is a small small # and especially if dad died serving in the military the county could pay for kidlet --well i'd donate for that case but I STILL don't want it to be automatic bennies. BUT the real problem is that when one does a web search for SS benefits for children the 100's of hits DONT even include survivor benefits, its all about getting SSI money. Ummm, isn't SSI for people who are disabled and cant work? Kids don't work anyway so why do their parents need SSI money? Yeah yeah I'm heartless again, don't I want special needs kids to be able to get special services so they maybe can overcome their disabilities and be productive adults. Well what makes us think the parents are spending the SSI monies on that? This is not a voucher program for services its just handing unrestricted money to parents and guardians who know how to milk the bureaucratic systems.
Oh and even people who are generally conservative and UNDERSTAND that the country is boned but are close to age to draw SS retirement benefits are strongly opposed to cutting the benefits they've been 'paying into' for FORTY years eleventy!
Well as an engineer I am not wired to accept 'there is no solution'. IMO the only way this country can possibly get a handle on its budget is to immediately start (or possibly increase I haven't checked) raising the eligibility age for SS and to put in some kind of means testing that moves eligibility for 'wealthy retirees' back an extra bit of time (again this needs to be a gradual 1 or 2 months a year up to 2-4 years older than general retirees deal). I think this is the only fix that may be politically possible to do. I agree with people who think the system is inherently flawed but as far as I can tell one either lets the government implode under its debt and its 'owed' entitlements and then everyone who survived the chaos has to fend for themselves or we reduce the # of people we are supporting to where we can continue the flawed system and we should expect to keep raising eligibility ages as needed. We also NEED to reform SSI. We could start by making child SSI benefits a voucher card that can only be redeemed for stuff like therapy (speech, motor skills etc) and tutoring. If we don't start reforming SSI the soon to be seniors will never allow needed SS and medicare reforms.
Oh and medicare eligibility has to be indexed to FULL SS eligibility. It is currently 65 even though SS has been raised to 67 or 68. Again, gradually raise the age -probably only 1 month per year could fly politically.
processed american cheese --boon for giving dog pills
Well maybe not -- two different internet casual friends have reported problems with pilling dogs and I've shared my velveeta/store brand tip for wrapping around the pills; and I have not heard back with "oh thanks that works". Well one I just told and the other was reported the little chi dog just refuses to even take a treat if it has a pill in it vs the more typical big dog thing of chewing the treat and spitting out the pill vs their typical behavior of just gulping soft treats down. But the processed cheese sure works good for me. I've used it before even on easy dogs because it doesn't get grease on my hands like using hot dogs or the yucky stinky liver sausage but for Mia the cheese is needed --she WILL spit out at least her MSM capsule when I run out of cheese and try to substitute the meat products. I have to only give her the little thyroid pill (and I am never SURE she isn't sneaking that out and I just don't see it.) And *I* think Mia benefits from the MSM pill. When I go on long weekend to a week riding trips without pre-making capsules so the parents only give Mia the thyroid pills she almost always seems to be feeling more stiff and sore in her hind legs/hips when I get back.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
anti-social lately
I am not an anti-social hermit type person. I don't handle large groups of people well but have always enjoyed being in a small group. But I got out of the habit of going to lunch at work when I could not take the liberal speak for much more. Instead I turned to bb's and blogs on the web. Well lately it seems that I go to the web looking for some diversion or company and find I cannot even bring myself to open many bb threads. I am on FB with not a large # of 'friends' but have 'hidden' posts from two of them because I don't want to be reminded that they believe the Spew from the MarxSpewMedia. Click on blogs that I have liked and don't even want to read them today.
This is all good if we enter into serious DOOM I guess--except that I am in a phase of wanting to find at least internet company but not enjoying any that I'm finding, perhaps it can evolve to just enjoying my own company -- I need to stock up on reading material and try to develop some useful hobbies to fill time.
What a pity I don't like to shoot, but I wonder if I could not get into reloading anyway. I don't think I can overcome my dislike for the noise + general lack of hand/eye coordination to actually ever make target shooting into a hobby. I should force myself to take hunters safety and some basic classes and practice a bit just so I can deal with a situation if I need to though.
This is all good if we enter into serious DOOM I guess--except that I am in a phase of wanting to find at least internet company but not enjoying any that I'm finding, perhaps it can evolve to just enjoying my own company -- I need to stock up on reading material and try to develop some useful hobbies to fill time.
What a pity I don't like to shoot, but I wonder if I could not get into reloading anyway. I don't think I can overcome my dislike for the noise + general lack of hand/eye coordination to actually ever make target shooting into a hobby. I should force myself to take hunters safety and some basic classes and practice a bit just so I can deal with a situation if I need to though.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Happy surprise check and disappointing royalty check
Yesterday I got a check from the IRS. No explanation but I guess I bungled my 1040 and overpaid a bit. Today is oil royalty check day. Check is half of last months amount. I did experience a few minutes of feeling bummed and whiny before reminding myself I should appreciate getting any amount of free money. But I guess I had better not rely on oil royalties as something that will grow as fast as inflation. I'll find out this summer if weather was limiting production or if the wells on that section? of land are becoming depleted.
I am feeling that the tea party and ad hoc conservative efforts will not be enough in time to save the U.S. from the entitlement and debt crisis fiscal meltdowns. So I must get with the program to develop my land in WY before the savings to do that will only buy a few gallons of gas or whatever. At least I did enjoy the last two years of enjoying my horses instead of taking time away from that to work on the property and the housing bubble deflation effects and recession --thanks DEMS :( have limited inflation temporarily.
I am feeling that the tea party and ad hoc conservative efforts will not be enough in time to save the U.S. from the entitlement and debt crisis fiscal meltdowns. So I must get with the program to develop my land in WY before the savings to do that will only buy a few gallons of gas or whatever. At least I did enjoy the last two years of enjoying my horses instead of taking time away from that to work on the property and the housing bubble deflation effects and recession --thanks DEMS :( have limited inflation temporarily.
Monday, March 21, 2011
weekend riding report
Saturday I rode Shade. I thought I should go 5 miles but I turned back early as we were headed towards the hwy when I saw 2 dogs playing in fields the other side of the ditch. Just seemed easier to have Ole not even notice them or they notice him. It was hot enough he probably would not have even felt he needed to go join in playing but I prefer just avoiding any potential issues. I did end up doubling back for Ole 2-3 times so probably was close to 5 miles overall anyway.
Sunday I longed Sadie a bit. I left stuff out all winter and the cotton long line picked up a bunch of stickers :( so I elected to just use the biothane line. I think it is 25 ft. A bit short for canter work so I moved in a smaller circle when I asked for some canter. Ended up by asking Sadie to walk both directions after she had settled down. I don't want her to think long line work only means trot and canter anyway. I did not even bridle her, figured I did not want to mess with ground driving/ long line work her first time being messed with in nearly 3 months and I'm so clumsy with it.
Then I rode Lady. Went about 3 miles plus a bit extra waiting for Ole but it was cooler and he kept up better. Maintained a fairly brisk gaiting and canter for 1 mile. Lady seemed to be doing pretty well then but she got all sweated up cantering up the hill and doubling back waiting for Ole. Some part already being warm although I hadn't noticed sweating I suppose plus her "hurry home and get back to my buddy Sadie" kicked in I think. I tried doing some halts and then just half halts to keep her closer to a walk on the way home. I think I will pursue this a bit and see if I can get her to walk the last 1/2 mile home. I do not like a horse that is rushing home and even when I can make her gait slowly she is still mentally rushing and keeping herself hot and bothered.
Sunday I longed Sadie a bit. I left stuff out all winter and the cotton long line picked up a bunch of stickers :( so I elected to just use the biothane line. I think it is 25 ft. A bit short for canter work so I moved in a smaller circle when I asked for some canter. Ended up by asking Sadie to walk both directions after she had settled down. I don't want her to think long line work only means trot and canter anyway. I did not even bridle her, figured I did not want to mess with ground driving/ long line work her first time being messed with in nearly 3 months and I'm so clumsy with it.
Then I rode Lady. Went about 3 miles plus a bit extra waiting for Ole but it was cooler and he kept up better. Maintained a fairly brisk gaiting and canter for 1 mile. Lady seemed to be doing pretty well then but she got all sweated up cantering up the hill and doubling back waiting for Ole. Some part already being warm although I hadn't noticed sweating I suppose plus her "hurry home and get back to my buddy Sadie" kicked in I think. I tried doing some halts and then just half halts to keep her closer to a walk on the way home. I think I will pursue this a bit and see if I can get her to walk the last 1/2 mile home. I do not like a horse that is rushing home and even when I can make her gait slowly she is still mentally rushing and keeping herself hot and bothered.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
first draft theory -repsonse to Atlas Shrugged
If you have not read Atlas Shrugged you should. Skip the insanely long radio monologue though. I read a few pages of Galt restating Rand's basic theories and skipped the rest. I could have skipped earlier than I did.
If you have read the book and remember some of the key points this may make some sense.
Lets get the offensive bit out of the way first.
Muslims would curse and burn the book after reading the demonstration of the sonic weapon. Imans would ban it.
Liberals would read the book and clamor for more research $$$ from the government so someone 'for the people' can discover the secret of power from static electricity in the air and free 'the people' from 'those greedy oil and coal mine corporations'.
Selfish twits will take to heart the paraphrasing ' I will work for the benefit of no one but myself' completely ignoring the sub-message of the satisfaction of doing a job really well --while making a profit or good living mind you.
Some religious types will be aghast at the lectures against letting religious pressure (or general guilt) drive one to support a hoard of moochers and ne'er do wells. Rand does not push any 'joy of giving' but if one has real faith or charitable instincts they are not going to close up their purse based on the book; but anyone who gives out of guilt or to maintain appearances probably assumes an attack on all kinds of charity or helping someone get back on their feet.
The books praises capitalism. The Franciso character talks at one point about the American 'invention' of the phrase 'making money' explaining that the old world tended to have a view of a finite set of precious resources (ie gold, jewels) where someone has to deprive others to collect more 'wealth' for themselves, whereas Americans understood that figuring out how to develop new resources created new wealth. Also a bit about how improved standard of living --ie refrigerators (book was written in the 1940's) benefits everyone by freeing up time that formerly had to be spent just maintaining basic food and shelter needs.
Anti-government/anarchist types will revel in the government as one of the bad guys, completely ignoring that some of the Galt's gulch denizens are judges and philosophers who simply want to return to a limited republic as espoused by i.e Aristotle, where the rule of law provides protection to everyone, rather than law being twisted to take from producers to give to masses or the political contributors in order to buy continued power for the politicians.
Well this is very rough -- the reasons my blog is pretty much read only by me 1) its only a few times a year I have coherent enough stuff to even write them up. and 2) I never polish them beyond the rough first draft when I do write something like this. 3) also I could not use news articles, or my reactions to the tv MarxSpewMedia for filler as I cannot bear to watch them to generate the outrage or occasional HAH reactions.
If you have read the book and remember some of the key points this may make some sense.
Lets get the offensive bit out of the way first.
Muslims would curse and burn the book after reading the demonstration of the sonic weapon. Imans would ban it.
Liberals would read the book and clamor for more research $$$ from the government so someone 'for the people' can discover the secret of power from static electricity in the air and free 'the people' from 'those greedy oil and coal mine corporations'.
Selfish twits will take to heart the paraphrasing ' I will work for the benefit of no one but myself' completely ignoring the sub-message of the satisfaction of doing a job really well --while making a profit or good living mind you.
Some religious types will be aghast at the lectures against letting religious pressure (or general guilt) drive one to support a hoard of moochers and ne'er do wells. Rand does not push any 'joy of giving' but if one has real faith or charitable instincts they are not going to close up their purse based on the book; but anyone who gives out of guilt or to maintain appearances probably assumes an attack on all kinds of charity or helping someone get back on their feet.
The books praises capitalism. The Franciso character talks at one point about the American 'invention' of the phrase 'making money' explaining that the old world tended to have a view of a finite set of precious resources (ie gold, jewels) where someone has to deprive others to collect more 'wealth' for themselves, whereas Americans understood that figuring out how to develop new resources created new wealth. Also a bit about how improved standard of living --ie refrigerators (book was written in the 1940's) benefits everyone by freeing up time that formerly had to be spent just maintaining basic food and shelter needs.
Anti-government/anarchist types will revel in the government as one of the bad guys, completely ignoring that some of the Galt's gulch denizens are judges and philosophers who simply want to return to a limited republic as espoused by i.e Aristotle, where the rule of law provides protection to everyone, rather than law being twisted to take from producers to give to masses or the political contributors in order to buy continued power for the politicians.
Well this is very rough -- the reasons my blog is pretty much read only by me 1) its only a few times a year I have coherent enough stuff to even write them up. and 2) I never polish them beyond the rough first draft when I do write something like this. 3) also I could not use news articles, or my reactions to the tv MarxSpewMedia for filler as I cannot bear to watch them to generate the outrage or occasional HAH reactions.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
thoughts generated by ME events
Hmmm: Seems that if a populace ready to oust their ruler is armed -ie libya it can get a good start, but if the regime has military weapons AND soldiers that will use them they are still effed unless a powerful outside nation takes their side.
For an unarmed populace (ie Iran Egypt) things are entirely dependent on military/security forces. In Egypt the military seems to have stepped in and prevented the police from crushing protests with force. In Iran the mullahs brought in special security units from different areas to use brutal force against the people and the regulars stayed on the sidelines. They learned from how the Shah lost and have not forgotten.
If Barry cancels elections or refuses to step down after losing we have a well armed population but would still need the military to be against him. I would hope the fact that they take an oath to defend the constitution, would make any such nonsense from Barry a Honduras type situation.
For an unarmed populace (ie Iran Egypt) things are entirely dependent on military/security forces. In Egypt the military seems to have stepped in and prevented the police from crushing protests with force. In Iran the mullahs brought in special security units from different areas to use brutal force against the people and the regulars stayed on the sidelines. They learned from how the Shah lost and have not forgotten.
If Barry cancels elections or refuses to step down after losing we have a well armed population but would still need the military to be against him. I would hope the fact that they take an oath to defend the constitution, would make any such nonsense from Barry a Honduras type situation.
Whew, I feel much better today
I went back to sleeping on a folded towel with extra under my neck last night. My back got stiff overnight I had to do more stretches after a middle of the night bathroom trip but I feel much better today. I have normal spring stuffiness from my flowering tree allergies but NO headache YAY. The ENT appointment is almost 4 weeks away. That leaves at least 2 weeks to decide if I need to bother with it and still give them almost 2 weeks notice and I would cancel with as little as one week notice and not feel badly. If someone else is miserable like I was and not going to get relief from an allergist (who writes a prescription for antibiotics that GitRdone) they would be thrilled to get bumped up by a canceled appointment I think.
Ole is feeling put out that I have not given the dog pills wrapped in velveeta yet today, nor gave him any veg oil this morning. I only give veg oil when Mia is acting like she is looking for it. With her long coat and dislike of being brushed giving her veg oil is a no brainer, and I always give Ole a bit at the same time but his short haired self is in very good weight -- overweight from what a lot of vets push but Ole has no joint issues and is active to I am NOT going to invite all the behavior issues that would come with dieting him to try to a little fat cover off his ribs.
I think I may ride 2 horses today if I don't hit a wall. I am not getting a very early start but don't feel too bad.
Ole is feeling put out that I have not given the dog pills wrapped in velveeta yet today, nor gave him any veg oil this morning. I only give veg oil when Mia is acting like she is looking for it. With her long coat and dislike of being brushed giving her veg oil is a no brainer, and I always give Ole a bit at the same time but his short haired self is in very good weight -- overweight from what a lot of vets push but Ole has no joint issues and is active to I am NOT going to invite all the behavior issues that would come with dieting him to try to a little fat cover off his ribs.
I think I may ride 2 horses today if I don't hit a wall. I am not getting a very early start but don't feel too bad.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Blaarrghh
I've had a stiff neck, more like soreness in the muscle? cords that come up the back on one's head pretty much all day. With a bit of sinus pressure off and on, more on since 5 pm. I have been waiting to see if I'm really cured before canceling my ENT appt on april 12th and its not looking good to cancel it. Although more non-sinus headaches than sinus issues so not sure that an ENT will be terribly useful. Still since my primary care doc ducked out on attacking the sinus thing and I don't have any great faith that I have enough allergy issues to explain the sinus pressure which does seem like its creeping back I will not cancel the appt at least for a while. It is full tree blooming season -- I have noticed extra stuffiness etc in past years but not sinus/facial pressure. Of course I am tuned into the pressure this year after having the infection creep back after the first round of antibiotics did not quite kill it off way back in january.
I was hoping the chiro visit would be more helpful, I may have to voice the neck/back of head issues and possibly go through the discomfort of a full on neck adjustment. I am glad that I only had the one from Dr W when I first started going and then he switched to muscle work but that temporary discomfort cleared up the chronic neck pain I had been having at work --if the neck bones are too out of whack again they may need to be yanked back into order.
Of course it did not help anything that Ole had to go run off coyotes last night at 4:10 am and then dinked around for 2 HOURS before he came up to the door to come back in. But still I do not recall having headaches all day when I've missed sleep before. I feel tired and maybe a bit head-achey but I do not recall it being like this. I took a picture of him lazing on my bed this morning after I had been up for 90 minutes to feed the horses etc. I'll have to post it when I get home or tomorrow. The evil cur looks like he is wondering why I am disturbing his needed sleep. I have totally quit letting him out for anything other than BEING frantic that he has to run coyotes off for Mia and *I* hear Mia barking and fussing myself. I'm almost at the point of ignoring even that --let Ole convince dad to let him out or not get out at all. Its not like we have chickens, or goats or like Mia is small enough to be a coyote target herself so when Ole cannot just run the varmits off our little acreage and then come right back but instead trails after them for over 100 minutes barking away I am really not into that. The rabbits, and even neighborhood fowl and small stock can depend on good fencing and their owner's providing protection. I need to get my sleep so I can function.
I was hoping the chiro visit would be more helpful, I may have to voice the neck/back of head issues and possibly go through the discomfort of a full on neck adjustment. I am glad that I only had the one from Dr W when I first started going and then he switched to muscle work but that temporary discomfort cleared up the chronic neck pain I had been having at work --if the neck bones are too out of whack again they may need to be yanked back into order.
Of course it did not help anything that Ole had to go run off coyotes last night at 4:10 am and then dinked around for 2 HOURS before he came up to the door to come back in. But still I do not recall having headaches all day when I've missed sleep before. I feel tired and maybe a bit head-achey but I do not recall it being like this. I took a picture of him lazing on my bed this morning after I had been up for 90 minutes to feed the horses etc. I'll have to post it when I get home or tomorrow. The evil cur looks like he is wondering why I am disturbing his needed sleep. I have totally quit letting him out for anything other than BEING frantic that he has to run coyotes off for Mia and *I* hear Mia barking and fussing myself. I'm almost at the point of ignoring even that --let Ole convince dad to let him out or not get out at all. Its not like we have chickens, or goats or like Mia is small enough to be a coyote target herself so when Ole cannot just run the varmits off our little acreage and then come right back but instead trails after them for over 100 minutes barking away I am really not into that. The rabbits, and even neighborhood fowl and small stock can depend on good fencing and their owner's providing protection. I need to get my sleep so I can function.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Two appointments down in 2 days
I do need to call the brand inspector today, and put more minutes on my phone. But success. I called my chiro and they had an appt open this morning. Then I called my HMO yesterday and they got me an eye dr appt the same day. I was surprised, my memory is of taking a month to get eye dr. appts. I also noticed no other cars in the chiro's lot this morning. That is also a bit unusual. I am a bit worried that both of these places seemed less busy than what I remember as their normals. Are people dropping insurance due to higher co-pays, thanks DNC :( and not seeing a chiro cuz their insurance dropped it --due to needing to pare back things not mandated by OhBummer care to keep their rates from absolutely sky rocketing? I do not understand the chiro thing personally. Perhaps I am very blessed but monthly chiro visits keep me happy and with my initial set I had 3 visits in one week and then I went a week, 2 weeks, till I was at the monthly point, and I do NOT understand not setting aside or finding this amount of $ if chiropractic makes one feel better.
My annual chiro bill could be made up by saving 3 gals of gas a week (2 if gas goes to $4 again) or 2.5 lattes a week. I cut back my latte consumption about a year before I started going to the chiro from about 3/week to 3/month IIRC but I do not believe people cant find $10 a week to pay for chiro if it makes them feel better. Either they were going to chiro for very little benefit because it was only costing them a bit of time or they are not making rational life choices based on what will really make them feel better or not. Is a new outfit or the mild buzz of indulging oneself with a fancy coffee drink 2-3 times per week improving your quality of life more than periodic chiro visits? For me chiro wins that comparison. My neck and somewhat my back get pretty ouchy if I skip chiro for a month or 2. Last winter I thought I didn't need chiro when I wasn't riding and this year I skipped a month because of the sinus infection and both times my body got unhappy. And in fact for me I probably save at least 25% of that chiro cost just by taking less NSAIDS (naproxin sodium or ibuprofen)
My annual chiro bill could be made up by saving 3 gals of gas a week (2 if gas goes to $4 again) or 2.5 lattes a week. I cut back my latte consumption about a year before I started going to the chiro from about 3/week to 3/month IIRC but I do not believe people cant find $10 a week to pay for chiro if it makes them feel better. Either they were going to chiro for very little benefit because it was only costing them a bit of time or they are not making rational life choices based on what will really make them feel better or not. Is a new outfit or the mild buzz of indulging oneself with a fancy coffee drink 2-3 times per week improving your quality of life more than periodic chiro visits? For me chiro wins that comparison. My neck and somewhat my back get pretty ouchy if I skip chiro for a month or 2. Last winter I thought I didn't need chiro when I wasn't riding and this year I skipped a month because of the sinus infection and both times my body got unhappy. And in fact for me I probably save at least 25% of that chiro cost just by taking less NSAIDS (naproxin sodium or ibuprofen)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Darn ear ache, maybe getting a cold
Not that I get ear aches with colds, but my throat is hurting and I had a headache this morning. The sinus has all been on my left side and today headache was right side and farther back. So I am feeling less worried that the sinus infection might not be killed. I take last antibiotic tomorrow morning. Guess I'll take zinc tonight and then wait at least 4 hours after taking the AB --trying to avoid taking any minerals with it -- instructions were to definitely avoid any calcium but why risk problems taking any other mineral. I am however so tired of not having a full week of feeling good before SOMEthing kicks up. Last weekend it was a top of my head headache on sunday which I blamed on stress.
This weekend no personal stress but I have been caught up in the Japan tsunami aftermath and was glued to my laptop till mid afternoon. Then I tried sleeping like my normal as I've been getting some headaches that correlate with a stiff and sore neck. Well that didn't work so well I got quite stuffy overnight and felt icky from that most of sunday.
Well enough whining. I rode Lady sunday and she was pretty good. She didn't think she should keep going away from home quite as far as I did. I think a bit of laziness is a good thing, although in her case its probably more anxiety about being away from Sadie. I almost should separate them but its so convenient for feeding so as long as Lady doesn't get obnoxious when I I ride her out I'll probably just keep this status quo for a while. I should have made 2 appointments and called brand inspector today and I whiffed on all of it. I am SO BAD about making those routine phone calls it is ridiculous.
This weekend no personal stress but I have been caught up in the Japan tsunami aftermath and was glued to my laptop till mid afternoon. Then I tried sleeping like my normal as I've been getting some headaches that correlate with a stiff and sore neck. Well that didn't work so well I got quite stuffy overnight and felt icky from that most of sunday.
Well enough whining. I rode Lady sunday and she was pretty good. She didn't think she should keep going away from home quite as far as I did. I think a bit of laziness is a good thing, although in her case its probably more anxiety about being away from Sadie. I almost should separate them but its so convenient for feeding so as long as Lady doesn't get obnoxious when I I ride her out I'll probably just keep this status quo for a while. I should have made 2 appointments and called brand inspector today and I whiffed on all of it. I am SO BAD about making those routine phone calls it is ridiculous.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
A couple happy hours today
I rode Shade this afternoon. Call it a couple hours with brushing --shedding season is well started, and giving her an adequan shot. I am not getting them done every month, but she is not in much work so I don't think the fetlock is bothering her anyway.
Otherwise I have just been depressing myself following the situation in Japan on the web. I've been mostly caught up in the nuclear power plant issues. I don't know that I could stand to really read and think about all the devastation from the eathquake and tsunami. Much easier emotionally to follow them trying to prevent a much smaller catastrophe with the nuclear reactors, even with the frustration of a few people going ZOMG radiation could hit the west coast. Uh yeah sure, but it would be so diluted by then it would be barely detectable, probably less exposure than sleeping one night in a basement in an area with radon, or iow less cancer risk than smoking 2 packs of cigarettes.
Otherwise I have just been depressing myself following the situation in Japan on the web. I've been mostly caught up in the nuclear power plant issues. I don't know that I could stand to really read and think about all the devastation from the eathquake and tsunami. Much easier emotionally to follow them trying to prevent a much smaller catastrophe with the nuclear reactors, even with the frustration of a few people going ZOMG radiation could hit the west coast. Uh yeah sure, but it would be so diluted by then it would be barely detectable, probably less exposure than sleeping one night in a basement in an area with radon, or iow less cancer risk than smoking 2 packs of cigarettes.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
allergic to wheat or trees already blooming or something
No sinus pain but I got really stuffy yesterday and its lingering still today. I did eat lasagna yesterday + 2 cookies so if I am allergic to wheat that could have made me stuffy. Or maybe trees are already blooming with the mild winter we had here. Feels strange to write that when so many internet friends have had extra cold and snowy winters. What a pity that here is the national center for atmospheric research. Feeling a cold winter as well as seeing all the various cold temp measurements and snowfall records would make them more likely to question the global warming thing and take harder looks at the climate models to see if they hadn't missed a good chunk of the PDO etc.
Mom is feeling pretty miserable I guess. Pretty funny that dad is now having to push her to go to the hospital for the IV antibiotic treatments after all the months of him and I thinking she just has nerve pain and is weak from laying around when her implants were hurting and she probably had infection. Now she is vindicated with the docs having found a bug in her blood but she acts like the treatments are such torture --but I don't think she is ready to refuse treatment, just whining and feeling sorry for herself. Its so like grandma was and makes me fearful that I may tend to slide into that whiny little kid mindset myself if I develop health problems when I become a seasoned citizen.
Mom is feeling pretty miserable I guess. Pretty funny that dad is now having to push her to go to the hospital for the IV antibiotic treatments after all the months of him and I thinking she just has nerve pain and is weak from laying around when her implants were hurting and she probably had infection. Now she is vindicated with the docs having found a bug in her blood but she acts like the treatments are such torture --but I don't think she is ready to refuse treatment, just whining and feeling sorry for herself. Its so like grandma was and makes me fearful that I may tend to slide into that whiny little kid mindset myself if I develop health problems when I become a seasoned citizen.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Come on SNOW
I seriously would love to have a nice wet snowfall, especially to fall tonight -wednesday. We have been so dry and the really local hay growers to us have limited irrigation rights. They have to 'replace' part of what they pump from their own wells. Water law is absolutely crazy. So I would love for some good wet snowfalls and then decent spring and summer rains.
I rode Shade yesterday and Ole got a good run. He was missing Deby a bit but wasn't acting too sad sack. I think Shade was a bit annoyed that I didn't got out and ride in the morning but it was not bad while we rode, the wind was actually less with me not going out till 2:30 then it was around noon when I fed the horses their grain. I didn't get chilled, had on polar fleece tights and a fleece jacket over a sweatshirt and was comfy the whole ride. Lady is becoming such a character, when I put Shade away Lady was banging her hoof on one of the plastic 1/2 barrels I use for feeders in that paddock. She bangs for me to hurry up with hay and grain but it was really early for her to expect hay yet, so it seemed like she was thinking I should have rode her so she could have the extra grain ration.
I rode Shade yesterday and Ole got a good run. He was missing Deby a bit but wasn't acting too sad sack. I think Shade was a bit annoyed that I didn't got out and ride in the morning but it was not bad while we rode, the wind was actually less with me not going out till 2:30 then it was around noon when I fed the horses their grain. I didn't get chilled, had on polar fleece tights and a fleece jacket over a sweatshirt and was comfy the whole ride. Lady is becoming such a character, when I put Shade away Lady was banging her hoof on one of the plastic 1/2 barrels I use for feeders in that paddock. She bangs for me to hurry up with hay and grain but it was really early for her to expect hay yet, so it seemed like she was thinking I should have rode her so she could have the extra grain ration.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Lady was too animated for K
I hope I didn't sell her as being too easy of a ride. Oh well at least she did not dump K, and I enjoyed watching Deby work with her. Now I know a few things I need to try to work on and I think I'll take her to some endurance events. Much of that crowd is used to horses being UP and will appreciate that she doesn't spook or buck I think. Deby rode Razz too, I had already unsaddled him so I just put the Wintec dressage saddle on him. He was a bit put out and tested Deby some, jumping into a canter after spooking at something on the arena fence (pretty sure he was making an excuse and not actually spooked) Deby finally told him if he wanted to canter so much he could canter some nice circles. Then he behaved for her. So no one hit the dirt. I made "Joes cheesy chicken" for supper, Deby had put the recipe on the WF board. Yumm, and it is so easy.
Now I am waiting for headache to go away. I'll have to just ignore it and give the horses their grain pretty soon. Its not a severe one, and it feels like tension rather than any sinus pressure, but I'm still feeling a bit sorry for myself because it is not going away and I've taken ibuprofen, drank plenty of caffeine, then drank quite a bit of water in case it was dehydration and none of these has banished it. I must set up an eye dr appt asap. I think one eye has gotten more nearsighted and the other more farsighted and that this is giving me some eyestrain headaches. Which is really unfortunate because I use my laptop to distract myself from minor sinus pain and as entertainment until I feel good enough to want to ride horse or something so I may be feeding the eyestrain/tension headache a bit.
Now I am waiting for headache to go away. I'll have to just ignore it and give the horses their grain pretty soon. Its not a severe one, and it feels like tension rather than any sinus pressure, but I'm still feeling a bit sorry for myself because it is not going away and I've taken ibuprofen, drank plenty of caffeine, then drank quite a bit of water in case it was dehydration and none of these has banished it. I must set up an eye dr appt asap. I think one eye has gotten more nearsighted and the other more farsighted and that this is giving me some eyestrain headaches. Which is really unfortunate because I use my laptop to distract myself from minor sinus pain and as entertainment until I feel good enough to want to ride horse or something so I may be feeding the eyestrain/tension headache a bit.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Farrier day today
I started with Lady, last time I left her and Sadie until last thinking they would munch extra and it would get extra warm and toasty so they would be easy to work with--and then the darned WIND came up and complicated the working with the goofy Paso Fino and youngster. So today I caught Lady first, she let me walk right up and halter her. She did NOT volunteer to stand for Laura but L had a strategy, Lady got to back up until she decided maybe standing still would be easier. I must remember to tell K this if she takes Lady as I think it will be THE best way to get her to stand for getting her feet trimmed. Lady gets all worked up if one just tries to hold her snug so she can't go anywhere and grabbing a pinch of shoulder skin freaks her out - Doing that usually works well with my AYRABS if they are screwing around not wanting to stand and get worked on but perhaps it has been a prelude to some unpleasant stuff for Lady anyway it just makes her worse. So after a few backing sessions Lady stood pretty nicely to get her feet worked on for a while --then she was not going to let Laura do the final back foot, kept doing forehand turns so she got to back up twice more and finally stood still again. Goofy little brat.
Then it was Sadie's turn. She was pretty good, she kept sneaking back from Laura every time a foot was set down, but she was not trying to move around when Laura had a foot. We had wonderful warm sunshine and no wind and this really helped keep the ayrabs feeling sleepy and standing nice. Grey almost fell down when it got around to his turn, the dufus.
The dogs were both so intent on going over the hoof bits after I put Grey away and paid Laura that they BARELY moved for her to get out with her pickup, I was just about LMBO watching them while I got the driveway gate for her.
I slept well last night and woke up before my alarm. I *THINK* the antibiotic has got the sinus infection in retreat and I am on the last few days of cold symptoms that I'll have.
Then it was Sadie's turn. She was pretty good, she kept sneaking back from Laura every time a foot was set down, but she was not trying to move around when Laura had a foot. We had wonderful warm sunshine and no wind and this really helped keep the ayrabs feeling sleepy and standing nice. Grey almost fell down when it got around to his turn, the dufus.
The dogs were both so intent on going over the hoof bits after I put Grey away and paid Laura that they BARELY moved for her to get out with her pickup, I was just about LMBO watching them while I got the driveway gate for her.
I slept well last night and woke up before my alarm. I *THINK* the antibiotic has got the sinus infection in retreat and I am on the last few days of cold symptoms that I'll have.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Gives me fever...
LOL, I feel feverish, but the thermometer doesn't agree --but then it never has. I am pretty sure that I caught the office bug. My nose was streaming on saturday and I have had some other cold/flu symptoms. Not terribly strong but that might be because I am and have been taking so much stuff to keep the sinus infection from overwhelming me. I hope its a cold because the 2nd most likely scenario is that the new antibiotic isn't doing much against the sinus infection anymore and I really want that durned SI to be kicked to the curb and never allowed in again. Last night I got a headache that seemed to be come from my neck rather than sinus pressure. I probably was tweaking a nerve or muscle the way I was propped up on the pillows. But sunday night I awoke to a nasty sinus headache, I had forgotten just how nasty they feel in full stride ...... So I am not ready to ditch the sleeping at an incline. Ugh, I hope if I browse back on this blog in a year I am surprised at how much focus I gave the stupid SI but I have been trying, hopefully with decent success to limit the whining in real life and on the horse boards and only let it course freely here.
Lady may go to KS this weekend. I am not sure what to do about brand inspection. KS doesn't require it, so since she is going back there then maybe I can just save all that hassle altogether.
Lady may go to KS this weekend. I am not sure what to do about brand inspection. KS doesn't require it, so since she is going back there then maybe I can just save all that hassle altogether.
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