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and another (that still makes me laugh).... You know you're a horse person when... You dress like a lawyer on weekdays and someone who needs a lawyer on your days off. You put a gun rack in your pickup truck to carry dressage whips and riding crops. When your trying to get by a co-worker in a restricted space and instead of saying "excuse me" to him/her, you cluck at them instead. No one wants to ride in your car because they'll get sweet feed and hay in their socks and purses...that's ok because then you'd have to rearrange all the tack to make room for them, anyway! Your non-horsy friend gives you a funny look after glancing into the back seat of your car, and you realize he's noticed your whips and spurs. You say "whoa" to the dog. You pull change from your pocket at work, and hay falls all over. You yell at your boyfriend, and the horse's name pops out. You actually get to a point where flies don't bother you so much. . You have a terrible fall off your horse, and your only concern is if the horse is okay. You launder your stable clothes before your work clothes (though sometimes the categories overlap). Your car is the only one in the company parking lot that has an inch of dust INSIDE and when you open the door, a swarm of flies emerge. When you coax your horse into the trailer with a carrot, give him a bite, and walk out finishing it yourself. When you wonder why people stare at you when you walk in to a room after riding When your dog will canter on the correct lead when running around the yard When you can't figure out the weird looks you get when talking about breastcollars You think nothing of flicking the dogs leash to get the dog's attention. If your horse has an unknown bump or even a tiny scratch, you panic. You on the other hand, could care less that you have no feeling in your right foot, are bleeding profusely, and your arm is broken in 3 places. You think nothing of telling your horse, "excuse me, pardon me, wait one second, sorry about that, or thank you" Your nice clothes are the ones without horse hair all over them. When you happily spend hundreds of dollors on a show for a 95 cent ribbon

I haven't for a year or so but I started riding when I was 5, competing by 10 or 11, mostly Paints. Eventually got into training, breeding etc. I miss it 10 Exercises To Make You a Better Rider Drop a heavy steel object on your foot. Don't pick it up right away. Shout, "Get Off, Stupid! GET OFF!" Leap out of a moving vehicle and practice "relaxing into the fall." Roll lithely into a ball and spring to your feet. Learn to grab your checkbook out of your purse and write out a $200 check without even looking down. Jog long distances carrying a halter and a carrot. Affix a pair of reins to a moving freight train and practice pulling to a halt. Smile as if you are having fun. Hone your fibbing skills: " see, hon. moving hay bales is FUN!" Practice dialing your chiropractor's number with both arms paralyzed to the shoulder and one foot anchoring the lead rope of a frisky horse. Borrow the US Army's slogan: Be All That You Can Be -- bitten, thrown, kicked, slimed, trampled, frozen... Lie face down in a puddle of mud in your most expensive riding clothes and repeat to yourself, "This is a learning experience, this is a learning experience, this is..." THE NUMBER ONE EXERCISE TO BECOME A BETTER EQUESTRIAN: Marry money.

Just got tickets for the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June. 3 days of great music including The Dead, DMB, Bob Dylan, Trey Anastasio, Willie Nelson, David Byrne, Ani DiFranco, Beth Orton, and about 20 others

My sister is currently spending the semester in Madrid. She called this morning to say that she was ok, and the only description she could come up with at that moment for the events was, "surreal". I guess if no group is claiming responisbility, it's hard to know whether or not further violence should be expected. I'm supposed to be leaving this Wednesday to visit her, now I just want her to come home. My thoughts and prayers to everyone there

If you wanted to go to Wildwood, Spirit Airlines in Atlantic City Airport has tickets for about $99, round trip from Florida

Oh, no-I meant that in a much more playful way than bruises and stuff Just meant in response to Lisa's original post, that when I dated a man who had constant access to cuffs, we didn't really use them "recreationally". Guess I should have left it at that.

I went out with a cop for a few years. He was much more impressed with his own strenth than handcuffs, if that makes sense . Also, they had a "master key" type deal for all the cuffs, so it was noticed if one of the keys was missing..

I took these 2 or 3 years ago the first weekend our babies were allowed out to play together

Otis Redding-That's How Strong My Love Is

Was it Dicks Last resort? They're right around there and serve everything in buckets...and the waiters curse at you and write sexually outragous things on those chef's hats they make you wear. I had a lot of fun when I went!

Crush-Dave Matthews Band Crazy how it feels tonight Crazy how you make it all alright love Crush me with the things you do And I do for you anything too Sitting smoking feeling high And in this moment it feels so right Lovely lady I am at your feet God I want you so badly And I wonder this Could tomorrow be So wondrous as you there sleeping Let's go drive 'till morning comes And watch the sunrise and fill our souls up Drink some wine 'till we get drunk It's crazy I'm thinking Just knowing that the world is round And here I'm dancing on the ground Am I right side up or upside down And is this real or am I dreaming Lovely lady Let me drink you please Won't spill a drop, no, I promise you Lying under this spell you cast on me Each moment The more I love you Crush me Come on, oh yeah Lovely lady I will treat you sweetly Adore you I mean you crush me And it's times like these When my faith I feel And I know how I love you Come on, Come on Baby It's crazy I'm thinking Just as long as you're around And here I'll be dancing on the ground Am I right side up or upside down To each other we'll be facing My love By love We'll beat back the pain we've found You know I mean to tell you all the things I've been thinking deep inside My friend Each moment the more I love you Crush me Come on Baby So much you have given love That I would give you back again and again Oh my love Meaning I'll hold you But please please just let me always

Not saying anyone should/would make any decisions based on this, but I got it in an email and thought it was interesting...I did the questions part, not the compare (sorry if its not a clicky or a repost) http://www.presidentmatch.com/Main.jsp2?cp=main

Yup, just did on my lunch break, and now I'm torn. I definitly see what you're saying, including when he says "I want you for mine-my flesh and blood". The only part that leaves me confused is in the very end when he keeps yelling (in a very sexy voice too ) "do you wanna die". In my very limited vampire "education" (Anne Rice novels, including Interview), when they went to make the little girl a vampire, if they let her die, then she couldn't "live" eternally, so he wouldn't be offerning her death...probably will listen to it a gazillion times now Oh well, guess that's part of the beaty of music, lol... PS-If I can keep current with this weather, maybe I'll get to meet you at FreezeFest

Oooh, I never thought about it like that. I always assumed it came from a situation like the one that inspired Sarah's, "Possesion". I like your point of view though, I'll have to listen to it when i get home