Time Away

Had to get away for a little while to hopefully recharge the battery and revive some sanity.  Have driven through West Virginia but never spent any time in this state.  Yep, spending a week in W.V.  It just occurred to me that Volks Wagon (VW) backwards is W.V.

My sister volunteered to take care of our dogs while we're gone.  We miss having the furry critters around, but at the same time there's less hassle when traveling and staying in motel rooms.

And the guy where we board the horses will be giving my mare her 'anti-bitch' shot this time around.

I think everybody needs a little escape from the norm once in a while.

Before leaving the house the Boss wanted to be sure I remembered to bring a gun.  She didn't ask about anything else I might forget.

Some Thoughts

My sister just bought an old & small house nearby.  So she'll be spending more time away from her home in Florida.  That means more work for me.

Just finished a big project for the Boss.

Instead of only working 4 days a week as planned, I'm doing 5 days and need a clone.  Looking foreword to retiring in May.

In the past, on occasion, I actually voted for a Democrat.  Never again.  Emotional, violent, power hungry communists have no business in power of any kind.  They would abolish the constitution and turn this country into Venezuela.

Pussification Continues

Way back in the dark ages, when I first heard about internet blogs I read an essay by Kim Dutoit called Pussification of the American Male.  It was quite an essay, and hit the nail squarely on the head.  He now has a post on a very similar subject called Exclusive.  Unfortunate for our society, this pussification has invaded our military like a cancer.  Our country is going to hell partly because men have become an endangered species.

We managed to hit the trail today after about 5 weeks.  Both horses were 'fresh' especially my little mare.  We were about half way through our ride when she finally settled down.  She wasn't squirely the whole time, just spurts of high energy and ignoring what I was telling her.  Despite that we had a nice early morning ride.

I checked out whether the new saddle pad had the desired effect.  Glad to say it did.  There was no evidence that the back of the saddle skirt rubbed on her at all.

After 5 hours at a local festival, and a short ride this morning, my arthritic hip and the Bosses back are sore.

Since I just finished a home project, maybe I can get to the range next weekend.

Nothing Toxic About It

Other than 'gun control', that the communists want badly, I occasionally hear the term 'toxic masculinity'.  What the hell?!  There is absolutely NOTHING TOXIC about being masculine.  I asked the Boss about this and she said the term is absolutely ridiculous.  She recognizes there is a difference between men and women and thinks that's natural and a good thing.

WE think what they call toxic is a result of trying to make boys behave like girls.  Guys, especially young guys, have a natural tendency to compete, sometimes violently.  Making this behavior unacceptable is against nature.  The trick is to channel this nature in a healthy way that allows growth to manhood. 

I once thought that having Mom around was all that was necessary to raise children, that Dad wasn't important.  Over the years, the Boss has changed my mind.  She insists that I played a huge role in our boys growing up to be the good men they are today.  Apparently by being there as an example, our boys learned to be men.  At least the Boss says so.

Having Dad, as a good example, is all too often missing in today's society.  If boys were allowed to be boys and had a good example from Dad, a good portion of our social problems would be solved.

Damn Rain

Last weekend was ruined because of high temperature/humidity.  Now the temperature has dropped to reasonable, but predicted 100% rain all day Sat and Sun.  Guess I'll be skipping trail riding as well as the range again this weekend.  Wish the tropical storms would stay where they belong, in the south.

Too Damned Hot

Was hoping to spend some time in the saddle and/or at the range this weekend.  Too damn hot and humid for me.  Most of the age in the upper 60s and beyond have a need for warmer temperatures to be comfortable.  I'm one of the few that have developed an intolerance for warm temperatures, especially so when combined with humidity.  In fact for me, the ideal room temperature is in the low 60s and I'll wear shorts and a T-shirt.