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Posted on 10/04/2005 9:56:41 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Strange.... but could be something as easy as an insect bite - don't you have them blood drawin' bugs down there?
LOL! No, that's how you tell if your @$$ is too small.
HA! What blood drawin' bugs DON'T we have down here?! Funny you should mention that because one time he did actually have one of those big ol' B52 horse flys bite him on his goober and he pulled it up inside his sheath before it could turn loose. I have never seen a horse tap dance before, but darned if he wasn't doing the closest thing to it I've ever seen, at least on the hind end. I was standing right there and he starts swinging his butt in my direction, looking at me like "DO something!". I had to laugh at him first, but I did reach up in there and get it out. It was as big as the first joint of my thumb so I know it musta hurt BAD! But it was still funny. ;o)
Well, hopefully that's it this time. I hate to think of anything serious happening down there.
Well, I better get busy... My husband made a wise crack at me this morning about 'whatever it is I do all day' and it made me mad, but I think I deserved it. I've been lazy lately. So I'm gonna clean the house and barn today.
After some breakfast, and one more cup of espresso....
Drinks lots of it. There's nothing like a little high octane to get you going with the cleaning.
~sip~
I agree :~D
Have a great weekend :)
Hope you feel better soon. Put on a sweatsuit - that's my comfort clothes :) and lots of blankets and tea.
You would really be getting your "fix" here today. The local TV station is live at the scene. He's pretty funny to watch. Kids don't have school today, so there is one heck of a crowd. 3 big backhoes and that house was down in 10 mins. It's pretty cool to see the "behind the scenes"......I better get off my butt and pack..
Thank you. I hope you are feeling better. It is a wonderful day here. Sunny, high 60's.
Thanks for the info. I will have to call the vet then. I ran out of the ear stuff, I had for my other lab. Her ears were worst, because I swam her more. I sure hope you find out what is wrong with pony.
For your sake, I sure hope not.
Feeling much better, thanks. In the 60's here also, with sunshine. I'm off today 'cause I have to work tomorrow so I'm just taking it easy.
Orphans preferred? ~scratches head~
I hope you both are feeling better soon :~D
mmmm....Ty Pennington fix...
An equal opportunity employer, no doubt -- though it does reinforce earlier statements in the job description.
Call me a skeptic about it's authenticity. I can't imagine anyone would answer that ad. ;~\
Better than starving, and it gets the kids off the street corners and out of the saloons while providing a sense of adventure. Call it Outward Bound circa April 1860 to November 1861.
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The Pony Express sign above was actually an advertisement in a California newspaper, looking for "young fellows ... willing to risk death daily." 183 people are known to have ridden for the Pony Express. We say "people" and not "men" because the youngest was 11. Incredible.
Riders were paid $25 per week, with new riders taking over every 75 to 100 miles. Fresh horses were provided every 10 - 15 miles at each of approximately 165 stations. The trail ran almost 2,000 miles through what is now Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada.
The Pony Express was formed to provide the fastest mail delivery between Sacramento and St. Joseph, Missouri. It ran for only a year and a half, the major purpose of it being to attract publicity so as to win a million dollar U.S. government mail contract for the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company.
The owners spent $700,000 on the Pony Express and ended with $200,000 in debt. The million dollar contract was lost. But the legend lived on!
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