What's a modern day gladiator look like?

Tonight some guys are coming over to watch Gladiator with me in the barn.  Got the projector and surround sound hooked up and cranked up already, and will soon be moving the grill out there as well. Can’t wait. This whole weekend, in fact, is a bit chock...

Father Figures – Resurrection

I first posted this on an old blog back in April 2007. Wow… 4 years have gone by. Someone somehow commented on it today and I re-read it. Seemed somewhat appropriate for this weekend being Father’s day. It also reminds me of how far things have come as I...

Some stories don't need to be told

This past week we experienced the loss of the first horse we ever owned, Alpine. He had hemangiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer that resulted in a rapidly growing tumor attaching itself to his spleen and getting in the way of his digestive tract. Thanksfully we’d...

A quick pile of rocks

Weeks like this past one don’t come around too often. It was a day full of big and little “successes” as well as some hard hits. It’s so easy to focus on the hits and lose sight of their realistic small size in the scheme of things, their...