The PETA people want the jockey who rode Eight Bells in Saturdays Kentucky Derby suspended because they think she was treated cruelly after she broke both front ankles and had to be euthenized right on the racetrack. The jockey said that the horse was 'happy' after coming in second place in the biggest horse race in America. The video appears to back up the claim that the jockey did nothing wrong and when are these PETA people going to go away? Why did God give us horses? They are bred to run. They are bred to carry things including poeple. What a life, eh? I'm surprised that the PETA people didn't want every jockey suspended for hurting the horses by climbing on their back. I'm no horse nor do I look like one, Pippin, but I think one thing a horse loves to do is run.......
Racism is a visual disease. A blind man is not a racist because they cannot see the color of the skin of the person they are talking to. I think if we all were blind there would be no racism but we sure would bump into each other alot. And there would be no high gas prices because we couldn't drive a car anyway. Maybe we could ride horses though. At least the horse can see....
It's no secret that I support Sen. Obama and I fear as we approach crunch time he will not win the Presidency because he is black. I believe the closet racists will come out in droves to vote for anyone but Obama strictly because he is half black and has a Muslum middle name. I thought we were ready for a minority candidate win the election but now I am not so sure. I wish we were all blind to racism and just let the best candidate prevail.....
I don't fear much but I felt fear the day I went to the hospital after my accident. I thought for sure I would be admitted and the fear of the last time I was in the hospital came back to me in a chilling way. Lots of horrible memories. It was over two years when I was admitted to the hospital to control my active Leukemia and then I caught Pneumonia and my cancer spread through my body. The fear of that happening again was almost more then I could handle. It's ironic that I can walk back home from JJ's camp at midnight with no flashlight and not have any fear but put me in front of the emergency room door in the daylight and I am petrified.....
So how do I over come fear? I pray and then I let it go....
Purple skies this morning but they say the sun will come out this afternoon. Today is the day to get my trusted ATV, Blue, on the road again. I need a spark plug and an oil change and Burner is the man to help get it done. He's not blind, can drive a car and understands that left loosy stuff. My Suzuki Quadrunner may not be a horse but for the last eight years she has gotten me around to the tune of 4,000 miles of good memories. Have a great Monday....
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