vmangionJul 23, 201911 minHorse Crazy (Volume 69, September 14, 1999 — November 13, 1999My mother died on August 30, 1999. With some money she left me, I fulfilled my life-long dream of getting my own horse. Against all advice, I wanted a baby h...
vmangionJun 27, 20181 minSuicidal Octopus (Volume 132, February 12 - April 12, 2017)Thursday, March 9, 2017, 2:43 a.m. Ellis actually thought I would sleep better, now that Tucker is dead. Isn’t that cute? 3:55 a.m., after taking a hot bath w...
vmangionFeb 15, 20186 minScrappy (Volume 91, May 29 - September 11, 2006)From May to September What I mostly remember Is animal crises, Caregiving and fly-sies. I’m thrilled summer’s over With its slaframine clover. Now it’s on to...
vmangionJan 20, 20183 minCop Lover and a Bovine Honor (Volume 52, May 10, 1996 - October 19, 1996)May 15, 1996 Yesterday I got stopped for speeding in Cross Plains. I was very touched by the whole incident. I approached the cop with love and kindness, and...
vmangionJan 7, 20183 minAnimal Snippets (Volume 114 - again - October 30, 2012 - January 28, 2013)(November of 2012 was a really sad month. Two of our beloved cats disappeared within two days of each other, most likely the victims of coyotes, attracted to...
vmangionNov 3, 20177 minUntangling Ungulates (Volume 118, September 16, 2103 - January 6, 2014)Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2013 En route to Ellen and Jack’s house in Waunakee. Ellis is granting me 20 minutes of silence so I can write about the traum...
vmangionMar 29, 20172 minBunny and Elephants (Volume 112, June-July, 2012)July 5, 2012 Sunday morning we walked Sylvie. There was a beautiful bunny munching grass near the foot of the driveway. “Hi, Bunny!” I called. We walked to t...
vmangionMar 24, 20174 minHorse-Happy Kid (Volume 7, April-August 1980)July 17, 1980 When I love him the most is when I’m the coldest and aloof-est (sometimes). Or else it’s times like last night, after the guests go home. I’ve ...
vmangionMar 12, 20171 minA Conversation with Dewey (Volume 132, February 2017 - ?)(One more passage from my current journal) March 9, 2017 Dewey has been caked with mud for the past few days. The mud layer finally dried out enough that I d...
vmangionFeb 15, 20174 minOf Monkeys and Horses (Volume 73 (again!), May-August 2000)(I spent a lot of time in the spring and summer of 2000 looking for a companion horse for my horse, Rabbit.) Sunday, July 9, 2000 Jeanne had told me that the...
vmangionFeb 1, 20174 minThe New Horse (Volume 73, May-August, 2000)(This entry was written three days after my second horse, Dewey, was delivered. I got him because my first horse, Rabbit, a yearling, had lived alone with u...