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Horse Crazy (Volume 69, September 14, 1999 — November 13, 1999
My 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...
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Jul 23, 201911 min read
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Suicidal 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.,...
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Jun 27, 20181 min read
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A Typical Winter Day (Volume 77, February 11 - March 6, 2002)
Monday, February 12th, 2002 A Typical Winter Day ~~ 5:00 - 6:30 am - Lie awake waiting for Tina to call (to see if I have to substitute...
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Mar 8, 20184 min read
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Scrappy (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...
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Feb 15, 20186 min read
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Cop 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...
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Jan 20, 20183 min read
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Animal 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...
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Jan 7, 20183 min read
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Untangling 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...
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Nov 3, 20177 min read
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Bunny 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...
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Mar 29, 20172 min read
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Horse-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...
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Mar 24, 20174 min read
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A 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...
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Mar 12, 20171 min read
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Of 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...
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Feb 15, 20174 min read
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The 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,...
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Feb 1, 20174 min read
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New Saddle (First Pick, Volume 83, May-August, 2002)
(This is weird - I just went to my shelves full of journals, kind of guessed which area this volume might reside in - and pulled it on...
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Jan 17, 20172 min read
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