I AM TOLD THE BOSTON MARATHON IS TH OLDEST MARATHON IN THE COUNTRY--- I AM ALSO TOLD-- IT IS ON THE INTERNET SO IT MUST BE TRUE.... THE SECOND OLDEST IS TEH LEADVILLE PACK BURRO RACE A DEFINITELY QUIRKY "HAPPENING" I JUST READ JANINE'S "MAKE WAY FOR DONKEYS" --- WHICH IS A CUTE NEARLY FACTUAL STORY OF RESCUING DONKEYS-- BUT IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT .... A BOOK TO ENTERTAIN SMALL CHILDREN AND EDUCATE COLLEGE STUDENTS AS TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF BURRO RACING.-WHERE PEOPLE GO WITH DONKEYS AND RUN- WALK- SIT AROUND -AND WALK MORE- OVER 15 MILES OF COLORADO HILLS... THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WILL PROVIDE DONKEYS WHO WILL HAPPIY JOG ALONG - I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DETAILS BUT THERE IS A PROCESS-- AND A GROUP THAT ORGANIZES MAYBE 10 "RACES" A YEAR.. HARDLY A RACE IN THE USUAL SENSE-- OBJECT BEING TO GET THERE-- . JANINE SHIPPED OUT 6 DONKEYS TO SOMEONE IN THE EQUINE RESCUE NETWORK AND WENT WITH A GROUP--- THE VIDEO 2019 PACK BURRO RACING PREVIEW SHOW WHAT GREAT FUN DONKEYS THEY HAD --- ONE RACER SAID " YOU HAVE TO DEVELOPE A GOOD RELATIOSHIP WITH YOUR DONKEY OR YOU AIN'T GOIN' ANYWHERE... " WHIPS ARE FORBIDDEN-- CARROTS , AND PEPPERMINTS ARE ALLOWED. WATCHING THOSE VIDEOS MAD ME LAUGH... DONKEYS ARE SUCH FUN CHAracters. you could not do that with horses....
USTABEE THERE WAS A GREAT RACE IN MASS... WATERTOWN TO MARBLEHEAD 26 MILES EITHER ON LAND OR SEA-- I DID THE LAND PART-- ON THAT BIG WHEEL BIKE THAT SITS AROUND HERE NOW MINUS A PEDAL-- IT WAS TEH SAME KIND OF RACE--- THE WINNER WAS ALWAYS DISQUALIFIED BECA USE THEY MUST HAVE CHEATED...-- I AM TOLD..... IT PRODUCED TEH FIRST 10 PERSON BIKE WHERE THAY WELDED BIKE PARTS TO A BEER KEG SO 9 PEOPLE PEDALED AND ONE STEEREED --- NOW HAMMEKER SCHLEMER HAS PARTY BIKES FOR 10 RIDERS--- ALSO FOR $12,000 -- USED IN PLACES LIKE FLORIDA.
THE CONCEPT OF COMPLETING THE COURSE IS FAR SUPERIOR TO TEH WINNING NONSENSE
COMPETITION IN GENERAL IS A MIXED BAG-- ESPEDIALLY WITH KIDS-- TAKE POP WARNER FOOTBALL
PLEASE ! TAKE 20 KIDS - LET THEM BANG HEADS TOGETHER SO THAT ONE HOUR LATER YOU NAVE 10 MISERABLE KIDS.--I HAD THAT FEELING WITH THE HORSE SHOW BIT LONG AGO.... PUT 10 KIDS ON A HORSE IN A SHOW RING AND MAKE 9 MISERABLE FAILURES. PERSONALLY I THINK THAT EVOLVES TO 9
ADULTS WITH ROAD RAGE.....BUT WHAT DO I KNOW.
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GOLF IS RIGHT UP THER FOR QUIRKY PURSUITS-- WOULDN'T IT BE TEH SCOTTISH WHO GAVE SOME MAN A BAT AND A 2" BALL AND SAID SEE IF YOU CAN GET IT IN THAT 4 INCH HOLE 1/4 MILE AWAY. IN THE MEANTIME WANDER AROUND IN THE FRESH AIR- AND IN THE WOODS AND DEEP GRASS- AND YOU CAN GET A NUMBER CALLED " HANDICAP" -- WHICH IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH IT , I HAVE SOME REALLY NICE EXPENSIVE BATS WHICH I AM SURE WILL REDUCE YOUR HANDICAP
AND IF YOU WOULD RATHER A LESS ENERGETIC PURSUIT,, SIT HERE BY THIS LAKE -- ENJOY TEH SCOTTISH HOSPITALITY-- FOOD AND DRINK AND TRY AND GET A PICTURE OF A MONSTER - WE HAVE NAMED IT "NESSY" -- OH... AND CALL TEH LAKE A LOCH SO IT SOUNDS OFFICIAL.
GOTTA HAND IT TO THE SCOTS !
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WE ARE ON THE RECOVERY SIDE OF THE FIRSWT REMARKABLE STORM... IT WAS NOT A NICE ONE.
WE DID GET 10 INCHES OF SNOW-- BUT THE BAD PART WAS TEH 1/4 INCY OF PACKED ANS LIPPERY STUFF UNDERNEATH-- THE TRACTOR IS STUCK- AND GONG TO STAY THERE UNTIL SUNDAY-- WHEN WE KMAY HAVE 50 DEGREES.-- OH I COULD GET IT OUT USING TEH BACK HOE TO SHOVE IT AROUND, BUT WHOEVER DESIGENED THAT KABOTA PUT THE LEVERS FOR TEH BACK HOE ABOUT 6 INCHES FROMT EH SEAT-- MAKING IT IDEAL FOR A DIFFERENT SHAPED OPERATOR THAN ME. I COULD ... BUT .. ALSO THE BACK HOE SEAT IS NOT IN THE HEATED CAB...
SO I PLOWED WITH THE CAR AND CALLED TEH SANDER GUY AND WILL WAIT TIL THE TRACTOR GETS THAWED OUT.
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I WAS DEVASTATED TO SEE THAT THE SANDER GUY RICHARD WAS LISTED IN THE OBITUARY- UNTIL I FOUND OUT HE HAD LEFT EVERYTHING INCLUDINGT HIS NAME---TO HIS SON-- WHO QUICKLY CAME AND DESLIPPERIED MOST OF TEH DRIVING AREA THAT HE COUDL GET TO. I THINK THERE IS SALT IN THAT STUFF HE SPREAD -- YOU CAN TELL FROM TEH DRIVEWWAY CAMERA TODAY !
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NO ONE SENT ME ANY PARTNER STORIES IT INCLUDE....I GUESS THEY ARE FULL OF TURKEY--- WHICH I AM TOLD HAS NATURAL MELATOININ????
