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Since retiring after teaching horsemanship for forty years I have been writing full time in order to pass on what I've learned about animals, people and how to teach them. My newest book, Horses, will be out January 15, 2009.

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Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss Best ways to achieve weight loss: 12 of 14
Don't diet and still lose weight. In fact, never diet again! At least not in the usual sense of strictly limiting yourself to a certain number of calories, carbs or types of foods. Recently I was diagnosed with high blood sugar. It wasn't really high, but it was over the recommended guideline of 100. My doctor signed me up f... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss Ways to control food portions: 25 of 27
Portion control at home is possible. You have various measuring cups, spoons etc. readily available. You can even have a scale to weigh your food. Eating out though creates a whole different set of problems. With rare exceptions most restaurants serve over large portions. Recently diagnosed with blood sugar control problems ... More..
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) The most beautiful places you've traveled to: 72 of 76
The world is full of beautiful places and I want to see as many of them as possible. In my own backyard of Texas there are several spots worth seeing. Some are within a couple of hour's drive of a big city. A favorite day trip is to Lost Maples State Park. Here in the middle of some most inhospitable country is a canyon that... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Assessing US support of Israel: 41 of 43
I believe America supports Israel out of guilt feelings. This country's politicians knew the Germans were putting Jews in concentration camps, torturing, and killing them. Yet they refused to allow significant numbers to enter this country and even sent huge numbers back to die in those camps. At some point during WW II Roos... More..
Food & Drink > Beef, Pork & Meat Recipes Recipes: Hamburgers: 27 of 28
Good Old-Fashioned Burgers Some assembly required. My mother owned a cafe back in the 1940's and people came from miles around because of her hamburgers. This is how she made those good burgers. Simple is best. I use the least expensive hamburger meat. It has at least 20% fat content and this gives a hamburger pattie its fla... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Serial fiction: Suspense: 150 of 150
OMEGA KILLER "Shit." Peter immediately felt guilty about his use of the word. His Mom never said anything when he slipped and used such language, but the people at church were real anal about such things. He'd been so busy trying not to show how much Trey Foley's jibs hurt that he'd gone off and left his stuff at the ball fi... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Fan fiction explained: 22 of 22
I attended a World Convention last year. One panel was filled with mid-list authors who went off on a rant about fan fiction. A bit of irony here is that at least one of those writers got started with fan fiction. When Star Trek was canceled in the 1960's writers were so frustrated they began writing in the Star Trek univers... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Breeds The best breed for beginner horse riders: 17 of 17
In fifty years of teaching people riding, driving, and horsemanship I've been fortunate enough to work with most popular breeds and a lot of "rare" breeds. With this background I have to say, when someone asks me about getting a horse for the first time, I always recommend lessons first, and then a well-trained horse. Age is... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literary Themes & Ideas Determining which book gave the most accurate prediction of the future: 16 of 16
When it comes to predicting the future there are any number of science fiction writers that have managed to get something right on target. Some of Robert A. Heinlein's works were amazingly accurate for their time. I especially liked his prediction about the impact computers would have on our lives. This prediction was made w... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health How often should you shoe a horse?: 11 of 11
Shoeing the horse. Why? Why do it at all? There are times horses need shoes. Times when the tasks we are asking of them wear the hoof down faster than it can grow. However, most of the time our horses do not need shoes at all. What they do need is a way to maintain their own hooves. When BLM (Bureau of Land Management) horse... More..