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I was born in London, England and have lived in the USA since 1985, currently living near Philadelphia, PA.

I am married with 2 step children and 5 grandchildren all of whom live in England.

I started my career as a computer programmer in 1966 and have progressed

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Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Should AIG executives be forced to return bonuses paid with federal bailout money?: 3 of 25

The question of the AIG executive bonuses is a very complicated one. On a moral and ethical level, the immediate answer is that any bonus paid out of government funds should be comprehensively and immediately repaid. However, it has been said by the current management structure at AIG that these bonuses are contractually req...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Sarah Palin: Gifted communicator or eternal gaffer?: 17 of 54

When Barack Obama was running against Hillary Clinton I was not sure that this country was ready for either a female or African American in the White House. Then Mr. Obama won the nomination and I thought that John McCain had every door opened to him. Then John McCain brought Sarah Palin into the spotlight and every door sud...
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues How to drive to reduce your car's gas consumption: 4 of 9

I am fortunate enough to drive a car that has an on-board computer. This computer shows me the direction I am traveling, the life left in my oil, the amount of gas I have used since the last reset, the number of miles left in my tank and the average miles per gallon my car has achieved since the last reset. But the display t...
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Colic in horses: Symptoms and treatments: 2 of 4

How Can We Diagnose and Treat Colic? So let's start with the warning signs; what do we look for that will tell us that our horse is colicking? The one definite symptom that every colicking horse exhibits is: It will stop pooping. The horse may also exhibit one or more of the classic signs which are: The horse will go off its...
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Prevention tips for equine colic: 1 of 1

How Can Colic Be Prevented? There is no definite solution that will eliminate the possibility of colic for our horses. But what we can do is to create an environment which will minimize the risk for our equine partners. Let's look at the causes and figure out how to mitigate each one. Dehydration: This is not only the most c...
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Equine health: Potomac horse fever: 1 of 1

Potomac Horse Fever (PHF) is a disease that everyone associates with the geographic areas located around the Potomac River. Because of that many vets do not recommend vaccination of horses in areas that are either nowhere near the Potomac nor in areas that do not commonly experience the disease. So it was when I kept my hors...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Death of a horse: 14 of 27

Beau had been rescued from his abusive life of beatings and neglect, but instead of being grateful, he was afraid. Afraid that the next person was going to continue where the others had left off. So he decided to be the one to react first; to keep the people away from him. He became the aggressor. So it was 8 years later tha...
Pets & Animals > Horse Training & Riding Dealing with difficult horses: Common problems and strategies: 4 of 6

Have you ever had a horse that is barn sour? Does your equine companion behave perfectly at home but becomes one of the devil's own when you try to leave the barn and go out for a nice relaxing trail ride? Most riders find that riding in the arena is only satisfying to a point. Even when training my show jumpers, I throw in ...
Pets & Animals > Dog Breeds The best dog breeds for lazy people: 15 of 21

I started to ponder the subject of a dog for a lazy person and thought about my dear companion, Bessie, who passed away nearly 3 years ago. Bessie was a Basset Hound, you know, the Maytag dog or the Hush Puppy. She was not large as Bassets go and for the majority of her 12 years she maintained a very trim figure around 45 to...
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Causes of equine colic: 5 of 7

What can Cause Colic? We have already established that colic is caused by the food failing to move through the gut and continuing to ferment causing gas. So why would that food stop moving? Probably most the prevalent cause of colic is dehydration. Many people would argue that dehydration is a by-product of colic, but in my ...