Posted in What to Think About, What to Watch, tagged beef, consumption slaughter, controversy, equine meat, horse, issue, meat, meat consumption on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Some have meat, and cannot eat, And some cannot eat that want it; But we have meat, and we can eat – And let the Lord be thanked.” —-Robert Burns Scottish national poet of Scotland, who wrote lyrics and songs in the Scottish dialect of English. 1759-1796
Not really the best thought provoking quote, but I [...]
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Posted in What to Smile at, What to Think About, tagged brave, children, fast, fear, fearless, girl, lesson, new things, pony, pride, scared, scary, speed, trotting on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.”
–Omar Bradley
I can’t think of a more terrifying experience than being on the back of a 2,000 pound animal going close to 30 mph with nothing to slow you down but the looming possibilty that one measley gopher might be nearby….
As humans…well, as [...]
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Posted in What to Think About, tagged abuse, ASPCA, death, devastating, die, dying, equine, horse, horses, love, natural, partner, pass away, passing on, slaughter, surrender, unwanted, violence on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Love is stronger than death even though it can’t stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can’t separate people from love. It can’t take away our memories either. In the end, life is stronger than death.”
–Anonymous
As much as no one wants to think about this, death is a part of [...]
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