
The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
Walnut Creek, California
Joined myLot 10 years ago
I am a native Midwesterner living in California. I am a psychologist by trade, but my main passions are music and things that make music.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
8h

I have no idea what this succulent is called. These guys sit around innocently, rain or shine, and then suddenly throw out long shafts with a pink flower at the end. My sunflowers last for only a week or two. But these pink...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Oct

I had another dentist appointment this morning. It was for a simple filling. It went fine.
I am now off to pick up my pain meds at Kaiser.
Have you noticed that my "ode to Donald Trump" has passed 1500 views?
Wheee!
Today is...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Oct

I was working yesterday and didn't get to follow the "No Kings" marches across the Country.
Apparently they went well, and a record was set for attendance.
In some cites, there were no arrests for unruly behavior. I'll have...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Oct

I read that there are supposed to be a bunch of "No Kings" rallies today.
For me it has been just another work day. One of my students (a male teen) and I actually improvised on a riff from Metallica's song "One." It was a fun...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Oct

How dare they protest Trump's regime with music. Music is sinful. It was banned in some churches centuries ago.
Where are the ICE agents when we need them?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Oct

I have only four or five students today, so life is good. It is a safe bet I will not starve to death.
It is in the 50s here, but with no rain. I will cycle before I head to GuitarCeter. I want to make that a "habit" again.
I...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Oct

Our high temperatures have dropped from the 70s F to the 50s. Fall is here.
I may get one more day of swimming in It is supposed to hit the 70s this weekend. .
Time to switch to cycling for my general exercise and PT on my...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Oct

I had my cleaning and check-up this morning. I have a minor cavity that will be filled, and a crown that will be replaced next year.
The cleaning went fine, except that there was a bit more water running down my throat than I am...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Oct

This was my lunch yesterday, or at least part of it. Hearts of palm, beets, and Mandarin oranges (which I had gotten away from for some reason). All on a bed of tuna, and smothered with Marie's blue cheese dressing. Do you...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Oct

I just stumbled on this short (about 30 second) video. It's kind of cute/funny.
Have you been to Portland Oregon? I have friends who live up there. Plus I have rafted some rivers South of Portland.
I passed through Portland a...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Oct

I understand that prices for beef and vegetables have gone way up in recent months.
But one thing I can still get "for a song" is corn.
I bought several ears of corn for 49 cents an ear at Safeway yesterday.
Corn is grown in...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct

Every Fall, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, goats are brought in to munch away at the grassy areas that border many of our freeways and larger surface streets.
I keeps the local fire danger down, and I am sure it...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Oct

For the record, I live and work in suburban California right now. I have NOT been attacked by ICE agents or National Guard troops, nor have I witnessed Mexicans being rounded up in the Mexican neighborhood near where I live.
But...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Oct

So far, I have had some cold Tom Kha Gai, some cold rice, and a cup of coffee. But I am frying up some sourdough bread, and will top it with some blue cheese dressing and some (deli) roast beef. I am still suffering from "Arby's...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Oct

I was just at the grocery store, staring at a bottle of Windex. The cost was something like $5.50. Kitty's sliding glass cat door is quite streaky. Then my @Porwest Trump University brain kicked in. To the right of the Windex was...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Oct

We have seen what is happening in the US. National Guard troops are being sent
into US cities that do not want or need them.
The Epstein files will eventually be released.
If the 25th Amendment is invoked, and J.D. Vance...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Oct

In a previous post, I described the decrease in gas prices as I drove from the California Bay Area to Lewistown Montana.
Gas was around $4.55/gallon for Regular in the Bay Area, and was at about $3.29 in Lewistown.
I decided to...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Oct

I tried to buy a clever t-shirt online this morning.
G-sus (a guitar chord) saves. That's funny right there.
I failed.
A friend had a great time in Germany, but he is now constipated and has a cold.
I helped a friend out with...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Oct

John survived his foot surgery and can drive again. We'll get together this afternoon and play some tunes. It's 76 F out, so I may sneak in a quick swim before I take off. My knee hurts, but I can walk on it. I keep my crutch with...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231581)
• Walnut Creek, California
5 Oct

As most of you know, I am a political "moderate." I could never support a political Fascist, but nor do I support violent criminals. You know that I have worked in prisons, and that I have had exposure to criminals, most of them...
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