A Two Terrier Take on Black History Mont...

Nobody is ever going to mistake me for African-American, but I’m an unrepentant history buff and a trivia queen. So when a month is announced that celebrates history — especially history that hasn’t always traditionally been in the curriculum (trivia by another name?), you know I’m going to be all over it like a cheap suit. Besides: Black History, White...

Where I Cowgirl Up at the Community Rode...

How do I get myself talked into these things? My mother’s stable in Lake County was thinking of putting on a rodeo-like event. The goal was to show the greater community, even those who didn’t keep horses at the stables, that the facility was a great asset to the area. I was drafted to MC the Hobby Horse Races. It was only on the morning of the event that I discovered I...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Except f...

So here we are in Vegas. Remember I told you I’d signed up for the Las Vegas Marathon? Due to a number of factors and excuses — some valid and some bogus — I stopped training, or even exercising more than two months ago. It’s touch and go whether I’ll actually get my feet on The Strip. File under bogus: that I just got too busy with winemaking to train....