Job Situation

For those of you who have not yet heard, I recently accepted a new job.  I will be working for mom's company; I will be facilitating their classrooms.  05/08/2009 will be my last day at my current job.  

This is an exciting, yet nerve-racking move.  

On one hand, I am excited to reduce my work week to three days a week.  Not only will I have more time to do my homework and keep up on my laundry/housework, I will also have more time to do the fun things in life; like cooking and playing with my horses.  

On the other hand, having a part-time income may prove to be difficult.

None the less, I look forward to the change.  The next few months will be pretty tell-tale.  I am assuming the best. :)

Wow, the media is NOT a reliable source by any means.

http://www.zootoo.com/journals_j_currentevent/morethanonehundredneglectedmus_rtfitch

I have been following this story for quite some time now (before this man was actually found to be a fraud).  Red flags were going up as soon as I saw all the media hype over this fairy-tale ranch.  The media ( http://archive.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=103019) was reporting that he was going to "train 100 mustangs in 100 days,"  and stated 'facts' such as "In two weeks, a wild horse can be fully trained" and "he (Jason) cuts their manes when they arrive to connect with them."  HUH WHAT?  Now, I don't know what magical powers Jason Meduna was assumed to have, but even the best trainers in the nation will say that it takes years to finish a domesticated horse.  And who in their right mind thinks that cutting a mane will create a bond with a horse?  Not to mention that his website (sorry, they have now taken down the site... otherwise I would post the link) seemed more dedicated to his superhero image (and buff, shirtless BOD) than the actual horses.  

More recently he reported a horse STOLEN (http://www.netposse.com/stolenmissing/RayuNEstolenMar09.htm), saying he was afraid that the horse had been taken by individuals who intended to "do the horse harm."  Yep, since people steal horses all of the time to hurt them for the fun of it.  (Again, a WHAT?!?! moment.)  

Once someone finally spoke up about the dying, skinny horses, he assured everyone that he was feeding them.  When individuals persisted, he then blamed their appearance on his neighbors, stating that his neighbors were POISONING them purposely with cattle feed (no wonder the neighbors now don't like the guy).

OKAY, enough of the scary, self-involved man.

A prime example of how the media only covers certain stories.  NATIONWIDE the media was covering the polo ponies "tragedy," in which 21 horse died a very sudden death. ( http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=7380774&page=1 )   Yet, over 60 horses and counting STARVE to death, and more are on the speedy road to the same death, and only local stations and/or horse type media are covering the incident.  Scary stuff!  Truly, the media only shows what it wants to show, and that's for sure!

But on an up note- WOW, the horse community amazed me on this one.  People stepping in to take care of the horses, people cleaning up his mess, just simply amazing!  Donations coming in left and right, Jerry Finch (prez. of Habitat for Horses) dropped everything and went there immediately to organize the rescue.  Simply amazing.

Sorry... I think I was posting this more as a vent of how shocking the whole situation is.  I truly have not been able to stop thinking about it for a couple weeks.  Purely unbelievable.

http://www.kearneyhub.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20303524&BRD=268PAG=461&dept_id=577571&rfi=6

Sunny Weekend in the Tri-Cities...

Judging solely off of Friday, I  anticipated the worst for this past weekend.  (The horse getting out, running around like an idiot, breaking the lead rope once she was finally caught and tied up, AND THEN SITTING ON MY CAR... you know, the little things.  Haha.)  Luckily, I anticipated incorrectly.

Saturday morning Rich and I went up to mum and pop's house to take care of a few horsie things that I didn't end up finishing the night before.  It was a gorgeous day, and thankfully Jeep was on his best behavior!  Made for a nice start to my Saturday.

Then off to Rich's house to grab the boat!  It was a beautiful day, and I think that sitting on the boat in the warm sunshine is the BEST way to do homework!  Also, it was nice to spend a little time on the boat with just the two of us; even if most of my time was spent staring at books.  Which by the way- Bless Rich, :) he is so understanding when I have loads of homework to complete.  How did I get so lucky? :)  Anywho, all in all a nice afternoon on the boat.

That evening we went back to Rich's house for a bonfire.  A couple friends came over, and we burnt a bit of the junk from my backyard.  Again, relaxing and great weather.

Then Sunday morning Rich, Jobin and I headed out to the dunes for a little jaunt on the 4 wheelers.  Yet again, perfect weather.  We met one of Rich's friends out there, and then I met up with some of the old crew (Derek, Brandy, Thomas, Adam, Lance, Derek's dad, Tammy, ect.).  Rich's quad ran great (YAY!), and I had a great time.  Jobin had a bit of a wreck, but the bike was fine, and he ended up with only a couple scrapes and bruises.  I think I was beaming the whole way back to Rich's house... I just LOVE riding.  Not sure why, but it is one of the best feelings to go out there and attempt tear it up on a quad (still can't catch Rich).  :)  

Once we arrived back at Rich's, we dropped off the quads and hooked up the boat.  River here we come!  We met a few people out on the Columbia, and had a great afternoon of sunshine and friends.

All and all, an awesome weekend.  I love the Tri-Cities... we have a playground here in our backyard... with 80 degree weather in APRIL.  Love it. :)  Not to mention, we are so lucky; not many people are able to do the things that we get to do on a regular basis. 

Looking forward to this weekend!  Not sure that it will quite measure up to this past weekend (as my house is in dire need of cleaning and yard work) but I hope that we are able to go out on the boat at least one of the days... providing the weather is nice.  

Okay, so a vent...

Sorry all in advance, but this is a grumpy post.

I am constantly amazed at people who have the ability of continually talking down to others (and/or talk to them like they are dirt and/or have an IQ of 12) without a second thought.  I often wondered, "is it because the targeted individual does not talk back?  Maybe if the person who was being talked down spoke up, the poor behavior would stop."  News flash- this isn't true.  Every time I see someone speak up when they are quite obviously being insulted, they are responded to with an excuse of "well you just don't get me/it/this" so that the poorly behaved individual can continue on with their rude ways without having to admit that *MAYBE, just MAYBE* they are in the wrong occasionally.

So truly, I am beginning to realize that there is absolutely no cure (or help) for individuals who cannot even look at their reflection in the mirror; they have to come to the realization themselves, and fix things themselves.  There is absolutely nothing that anyone else can do to change/enlighten that person.  

Either deal, or remove yourself from the situation... it isn't going to change.