1963 Rodeo. This is NOT how it's done. Horse is not looking at barrels. I'm twisting his head off to pull him around. But, . . . oh, the adrenaline high! Very fun. Em, I'll talk to the producer and see if they have a pony for you to try? Never mind. You'd be so hooked, you'd move right in to bull riding; then, we'd carry your bones out in a red wagon.
7/27/07
Sharon--Barrel Racing in Rodeo--1963
1963 Rodeo. This is NOT how it's done. Horse is not looking at barrels. I'm twisting his head off to pull him around. But, . . . oh, the adrenaline high! Very fun. Em, I'll talk to the producer and see if they have a pony for you to try? Never mind. You'd be so hooked, you'd move right in to bull riding; then, we'd carry your bones out in a red wagon.
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Bull riding........could this be my future occupation??? I mean, if grad school doesn't pan out..........? Or...or...what about rodeo clowning? I am SO good at jumping into barrels.
There's a lot more to it than just jumping into barrels. Rodeo clowns also tell lots of not-funny jokes and where ridiculous clothes. Could you hack it?
Chan, don't you KNOW me? I am literally pudgy with not-funny jokes and did you SEE the hot pink nightmare I'm wearing further down the blog? It's like I've always been a rodeo clown and just never grasped it before........hey, where are you Chan? Are you coming to visit Tanner and me in the fall?
Just made it to Albuquerque, stopping for the night, apparently "America" is pretty long.
Yeah, Jaren!!! We are both almost in the same state!!! For a second I was worried about moving back to Arizona and then it hit me like a hot sack of crap to my upper lip---------I GET TO VISIT THE WATSONS IN TUSCON!!!
I hope you like my friend Ben. I just notified him that I know you, so you should have a great pal already. Seriously. Okay. Keep heading across America then.
"...it hit me like a hot sack of crap to my upper lip"
Wha? Not without laughter.
Yippee, Jaren and Charity. Keep moving. How does it feel to be in the West again? We're all with you. (Or rather, we're kind of glad we're not, since moving is one big pain.) CALL IN THE ELDERS--especially Elder Josh.
We made it. After driving nearly 2,000 miles across 8 states, the truck broke down literally one block from our house. Then it was stolen. Or so we thought. It took much time and effort to recover it. But all worked out, as is usually the case.
BT, Hot sack. . . . That was good. When are you headed to Mesa?
S&M, Josh did help us. Quite a bit, actually. And in the process, he nearly destroyed his car driving through the torrential wash caused by the monsoons. On that note, I have never seen anything like them. These flashfloods are out of nowhere and scary in their ferocity. Where there is dry sand and scrub, minutes later a roiling river. Two days ago a man's truck was pulled from the road by the flood and into the main current of the wash, tumbling the truck on its top. He drowned.
Otherwise, I'm astounded by the wildlife down here. The place is crawling with: everything. We have caught lizards and snakes and frogs and beetles and giant ants. Seen much much more. There is seemingly no end to the wonderful diversity of cactus. I'm falling in love quickly, and painfully. Day 1 saw me with a dozen barbs in my butt. (Claire pushed me in her zeal to chase after a lizard.) I'm excited to write about it all. JG, I'm going to have so many questions.
To be in the West again? Is home.
Hoorah!!!! Jaren, MONSOON SEASON! I'd forgotten it's in the peak right now-ish. Have you seen any fantastic lightning storms yet? Ha! Fabulous! I'm so jealous!
I'm driving down to Mesa on Aug 20, doing my CPR/First Aid renewal on the 21, and retraining until Wednesday the following week. So let's plan my first visit being sometime mid-late Septemberish. Oh fantastic fall. My first Arizona autumn. I'm so glad about the cacti and animals....it's great, right? You should read some Edward Abbey, too. I hear Tuscon is fifty times more beautiful than Phoenix. But isn't Phoenix a great name? Find out what Tuscon means.
Tucson comes from the Spanish pronuniciation of the Hohokam "stukzon" or "ztukson", meaning "water at the foot of black mountain".
Mid to late September will be great. This year's Yom Kippur will be one you'll never forget.
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