Barbaro's gone...

Sad news today.
Barbaro; that beautiful horse who took the Kentucky Derby by storm but broke down at the Preakness has been euthanized.
Being an animal lover myself but with some veterinary experience I'm VERY sad but I also understand that it had to be done.
I've been checking the UPenn Vet hospitals website every day since it happened to read the updates on his condition or to look at new pictures of him.
I never had any knowledge of what laminitis was and didn't realize what an important thing it is for a horse to have his weight equally distributed to every hoof.
It's just really disappointing because for a long time it seemed like he was going to make it.
The doctor's did all they could do and when they realized he wouldn't be pain-free ever again, they had to let him go.

Run free sweet boy!

I knew the warm weather wouldn't last...

All the skiers and snowboarders are rejoicing here in Western, NY. The snow has come. (and yes, that picture is my car a couple years ago after a pretty decent snow fall)
I can't complain to much, I choose to live here.

I choose to live in a place that has warm weather normally 3 months out of 12. (although in 2006 it was more like 8)
I choose to live in a state with high taxes and low tax returns.
I choose to live in a state that's elects a woman who has never even LIVED in the state and was probably only elected because her husband is an ex-president (one who will only be known for getting a knob-job by an intern)
I choose to live in state where if you walk by a stranger on the sidewalk you don't dare look them in the eye. You keep your eyes straight down at your shoes until they walk by.
I choose to live in a state where the drive home on week days is like being part of the Indy 500 except you're not surrounded by talented/experienced drivers.
I choose to live in a state that charges you for use of it's largest interstate

But...there are some great things about New York:
I choose to live in an area where all public places, other than the outdoors, are SMOKE FREE!
I choose to live in a state where, no matter which city you live in, you can always find one place that has the most AMAZING pizza.
I choose to live in a state that has all four seasons.(although sometimes you think there's only two; winter and road construction)
I choose to live in a state that's only a few hours drive away from Ontario, Canada. (let's face it, unless you're somewhere near Vancouver, being close by is useless except if you're going on a beer run)
I choose to live in a state that has three NFL teams, 3 NHL teams, and one really amazing MLB team,...and the Mets.
I choose to live in a city that has tons of minor league sports teams and they all have new stadiums to play in.
I choose to live in a city that's a short drive away from a NASCAR race track.

and finally; I choose to live in a state whose motto is...I LOVE MYSELF! lol

Random Friday stuff

Okay, so the Yanks let my beloved Barry Zito get away.
Dang it!
We've got a hot infield and we could've gotten even HOTTER on the pitchers mound. But no!
Well, at least they're trying to ship The Big Uniq's stupid ass back to Arizona.
What a waste of money he was.
And they signed my Mikey Mussina, so I can't be TOO upset.
I was just hoping to see lovely Mr. Zito on TV 3-4 days a week.
When I think about it though, it does make sense that he stays in cali where he can continue his quirky zen-like lifestyle. I'll be interested to see how he and the bad-Barry get along.

What else,....OH! The whole deal with the FDA slapping some fines on the diet pills for being total bullshit.
All I can say is...DUH!!!
It's scary that people are stupid enough to think that just taking some pill will make them skinny. Oh yea, they have ones to make your boobs bigger too!
Come on folks, does the government really need to save us from our lack of commen sense?
I admit, I've gained weight. Right now I weigh more than I ever have in my life.
And I know why.....I got lazy. When I got the bloodclot over the summer I just had other priorities and they didn't include eating right or doing crunches.
So now I'm paying for it. But I'm not one to think there's a miracle pill sold by info-mericial that can make me drop 30lbs in a month. It took me some time to get this way so it's going to take some time to get skinny again.

Can I also tell you that this global warming thing is really paying off up here in Western, NY right now. Wow, the weather has basically been spring-like. People are even GOLFING up here. Crazy isn't it? Although I have this underlying suspicion that when Old Man Winter finally shows up we're going to get our asses buried in snow. It's inevitable.
Well, it'll give me reason to wear that new winter coat I got for Christmas!

Is it Daytona Speed Weeks yet???