Stephen's Thoughts

"To succeed in this business, you can't cut corners for short term gain. You have to prioritize food quality and service to have any hope for success." Bryce Rademan.

Whah???? High placers on yesterday's dressage mess up their jumping for one reason or another. Mynduveroan and Glinda Show with a third position. Best outcome for Mynduveroan and Glinda since they have moved up from Beginner Novice to Novice.

This novel is not just a thriller. It contains great insights on the global political scene and posits a much-changed future world in international relations as AI, synthetic biology, and autonomous war fare emerge in the future. Recommend!

There are very few motorcycle riders ride like Ahn Rhee. Circumnavigation of the Black Sea. Trans Russia. Iran. I've ridden with Ahn Rhee in Mongolia, Viet Nam, Ethiopia, southern Africa and Patagonia.

Petroglyphs were carved one thousand years ago.

Double, double toil and trouble,
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

Ender's Game is not only a fast paced, page turner of a science fiction story, but also a thought-provoking exploration of complex moral and ethical issues.

There are ghosts in Pompeii. Robert Harris's "Pompeii" brings them to life.

Robust crab apple tree we thought would never make it when we planted it twenty years ago. FeeBee in the background.