For those aspiring writers...

For the aspiring writer who just might be reading this blog... there is so much good information on the web to help hone your writing craft. If you enjoy writing and want to learn more information, here are some excellent websites. A lot of these will be Christian oriented, since that is where I'm coming from in my life, but don't let it run you off. You will find info there as relevant as any other place on the planet. I hope these may help:

The Writing Life Blog

Faith in Fiction Blog

Christian Author, Randy Ingermanson

Writing-World.com Website

Those are jsut a few links to help guide you on your way. I hope you will use them as a springboard to uncover more sites and help along your writing journey. After all, I have a name for writers who are unwilling to put in a tremendous amount of time researching their craft and markets - "Unpublished Authors."

Have a good one!

This Great Country...

Image copyright, Lincoln Rogers. May not be copied or reproduced

without written permission from Lincoln Rogers.

While I'm not particularly thrilled with the results this time around, I am proud of the opportunity we get every couple of years to show the planet how the best democracy in the world works. I hope you voted too.

Singing In The Rein...

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Yeah Pards, I know. You think "rein" is spelled wrong in the title of this post. Ordinarily, you'd be right, but I'm talking about another type of rein... the western variety.

One of the great things about living near a big western city like Denver, Colorado is the amount of western-oriented events that take place throughout the year. One of them this year was the Western International. A big part of the Western International was a big-deal Reining competition. Now Reining is one of the fastest growing equestrian sports in the world, and there's a big reason why. Some of the smartest and most athletic horses on the planet are involved in the sport of reining, and it takes every bit of those smarts and athleticism to perform the intricate manuevers dictated by the sport. Fast spins and crowd pleasing slides are just a part of what makes a reining show a good one.

One of my favorites is the "freestyle reining" portion of a competition. That's where the riders wear a "costume" of their choice, often dressing up their horses as well, and then performing required manuevers however they'd like to music of their choosing. It's a rollicking good time, and the Western Invitation Freestyle Reining competition was no different... except for all the frights.

You see, since it was held in October, most of the contestants brought a Halloween flair to their routines. There was everything from Frankentstein, a zombie, a scarecrow (my favorite), to regular cowboys. It was good fun and another chance to see some of the best horses on the planet in action.

Check out a reaining competition sometime. Especially the freestyle program. I think you'll like it.

Have a good one.

Lincoln

My Aching Head...

Hey there, Pards-

I know it's been awhile since I've posted, and there are some pretty good reasons, but that is what makes life, I reckon. I figured I better get back up on the horse and give you something to read from my neck of the woods. Thanks for stopping by, as always.

This poem seems applicable today, what with all of the narcissism evident from the last few months of hearing politicians of all stripes talking about how great they are and how voting for them (and only them) will somehow make this here world a better place...

Ain't About Me

By Lincoln Rogers, 2002

I reckon I figured it out while my soul was at rest.
A truth from the quiet, planted deep in my chest.

It came as I walked in the midst of the land,
while my proud sight surveyed what I’d worked with my hands.

Then I heard a hawk’s call - watched an Elk leap my fence,
and in sharing that moment - realized I was dense.

Down the hill horses ran, cattle grazed far away.
I smelled the sweetness of earth and felt the sun of the day.

It ain’t about wire that’s straight or hay and crops that I’ve grown.
Nor a large house and barn or how much livestock I own.

It’s about what’s inside- who the Good Lord made me to be.

You see, the ground where I stood... wasn’t put there by me.

Somebody should tell those people in all the commercials...