TomS Words of Wisdom

Hay truck!

2009-06-20T09:03:00.001-07:00

Safe Trailering

2009-06-19T22:48:00.001-07:00

Happy HorsesOriginally uploaded by TSayles As Fran pointed out, safe trailering is important skill for all horse owners and horses. And Tammy Denault (of Dreamswept Farm) is, IMHO, one of the best. Together we have hauled horses thousands of miles, and I have learned much from her. And this photo is a good example of doing things right.The importance of good trailering skills, especially in

Sorry Hoof Blog, ...

2009-06-19T22:30:00.001-07:00

Fran --Sorry, but your Hoof Blog, is not copyleft compatible. So you may not use my Happy Horses photo or any of my images, until you open up your licensing practices. [I not a big supporter the whole uptight permission based culture.]If you got with the future and supported the creative commons, you wouldn't have to ask permission.-- Tom SaylesHello, Tom,I wondered if I could ask permission to

2009-06-19T21:39:00.001-07:00

Wow. Publishing from anyware is getting easier and easier. For example this was sent as an sms from my phone.

PropEle Marine

2009-05-14T22:26:00.000-07:00

One of my colleagues, Joe Grez, is starting up this cool new company called PropEle Marine. Which has developed an exciting light weight electric boat motor that's clean and quiet for your kayak, canoe, dinghy, dink, inflatable, pontoon boat, or other craft. It's works kind of like an outboard engine, but it's portable and powered by a modern battery pack. In early tests the performance is

Found on a Blog

2009-04-25T21:10:00.000-07:00

I ran across this on a more or less random blog.How does something like get organized? Was it, as it appears to be, a flash mob? Or did some group rehearse this prior to the preformance?

Cool Superbowl Commercials

2009-02-08T11:13:00.000-08:00

One of the real innovations that the Internet has brought is the ability to find share things like super bowl commercials. Here are some of this year's best, IMHO.

FW: WA - Horse Farms Bills

2009-02-06T21:19:00.000-08:00

For those that haven't heard about this issue, last year there was an administrative ruling in Olympia that reclassified equestrian facilities that didn't breed or sell horses (or some other agricultural product) such that they lost the tax breaks given to other commercial farms. The current effort in Olympia is aimed at restoring the long held position that horse boarding, training, and

Quote: "Imagine a world ..."

2008-12-28T09:17:00.000-08:00

"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge." — Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia I do and you should too.

Hard Disk Rails from Pyramid Distributing

2008-12-27T23:24:00.000-08:00

I recently bought a pair of high speed [7200 RPM] 1TB hard drives form TigerDirect. But when I went to install them, I found that I was short a pair of HD mounting rails, that allow 3.5" drives to fit the 5.25" bays in my big steel server case. So after asking the guy at the local PC Recycle center, I went googeling around looking for HD rails at a good price. They're not easy to find and only

Disappointment in Change of Address @ DOL - DL

2008-12-02T23:00:00.000-08:00

Liz Luce Director, WA Department of Licensing Director Luce -- I'm writing to let you know that I am very disappointed in you're department's inconsistency in address change policies and procedures. While our state's Vehicle License services makes good use of 24 hour online interaction and decent use of outsourcing, our state's Drivers License service is way behind modern expectations

Turkey is in the brine.

2008-11-26T20:55:00.000-08:00

The first major step of my annual turkey ritual is complete.Tom's Turkey BrineGently boil the following for about 3 minutes:1qt chicken broth1 1/2 cup kosher salt1/2 cup lemon juice1 cup Snoqualmie 2006 Winemaker's Select Reisling1 large fist full of herbs, fresh from the garden(mostly rosemary and thyme with some sage and oregano on the stems with little or no preparation. Clip and cook.)~12

Quote: "Time's fun when you're having flies"

2008-11-25T18:16:00.000-08:00

......Kermit the Frog

2008-11-12T23:15:00.001-08:00

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Re: Cold Reality

2008-10-21T21:33:00.000-07:00

Yes Dad, those are typical La Nina year phenomenon. However if you dig a little into the subject, one of the sources quoted in your e-mail, the International Arctic Research Center, is actually featuring a link on their home page to NOAA's Arctic Report Card which is reporting: "5° C temperature increases were recorded in autumn", "Near-record minimum summer sea ice extent ", "Fisheries and

Moving Yet Again!!!

2008-10-15T20:26:00.000-07:00

A week ago Monday, just after our last vaulting competition of the year, my house-mate / landlord gave me the "My girlfriend is moving in and we want the house to our selves" speech. So I spent several days last week scrambling to find a new place to live. I did the usual things like posting an ad on Craig's list, e-mail friends and family, etc.As it turns out, the owner of Patterson Creek

The Period of Intense Change has Begun.

2008-09-17T22:15:00.001-07:00

Additional Disclaimer: Following are highly speculative predictions based on little more then my personal observations, recent headlines, knowledge of history and my uncanny ability to link together long chains of related events to form an overall situational picture. I don't advocate any particular actions or reactions and make no particular claim that my predictions will come true. You are

My new favorate YouTube video

2008-09-05T20:59:00.000-07:00

YouTube - Large Hadron Rap:Quantum physics geek chick rapping about the cutting edge particle accelerator. 'nuff said.

News & Updates

2008-07-16T21:27:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted anything newsy in quite some time. So I guess it's about due.Pretty much all winter and spring went into getting everything ready for Spring Fest. It went off the first weekend in May. It was in many ways the best one I've run yet. But in many others this year wasn't as good as my previous ones. Afterward I was really burned out on vaulting and especially on fest management and

States I've been to.

2008-07-16T21:23:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine had one of these in her blog. Looked cool, so here's mine.visited 44 states (88%)Create your own visited map of The United States or determine the next presidentCould be just the thing for my Dad's aspiring 50-States marathon friends.

Help!, My Yahoo alternatives???

2008-07-14T21:38:00.001-07:00

Chris -- I've been a very happy user of Yahoo's "My.Yahoo.com" service since it was in it's initial beta many years ago. The last couple of revisions have been pushing more dynamic Ajax layouts and requiring more screen real estate. So after giving each new version an honest try, and providing thoughtful feedback, I've opting to go back to the "Classic My Yahoo". Much to my

Feedback Message Regarding Susan K. Kichline at EEG Recruiting

2008-04-18T22:34:00.000-07:00

I starting to get really annoyed by recruiters, like Susan K. Kichline and the Kody More I wrote about back in July, that can't keep track of who they have contacted and who they have received resumes from.Susan initially contacted me on March 7, 2008 and I replied with a resume and an expression of interest in Seattle area positions.On March 20 I received another, almost identical, "Dear

Business Process Reengineering: AVA Recognized Vaulting Competitions

2008-04-17T20:11:00.000-07:00

The following is my Commentary giving a vision of what the process could be. From a business process engineering point of view tasks like e-mailing the Official AVA membership list to the competition [fest] organizers should be almost automatic. Basically the fest manager / show secretary should fill out a form with all the "AVA Recognized Competition Application" information either in the

Words of Wisdom: Do the Incredible

2008-04-17T20:10:00.000-07:00

To do the incredible,set lofty goals,and work in small steps,to achieve them. -- Tom Sayles

The Geek Jeep has passed on.

2008-04-08T17:28:00.000-07:00

After 360k miles, may she rest in peace ... or more likely ... in pieces.