State of the Union

Can't really argue with much the President said, eh? The whole thing about "winning in the global economy" was a bit odd though... if the US "wins," doesn't that mean that everyone else loses? That's not where we want to be going.

Also thought it was funny how he was retreating on the health care bill just a little. Not a whole lot, but a bit. And he really stressed the bipartisan thing.

I did agree on a few points, but you can't really argue with what he said as I mentioned above. The thing about public transportation--that was a good point. Maybe he should start here, haha. The city's been trying to do public transport with high speed trains for a couple years now and boy, is it failing. They've put in a new high-speed train but haven't redone the tracks, and if I'm right that does not bode well.

Since I don't know much about politics, I'll shut up now. Those are just the things that stuck out at me the most. What did you think about it?

Picture overload

I think it's ending...
I've put up so many pictures lately I don't have many "fresh" ones and I keep worrying that I'll post one that's already up. I did that yesterday, haha. Oops.
I'll still put some up though, so no worries.

After putting together a list of horses I want to get at BreyerFest, I've found that to get all of them, or at least to get most and maybe a couple different, I'll have to raise $100/month from now until BreyerFest. Oh joy. I don't know if bake sales every Saturday will help much with that, either. At least we have a garage-full of stuff to put in a yard sale! Now all we have to do is to put price tags on it all. What fun.
If you have any ideas to raise money, please share. If I get enough tips I can make a post with them all as a reference, since BreyerFest isn't the only reason people have ever needed money in past, present, or future by any means.

Nothing much else to report today.

And remember: tips for raising money for any cause go here!

Taking Care of Your Leather

In day-to-day life, even if you're not involved with horses or farm work or something of the sort, you still might need to know about how to care for your leather goods. For instance: the current style of cowboy boots. They're leather. And you want them to last, because they're really expensive. If you care to keep reading, I'll go into this a little more.

For instance: when my family goes out to the lake, we clear juniper. I recently got a new pair of Ariats to work in since they keep cactus spies out and can stand up to some pretty heavy wear. But, they're so nice I feel bad just using them on the weekends. Every Sunday, granted we're at the lake, I clean them up. Usually they have scuffs on the surface and occasionally there's a bit of mud on them. This weekend they looked like this.

 Look at all the scuffs! Well, okay, it's really not that bad--just kind of unsightly. To fix that, I always go over them with a generous helping of Lexol leather conditioner on a sponge. You don't have to use this specific stuff, but it works well. There are a lot of different leather conditioners and they all work very well though. If you want to use Lexol, you can find it online, at most tack shops and places like that, and Tractor Supply Co to name just a few.

 After their Lexol bath, the boots look much better. Any major marks will stay but the leather is softened, cleaned, and looks really nice.

If your name happens to be Sara, this might be a good idea. Just a hint. *wink*

I think that's all for now. I don't want to post pictures of Rusty and Pepper from today because most are blurred (the telephoto lens wasn't cooperating). I do have more from yesterday though. I'll probably always have more from a while ago. Haha.