tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post6202590174542438944..comments2024-02-17T08:36:28.255-06:00Comments on Ponita in Real Life: Bully BalletPonita in Real Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-36313202098290123692010-02-13T08:38:46.011-06:002010-02-13T08:38:46.011-06:00I had a patient once whose son was a beginning rod...I had a patient once whose son was a beginning rodeo rider. After his first bad spill, he walked over to her, where she sat wringing her hands in the stands and (wiping blood from his forehead) said, "I'm not quitting." I don't get it.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-35028103774680092982010-02-12T01:24:53.552-06:002010-02-12T01:24:53.552-06:00It beats sitting on a cushion hen!It beats sitting on a cushion hen!Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-44723196574469830252010-02-10T06:11:53.580-06:002010-02-10T06:11:53.580-06:00I'll bet you cut a fine figure in your tartan....I'll bet you cut a fine figure in your tartan... but it would make riding a horse a bit difficult... ;-)<br /><br />That would work! :-)Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-68912511306237402382010-02-10T00:55:51.381-06:002010-02-10T00:55:51.381-06:00Och hen... troosers are for wimps. I like to swing...Och hen... troosers are for wimps. I like to swing low under the cut of my tartan cloth.<br /><br />I do see you in a reverse cowgirl kind-of-way though.Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-18094898056601373552010-02-09T16:27:42.608-06:002010-02-09T16:27:42.608-06:00Jimmy: Nothing better than a well turned cheek in ...Jimmy: Nothing better than a well turned cheek in tight Wranglers and chaps... especially walking away! It's never been a secret with me... ;-)Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-32915148389961165862010-02-09T15:00:34.397-06:002010-02-09T15:00:34.397-06:00So... your dirty little secret is out at last! I a...So... your dirty little secret is out at last! I always knew you had a thing for men in chaps and even bigger hats.<br /><br />I wondered why the Mapped one was taking photies of himself wearing Dog the bounty hunter boots and very little else.Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-30523119467199492632010-02-08T20:58:24.566-06:002010-02-08T20:58:24.566-06:00Ro: I don't root so much for the bulls, cuz th...Ro: I don't root so much for the bulls, cuz they are a ton (literally) of muscle and testosterone and can pretty much look after themselves. And having seen guys with their hand hung up in the rope, having their shoulder torn to bits and their arm broken, knocked out cold, legs trampled and bodies flung about, no... I don't really like that part. But when a rider gets tossed and the bull Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-881922924098063262010-02-08T17:55:58.071-06:002010-02-08T17:55:58.071-06:00Have only seen bits of Calgary on TV. My last rode...Have only seen bits of Calgary on TV. My last rodeo was when I lived on Maui. They had a nice Western parade and rodeo every July 4th.<br /><br />I personally only liked it when I rode my grandfather's slow and gentle farm horse. My other grandfather kept a quarter horse for someone else, it was to jittery and fast for me.LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-54082480316475293512010-02-08T17:26:30.661-06:002010-02-08T17:26:30.661-06:00Luv the rodeo!
The first time I went to one, I ...Luv the rodeo! <br /><br />The first time I went to one, I laughed out loud when I saw the kids trying out and competing--by riding on sheep!!!<br /><br />I've been to the rodeo when it came to Houston--huge event! It's more than just bull riding and calf roping and racing; they pull out the big stars to sing and perform!eroswingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678990077292314028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-14825898837535023662010-02-08T16:52:26.437-06:002010-02-08T16:52:26.437-06:00I have to ask, never having been to such an event ...I have to ask, never having been to such an event myself: what proportion of the audience do you reckon is secretly on the side of the bulls?<br /><br />Call me cynical, but I can't help imagining that there must be an underlying macabre desire to see humans being trampled and gored ... a little bit.JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09602149715098601478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-4928095168037182882010-02-08T14:37:44.358-06:002010-02-08T14:37:44.358-06:00Charlie: I personally think they are all nuts... b...Charlie: I personally think they are all nuts... but males in general seem to have a thing for adrenalin pumping, testosterone laden activities. But I get a rush out of watching them too, even if I do have to shake my head and cringe at times. ;-)<br /><br />XL: It's nowhere near the size of the Calgary Stampede (have you been to that? I never have and I lived in that province for 7 years...)Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-69567909673442591932010-02-08T13:42:31.891-06:002010-02-08T13:42:31.891-06:00The sign on the fence says Manitoba Stampede. How ...The sign on the fence says Manitoba Stampede. How does it compare size/event-wise to Calgary?<br /><br />Did you ever do any rodeo events yourself?LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439395776125192671.post-44146630253288989682010-02-08T11:32:04.923-06:002010-02-08T11:32:04.923-06:00"...supposedly sane men..."
I think you..."...supposedly sane men..."<br /><br />I think you're onto something there, but I agree--watching those insane cowboys is Fun R Us.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.com