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My Name is Mr. Ed, originally uploaded by Blog Master G.
One of Katie’s horses. Her wedding day. Warren, Oregon.

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Oregon Llamas Rule, originally uploaded by Blog Master G.
Scappoose Creek Inn, Scappoose, Oregon.

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Last night Jen and I attended an Obama rally at the Masie Center to watch Obama’s acceptance speech. Along with running into a few people we already know, we also met a new Blog Master G reader, who recognized us from the blog (always a fun experience). We talked with him for a bit before [...]

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The Saratogian calls it Saratoga’s Wildest Race. Capital News 9 compares it to the Running of the Bulls. Whatever you call it, securing a picnic table for the $1 million Travers race day — the biggest event of the year in Saratoga — is not for the meek at heart. But my wife, being the [...]

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Travers Morning 2008, originally uploaded by Blog Master G.
Props to Jen, Johnny, Vinnie, and Keith for scoring 4 sweet tables in
our usual spot at the Saratoga Track for [...]

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Who Stole Happy’s Tail?, originally uploaded by Blog Master G.
 

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 If you want to live longer and eat whatever the hell you want, start running. Or swimming. A lot.
First, the living longer. In a new study that spanned 20 years, Stanford researchers found that a group of runners were less disease-prone and more likely to live longer:
Running ‘can slow ageing process’
Running not only appeared [...]

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Saratoga Track Day 2, originally uploaded by Blog Master G.
 

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I clearly remember 20 years ago today — 08.08.88 — when my Mom, Nana, and Bro were on an East Coast tour (having grown up in California, of course, this was a big deal for an 11-year-old). I believe we were visiting my East Coast family (grandparents, uncle, aunt, cousin).
On this day 20 years ago, [...]

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Stella Wants Tilapia, originally uploaded by Blog Master G.
 

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