Maybe not as curious as cats, but still the horses wonder about their new house guest…
Maybe wondering if the new human is a feeder…
Plenty of grass to go around, even early in the season
A day off from dressage for this self-assured athlete:
What can I say about this beast that hasn’t already been said by the dog?
Here’s what the horse thinks of that!
In the end, I made a new friend
While in the area for the Traders Expo Dallas, I stepped off the beaten path and back in time during a visit to the Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange. I’d arrived too late in the day to see the actual livestock but outside found some of childhood’s favorites: Coin-op ponies!
You can clearly see their different personalities. Look at this perky pet:
This guy is looking a little stressed out:
And check out this serious worker pulling the cart. He’s a far cry from the comical cow in the background. As a kid I wouldn’t have been caught dead riding that cow.
THIS is my idea of a serious steed:
Here’s why: a real stirrup.
Giddy-up!
A few pictures to share from my trip to New York City for the Traders Expo in February 2011. A (very) little bit of art above…
The 911 memorial is under construction, but meanwhile we have this one:
Of interest to traders and train riders:
The subway mosiac leads to NYSE behind protective fences:
No tours of the exchange, so back on the train:
NASDAQ on Times Square:
Oh yeah, I did work on this trip. Here’s my presentation on Divergences at the Traders Expo New York:
Finally, a little rest and refreshment in the room:
This year’s Beaver Creek trip was tamer than usual as I am recovering from injury. In fact, it wound up being as much swimming as skiing:
So rather than ski the mega-steeps, I got to photograph them from afar. Here is The Brink – the steep run on the top right – a favorite from last year.
Its was tough (sarc): 11 inches of new snow on my birthday and I had to ski green groomers. At least the cake was good!
In 2010 I did’t post to this blog as often as I’d like. For 2011, will at least post a note on my travels. With this post, I actually go back to 2010 for the Las Vegas Traders Expo….
Even though I wasn’t presenting, I decided to go to the Expo and attend the sessions. As a bonus, my cousin Kris was in Las Vegas the same week and so my mother decided to come along. Here’s the three of us in the cafe in front of the Paris hotel:
A good time was had by all !
Burbank Alamo, for reasons of their own, decided to rent me this Cadillac. Maybe they were out of compacts. Oddly, for this trip I had hastily grabbed a CD from my car on the way to the airport — Foghat’s Greatest Hits. Packed with enough classic rock to get the Caddy down the Ventura Freeway to Pasadena.
Would never have thought the two go together — luxury auto and 70s rock — but since Led Zep Rock ‘n’ Roll powers the commericals, I get the surprising message: this kind of car is supposed to be for me now.
Next day, I had a couple hours between show and airport. Took a ride up Mulholland Dr, because…why not? Maybe a better freeway car but I wanted to see the view from the hill.
Wound up at a Pinkberry on Ventura Boulevard, snacking on tart fro-yo there at a tiny table between the man with $800 loafers and the lady who maybe inspired the book “When I Am Old I Shall Wear Purple”. That’s L.A. and that’s okay.
I’d forgotten how steep the runs are at Beaver Creek.
Its tough to give you a good perspective, except to say that some folks go off The Brink with a parachute!
While at the LA Trader’s Expo, I stayed in Arcadia. Now melded into LA, Arcadia used to be its own distinct town on Route 66. I spent one evening walking around and marveling at Arcadia’s most surprising residents: hundreds of wild green parrots. Parrots are not natives of the region and no one knows for sure how they came to roost in Arcadia. Rumors has it that a fire in a pet store decades ago prompted the release of a few parrots and nature took care of the rest.
I also came across an intriguing example of the great melting pot on the Pacific rim: on El Dorado St (a Mexican name), is a drive-in diner (a US thing), featuring bento boxes and sushi (a japanese food).
