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Mine fixed itself briefly late last night, but appears to have broken again shortly after midnight CST.

Well, today I got to ride again! I didn't do much. Mostly walk, a bit of trot, and maybe a dozen strides of canter. It felt good, though, so if I'm not too sore I will go back in the morning and try again. A few more things have changed since I wrote last. We are now in a drought. :D All the rain dried up, but at least we…

Congratulations! He's beautiful! I have a 14.3 hh Arabian mare myself. She's a spoiled brat and a drama queen, but I love her. :D <3

Thanks. I sent @durden a message, so hopefully they will investigate.

Do I have to interact with them first? I just got a friend request from a guy and when I did a "search by image" his profile picture came up on multiple sites, including a few warning about scammers.

@mgood4x4 Well, I'm back, more or less. Surgery went well. I spent 2 weeks unable to put any weight on my foot at all. That was frustrating. I got my sutures removed last Thursday and was cleared to start walking in the boot. I have learned that when my doctor says I am "cleared" to do something, he means it won't ruin his…

@mgood4x4 I hope you have a wonderful time on your cruise! I have been on that ship. She is older, but quite lovely! We took her out of NOLA back in 2019. Well, the last two weeks have been a bit hectic down here. On July 8th we took a direct hit from Hurricane Beryl which caused a lot of chaos. I was fortunate and only…

I tried to post 3-4 times, but every time I mentioned you-know-what my post just disappeared. I wasn't even writing anything inflammatory myself. Just speculating about costs versus revenue. I disagree with the decision, but I'm not taking it personally. I am very sad, though. Yesterday my scale moved for the first time in…

Nope. It won't allow me to answer your question. That's kind of hysterical.

Fascinating. It didn't post again. I wonder if they have banned the use of certain inflammatory words? Let's experiment: Just horse stuff this time: My trainer resurfaced and I was able to ride yesterday. Skipped today because we expected that tropical storm to be much stronger than it is. My legs are sore anyway after…

@mgood4x4 I typed out a response and it appears to have disappeared. Let's see if this posts before I go through the trouble of writing it again.

I have not been diagnosed (way too expensive as an adult), but I have suspected I may be autistic for the last 6-8 years. I just took the RADS-R test that MargaretYakoda posted and scored a 169. I belong to a few Facebook groups, but I don't interact much. I don't really need support. Like you, I am very good at masking,…

Hi, Sandra! It's good to see you in here. <3 Well, maybe the groups will pick up without the Newsfeed (trying to find the silver lining). I still have mine on the app, but I see it's gone from the website. I feel surprisingly lonely without it. Not to mention there doesn't seem to be much point in logging my exercises or…

I don't understand how they can say people don't use it. I know it's the first place I go when I open the app. It's the only place I have a chance of seeing my updated step count and remaining calories. I've seen people ask if they can get the app to default to it. How about they get rid of that useless and buggy dashboard…

Yikes!! I'm glad to hear you seem to be okay. What a terrifying experience! Looks like a beautiful area, though. Not much riding going on around here. I was gone for a week at the beginning of May for my birthday trip and I caught a really bad cold immediately. Probably in the hotel lobby the first morning (lots of people…

I tried taking 100 mg of magnesium glycinate for sleep. Running to the bathroom every 2 hours kept me awake, so it might help you!

I'm baaaaaaaaack!!! 12 weeks post-op and I've been able to ride the last three mornings. My foot still hurts and my trainer is making me use the mounting block for now, but I was about to walk/trot/canter/rollback/and try one spin. The little roan mare I've been riding absolutely cleaned up at the rodeo and she's even…

@mgood4x4 Still not much to report from here, I'm afraid. I cannot believe how slowly this foot is healing. I should be cleared to ride in another 3 weeks, but right now I am skeptical. It honestly doesn't feel much better than it did 2-3 weeks ago. I can walk without limping now, but it still hurts. It's rodeo time down…

I think you are right about that one. I did click "profile," but it clearly did not take me there! I have seen a number of posts that do appear to be bots, though. They could be used just to test the system even if there is no immediately obvious payout. I still think my theory has merit, though.

I'm not sure. It just says the join date was 12:36 PM. You could be right. No one has responded to the post, so there's no telling if it's a real person or not.

Some of them do appear to be bots. I just saw a guy who joined today and made just one post - asking how to cancel - within one hour.

I have a theory that may apply here. I am an IT professional. I have been working in IT for 26 years now, starting in user support. Over the years I have seen so many tickets with incomplete information. We would get things like "I need some software installed" (any particular software?), "Help! I can't access <folder>"…

@mgood4x4 Sorry I haven't had a lot to contribute. Recovery is slow over here. Still hurts to walk, though that hasn't stopped me from getting my steps back up. I credit my flexibility training with allowing me to mount from the ground. Not everyone can get her foot as high as an aerialist! :wink: Good to see you are still…

On a related note, a few years ago I had some friends on Facebook who were asking for "volunteers" to try their "powerful weight loss/hair growth/detox/whatever" gummies. They would send you the goods for free, but you had to send a private message to be included. Out of pure curiosity, I decided to ask about one. What was…

@mgood4x4 Yes, i got released from the boot last Wednesday, but my foot is still very painful. I didn't expect the recovery to be quite this slow. At the moment, I am not even tempted to put that foot in a stirrup! The doctor said I should be at 100% at around the 12 weeks mark, so 7 weeks from now. We shall see. I'm…

@jumpthemoon Your boy is lovely! I hope you have many wonderful rides ahead of you. I am not familiar with TRT Method training. I will have to look that one up. It's kind of funny that you are discovering dressage at the same time I've gotten tired of it. :lol: It's a gorgeous day here - 70 and sunny! - so I got out and…

@mgood4x4 Well, the year has started slowly for me. Recovery from my surgery has been much slower and harder than I expected. Not sure if it's my age or if I just had unrealistic expectations. I spent a week on crutches before I could even take baby steps. Since then, every day has been a struggle. I haven't been out to…

@mgood4x4 Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I haven't ridden the past few weeks because I broke my darn foot! I'm in a boot for now with limited mobility. To make matters worse, in the strangest coincidence, I broke the foot I was scheduled to have surgery on next Thursday anyway. So, I will be out of the saddle for…

My family is all omnivores, but we're Polish and the traditional Wigilia (Christmas dinner) is a meatless affair. The stars of the show are mushroom potato soup and, of course, pierogi!

I had a Bodymedia. I was so upset when Jawbone bought them and destroyed it! Literally overnight all the information became worthless. I ended up buying a Fitbit Charge HR 2 and I'm still using it 8 years later. I've tried the newer models, but didn't care for them, so I will be using this one until it breaks or the…