tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post2419122827685214739..comments2024-03-26T08:18:42.915-04:00Comments on Cob Jockey: On the Way Things Are Right NowJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-32674322602362686322020-06-08T08:45:08.914-04:002020-06-08T08:45:08.914-04:00This is an important post. I have been so angry an...This is an important post. I have been so angry and sad (and loud) this last week and a half. "Black Out Tuesday", which I did not participate in because I felt that now was the time NOT to be silent, happened to coincide with my first time back on a horse since lock down started. I ended up posting a single between-the-ears photo on IG when I got home, but I felt guilty posting about anything other than the racism going on in our country, especially amidst a sea of black square on IG...Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-50164321484568895522020-06-04T22:14:18.733-04:002020-06-04T22:14:18.733-04:00I think it's important to be kind to yourself ...I think it's important to be kind to yourself while also fighting a good fight. Is it privilege to be able to do that? Yes. But you can fight longer and harder, I think, if your soul gets some cleansing in between.Stacie Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021003654717894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-15570195193349183312020-06-04T16:48:03.704-04:002020-06-04T16:48:03.704-04:00Wonderful!Wonderful!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-30759467152871847782020-06-04T16:47:50.103-04:002020-06-04T16:47:50.103-04:00It crossed my mind that that was similar too.It crossed my mind that that was similar too.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-38833408471777107702020-06-04T16:46:10.975-04:002020-06-04T16:46:10.975-04:00Also I should say, I grew up in southern Illinois,...Also I should say, I grew up in southern Illinois, so technically a "northern" state. We're not talking about the Deep South here.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-22497393452529541022020-06-04T16:45:37.272-04:002020-06-04T16:45:37.272-04:00In my town, it meant we had signs posted under the...In my town, it meant we had signs posted under the "Salem City Limits" signs that warned "colored people" that they needed to be out of the city by sundown every day. This wasn't like a Civil War era thing either, it was within the lifetime of people I knew as a kid in the 90's/2000's. <br /><br />Here's some additional reading if you want to know more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_townJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-69326922034775906632020-06-04T16:35:50.284-04:002020-06-04T16:35:50.284-04:00I dont know what "sundown town" means .....I dont know what "sundown town" means ...ChicagoGrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158374211306308740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-55982799364841136972020-06-04T12:07:23.008-04:002020-06-04T12:07:23.008-04:00Matched your donation just now.Matched your donation just now.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-61813878778577166262020-06-04T11:28:56.478-04:002020-06-04T11:28:56.478-04:00I mean that's how I also felt during the whole...I mean that's how I also felt during the whole "some people in SIP can't ride and others can". Especially since my own scrap of what I got was hard won. Life is too short to not enjoy what you can. You can still be sad, mad, or be out there fighting for just causes and still enjoy your horse.L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-26001890481312464252020-06-04T10:50:36.217-04:002020-06-04T10:50:36.217-04:00<3<3Promisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338935046262804307noreply@blogger.com