June 2014 Culture Story

Mornings have always been my favorite time of the day. Being a make a list and check the box kind of person, I love getting a head start on the world, and have always had a practice of taking advantage of what feel like ‘free’ hours. As an early riser, I have always enjoyed the quiet stillness of the morning … Read More

May 2014 Culture Message

We often find ourselves in a not unfamiliar position, leaning on the back end of a tailgate with a view straight into a vet box. These situations vary in that sometimes the night is black and frigid and we are huddled bleary eyed under as m…uch of our outer wear as we can find, or other times, we are under … Read More

April 2014 Culture Message

Spring is perhaps the best time for a homecoming, especially the sort of homecoming that brought Batman back to our little red ranch. He came home just in time to celebrate his third birthday, and although we did not celebrate with the trappings of streamers and cake, or the frivolity of song, we celebrated from a place from which music … Read More

March 2014 Culture Message

With great regularity, I sit across from my clients (during my “other” day job) and counsel them to stop taking business so personally. Business is business; it is not personal. Frequently, I facilitate helping my clients with defining the mission and vision of their organizations. In these cases, I do everything possible to help my clients out of their left … Read More

January 2014 Culture Message – Happy 5th Anniversary!

For me growing up, certain things were pretty straight forward. We didn’t come down to breakfast until our beds were made, we didn’t play until our homework was completed, and we didn’t have television privileges if our grades and citizenship weren’t acceptable. My brother and sisters and I were allowed three TV programs a week, and we looked forward to … Read More

December 2013 Culture Message

Jack has been trotting to his turnouts lately. I know that I am not the only one who is relieved that he has regained a bit of spring in his step and an interest in participating in his own life again. Over the course of the last several ye…ars, Jack has suffered considerable losses. I am not referring to the … Read More

November 2013 Culture Message

It was barely after day break; I was head down, multi tasking, as I hustled to get my morning turn outs completed, monitor feed changes, and check on the condition of little Tosha’s recent bandage change. Irene stopped me in my tracks, her voice cracking through palpable emotion. She was clearly distressed. Wyatt had been adopted, and he was one … Read More

October 2013 Culture Story

They say that the human being learns more during the first year of life than any other year. While I wouldn’t be one to debate scientists or developmental psychologists, I think that my greatest learning has occurred more in the last five years than in my entire lifetime. There are many people that should be thanked for having a stake … Read More

September’s Culture Message

Riding Seamus down the street, my eye caught our reflection in the window of a shiny black car. I was jolted out of my daydream by a voice on the other side of the vehicle. I cannot remember his exact words, but he said some version of “wou…ldn’t it be nice.” I smiled politely. I didn’t want to share with … Read More

August 2013 Culture Message

Like most Saturdays, I brought a few of our horses down the street to train at Kennedy Farms. Because of the heat, I was riding my first horse earlier than usual, and that meant riding with a group. I arrived just in the nick of time to discover that we were having a “pretend horse show,” and that we had … Read More