The new "child" in the family

My parents adopted a dog! I haven't met her yet, but it sounds like she's as sweet as can be with a LOT of personality to her! They found out yesterday, at the vet's office, that she's about a year old and that she weighs 49 pounds. She looks kinda big in one of the pictures, but in another picture, she's laying next to a mat on the floor (the third picture) and you can tell that she's really not that big at all. Let me introduce you to Buddee (that's her name.). :o)

No one wants to work on a Monday!

So, try this!

When you click on the link (green link below), a series of about 15 pictures will come up.
Read headings over each picture group.
Click on a photo in that category that appeals to you.

Again 15 pictures will come up, click the one for you and move on.
Just continue to keep picking. At the end it will give you a profile of yourself.

It's called a visual DNA.
Your choices dictate your profile.

http://DNA.imagini.net/friends

Doesn't this make you smile?! :)

Final Feature: Bull Riding

As with all rodeos, bull riding was the last event of the day last Saturday (I'm not counting the wild horse racing as an "event"...stupidity is not an event), so in honor of that, I'm posting the bull riding videos as the last round of videos. Here are three videos of the bull riding competition. There were lots of competitors, of course, but I narrowed it down to three videos (of the many!) videos that I took. And, in these videos, you can see how easy it is to stay ON the bull the full eight seconds...or not so easy, that is. :) Oh, and, as always, "loud sound warning" when playing the videos!! :)

So, if you're ever in the area when the CFD is going on, swing by some of the events! There is always TONS happening and so there's lots to do and look at and attend.

And this, dear readers, concludes the week of posts revolving around the CFD. I hope you enjoyed them and that you weren't bored to tears!! :o)

Today's Feature: Bronc Riding

Again, just a small warning that the sound may be loud. I wouldn't want you to be blasted out of your seats while watching these. :)

Today's Feature: Steer Wrestling & A Daredevil

As I mentioned yesterday, in honor of the Grand Daddy of 'Em All, I'll be posting videos every day this week (ending on Friday). Today's feature is Steer Wrestling and a short video of an entertainer that was at the rodeo.

Again, the sound on these videos may be loud because of the announcer! Just sayin'. :)

The Rodeo

In honor of the "Grand Daddy of 'Em All", I am going to have a week's worth of posts up. Today, it will just be pictures (ok...and a couple of videos!). If things go well, the other days will have just videos. On Saturday, I went to ONE of the many events that are being offered...the three and a half hour rodeo. These are my girlie-friends, Shannon (left) and Amity, that I went with. :)
At this rodeo, there were, of course, horses!

And, as always, cowboys could be found there. So many that you can really just take your pick! :)

After gawking over the cowboys, we got to see some races! Those were kind of a dud, but it's all part of the experience, so that's why it's being posted here. :)

Finally, it was on to the main events. They started with a crowd favorite...bull riding.
Notice in the picture below how the men are just calmly standing around and watching everything? Isn't it wild how they can remain so calm? Now me, on the other hand...
... ... I'd look more like this guy (below) in the tan vest. I'd be scrambling to climb up on the gate and get OUT of the way!!!
Next event...steer wrestling. It's always great to see how the cowboys work together, in a way, and treat each other like brothers. Take this scene, for example. This fella seemed to be having a bit of trouble with getting that steer to the ground...
But, I just thought it was awesome how these next two fellas just came right out and said, "Hey, man! This is how you do it!" I just thought it was so nice of them to come out and show the first guy how things get done and to help him learn a bit more. It was special! So, first you chase down the steer like this:

Then, you wrestle him and flip him, like this:
I sure learned a lot from those two fellas, so I hope that first guy was able to pick up a few tips, too!! :o)

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Next, it was steer roping. I always feel kinda bad for that steer. He just aimlessly wanders out into the arena (probably thinking, "I'm free!"), but once he reaches a certain distance, the cowboys are allowed to take off after him and rope him. You always know the moment when that steer realizes he is NOT free and that he needs to run for his life. It's like a firecracker has been lit under him!! Every time one got away from the cowboys, I'd yell, "Run home, cow! You're free!!" People looked at me funny.
Okay, next up was the bronc riding. Between this and bull riding, I would think that anyone who was a chiropractor would head to these events and try to get some work. After all, after these boys finish these rides...well, there's usually a reason that they don't look like they're standing straight as they walk/limp/drag away!
Next up...barrel racing. A lot of women in the crowd enjoy this event. I, for one, have never really enjoyed this event. I always think, "Boring!" However, in recent years, I've actually started to watch this event and it's kind of interesting! You always wonder who is going to have the tightest turn and whether or not that turn will be too tight and knock over the barrel (which is a penalty). Interesting stuff!

And the LAST event of the day -- and one of the dumbest ones EVER!!! -- is the Wild Horse Race. This year, the event kind of made me feel gross inside. Why? Because these horses are crazy and they're frantic and they will do anything to try and get away from the men and RUN AWAY. So, I'm surprised more of them don't end up with broken necks or legs or something. I'm talking about the horses AND the men now. So, here are a couple of pictures and a couple of videos. You can see for yourself the choas. It's just plain stupid.

WARNING: The sound on the videos may be kind of loud because of the announcer. There's your warning.

All-in-all, it was a great day! It was rather hot (about 96 degrees), but there was a slight breeze AND we were able to sit in a shaded area. So, really, it could have been worse!

So, over the next few days, I will post more videos. Maybe some of you will like to see videos of the events that we got to see. If you're ever out this way, the Cheyenne Frontier Days are fun to attend! There are TONS of things to do and it's just a fun experience. Of course, there are a LOT of people, but if you can get over that, I think you'll enjoy your experience!