WAY TO GO BARBARO!!! The three greatest words in the world! LOVE YOU B!!!

ACN! Yippee!

WOW - I just watched the Lost in The Fog video - he was as dominant as Secretariat - never thought I'd say that.

He won most of his races like Bobby won the derby.

May he rest peacefully.

Steve & BDude
FOB

Good morning, Champ:
ACN!!!!!!!! So proud of you!
Hey, Chevrolet! You lost your slogan! It now belongs to the Big Boss Horse: "Barbaro, The Heartbeat Of America!"
Love to you, champ!
Daryl

SO GLAD YOU HAD ANOTHER GOOD NIGHT AND I HOPE IT DON'T GET TO WINDY SO YOU CAN GO OUT AND GRAZE.
KEEP GETTING STRONGER AND HEAL THAT HOOF. WE LOVE YOU BARBARO.
BETTY

### Thanks, Alex - for your efforts in providing us, as always, and as quickly as possible, with the updates on our much beloved Barbaro !

Have a bewitching nite ..... I can see that you're going "all out" with your costume !

What do you think Chappy will go as ?????

Enjoy your day - I'm heading out for a lesson with Bella - the lovely mustang !

Sherry - Arizonaland

ALEX -

You are the greatest!

Have you noticed that we are learning to be patient and trust you when we don't hear about Barbaro?

For you to go over and check on Barbaro to put us at ease, you are amazing. We hope you will be allowed to visit with Barbaro so that you can give us one-on-one report about him and make us feel closer to him.

THANKS ALEX!
We always love our update! I hope big boy has a good day.
I'm not sure if he can go out when it's wet even if the rain has stopped. I'm doubt Dr wants that left hoof getting wet. If he can't go out today I'll bet his mon will see that he gets fresh picked grass from the farm!

Thank you God for Bobby's right and perfect healing, and for his complete recovery. Thank you God that miracle follows miracle, and wonders never cease.

Magnificent Steed! Another day closer. We hold the vision of your wholeness - you are perfect and complete - in vibrant good health.

The Light of God surrounds you
The Love of God enfolds you
The Power of God Protects you
The Presence of God watches over you
Wherever you are Bobby, God IS.

Love, Light and Protection for Bobby

For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us…” Romans 8:38, 39

For the love of who you are
For the love of your spirit...

God Bless The Fog

I love you Fog

Love, Light and Protection for All The Bearers of The Light

Lord God, wrap S1915 in Divine Love and Divine Order. Open the heart of every member of the Senate to clearly hear the voice of the horse, and feel the Magnificent Spirit of the horse. Compel each member to immediately move S1915 to the floor in a right and perfect way, and then vote with their hearts and their conscience for the highest good of all.

Love, Light and Protection for The Boys (always)

God Bless and Protect Us and all of The Horses

Another wonderful ACN!!!! And here's looking forward to another good day for Bobby! :-)

Good Barbaro! Thank you Alex, Peter, Michael, and Dr R for the updates!

Socorro...I'm pretty patient until 4pm and then I get the fidgets! lol

Also, thank you to Sue McMullen for the European updates!!!!!

g'morning, y'all
thanks, Alex- sounds like a dreary morning there.

Way to go , Barbaro big guy. Have a great Saturday even if it is raining. Scrub a dub dub today, and enjoy it. Hope you get lots of visitors if you are closed in all day.

Jo, ### thanks for the good morning earlier. I just got back on here. Did you read the guys that call St Louis area and the team the Lou?
Funny how things sound the same although the spelling is different, and I guess geography does make all the difference in the meaning of things! !

Congratulations all Missouri people on the Cardinals great win. I watched it all and pulled for them . I've loved the Cards since Stan the man was my favorite player.

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STEVE & BDUDE -

Wish I had followed Lost in the Fog earlier, but there's a reason for that, my heart probably would have been shredded in pieces if I had and then with what happened, it would have hurt.

Lost in the Fog was amazing, imagine if he had not been sick! Wow!

Thanks Alex..........cannot get through a day without checking on our Champ! ACN! Music to these ears....Heal hoof Heal ....miracles do happen, may you be one! God bless you and all that care for you.

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Just checking in while getting the house ready to be appraised (can you say deep clean).

Mary L, THANKS for the info on the beanie babies. I too was a collector and have the tag covers, they're all in boxes now. Remember the McDonald's craze with them?? They are cute!

OK, I only do canned speghetti sauce and I am in dire need of something "real". Can someone start a thread on the forum to place recipes? I don't know how to do that and that would be a great way to share. Just a thought.

Bye and take care all.

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ALL & JULIA B. -That calendar we wanted (In the Presence of champions) is available directly thru the charity (Tranquility Farms) It is $22.00 + $2.00 sh/hand (instead of exorbitant price elsewhere we saw it) Here is url:http://www.tranquilityfarmtbs.org/calendar.htm
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Barbaro-so thankful once again to hear about your good night. A happy day for you will be getting to graze outside if not raining profusely!!

Vigil at 7 pm EST this evening.

When we pray for Barbaro, and focus on his physical healing, I humbly ask you to include prayers for his peace of mind and continued courage. His is a difficult path.

Thank you God, that right and perfect decisions are made by Barbaro, and for Barbaro.

Also, in light of our vigil this evening, I thought it might be helpful to repost this article, Doc Steady about Dr. Richardson - it tells us part of what Bobby is dealing with, and the seriousness of the day to day.

http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/15747455.htm

Love, Light and Protection for Bobby

Good morning to Barbaro and team,

Since I don't post all the time I thought I would say Happy Halloween to all, thank you to Alex for providing the information we need, and most of all, KEEP GETTING STRONGER, BARBARO.

Kim B in IL

Dear Alex -
Thanks again for another update which starts our days. I just want to really tell you how much you are appreciated and thought about. It has been a tense few months for us, praying and hoping that Barbaro will recover and be able to enjoy a rich life. Perhaps not the life envisioned before the race, but an even better one. He is has truly opened our eyes to the importance of horses. His name will be forever linked with strength, courage, endurance, fellowship and love not only for his Kentucky Derby win, but also in the race of life.

I know the road ahead is still a long one, but I've lots of prayers left for him and will keep saying them.

Thanks as always to you, Dr. Richardson, the NBC staff, the Jackson, Michael Matz, Peter Brette, and Kennett Florist and all the others giving of their time and support to see him reach the most important finish line - returning home.

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Lyn G.....so sorry to hear about Avi. Know that you made such a positive diference in Avi's life.

Socorro....I know, I know.....I'm supposed to be mowing. I have a plethora of recipes. Used to cater dinner parties for the wealthy "snow birds". My meatloaf is "killer" and I'd love to add it to the cookbook.

Now I'm off to mow.

Fan Of Barbaro

ACN Atta Baby (((Bobby)))!!!!

Good Morning to my fellow Barbaromaniacs....it's cold this morning...(by CA standards...)

(((Peter))) Thank you for taking such good care of "our" BBB (Big Beautiful Boy).

(((Alex))) our Prince. Thank you x 1 Billion. :)

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Mary L.

Thanks for posting about the second Barbaro Beanie. Now I have two of him coming too!!!

I BELIEVE IN BARBARO
and I believe I may need to build a stable for all my Barbaros. LOL

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DORA AND ALL
I've gotten the Tranquility Farm calander for the last few yrs. It's a beautiful calander. I think I've always gotten it through Exclusively Equine. I don't remember what I paid but it was expensive. I don't know why I never thought of going directly to the chairity.
Thanks for the link.

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I just wanted to say a word about Erin, Annie's daughter (KF floral designer). Erin is in the backstretch with her treatments, and has done well tolerating them. I know this is in part, due to the mighty prayers we have all offered for her. Please keep this beautiful child in your prayers.

Thank you God for the opportunity to show our faith for all of those in need. The list may be long, but we are a powerful group, and up to the task of supporting all of them with prayer.

Love, LIGHT and Protection for All of Us and For All of The Horses

Please remember to light candles during the vigil at 7 EDT.

Do you folks on EDT change your clocks this weekend??? We never change here in AZ and it's always so confusing.

Today is St.Judes Feast Day.
My patron Saint along with St.Francis.
Many prayers for Barbaro's recovery went to both of them, but especially St Jude.
When most people thought Barbaro was a hopeless case( and were saying this horse should be put down,God had a different plan.
And we see the results of the Miracle of Barbaro.
So many poor Horses have been Rescued , so much attention has been brought to the horrid Slaughter of these beautiful creatures.
Because of Barbaro and now the FOBS.
Thank you Jacksons,Dr Richardson,NBC,TIM & ALEX for having the faith to say YES WE WANT THIS HORSE TO LIVE.
And I say "Thank you St.Jude "
WE BELIEVE IN MIRACLES !!!!!
WE BELIEVE IN BARBARO !!!!!!!!
God Bless us Everyone !!!!!!
Robin(15 minutes from Pimlico Racetrack)

OOOkkkkaaayyy... I just got a DRF Entry for Teton. He was Michael's Steeplechase horse. I guess he is no longer a steeplechase horse? 6 furlongs on the dirt at Aqueduct on the 29th, race 6. That is strange. Hey Jo, is that usual to run a steeplechase horse in a flat race like that?

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Barb in AZ; I think everyone does but you guys and some parts of Indiana

Mary S
I am in agreement with you. We need to continue to lift Bobby up and pray that he will continue to be protected from anythng that could come his way!

ALEX
Thank you again and again for your dedication to this site. I don' know what we'd do without you, you never fail to keep us informed.

Bobby
Praise God, ACN for you. I hope the weather will allow you to get outside today. You are such an magnificent boy. Have a great day, stay happy and healthy under God's protection.

Hi Bobby! So glad that you had a great night and another good week. I think that the light is growing brighter at the end of the tunnel! God Bless you, and everyone who loves you, and that is alot of Bararo Maniacs and then ofcourse team Barbaro! Keep fighting the good fight, you really are a champion! No matter who gets horse of the year, you are the horse of the year, decade and the century! I loved the Today show report on you, I taped it and watch it often! They say that the eyes are windows to the soul and that is certainly true in your case, your eyes are so bright and alive and full of courage and determination, the very things that made you a winner on the race track and are now helping you to beat the odds and win over adversity! I believe in miracles and I believe in Barbaro!!!

Good morning, all!

So thankful for ACN and a stop to the rain for Barbaro so he can get outside today. It's raining gangbusters here in CT.

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Dora, thank you for posting the info about Martita, who is too shy to tell us about her wonderful dancework ;)

Prayers and hugs for all humans and animals who are in need of love and healing today. I see Avi and Cahill mentioned just today...

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Alex or anyone who is "hands on" with horses, why do you sometimes see horses that are two-toned in the winter? Looks like they visited Dora for a color and clip ;) Half of them is dark brown and the other half is lighter brown?

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Cindy a
I have a killer recipe for herbed oyster crackers. I've never met anyone who doesn't like them, though they probably aren't great for one's arteries ;)

Now, to "business": The other day I posted about a story on the front page of my local paper about a woman who rescues Premarin mares. I faxed them a letter and today was excited to see it in the paper, no easy feat when there are so many political letters now pro/con different candidates. (I borrowed the opening from someone here who offered it to me.) They printed it virtually intact except for taking out the web links.

So I apologize for the length of this, but here goes (I thought I read that the call-in day was 11/14? If I got it wrong in this letter, sorry but hay, that makes all the more calls (I hope) on the 14th, too!)

To whom it may concern:

The article in Tuesday's Post about Kathleen Schurman's efforts to save mares from slaughter could not have been more timely. At this moment, Senate bill 1915, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, is stuck in the Senate Commerce Committee. This bill would ban the slaughter of Premarin mares and other horses that are being sold to foreign countries as horsemeat.

Along with many others, I have been active in calling the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Frist, and asking him to move this bill to the floor, so that the Senate can vote on it before this session ends. Our state is fortunate in that both Senators Lieberman and Dodd have co-sponsored this legislation, and Rep. Shays also stood up on the floor of the House in support of it when its counterpart, HR503, was passed on September 7th.

It is America's dirty little secret that the pony that a little girl falls in love with may one day end up on a European or Asian dinnerplate as gourmet food. Every day, horses are bought under false pretenses by killer buyers, whom legitimate horse-rescue organizations such as Ms. Schurman's Locket's Meadow Farm must outbid in order to save from a gruesome death that pro-slaughter advocates dare to call "humane euthanasia." A horse that is stolen has a 60% chance of going to slaughter. A foal with a deformity may be cast aside and slaughtered instead of being raised as a companion animal to be used in therapy for children who immensely benefit from being able to relate to another living creature with limitations.

The videos showing slaughter are too graphic to watch, yet advocates such as Montana Senator Conrad Burns maintain that this method of "disposing of unwanted property" upholds Americans' right to do with their property as they see fit. Well, I have a lawn and a car, but the laws don't allow me to let the lawn grow up into weeds or the car to sit next to the curb as a rusted wreck. With "rights" come responsibilities. If you own a horse, you have a responsibility to treat it humanely. If you can't afford the cost to properly euthanize it, should that be necessary, you shouldn't own it to begin with.

November 14th will mark the second of two national call-in days to support S.1915. I urge everyone with a conscience and a sense of humanity to contact friends and relatives in other states, particularly Texas and Illinois where the three American slaughterhouses are located, to in turn contact their senators by phone, email or fax and support the passage of this legislation. Contact information for all senators can be found at: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm. More information can be found at www.hsus.org.

Two years ago, December 13th was officially proclaimed as "National Day of the Horse." Since that day, nearly 200,000 American horses have died brutally by having a bolt slammed through their brains as they struggled in horror, surrounded by the stench of death. Horses are a symbol of America. Just as we don't eat cats or dogs, we don't eat horses. Don't let foreigners dine on our animals. It only adds insult to injury to know that in a recent year, one of the slaughterhouses paid only $5 in taxes on their $12 million-dollar profit.

I wonder how many little girls inspired by movies like "Flicka" know the truth--that on any given Monday or Thursday, another 200 horses held in feedlots in Kaufman, Texas, will be "processed" for slaughter because our government had the audacity to honor horses while simultaneously condoning the brutality of their deaths. Please don't let this horror continue.

(BTW, they headlined the letter "'Dirty little secret slowly being revealed'") And maybe I played a bit loose with the 200,000 number--I think I learned that by watching the games they play in Congress ;)

Good day, all!

ACN Bobbycakes ..my special UNDEFEATED CHAMPION!!!! When they give you a bath today... like Lava Man ...smile big for the camera and show them your pearly whites...lol
Alex..lol ...hay that sounds like a real concealing costume..heh heh
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Anyone NOT get their Barbaro bracelets yet? I ordered two of the larger 8 1/4 size from Sharon Clark on the 10th of October and still have not received them. I would feel better to know if anyone else has NOT received theirs too???? Also, does anyone have her PO address available to post in case there has been a mix up???? Thanks!!

Here you go D'Anne

Sharon Clark

P.O. Box 78

Silver Spring, PA 17575

Thanks Dora-IL
Our true Grit gal!!!

Did you order the bracelets?

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Hi Jo and Socorro

I'm down in Devon - probably could see the sea if I stood on my roof. As it is there is a hill in the way.

That looked a nasty fall - didn't look good did it? Usually the presenters tell you how the horse is and when they don't I think it's a bad sign. Hurdle races can be worse than steeplechases, because the hurdles can trip the horses.

I have an ambivalent attitude towards the jumping season. I love the horses and with good luck they are around for years so you get to know them much better than the flat ones. But I don't like the falls and I as I get older I find I'm getting worse, not better. I always feel most sorry for the lads and lasses who look after the horses as if there is a fatality they have to go back to the yard to the empty box. People in the racing business must be made of strong stuff - I think in the main they are compassionate people who are in it because they love horses. National hunt racing is far less lucrative than the flat and the jockeys get hurt too.

Liz

I ordered them the day Alex posted about them, and got them about a week later. Seems to me she posted recently about people that hadn't gotten theirs and said not to worry, I don't remember what day that was. Maybe a week or so ago.

Send her an email, I'm sure everything is fine.

BTW: I'll tell Dora she lives with me now. LOLOL

Good morning Bobby, Alex & Everyone! Glad to hear that you had another good night, Bobby! Yes, the winds are picking up here in NJ, but the sun is actually trying to come out.....looks like the rain storm is over! :)

Hope you can squeak a few minutes outside today, Bobby! And Alex, have a great time at the Halloween party tonight! :) Cheers!

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DORA-- IS ME! I am from Alabama---Miss CORA is from ILLINOIS

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I take it you don't want to move in with me then???

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BARB AZ, It's confusing for everyone, better when we fall back than spring forward in the spring. It takes me several weeks to adjust to losing an hr.
JANE, Thanks for the article, good one. As for the crackers, thats why I take Lipitor! I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to eat fat! cindy a

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Cora-Yep, I am movin on up to the north of me...LOL with a grit eating yankee girl.Is Illinois really considered yankeetown anyway? I know sice my sister moved to Michigan, she sounds like a yank now-a really cool yank with a southern accent HA!

###Dora...heh heh I know you are from BAMA and I had to go up and check my post to see what I "done"
Sorry my mouse made the mistake...lol
How are you this morning and did you survive the bad weather yesterday?

###Well you could move in together and be like "twins"....Cora and Dora...lol

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Dora

I believe Yankee refers to more like the New England area, but I really don't know for sure.

C'mon up, you will LOVE my kitchen. Viking stand mixer and food processor, Zojirushi fuzzy logic rice cooker, Vitamix, 2 auto bakeries, a HUGE oven, and that's just for starters. I practically live in my kitchen.

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D'Anne-It rained all day. It kept making the elec. pop alittle. I assumed it was going off. My dad and I live in an old wooden house, the elec. always goes out when wind blows too hard. Lucky yesterday. Boring tho, tv all day. Headache today-too much tv!!

Alex or anyone who is "hands on" with horses, why do you sometimes see horses that are two-toned in the winter? Looks like they visited Dora for a color and clip ;) Half of them is dark brown and the other half is lighter brown?

they grow a winter coat, and I would assume (I know, that's dangerous) that the winter coat is 'drier' as the air, skin, etc. in winter is. Less oil in the hairs would help create the lighter color.

of course, I could be waaaayyyy off on this!

Miz "CORA" from IL True Grit Gal!!!
Now here I am asking you another question...does Sharon have an email address that you could post to me?

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Lynda Pellitteri, Cindy,

I can just never remember when it is. If you fall back, there will only be two hours difference between AZ and East coast. My brother in PA usually keeps me posted! (Is it this weekend?)

D'Anne

barbarowristbands@dejazzd.com

Lynda...I don't think it's unusual for a steeplechase horse to run on the flat. Wasn't Teton scratched from that last race? Collier Hill did a bit of jumping and now just does the flat races.

Jane...when a horse is clipped you get that two-tone effect.

Liz...I didn't see the actual fall (thank god!) just the jockey-less horse with a very bad looking front leg :-(
Also in that race I hated the way the jockey was whipping your Kingscliff when he so obviously had nothing left to give! This happens a lot in steeplechasing...it's as though the jockey becomes frantic (the riding styles of some are far from pretty on the home stretch) and forgets the horse isn't a machine.

I didn't want to watch any more.

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OOOHHH Cora--Stop--you are making me have chillbumps! I can just look at the word Viking and get all flustered! What kind of oven? Is it a Viking too, or a Wolf? I bet you even got a Sub-Zero fridge. You must be a movie star. I am gonna start packing right now...LOL

Thoughts on a cook book, we could do that. Proceeds to go to the Barbaro horse rescues all of them, or to the Barbaro Fund.
Cost of printing a cook book, anyone know?
Just thinking out loud here.

Cora

Thanks!!!
Good Grief what are you doing with "Zojirushi...Viking" in your kitchen??? Sounds like the United Nations..lol
Seriousy Viking is top of the line......you must be a serious cook!! Dora and Cora two great cooks ...you could start a business together!!!

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Dora

Don't get too excited. My kitchen is kind of a combo of high tech and retro. The major appliances are old friends, 1970's models, harvest gold, Tappan and Kenmore, BUT I do have a sleek little black wine cooler. LOL
Hubby knows if the fridge ever goes out I want a Viking to replace it. Fortunately, I have a VERRRY nice hubby, who also happens to double as my sous-chef.
Any time he sees me eyeballing a new gadget, he gets it for me. I make pretty near everything from scratch, the machines make life a lot easier doing things my hands can't, plus they can all work independently and I don't have to baby sit them.

Debbie L.A.

My girlfriend was an information operator for the phone company. They did compile and publish a cookbook. Everyone donated recipes, they had it printed and then sold it.

Problem with my recipes is that I don't measure much. Makes it hard to write down. I recently wanted a better whole grain roll recipe than I was finding, so I started experimenting. That is one of the few I actually used measurements for.

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Tonight we do set our clocks back an hour. Next year we will not be doing it till November. They passed a law. For real, I am not joking.

About horse coat color-peoples hair in winter has old summer hair mixed with new growth of winter hair/coat. Lighter portions can be attributed to sun damage. Sun lightens hair/coats of all mammals. Cats/dogs also have that same problem, their coats seem thicker and abnormally colored,they have a "nap" like a carpet. I would imagine the darker the coat, the more obvious it appears. I know it is this way with humans/cats/dogs/goats I have been around all year.

D'Anne:

I had my Viking mixer before Emeril got one. LOL He even picked the same color I did. You should have seen me when we first saw him with it. "JOHN, THAT'S MY MIXER, HE'S GOT MY MIXER!!!!!"

I never said I was normal, but I do love that machine, and the processor!!! It makes the current "store models" look like cheap junk. I even make my gyro meat in that processor (Alton Brown's recipe if anyone is interested).

Dora
Are you serious about November time change next year???? That will really STRETCH Alex out...he was ready two weeks ago for the "fall back".

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ROBIN, thanks for the reminder that it's St. Jude's feastday today. How could I forget? He's the one I ran to those terrible days in July...I prayed the 9 day novena, but started to feel better about Barbaro on day 1. We all have powerful friends in heaven, no matter what religion...I will thank St. Jude tonight at Mass for how well B is doing and how far he's come..

Thanks again for your post!

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Cora-I really do not measure, unless I am following somebody elses recipe. My mama never did either, it really is a bad habit. My new stove is a high btu black/stainless Kenmore. Quite gorgeous it is, but that black shiny top is murder to keep clean. One speck of dust-it looks like you never clean at all. OOOHH!! We used to have an antique O'Keefe & Merritt stove. Loved it! here is a url to see what it looked like-middle picture :http://www.antiquegasstoves.com/pages/pictures40.html
My mom & dad bought it used from someone moving in 1960, it was those folks only stove they ever had. It was from 40's I think. It was porcelain ceramic, white, with silver that was EASY to clean up!! The ovens got to where they did not work properly. The top was fine, but I needed a stove that stayed on, not go out in middle of cooking whole chickens!!

D'Anne...they were talking about some kind of time change on the radio this morning but I wasn't paying attention. I've just found on BBC News about a clock change

Hmmmm....

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All the cookin' gals

Jake must know something about publishing.

Cora...I have to laugh about the Harvest Gold. Remember Avocado? BTW, I'd kill for a Viking Stove. Where I live I'm stuck with electric.

Fan Of Barbaro

Dora:

Now I envy YOU!!! I love those old stoves. The new ones are too small and not as reliable to me.

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Sunday marks end of daylight savings time

October 27, 2006

Boston-area residents and others across the country can look forward to an extra hour of sleep as clocks turn back one hour in observance of daylight savings time at 2 a.m. Sunday morning.

THIS IN BOSTON GLOBE ABOUT NEXT YEAR TIME CHANGE

The time shift occurs twice per year in North America: one hour is lost on the first Sunday in April, and the hour is gained back on the last Sunday in October. This policy was enacted by the Uniform Time Act in 1966.

Lawmakers made recent changes that will extend DST four to five weeks beginning in 2007. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 will change DST?s duration from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday in November. Those in favor of the change said the US will save on energy costs by taking advantage of the extra hour of sunlight during the extended period.
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When we bought this house, everything was gold except the range hood. It was avocado-BLECCHHH!!! We painted it gold right away. My counters are a color similar, but more neutral than harvest gold. In a country kitchen, with paneling on the lower half, eggshell white walls above with blue trim and pink roses, the gold appliances actually look pretty neat.

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Wow Cora,
You must be a great cook! Emeril learned everything he knows from you even down to the right mixer to use! LOL
It would be great if we could get this cookbook done. It sounds pretty easy from your post above. I want you to start working on your measurements though. I'm no cook and I don't even try a dish if I can't get exact measurements! Then sometimes it's a flop!

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Cindy

Emeril didn't learn from me.
I have never seen anyone so in love with butter and fats like he is. Have you ever seen him "stir fry"? When he's done, there's a big soupy mess in the bottom of the wok. Anytime he makes something that sounds good, I find myself "cleaning things up a bit", just to lower the fat content.

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All you cooks, question..... My dad could live on meat loaf but the way my mom made it is a heart attack on a plate, any suggestions?

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I'm sure I'm weird for a female but I am NOT very domestic. Thank God, Bob doesn't mind, he'll eat anything! The only domestic thing I do is clean. I'm a clean freak!
I've never wasted my time watching Emeril cook. I'm more into the eating part!
Sounds like he needs to learn from you! If he uses that much fat and butter. Maybe he has stock in the Cholesterol lowering drug business!

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Forget avacodo and harvest gold (Sear's special)Does anyone remember the old WOOD stoves? Or will admit to it...lol

Jane in CT
Congratulations on getting your wonderful, lengthy letter-to-the-editor printed in your local paper. (4:37 pm) It was terrific; and the best thing about it is that not only did the paper give you a soapbox to educate the readers about horse slaughter, but you were also able to instruct the readers to call Senator Frist and their own senators about the slaughter. Great job!

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CORA-When my mom was alive, we diligently used it every day. The oven was too small, griddle knob broke off, BUT It was so easy to clean. It would gleam and shine like nobodys business when cleaned up. My mom removed the hood cover off of it. but ours had ceramic porcelain on backsplash. It was so pretty. She tried twice to buy different stoves, putting our monstrosity into shed. All newcomers were totally gross, they went back to store and out came monster old faithful. And we'd sigh and say, why did we try anyway?

After she died in 1988, I kept having problems with oven. I would be cooking away,or so I thought. Oven would be cold as a stone. To refurbish stove, it would have had to be sent to that place I showed you. That stove weighs more than a car! We had to have floor reinforced to put it in our old kitchen! Do you know I still kept it anyway for YEARS, til I could not stand it any longer. For 5 years I comparison shopped. I wanted a 6 eye Stainless Jenn-Air (I think) gas stove that I had seen at Sears, but it cost almost as much as a Viking. It was out. I got the blk/stless one on sale, with cpns and almost say I love it, not really. I love the IDEA of it. Very pretty but vacuous,no substance. It probably weighs 2 lbs.HA.

I never cried so much as when the goodwill took away my O'Keefe & Merritt stove. I let them pick up while I was gone, I knew I would not let them have it otherwise. SORRY FOR THE LONG POST.

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Cindy... I'm with you, but I'm not a clean freak.

Thanks Alex - wasn't expecting the ACN report this early on a Saturday morning. Whatta good boy! (I mean Barbaro - but it applies to Alex as well.)

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It is SOOOOO windy here in NW Indiana today that there's a "weather alert" on my desktop weather icon. I checked further and it extends all the way to The Windy City, Chicago. I just went out to get something out of my car and was almost "swept away." Another Windy Indiana Day. (I love that rhyme. btw - Weather is a great song subject - think "Blue Skies" - "Stormy Weather" just to mention a few.)

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Glad some of you read and enjoyed my recent post about what horses mean to people. It was too good not to share. Come to think of it, here's the link again for those who didn't have a chance to check it out before. (Haven't learned the hyperlink technique yet - still have to copy and paste this into your browser.)

http://journals.aol.com/ourbelovedangels/OurBelovedAngels/

Scroll down past the tribute to Grandma for Stephanie (you may want to read that too) and there is the piece I posted that some of you favorably commented on; the title is "Why God Gives Us Horses - And Takes Them Away Again."

Living Proof of the Living Truth.

Hope Peace Love Music & RESPECT - CJ the craziest catlady (Blackie's Mother & Pleasure's Aunt) in Hammond IN (f/k/a CJ of T Bar J (Elgin IL)

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Cora-Actually it was more like since 1990 comparison shopping---the dad was not committing to buying anything new. I guess we have had it for around 4 yrs now. (He was always that way about couches, and recliners too) It took about for real 5 years to buy couches, recliners, loveseats for living room...ARGH!! DADDYS!!

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SusanO
I have a "Killer" meatloaf recipe but is has half & half, eggs and breadcrumbs. You need all these to bind the ingredients together. I suppose you could substitute egg whites and a lower fat milk.
What make it so good are the veges, red onion, scallion, carrot, celery, red & yellow bell peppers, and the seasonings, garlic, cumin, cayenne, S&P. I served it to my high end clients and they have loved it.

Fan Of Barbaro

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I remember the wood stoves. I'm 50, so I never cooked on one but I had an old aunt who did. She was born in 1895 and used that wood stove till she died in 1970. He son bought her a gas stove in the 60's but she wouldn't use it. My cousin got the woodstove when she died and his wife uses it sometime. You really need to know what your doing to cook on it, it's an art.
I KNOW I wouldn't cook if I had to start a fire first!

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Ya'll, if we do this cookbook we're not going to make it ALL heart healthy are we?
If you have a good recipe full of fat we can put it in and if you have a heart healthy one post that version along with the fat one. Yes??

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I find a lot of great recipes at Epicurious.com. They are from Gourmet & Bon Apetit Mags and many have reviews which help me decide the ones I want to try.

Fan Of Barbaro

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Cindy

Heart Healthy?....that's what Lipitor is for. LOL

Fan Of Barbaro

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C.J.-I just read again what you had previously posted. Thanks for the link. It s so touching and I appreciate you sharing. Thank you.

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You could have two sections for the cookbook. Horse terms here:

"In Training" for the more healthy dishes

"Laid Up" for when you really don't care what you eat or how healthy it is.

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Cathy... that sounds great but do you think it would work with skim milk & egg beaters? My dad is 87 in good health since I took over his food selection. I told him he has to make it to 100 then we'll reconsider.

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Cathy, That meatloaf sounds to die for!! I would love to have the recipe. Will someone start a thread on the forum for this. I'm afraid we are going to get in trouble talking about this here. What do ya'll think?
Cathy what do you do for a living? High end clients...

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LIZ and JO (UK) -

I quit watching the races after that, I could see the horse hopping on three legs and didn't hear any mention of how he was doing.

D'ANNE -

Surprise, I have a wood burning stove I never used kept at my parents. From what I understand, they are not supposed to sell them in California anymore, that's what I was told.

DORA -

When I lived in Georgia, I was told anyone above the Macon-Dixie line (or the gnat line) was a Yankee, my husband is from Ohio.

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Skylar,
That's a cute idea! LOL
Should it be laid up and turned out?!!

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I catered dinner parties for the rich folks here in the desert for a number of years. Went to work as a Private Chef for a real nice couple who breed and race horses. It really was a great job, paid well but I had to resign. It just took to much of my life away. Now I'm a Real Estate Transaction Coordinator but I do a few parties now and then. It's CASH money.

Fan Of Barbaro

###Skyler
Too funny!!!!
Cathy...
That meatloaf recipe sounds yummy!!!!

Sorry Skyler, I spelled your name wrong. I hate to do that to people.

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SusanO
I think the meatloaf could be adjusted. Egg Beaters are egg whites with yellow color.

Fan Of Barbaro

###Cathy
Negatory!!!!

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Great idea Cindy for the forum. Cathy P, please post that one for the meatloaf and Dora, Cora, Rosemary the other delectables discussed earlier.

I need to go to the store so this will help make shopping easier, plus perhaps impress my better half on my new-found interest in cooking. He'll be shocked.

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Socorro-Mason-Dixon Line from Infoplease.com

Mason-Dixon Line, boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland (running between lat. 39°43'26.3"N and lat. 39°43'17.6"N), surveyed by the English team of Charles Mason, a mathematician and astronomer, and Jeremiah Dixon, a mathematician and land surveyor, between 1763 and 1767. The ambiguous description of the boundaries in the Maryland and Pennsylvania charters led to a protracted disagreement between the proprietors of the two colonies, the Penns of Pennsylvania and the Calverts of Maryland. The dispute was submitted to the English court of chancery in 1735. A compromise between two families in 1760 resulted in the appointment of Mason and Dixon. By 1767 the surveyors had run their line 244 mi (393 km) west from the Delaware border, every fifth milestone bearing the Penn and Calvert arms. The survey was completed to the western limit of Maryland in 1773; in 1779 the line was extended to mark the southern boundary of Pennsylvania with Virginia (present-day West Virginia). Before the Civil War the term ?Mason-Dixon Line? popularly designated the boundary dividing the slave states from the free states, and it is still used to distinguish the South from the North.

I DID NOT KNOW THIS!! VERY INTERESTING!!

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Cindy A, "turned out" sounds perfect!!!! Oh yeah, turn me out with no dietary worries and look out!

Weight Watchers (I'm a member) look out.....it's goin' south real quick here!

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How about a title of Barbaro cookies???

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I'll post my grits and grillades recipe. Ya'll will like it. You can use rice if you don't like grits.

Different topic,
Has anyone heard from Linda H?

SusanO

Want to try a neat meatloaf?? Instead of meat, use equal parts of cooked lentils and cooked rice, mashed together with a potato masher. Season as you would a meat meatloaf.

P.S. or Barbaro's Cookies

Alex-haha! About the Eagles T.O. shirt-PERFECT! I'm a Redskins fan so naturally I got a kick out of the Eagles suffering with T.O., and now I get to laugh at Dallas! Are you an Eagles fan? Or is this just a jab at T.O.?
Marlene

The other 3 greatest words in the world: GROW HOOF GROW!!!!!

Good Morning, Barbaro! How I LOVE to hear that you had another comfortable night! Keep healing, Sweet Boy! We are here for you for the duration!

Love you!
Sue
xoxox

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Skyler, I'm with ya there! Man, I wish I wasn't fat with high cholesterol!

D'Anne, I think thats perfect!! We need to have as many horse terms as possible for the recipes.

I've gotta run, be back later guys!
cindy a.

Just found out that racing at Aqueduct has been cancelled due to bad weather. No wonder I can't get any live audio!

Thanks for the updates, Alex. What a day of racing it's going to be on BC day. I especially enjoyed hearing about Lemons Forever--have a soft spot for the Lemons family.

Bobby, having fun today?

AFTERNOON FOB'S,ALEX AND KING BOBBY,
ACN! IT BRIGHTENS MY DAY EVEN ON THIS GLOOMY
SATURDAY. WAY TO GO...GO...GO,BAR...BAR...BAR...
BARB...ORO!ALEX,FOB'S,MR.ANDMRS.JACKSON,DR.R
AND MICHAEL I LOVE YOU ALL. BUT,ALEX,I DON'T
KNOW ABOUT YOU WEARING A T.O. SHIRT.THEY BURNED
THEM AT THE EAGLES/DALLAS GAME!SO BE CAREFUL,
MAYBE YOU'LL WANT TO RETHINK THAT?
ABOUT THE BARBARO BREYER MODEL,I TALKED TO STEVE
AT GOLDEN OAKS YESTERDAY. HE SAID BREYER IS
SHIPPING TO THEM ON MONDAY AND THE MODELS SHOULD
BE SHIPPED OUT TO US BY THE END OF THE WEEK. HE
SAID HE HAS SOLD ALL OF HIS AND TRIED TO GET 600
MORE,BUT BREYER WOULDN'T SEND HIM ANY MORE!HE
SAID THEY ARE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY HARD TO GET
NOW AND ARE GOING ON E-BAY FOR OVER 90 DOLLARS
ALREADY!I'M SO GLAD WE HAVE OURS,AREN'T YOU FOB'S!
D.J. FROM THE DAILY NEWS THOUGHT SHOWING UP WOULD
NOW ENTER THE BREEDERS CUP BECAUSE SOME HORSE???
DROPPED OUT. ALEX,ANY CHANCE OF THAT?
SWEET PRINCE AND ALL BARBARO FAN'S, HAVE A GREAT
WEEKEND,I LOVE YOU.
POSTED BY:JAN OF WOR.,OCT.28,2006,1:10PM

Barbaro,

Have a nice day Sweet Prince. Stay warm and be sure to wear your rain jacket if you go outside to graze. Fog you will always be missed. I will be thinking about you Bobby as I am off to Oak Tree. Looks like a hot day today.

Thank you Alex for the updates. You are a Blessing. God Bless to all Barbaro Family.

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"Spring forward, Fall back".

That's how I remember the time change. We go ahead one hour in spring and we go back one hour in the fall.

BARBARO!!!
God day our sweet boy! ANC is great news! Can't wait to see new photo's/videos of you "B"! I hope you're enjoying the day and are able to get outside today! Wishing you another pain free day Bobby! You're in our thoughts and prayers 24/7.
God bless and God Speed.

ALEX,
have fun at your Halloween Party! Some pictures would be great!

Good Morning Champ! Hope you slept like a baby. Enjoy your grazing today and be careful. It's windy. We dont want those big bad leaves scaring you. Love you lots big guy.

xoxoxoxo

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I agree - I think the whole cooking thing should be a thread on the forum. Plus, it will make it easier to capture the recipes if and when we do a cookbook - which I think is a great idea Debbie!

Love, Light and Protection for Bobby

Mary S - great idea - it could be a fundraising item for the Barbaro Fund or MHR or another charity - doing a FOB Cookbook!!!

If the cookbook happens, I'd like to be a part of it too.

Mary S thank you.
I think the whole cooking thing should be a thread on the forum.
I am with you on moving it to the thread!

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Sally - actually that was Debbie L.A.'s idea. I think its a great one too. Barbaro Fund sounds good to me - but we are getting ahead of ourselves. I thnk if we just had a place to go and read all the recipes it would be fun. I collect cookbooks - I think its restful reading!!

Love, Light and Protection for Bobby

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I second taking the receipe book to the forum!!!! Please :)

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Jo?? No Afrashad today?? Is it true.. Aqueduct is cancelled?

MM's Super Natascha is running today Race 8 - Delaware :)

Recipe book...it'll definately be easier to collect stuff in the forum :-)

Jo
can you start it in the forum.
Something like cooking with Barbaro.
Again I don't know how to start anything :)

Shannon...yes, Aqueduct had some pretty awful weather so has been cancelled, but as far as I know Delaware, Keeneland, Laurel and Bay Meadows are still on :-)

Debbie...course I don't mind :-)
I'll just email Alex to check it will be ok with him!

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.

Larry LaPrise, the man that wrote "The Hokey Pokey" died peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin. They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.

Shush..
You know its funny :) Just a little giggle before the races!

Shannon & Zeena
Thanks that is funny!!!!!!!!!!

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Shannon
Was that your joke or Zeena's? LOL
Sorry about all the cooking chat.

Fan Of Barbaro

## Jo/Debbie - Gosh - sorry - I didn't think about checking with Alex - I posted to the forum already under FOB Recipes - I haven't checked, maybe it didn't go.

Love, Light and Protection for Bobby

Sorry that was Zeena's.. mine are much better ! lol

##Recipes thread did go - its up on the forum under General.

Mary...don't worry. If Alex objects I'm sure he'll be quick to let everyone know! lol

Thanks Mary S

WOW - I just watched the Lost in The Fog video - he was as dominant as Secretariat - never thought I'd say that.

He won most of his races like Bobby won the derby.

May he rest peacefully.

Steve & BDude
FOB

Posted by: Steve & BDude at October 28, 2006 4:00 PM

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You can say it, Steve, because Secretariat is Fog's Great Grandpa, so it's all in the genes, for sure!!

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Mary S, Thank you!! Debbie L.A., outstanding idea!! I love reading cookbooks. I don't cook alot but enjoy it when I do. What a great idea!!

Hello Barbaro. Stay out of the rain We love you so. Keep healing and get well. Thanks Alex

Debbie L.A. - Thank you for the hot tip. I just ordered both versions of the Barbaro beanie babies. I do not collect beanie babies, but these are a must.

To all of you with horrible weather, do not feel bad it has been raining here in the Sunshine State on and off since last night. We are getting the very outer effects of the storm from up north. It is a crappy gray day, we all have that in common today.

Shannon - The jokes that I have gotten from Zeena are usually much funnier than yours girlfriend! LOL

OFF TOPIC ... But ... I just read that Former Heavyweight Champion Trevor Berbick was killed in Jamaica! If anyone here is a boxing fan, they will remember him very well; I even believe that he fought the Great Ali for the championship years ago. I haven't read the article yet, but here's the link:

http://breakingnews.msnbc.com

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Debbie B
What hot tip are you talking about? Not sure!
I don't have beanie babies.

Mary S I will be on the forum as soon as I find my pass word. :(

Debbie...hurry up, we've got the green light from Alex!!! :-)

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Debbie, your right. She is pretty funny, she was sitting here looking at me with top soil all over her nose, so I went looking, I found my plant all turned up with a pizza crust sticking out of it. Guess its time for hide and seek!

Lawmakers made recent changes that will extend DST four to five weeks beginning in 2007. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 will change DST?s duration from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday in November. Those in favor of the change said the US will save on energy costs by taking advantage of the extra hour of sunlight during the extended period.
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Posted by: Dora J Crow / Montgomery, Alabama at October 28, 2006 5:29 PM
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Thanks for the info, Dora .. it's just my 2 cents but I think it should be the other way around.

We need the extra hour of daylight in the winter months because that's when it tends to get dark earlier anyway; the summer usually gives us more daylight time to use. Personally, I don't like it getting dark so early in the day during the winter, so if they were going to extend the DST by 4/5 weeks, they should have tacked it on at the end of the year, rather than going back to March when Spring is coming and daylight is already becoming longer each day.

Does anyone else agree? Disagree? Don't Care? LOLOL

Debbie L.A. - A big apology that was supposed to be for Mary Langkamp, too much going on. Sorry.

Shannon - How did the pizza crust end up in the plant? I know Zeena is funny. She goes fishing from an RC boat and I saw those photos of her in her seat belt. You know I am kidding with you though, right? You are pretty funny yourself.

Linnie - I totally agree. I hate it when it gets dark here by 5:30 pm. Just too early for that.

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You could have two sections for the cookbook. Horse terms here:

"In Training" for the more healthy dishes

"Laid Up" for when you really don't care what you eat or how healthy it is.

Posted by: Skyler at October 28, 2006 5:55 PM

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I LOVE THIS CONCEPT, SKY!!

Over on the Neil Diamond Board, they did a cookbook of all dessert recipes and they named the book "Crunchy Granola Sweets" after one of Neil's songs titled "Crunchy Granola Suite" .... just a different 'take' on the last word. All of the recipes in the book were named after Neil's songs over the years. They typed it up themselves and put it all into a 3 ring binder and then 'sold' them for $20 each. All of the proceeds were then donated to the Jennifer Diamond Foundation - in memory of Neil Diamond's niece.

I do NOT bake AT ALL ... NO DESSERTS because I am the WORLD'S WORST DESSERT/CAKE/COOKIE BAKER. But I did buy a book just to make the donation. I've never even opened it but the recipes are all terrific ones.

I DO like to cook, though ... BUT I am a very healthy 'chef' these days ... only healthy meals out of my kitchen but I can still make them "Barbarolicious" so I'll be happy to contribute to the recipes.

And, may be that's a good name for the book ... "Barbarolicious!!"

Linnie, I'm never home from work until almost 7pm so it makes no difference to me, and I do find the darker winter nights cosy!

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Socorro and Dora J Crow

Do you know the song 'Sailing to Philadelphia', a duet between Mark Knopfler and James Taylor about the drawing of the Mason/ Dixon line?

Liz

Mary S - great idea - it could be a fundraising item for the Barbaro Fund or MHR or another charity - doing a FOB Cookbook!!!

I am ALL for donating to The Barbaro Fund or the Humane Society but I will not donate to MHR or any other 'private' charity after the recent 'dustup' ... that's just one of my own personal boundaries that I've set.

Debbie B
No need for a apology, thought I had lost my mine.
I have lost my pass word to the forum. Going to try something else.

If we ever get the cookbook thing going - we could have Cheryl Jones have Barbaro post comments on the recipes!! No carrots - should add carrots, etc.

Sally...does anybody have the recipe for studmuffins? :-D

Jo - Here there really is no winter. It is typically 80 degrees on Christmas day. The grass still grows like weeds. People need to do yard work and it makes things very difficult when it is dark before most people are home from work. Since it is not cold there is nothing cozy about it, it is hot and sticky instead.

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Perfect Drift had a work

Date: October 28, 2006
Track: CHURCHILL TRAINING
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.02:40 Breezing
Track Condition: Good
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 4/8

Debbie L.A. - Thank you for the hot tip. I just ordered both versions of the Barbaro beanie babies. I do not collect beanie babies, but these are a must.

To all of you with horrible weather, do not feel bad it has been raining here in the Sunshine State on and off since last night. We are getting the very outer effects of the storm from up north. It is a crappy gray day, we all have that in common today.

Posted by: Debbie B from Miami, Fl at October 28, 2006 7:14 PM
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HI DEBBIE!!!

Yeah, it's gray up here in Delray Beach today ... I'm not at all surprised to read that you ordered both versions of the Barbaro Beanie ... I just knew that you would! I'm not a collector, and after Mary pointed out the differences, I went back to take another look and I definitely prefer the rarer Kentucky Store version so that's the one I put on my Wish List for B'day and Xmas!! I'm glad that Mary let us know (THANKS SO MUCH MARY L) because I wouldn't have even noticed after only seeing the lesser priced one yesterday. But the Store Version is really really beautiful and worth the extra money for sure!

Linnie - Glad that we are enjoying this grey day together. I don't have a single beanie baby, but it's Barbaro. I had to do it. Soon I will have a whole Barbaro room. With the Breyer Bobby, our poster from Calder, my Fred Stone print when it comes, beanie babies, wristbands and magnets. If you have ever watched Gene Simmons Family Jewels it will look like his office does, a shrine.

Debbie...Linnie asked for opinions and that was mine. I love the dark, winter nights snuggled in front of a roaring fire with snow falling outside.

Jo - Here there really is no winter. It is typically 80 degrees on Christmas day. The grass still grows like weeds. People need to do yard work and it makes things very difficult when it is dark before most people are home from work. Since it is not cold there is nothing cozy about it, it is hot and sticky instead.

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Completely agree Debs ... and besides when it gets dark too early, I tend to 'think' it's much later than it is and get sleepy too early and then I toss and turn all night long even MORE than I do now, if that's even possible!!!

Personally, I think we should keep DST all year long and make THAT our 'real' timetable!!!

OK ... you can all beat me now, but please do it nicely with Barbaro's tail!!

Jo - I was just trying to explain the difference in our weather and circumstances. Here you don't sit in front of a roaring fire you stand in front of an open ice box to cool off.

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Was looking through horsephotos.com and I saw one of Brother Derekis it just me or is he looking a little thinner?

This is a great pic of Great Hunter

Linnie...no beating! Just be greatful Florida is just a small part of the USA! lol
I've been there in November and February, and it wasn't as hot as I was expecting, but it was nice to to get back to cool New Jersey! :-)

Linnie - I agree. I always think that it is later than it is as well. They do need to do away with the time change. It was created back in the day for farmers I believe. It is a big hassle now.

I know, Deb...I've been there and done that! lol

Shannon...I LOVE Great Hunter!!!!

Barbaro have ACN and I will ck on you in the morning. I LOVE YOU BIG B!!!

Vigil, I'll try to sneak away at 6pm my time.

BLB!!!

Karen - TN

Continued prayers for all that need them....

ps Shannon...he does look thinner!

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LIZ (UK) -

I had not heard the song before, but I was able to listen to it, beautiful music. Here is the link:

Sailing to Philadelphia

Just click on the song, you will get a blank page and then QuickTime will appear, takes some time

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Jo, he is pretty nice looking, he looks very young in his eyes. I mean he is young, but you can really see a youngster in there.

Shannon...he's a mini Lava Man! :-)
Have you seen the pics of him with his killer headgear, red noseband and funky perm?

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YAY , Socorro.. link monster...it worked!

Debbie...Linnie asked for opinions and that was mine. I love the dark, winter nights snuggled in front of a roaring fire with snow falling outside.

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WHOA, WHOA, WHOA ... JO ...

Now THAT'S a PICTURE-PERFECT way to spend the nights IF they are cold and dark WITH snow falling outside AND you are snuggled in front of a crackling fireplace. I AM ALL WITH YOU FOR THAT ONE, JO! THAT IS MY DREAM!

But you need to see the alternative down here ... "HoHum", which means "Hot and Humid" ... well maybe NOT as hot as the summer but still temps can be in the mid-80s in December and there is NO snow on the ground, white or otherwise, it is not crisp and cold outside and anyone down here who has a crackling fireplace going needs to be hospitalized for taking hallucinogenic drugs! Either "that" or they have their A/C turned down to 40 degrees, if that's even possible! LOLOL

I LOVE your description, Jo .... along with Hot Buttered Rum and a romantic, passionate man by your side ... Now THAT'S Picture Perfect! And probably a 'figment of my imagination' and I should ALSO be committed for hallucinogenic drugs!!!

LOLOL

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Hmmm...I have to say Lava Man is really looking grand. He looks ready to do battle in these pics. I hope he keeps this form/attitude for the BC.

Cacique.. gosh.. beautiful. I am so conflicted.

I was looking at pictures of Bernardini late last night, I was surprised to see just how big he is. Does anyone know if he is taller then B? Not that it matters, but Bernardini does look big, maybe just the photo?

and.. happy happy joy joy look who else I found :)

Jazil!! Back on Track

###Debbie L.A. - did you find it? Bet Alex can get you in if you've lost your password. You should be there - it was your idea!! I think I'm salivating reading what we have so far - even B's pasta sauce with carrots.

Love, Light and Protection for Bobby

Happy Bafth Day Everybody!

Thanks as always to Alex

Have a wonderful bath today Mr. BJ.

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Skyler
Just added a receipe for spaghetti sauce (basgeddi) Hope you like it

Love to all
Cheryl

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Jo, yeah I saw it.. remember I said his perm was about as aerodynamic as Nancy Grace's Hair Helmet..LOL

Linnie - Glad that we are enjoying this grey day together. I don't have a single beanie baby, but it's Barbaro. I had to do it. Soon I will have a whole Barbaro room. With the Breyer Bobby, our poster from Calder, my Fred Stone print when it comes, beanie babies, wristbands and magnets. If you have ever watched Gene Simmons Family Jewels it will look like his office does, a shrine.

Posted by: Debbie B from Miami, Fl at October 28, 2006 7:51 PM

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Well you must take lots of pics, Debbie, but I can relate to a shrine very easily ... you should see my Office/Den ... it is SHRINED to the MAX with memorabilia/souvenirs, etc. from all of my Heroes ... Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond for the music; Secretariat, Barbaro, Mickey Mantle, the Yankees, Joe Namath, the Jets, and Muhammad Ali for the sports, and "My Boy, BRILLIANT BILL" for politics! All of these people/animals are proudly displayed in all four corners of this room BUT there is not ONE SQUARE INCH OF WALL SPACE LEFT FOR ANYTHING ELSE ... NOTHING! I have re-arramged and moved and transferred as much as I can and there is nothing left for me to change, remove, add on my walls. And I mean they are covered from ceiling to almost the floor! LOLOL

But I love looking at all of it ... it inspires me. I can't even put up that gorgeous poster we got at Calder of Bobby because there is just no place to put it ... believe me I have tried to envision somewhere but I would have to remove other things that I also love to do that ...

SO .... I've come up with the answer ...

I NEED A BIGGER HOUSE!!!

Linnie...LOL
Swap the man for my dogs and the scene is perfect! :-D
I really love this time of year...Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, Xmas Lights Night,and at the moment collecting shiny, bright conkers...it's the best!
Now tell me about this hot buttered rum! Or maybe it should go in our FOB recipes thread! :-)

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SHANNON -

Thanks to you for getting everyone started and Jo (UK) who was patient in sharing the information, last but not least, ALEX, for the use of this site.

See ALEX, now you have LINK MONSTERS.

I miss learning new things. Since I have been on this site, I feel as if I learn something new everyday.

Linnie - I agree. I always think that it is later than it is as well. They do need to do away with the time change. It was created back in the day for farmers I believe. It is a big hassle now.

Posted by: Debbie B from Miami, Fl at October 28, 2006 7:57 PM
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Yes, Deb, I believe you are right about the farmers ... Poo!!

Shannon...not Lava Man, the mini Lava Man! :-)

Linnie - I was only kidding about a whole room, I don't have a spare room. Just enough stuff to fill one. LOL

Linnie & Jo - I remember a Will & Grace episode where they try hot, buttered rum at the opera or something and they both hated it. It apparently is not as good as it sounds to some people.

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Jo, Ok I am on serious caffiene here?? Who Great Hunter?

What is Guy Fawkes night???

As far as the Hot Buttered Rum, or maybe we should rename it Hot Barbuttered Rum ... I don't know how to make it ... I just know how to DRINK IT!! But I'm sure we can find a "Barbarolicious" recipe for it somewhere and then we can all have a virtual tasting party together and get KNACKERED OUT!!!

OK .... I think I'm going to Target for a bit ... want to look at the Scunci TurboVac ... sounds exciting doesn't it? Well, at least it's red!!

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What this Eagles talk and T.O. talk??? I live in the middle of FOOTBALL COUNTRY!!!! Platteville Wisconsin my home town for 18 years was the summer home of the Chicago Bears. The Great Chicago Bears who are having one heck of a year so far!!!! We got Brian Urlacher!!! All great players and all great people. Then to the north of me up in Green Bay ya got Brett Favre.

You folks up in Pennsylvania have the horse racing corner of the world we in the midwest have the football corner of the world. Although I have to confess that back in the day of the Great Pittsburgh Steelers I was a Steeler fan.
My favorite teams are Chicago Bears First and Steelers second.....who are those Eagles you speak of???? (j/k)

Debbie...I'm not a rum drinker, but hot buttered rum sounds tempting, until you think about it too much! Rum butter melted down would be disgusting! :-P
I'm going to have to look it up now!

Thank you Alex, as always, for everything you do to keep us updated on our precious Barbaro. You are amazing and so generous with your time. Have a great time at the Halloween party tonight. You most certainly have earned some good ole R&R!

Barbaro, sweet boy, I hope you have a wonderful, rejuvenating day. Enjoy your bath and maybe the weather will cooperate so you can go outside and graze for a while. I know you're probably getting very used to those daily excursions, and I hate to think of you being disappointed if you can't go outside. Not to worry though, as members of your family will come to visit, and Mom Jackson will bring you some fresh, tasty grass! It does my heart good to know that you are so loved and well taken care of! Have a great day sweet boy. Hugs and scratches from a girl who's simply crazy for you. I love you Barbaro!

The miracle continues...

Mary L. - Thank you again for the link to the beanie baby Barbaro's. I thanked someone else by accident. I ordered both of them.

As for the Chicago Bears. They are my team too. I was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but my parents moved back to Miami when I was young. I have always been a Bears fan though. They have been really great for the past couple of years, making up for all of those horrible years after the Super Bowl.

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Shush..those drinks sound too good. Be careful or I will seriously have to consider starting to drink.. and you wont want that.

I do like brown cows though ( no not Barbaro's fiend Mocha ) its kahula and milk..

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Hey we can rename them Mocha.. for B's girlfriend. :) Kahula and Milk = Mocha

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Hot Buttered Rum Cocktail Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2002
Show: Emeril Live
Episode: Butter Is Better





1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 cups light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Pinch ground cloves
Pinch salt
Bottle dark rum
Boiling water

In a bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Refrigerate until almost firm. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture into 12 small mugs. Pour about 3 ounces of rum into each mug (filling about halfway). Top with boiling water (to fill the remaining half), stir well, and serve immediately

Hope that Emeril does not mind. Sounds horrible to me.

Shannon - Do you like mudslides? These people that I used to sit next to at the Florida Panthers games used to smuggle in a thermos of them. We needed them badly, the Panthers have had so many sorry seasons.

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I may not be a cook, but do know how to make Kahula. My favorite is an Or....., don't want to get kicked out of here, but I think you guys can figure the rest.

Shannon...I know I'm drinking wine, but am imagining you sending a link to Great Hunter? :-/

Debbie...a whole half pound of butter? :-/

Barbaro, Another Comfortable Night for you! Yippee!!!I hope you get to go out today if it is not too cold for you. I hope you get lots of treats for Halloween because you've sure been a good boy. I hope you have a great weekend,Mr. Beautiful. I will keep you in my prayers as always. Take Care, Barbaro! I believe in you all the way. Keep fighting the good fight!!!!I love you!!!

Jo - I am not really a cook. Is one stick of butter a half a pound? LOL Really don't know. It just does not sound good either way to me. I did not like Mint Julips either though. Bourbon, mint and sugar - yuck! To me, the buttered rum thing sounds sickeningly sweet and gross at the same time.

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Deb, Nope no mudslides, but I did enjoy a Dr Pepper once in awhile ( ok alot of them )

1 pint glass only fill halfway using 1/2 coke and 1/2 beer.

Fill a shot glass with one ounce of Amaretto

Plunk the shot glass into the pint and bottoms up. It fizzes so much it tastes just like Dr Pepper.. and its a very fun and quick way to forget your name and where you are. LOL

Shannon - I will have to try that sometime. I usually drink martinis, wine or vanilla vodka with pineapple juice. Tastes so good you don't realize it has hit you until it is too late.

Jo - Are you busy trying to make a hot, buttered rum? If so, let us know how they are.

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I can just see Alex saying, "What happened to my website?" (he he)

1. TWR Racing
2. Barbaro Update
3. Anti-Slaughter Bill
4. Poems
5. Videos
6. Fundraisers
7. Recipes
8. AA

Deb and Shannon...have to admit these cocktails don't sound too good. I'll take the bourbon straight too! lol

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OK I have a confession to make..I do not usually make wagers on the horses. But I have to confess, I have officially caught the Breeders Cup fever, I have decided to make some wagers on the BC.

I do not plan on making money, just want to support the horses I would like to see win. I think the BC program is available now at my track, I might pick one up today if its true??
I heard they came out in advance yesterday?

Socorro - There has to be some dysfunction with all the functional things that we do.

Debbie...I think I'm going to pass on the hot buttered rum! It does sound pretty sickly :-P

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Mary L. - Thank you again for the link to the beanie baby Barbaro's. I thanked someone else by accident. I ordered both of them.

As for the Chicago Bears. They are my team too. I was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but my parents moved back to Miami when I was young. I have always been a Bears fan though. They have been really great for the past couple of years, making up for all of those horrible years after the Super Bowl.

Posted by: Debbie B from Miami, Fl at October 28, 2006 8:23 PM

Debbie last year I got to go to the game on Christmas Day up in Green Bay when Da Bears clinched the North division. I never in a million years thought I would ever get to go to a Packer/Bear game but I did. What an experience. I do have to say that when they did Lambeau over that place is beautiful now. Didn't even know I was going to that game til Christmas morning. See we know some of the peeps from Da Bears and we got our tickets from Tony the Chicago Bears equipment manager. What a game and what an experience we had to pay him for the tickets after the game so we went over by where the buses were for the players. We got to see those division champions shirts right away. The guys always have a camper in the parking lot where they have those great Chicago Vienna Beef hot dogs, chips, pop and booze. We had such a great time. Did you ever get to come to Platteville when Da Bears were here?? I miss them so much. I got to meet so many kewl people while they were here. Fans, players, coaches just lots of people and I miss them all. I also got to meet alot of very famous people. Use to talk to Jim McMahon all the time he was my favorite of all times. I use to give Brian Urlacher messages from his mom at training camp. Got to meet her through a message board then she emailed me and I would give Lach the message. With all the practicing those guys did it was hard for them to make contact. Mike Brown he is so kewl. Olin Kreutz he is so funny he is such a practical joker. They are all such kewl people. I wish everyone could get to know them the way we did. They are just like everybody else they just play football and make alot of money. But they are all really nice people. Never met any of them that were not. I am hoping they can go all the way this year. Still unbeaten kinda like 1985 all over again.

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ALL....Has anyone seen this pic (if old, sorry) I think its pretty cool.

ManinHavana

Shannon - I thought that you can only start betting the day before the race? I plan on making all my bets once I am there. You never know what late changes may occur.

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Susan0- What a fabulous link!! Link monster.. You go girl.

I had never seen Man In Havana.. Thank you for sharing that awesome link. Now is that something to get excited about or what. Barbaro's baby brother!!

I have to say, although I cant see him from the front.. even from the side, his face profile looks very similar to another handsome boy we know. Ok maybe I am a little partial to B. :)

Susan...I've not seen a picture of Bobby's little brother! Thank you for posting this! :-)

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Deb, not gonna bet until race day.. just gonna grab the offtrack program.

Mary L. - No I never did. I have only seen the Bears when they have been down here to play the Dolphins. That used to only be in the pre-season. When I was a teenager I had posters on my walls of Jimbo, Walter Peyton and The Superbowl Shuffle. My mom was worried about me.

Debbie B., Shannon - Hey guys - come on over to the forum with your drink recipes - there is a thread under General called FOB recipes. We are collecting for a possible cookbook.

Love, Light and Protection for Bobby

Jo - You are very brave and tough if you can drink bourbon. That stuff burns me all the way down my throat. If anyone ever offers me a buttered rum I will have to say undoubtedly, NO!!!!!!!!!

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All... I was just roaming around & found this. He is handsome. Could be a runner-up.

Susan -

Thank you for the picture of Man in Havana, he is beautiful.