A limited time offer, brought to you by my wiener dog Chorizo. Chorizo understands that Canadians are often polite to a fault and tend to be reluctant to sink their teeth into a problem when it involves possibly, just maybe, being critical of another Canadian. He would like to offer one free lesson in assertiveness […]
‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through EC, Not a creature was stirring, not even Mike G. The CEO’s office was laid out with care, In hopes that St. Nick would leave someone in the chair. The staff were at home all snug in their beds, As visions of leadership danced in their heads. […]
Well, it looks like I won’t be getting offered that plum job as the next CEO of EC, despite the at-least five minutes spent carefully drafting my application last week. It’s probably just as well, though. It’s a beast of a commute from Vancouver to Ottawa, and hell would have to freeze over before I’d […]
From: Karen Robinson To: Board of Directors of Equine Canada (especially El Presidente ) Regarding: Position of CEO of Equine Canada Dear Sirs and Madams: Please accept this letter and enclosed CV as my application for the position of CEO of Equine Canada. I know that I am two hours past the deadline for receiving […]
I’ve done it! I’ve finally cracked the code that explains everything at DC. And it’s so simple – I can’t believe it took me this many showers and long walks with the dog to solve the riddle. Must be that forest/trees thing. To understand the madness behind the methods of our national dressage federation you […]
Can you believe there needs to be a part 2, after my checked bag didn’t make it to Europe with me two weeks ago? Well, it happened again on the way back, only this one was twice as testing of my ‘don’t lose your mind’ credo. A quick refresher: First I found myself in Brussels […]
Tip #1: when the airline loses your luggage, don’t lose your mind. I knew Chicago was trouble when I booked my flight. I’ve been separated from a checked bag there before, but the itinerary was so good, and my options (on Air Crap points) so limited, I chanced it. And wasn’t that terribly shocked when […]
One of my wittier, more clever friends emailed me a few weeks ago with a new term she thought she was coining: ineptocracy. She did her due diligence though, and was mildly devastated to learn that someone had beaten her to the punch and already invented the term. You can even order ‘ineptocracy’ t-shirts on […]
The document you will find by clicking on the link below is not for those who lack patience, focus or the ability to wade through acres of meaningless tripe to find the filet mignon. But for those of you with sufficient curiosity about what CAS concluded regarding the FEI’s mishandling of the protest against Brazil’s […]
I have just received an official statement from Yvonne Losos de Muñiz in which she explains the reasons for her retirement from dressage competition. I know you don’t need an introduction to who Yvonne is, and chances are you have already learned either first or second hand about her indisputable talent, integrity and generosity to […]
