Hope in February

[Howard4567@aol.com]

I just received my copy of Feb's Endurance News, and I think I'm in love.  
The woman's name is Hope Lundquist, and her letter in the "Mailbag" section 
was so enlightening, funny, and well written, all I have to say is, "YOU GO 
GIRL."

I hope Hope won't mind but I'd like to repeat a few of her paragraphs for 
those of you on Ridecamp who don't receive Endurance News (are there any here 
who don't get this magazine?).  

Here goes:  "The 2000 FEI Ride was badly managed.  When rides are badly 
managed they are no longer sanctioned there.  So FEI has declared their World 
Champion.  Let's see if that is really true.  Come on over Frenchie and try 
the Old Dominion or the Tevis or the Down Under Quilty.  Don't forget your 
whip."

Too damn funny, and right on if you ask me.  Here's one more: "As for the 
UAE, they would be better received if they would do something to lower the 
price of CRUDE.  The single most expensive item going to and from an 
endurance ride is the cost of fuel.  The full page "Romancing" and 
"Seduction" ads are really paid for by all of us via the gas pump."

As I said, I think I'm in love with this woman named Hope.  Those FEI ads, 
paid for by the UAE, that run in Endurance News are a hoot. They, basically, 
say that the UAE will get our sport into the Olympics, no matter what it 
takes.  Either get on board now, or jump ship. I'm just glad I can still 
swim.   I think UAE wants the Americans on board because they were so 
impressed with our ability to lure the Olympics to Salt Lake City, even after 
we got caught handing out all the candy to the Olympic Committee.

It's extremely ironic, to me, that AERC will take their money for those ads, 
print them, and then our President, the honorable Randy, will discuss the 
Sultans of Swing, in his own words, that aren't nearly as flattering as the 
rubbish in those "Romancing" ads.  Free speech is alive and well in the land 
of AERC.  Like I've said before, "Take their money, and run. Just don't sell 
them your best horse."  

cya,
Howard