Sorry I'm 21 days late seeing this, Stacey! I love it! Love the insight too that these words come to us unbidden - "The trick is to not expect a thing, to go along for the ride, to hold on at every turn, and let the ride come to its natural conclusion, a mere five minutes later."

You haven't posted for a while, and I worry about you and your family and the lake house and all, but through it all, I trust Hazel (the new puppy! I remembered her name!) is brightening your days. Hoping you're well, looking forward to seeing your next "rodeo" results (even if I'm hardly ever here these days, having slid down the slippery slope and into an abyss, too many deaths, too much chaos).