The Maestro has written another book

[KBC]

Ok, life has now reached a quiet oasis, she says very quietly so fate doesn’t notice, in between finding a new barn, finding out that there is a buyer for our current barn, so we don’t have to move. Helping the current owners sort out some stuff, getting a load of left over farming stuff that’s been sitting in our town yard, into the auction.

Did our one and only show of the year yesterday, including costume class…

Now I have totally run out of excuses to get going…the forward annoyed me.

Chapter one had me shouting at the book “Whiney little bitch”

I have no expectations of it getting any better, but I think, much like eating an elephant, I will cut it up into chunks, and go a mouthful at a time…

Wish me luck

[chancellor2]

When I was reading it, I tried to forget who wrote it. As such, it was easier to read the first part. I mean, don’t most children aspire to the Olympics? I know that I did.
I also dreamed that if I could jump a four foot jump, it meant I could just a four foot course.
The difference is that many of us grew up and realized that we may not become Olympians. We learned that an eye on the ground was of huge benefit to us.
Unfortunately, not everyone learns these life lessons. And it would seem that instead of learning life’s lessons, the author assumes that he is a prodigy and does not need to learn the lessons.
It’s really sad actually. I can’t imagine going through life blaming the world for all of my own problems.

[J-Lu]

@KBC

Ok, life has now reached a quiet oasis, she says very quietly so fate doesn’t notice, in between finding a new barn, finding out that there is a buyer for our current barn, so we don’t have to move. Helping the current owners sort out some stuff, getting a load of left over farming stuff that’s been sitting in our town yard, into the auction.

Did our one and only show of the year yesterday, including costume class…

Now I have totally run out of excuses to get going…the forward annoyed me.

Chapter one had me shouting at the book “Whiney little bitch”

I have no expectations of it getting any better, but I think, much like eating an elephant, I will cut it up into chunks, and go a mouthful at a time…

Wish me luck

Hahahahahaaa! I LOVE the picture!!! Fantastic!! I’m so glad your life has calmed down a bit and that you were able to sell your barn without moving. Moving is… (don’t want to say it so fate doesn’t notice me).

Small bits are best. After you get used to the first couple of chapters, you’ll turn the page and automatically think “who is he complaining about next?” and “where’s the next line about how great he is?”.

I wish you luck. Lots of luck. Adult beverages help.

[J-Lu]

@Paint_Party

I had no idea it was promoted as being “large print” either. (Has it always?)

@trubandloki

I wondered the same thing about the huge margins.

Maybe the wide margins were done on purpose. They give us—I mean the readers— room to jot down notes, add comments like “WTF?” and scribble expressive emoticons.

Of course, it would be par for the course that he wanted to advertise the book as having Large Margins but misspelled margins.

[J-Lu]

@chancellor2

When I was reading it, I tried to forget who wrote it. As such, it was easier to read the first part. I mean, don’t most children aspire to the Olympics? I know that I did.
I also dreamed that if I could jump a four foot jump, it meant I could just a four foot course.
The difference is that many of us grew up and realized that we may not become Olympians. We learned that an eye on the ground was of huge benefit to us.
Unfortunately, not everyone learns these life lessons. And it would seem that instead of learning life’s lessons, the author assumes that he is a prodigy and does not need to learn the lessons.
It’s really sad actually. I can’t imagine going through life blaming the world for all of my own problems.

I tried to forget who wrote it also. The book started off nicely but by the third page the complaints about people began. In HS, I could jump 4 foot courses but jumped them like a hunter round. I was SO SLOW in the ring setting the “mutt” horse up for the jump (he wanted to charge at it). I knew then that I wasn’t going anywhere in jumping. I never blamed anyone. And I never said or thought I was going to the Olympics because I watched Olympic riders at a yearly local show and thought “I cannot ride like that”. I went to that show yearly growing up and always understood what it took for those Olympic contenders to get their horses to where they got them. I read a riding magazine and knew that, say, Leslie Burr was traveling to Europe, etc. I followed her scores. If SHE couldn’t easily qualify, I had no chance.

This is a long-winded way to say that even I, as a KID, knew I wasn’t going to the Olympics. It is bizarre to me that Nick never grew out of his teenage years and didn’t figure it out in his teenage years.

(The riders were so nice, I somewhere have polaroids of the top riders and horses of the time like Leslie Burr and Corsair stopping and posing for a picture for my like 10 year old self)

I agree, it is a really sad reflection of how the author views the world.

[Mara]

I wonder if he’ll buy Robert Dover’s book?

Whether he does or not actually purchase a copy, I fully expect him to post a review on Amazon ripping RD to shreds. Because Nick thinks and acts like that…a petulant bully who bitterly resents others for attaining what he’s too lazy to work for.

[Unfforgettable]

First, I doubt he will spend the money. But if he does, it will be a review under an assumed name, because RD was pretty clear about his stance on NP ever mentioning his name again. And we know that most bullies are cowards.

[Paint_Party]

@Unfforgettable

First, I doubt he will spend the money. But if he does, it will be a review under an assumed name

Absolutely this. And we’ll know it’s from Nick because it’ll include poor word choices that are also misspelled, even though he has three editor’s who can help him spill some beans.

@J-Lu

After you get used to the first couple of chapters, you’ll turn the page and automatically think “who is he complaining about next?” and “where’s the next line about how great he is?”.

I wish you luck. Lots of luck. Adult beverages help.

I discovered that a merlot pairs well with a horribly disunited autobiography filled with delusions, regret and misdirected rage.

[J-Lu]

@Paint_Party

Cheers!

[J-Lu]

It was very warm here at the time and I preferred Sauvignon Blanc.

[MidlifeCrisis]

I assumed that the hard stuff, i.e. scotch or bourbon, would be needed

[J-Lu]

Zaya rum.

[Mara]

Drano

[MidlifeCrisis]

Oooohh, how is that rum? My grandpa had a rum company in Cuba (pre-Castro) so I’m always on the lookout for a good sipping rum.

[Paint_Party]

@Mara

Drano

No, that was reserved for eye bleaching.

[J-Lu]

Yes, [quote=“MidlifeCrisis, post:1486, topic:763913, full:true”]
Oooohh, how is that rum? My grandpa had a rum company in Cuba (pre-Castro) so I’m always on the lookout for a good sipping rum.
[/quote]

Yes, it is a favorite. Check it out!

[Ambitious_Kate]

I like a dark rum (NOT spiced. Dark). Any suggestions for a delicious dark rum?

[J-Lu]

I don’t know dark rum very well. I only buy cheaper stuff when I bake apple pies (I soak raisins in it overnight and put them in the pie)

My current rum fave is Zaya.

[MidlifeCrisis]

My current fave is Pampero Aniversario from Venezuela. It comes in a cute leather bag. Not cheap. Good rum can be super pricey. I do have a bottle somewhere of Hamilton Dark (Jamaican) but I found it had too much molasses taste. If you know someone coming back from Cuba, ask for a bottle of Ron Santiago. I have a bottle of the 12 yo stuff. Very very smooth. I’m sure the older stuff is out of this world. If you’re really interested in rums, there is a book on the history of the Bacardi family which ties in to the history of Cuba. https://www.amazon.com/Bacardi-Long-Fight-Cuba-Biography-ebook/dp/B001E8OW7E/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=bacardi+history&qid=1634690797&sr=8-1

[Ambitious_Kate]

Thanks. MidlifeCriis! And thanks to my own midlife crisis enjoyment of rum! That’s an interesting g book, I’ll get it. I’ve actually spoken to people who have read it and talked about the family story.