Comments on: The land of blue horses http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/ Erika Carney Haub's musings on life and God from South Central, L.A. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: erika http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-114034 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:56:41 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-114034 Christine, Thank you for that reminder. How quickly the world can become all about me! It is so true that we can never really know what is going on for people, and we do well to assume the best which I did not. Christine,

Thank you for that reminder. How quickly the world can become all about me! It is so true that we can never really know what is going on for people, and we do well to assume the best which I did not.

]]> by: erika http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-114033 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:55:30 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-114033 Tom, Thanks for the info on the statue! How tragic that the artist lost his life. We certainly looked at it in a different light as we left the city. Tom,

Thanks for the info on the statue! How tragic that the artist lost his life. We certainly looked at it in a different light as we left the city.

]]> by: Christine http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-113333 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:41:31 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-113333 Maybe the lady on the plane was neither clueless nor inconsiderate, but may have physical challenges that are not easily detected by others. For myself, for example, I would be in big trouble, physically, once I landed if I weren't able to put the seat back. And the fall-out from that might last for weeks. It's a tough thing to be on a plane. The other side of it is that the individual has also purchased a ticket to a seat that reclines and choosing to use that reclining seat doesn't mean one is being rude at all. It may be necessity. Glad you were surrounded by lots of good spirited folk, and wow, a blue horse???!!! Cool! Maybe the lady on the plane was neither
clueless nor inconsiderate, but may have
physical challenges that are not easily
detected by others. For myself, for example,
I would be in big trouble, physically, once I landed if
I weren’t able to put the seat back. And
the fall-out from that might last for weeks.

It’s a tough thing to be on a plane. The
other side of it is that the individual has also
purchased a ticket to a seat that reclines
and choosing to use that reclining seat
doesn’t mean one is being rude at all.
It may be necessity.

Glad you were surrounded by lots of good
spirited folk, and wow, a blue horse???!!!
Cool!

]]> by: john page http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-112938 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:59:50 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-112938 Erika, You should collect all these posts regarding your adventures with your family and get them published in a book. I love how you tend to always find the good in possible stressful situations with your kids. Tell Doug hey for me! Erika,
You should collect all these posts regarding your adventures with your family and get them published in a book. I love how you tend to always find the good in possible stressful situations with your kids.
Tell Doug hey for me!

]]> by: julie http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-112761 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:12:48 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-112761 Did I ever tell you about the time when I walked through airport security holding a six month old, a 4 year old attatched to one leg, a two year old attatched to the other and we set off the alarm? Then we each had to be wanded separately and the lady insisted that the kids stand spread eagle. Or the time when the flight attendant cut her safety message short because no one could hear her thanks to my child. I am glad your travels went well, but remember if they don't you get a great story. Did I ever tell you about the time when I walked through airport security holding a six month old, a 4 year old attatched to one leg, a two year old attatched to the other and we set off the alarm? Then we each had to be wanded separately and the lady insisted that the kids stand spread eagle. Or the time when the flight attendant cut her safety message short because no one could hear her thanks to my child. I am glad your travels went well, but remember if they don’t you get a great story.

]]> by: Tom http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-112620 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:13:47 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/the-land-of-blue-horses/02/#comment-112620 Welcome to an alternative version of "God's country," minus the regular rain and gray skies :^). A diverse and gritty 3 million folk metro here with mostly blue skies and wilderness and outdoor stuff second to none. Yeah, the daytime highs are in the 40's for a few months a year and we get some snow. So what? A place a lot of young families and progressive Christian ministries should consider. Denver/Boulder welcomes folks like that. The Denver Chamber of Commerce doesn't pay me, believe it or not :^) Aaron was doubly blessed to see the blue horse after his long wait. The "Mustang" statue went through a long journey to get outside of his window and went up the day before you arrived. He was probably one of the first people to see it. Not about the Broncos. The idea was to capture the freedom and creativity (and cool eccentricity) of the mountain west. The guy who created it, Luis Jimenez, was a celebrated New Mexican artist in this part of the world. He was killed by the sculpture while making it. A cast of the mustang broke loose from its moorings and crushed him in his studio. His kids and other artists finished the thing on the basis of his blueprints. That's why it took so long. And why Aaron's timing was so good. Welcome to an alternative version of “God’s country,” minus the regular rain and gray skies :^).

A diverse and gritty 3 million folk metro here with mostly blue skies and wilderness and outdoor stuff second to none. Yeah, the daytime highs are in the 40’s for a few months a year and we get some snow. So what?

A place a lot of young families and progressive Christian ministries should consider. Denver/Boulder welcomes folks like that.

The Denver Chamber of Commerce doesn’t pay me, believe it or not :^)

Aaron was doubly blessed to see the blue horse after his long wait.

The “Mustang” statue went through a long journey to get outside of his window and went up the day before you arrived. He was probably one of the first people to see it.

Not about the Broncos. The idea was to capture the freedom and creativity (and cool eccentricity) of the mountain west.

The guy who created it, Luis Jimenez, was a celebrated New Mexican artist in this part of the world.

He was killed by the sculpture while making it. A cast of the mustang broke loose from its moorings and crushed him in his studio. His kids and other artists finished the thing on the basis of his blueprints.

That’s why it took so long. And why Aaron’s timing was so good.

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