I, for one, wish to extend my thanks and 
  appreciation to Steph Teeter and Ridecamp.  I understand that RideCamp is 
  not a forum for political discussion.  However, I am getting an education 
  as well as sharing with fellow endurance riders something that is extremely 
  important.  My husband and I both run businesses out of our 
  home/place/river/kennels.  IE we don't get out much!:)  We have a 
  small tight group of friends, mostly younger than us.  So, they call, 
  e-m, visit looking for input and answers to what is going on.  I hate to 
  feel ignorant when the knowledge is out there.  So I spend a good part of 
  my time now, watching history channel, Fox news, etc. educating myself on what 
  is going on and the history behine it.  Which actually goes back to 
  Moses' time.
  I ride to stay sane...I put endurance riding at 
  the top of my very short list of things I couldn't live without.  And to 
  be able to converse with folks of the same passion about something so 
  dramatically important means a lot to me.
  Ride Well my Friends
  Love Life
  Beth and Clann Gunn
  AERC#11165