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Weekly Geeklist and Live Chat on Some Books I Love

Weekly Geeklist and Live Chat on Some Books I Love

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Before I get into this week’s Weekly Geeklist I thought I’d point out that I’m trying something a little different with this particular feature of the newsletter. For the past two weeks, I’ve launched unscheduled live chats on Substack. The first one, last week, was just me futzing around to see how uncomfortable it was to talk to a camera without any (or at least minimal) interaction from an interlocutor. The live videos are completely unscripted, though I did think up a topic that I wanted to focus on before I hit the button to go live.It was an interesting experience and both launches saw a couple of people join in to watch me ramble. I’m not sure how many stayed, because there wasn’t a lot of action in the chat, but I think it was worth doing. In part because it’s a great way for me to share some random thoughts and touch base on what I’ve got lined up in the future. Which, in this case, includes reviews of the movie Megaforce as well as the new documentary (still making the film festival circuit rounds) Making Megaforce. I do want to take a moment to thank everyone who tuned into my live video! Yes, I’m looking at you Kevin Vasquez. Since I’ll be doing these from time to time, if you’re interested in participating in a chat make sure you join me for my next live video in the app. You can join in while I’m live or we can schedule a live chat. I’m happy either way.It was tough to decide what to highlight as this week’s Geeklist Oddity. I’ve been wanting to share my thoughts on the Idaho Horseshoeing School and/or The Hoof GP for some time. I don’t know how they first showed up in my YouTube feed, but they did and they’ve become a little bit of an obsession with our household. I really like how they show how important regular care of animals is for rural communities. The Horseshoeing School videos, in particular, highlight how even minor neglect can lead to some pretty significant issues. Before living in Idaho, I never thought that people might have the same semi-neglectful attitude that we commonly see with Easter “Bunny” gifts or Dalmatian Christmas pets, but with horses. I thought everyone knew that horses were a significant investment of time and money. Similarly, the Hoof GP shows how there are fake videos with “crises” that are far more dramatic than what hoof-trimmers typically encounter.I think my favorite Idaho Horseshoeing School videos are the ones where the instructor makes his own horseshoes. Since finding the school (which is in Eastern Idaho on the far side of Craters of the Moon from me), I’ve watched some other farriers and they usually start with manufactured shoes and then fit them to the horse. This is good as far as it goes, but when Riley Mickelsen goes to make his shoes he starts with a piece of iron and gets to work. It’s amazingly soothing to watch. He’s skilled at the blacksmithing involved and makes some customized shoes, often to treat some orthopedic benefit to the horse. The combination of sound and visuals is one of my favorite ways to relax. On another note, that shows how amazingly connected our world is today, Riley is working on his Master’s Degree in Equine Science from the University of Edinburgh.Speaking of Edinburgh, okay of Scotland anyway, Graeme Parker is the “Hoof GP” and is probably the worlds most famous cattle hoof trimmer. His videos about hoof trimming are, like the farrier videos, soothing and meditative, but Graeme’s shows are about more than cow health. He also talks about his own struggles with bipolar disorder. The show is the bovine equivalent of Dr. Pimple Popper, but with added discussion about mental health and animal health and it’s got some beautiful shots of Scotland to boot.The Lamentations of Luke Y. ThompsonBack when I started the Weekly Geeklist (then Weekly Geekly), I made sure to include articles and reviews by Luke Y. Thompson. There were three main reasons for his inclusion and I’ll list them in order of importance. The first was that he’s a damn good film reviewer who knows his Bresson and his Corman and finds things to appreciate in both; he’s a true geek reviewer with a real love of pop culture and cinema. Second, he’s a friend and I care about him and his success. The film review circuit is a rough gig and he’s navigated those stormy seas for quite some time. Sometimes with pretty darn good success, but he’s been pushed aside at other times. Lastly, he was my editor when he worked for Village Media and ran their The Robot’s Voice website for a good amount of time. As society became less edgy, and more sensitive, he changed the title to The Robot’s Voice from its original title Topless Robot. He did so in part because the WWE, and other properties, didn’t want to promote their products on a publication with that name. I’ll admit that I winced a little at the website’s original title as a freelancer because I was working for a non-profit at the time ...
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