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19 August 2008
Real Quiet
Yep, that would be me. I won't be melodramatic and say that I've lost interest in racing ... I haven't. Not even close. However, I am extraordinarily frustrated with the current 'state of the art'. Let me try to explain briefly, before I gather my thoughts for a deeper analysis later in the week.
In my daily life, I make an attempt to keep my two main interests - horse racing and anatomy/skeletal analysis separate. For the most part, I doubt that racing people want to hear about epiphyseal fusion (wait - that might be a bad example, as this is what trainers refer to when they talk about "closed knees" ... still, you probably don't want a detailed explanation). And I somehow doubt that my anthropology friends care about my racing-related rants. So I try to be respectful and not force one on the other (however, if you give me a slight hint of interest, I'll jump on it!).
Still, there's a bit of overlap. Someone will notice the book or article I've been reading and express interest, so I'll explain a bit. With the anthropology related material, it's pretty easy. I'm usually able to break complicated concepts down into layman's terms. Racing is an entirely different story. I can explain the who, what, where, and when ... but the why - which is something that almost always comes up - creates a problem. How do you explain why something is done when you can't figure it out yourself?
Unfortunately, I don't think there is an answer ... but the number of areas in which I feel this way are steadily increasing.
Yep, that would be me. I won't be melodramatic and say that I've lost interest in racing ... I haven't. Not even close. However, I am extraordinarily frustrated with the current 'state of the art'. Let me try to explain briefly, before I gather my thoughts for a deeper analysis later in the week.
In my daily life, I make an attempt to keep my two main interests - horse racing and anatomy/skeletal analysis separate. For the most part, I doubt that racing people want to hear about epiphyseal fusion (wait - that might be a bad example, as this is what trainers refer to when they talk about "closed knees" ... still, you probably don't want a detailed explanation). And I somehow doubt that my anthropology friends care about my racing-related rants. So I try to be respectful and not force one on the other (however, if you give me a slight hint of interest, I'll jump on it!).
Still, there's a bit of overlap. Someone will notice the book or article I've been reading and express interest, so I'll explain a bit. With the anthropology related material, it's pretty easy. I'm usually able to break complicated concepts down into layman's terms. Racing is an entirely different story. I can explain the who, what, where, and when ... but the why - which is something that almost always comes up - creates a problem. How do you explain why something is done when you can't figure it out yourself?
Unfortunately, I don't think there is an answer ... but the number of areas in which I feel this way are steadily increasing.
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