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By JON KLAVERKAMP
Rappahannock Newg Staff Writer
A committee set up to review a draft of an ( rdinance that would ban the application and storage of sludge in Rappahannock County has recommended that the ordinance not be enacted. The committee did, however, call for a moratorium on the application and storage of sludge brought in from outside the county.
These recommendations were announced by committee member Bob
Point-To-Point
Social Scene...
From A
Horse’s
Mouth
Bv JON KLAVERKAMP
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
What follows is an excerpt from a letter written by a horse who participated in Saturday’s races. Addressed to a cousin in the city, the letter was en route when confiscated by human authorities, who have since detained the guilty horse and have broken a notorious ring of literate horses. The names of horses have been changed out of consideration to their owners.
...No question about it, Sam, human beings are a peculiar breed.
Last Saturday at the Rappahannock Hunt Point-To-Point Races, I did what you told me to do — I kept one eye on the finish line (knowing the race was mine) and one eye on 6000 or so spectators. To their credit, they showed up in bunches on a day of exceptional beauty.
Picture such a day: sunny, warm, and clear, with majestic blue, green, and brown mountains in the background. Ever see that in the city, Sam?
Don’t bother answering. I’m telling you, if you’d just come out to see it once, you’d wave goodbye to the city from here.
But I’ll coax you to the country in another letter. That’s not why I’m writing this time.
About the hoopla of humans on race day, you’re right; it’s puzzling. I mean why all the colors? The crowd is a kaleidoscope. I saw more colors on one person at one time than I’ve ever seen on 10 horses at different times. You make sense of that, Sam.
A key difference between horses and people is that, unlike horses, people don’t seem to need a good reason for the things they do. Amusement is reason enough for outlandish and perfectly impractical behavior.
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