The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow

I’m not sure how this escaped me—particularly since it’s been a hope of mine for a long time—but a coworker revealed to me at brunch today that Temple Grandin is speaking at TED this year! I guess I should have studied the program guide a little more carefully, but I find this confluence of my worlds absolutely thrilling! Things just keep getting better and better for Kristin Windbigler!

Posted by Kristin on 01/23/10 at 05:41 PM
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My Elko To-Do List

Don’t get me wrong—I love New York—but I’ve spent most of this trip daydreaming about the spectacular adventures that await me next week in Elko. Here’s what I’m looking forward to…

How about you?

Posted by Kristin on 01/21/10 at 08:36 PM
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Georgie Sicking

This clip is from a documentary called “Ridin and Rhymin” that I saw in Elko a few years ago about cowboy poet Georgie Sicking. I was just perusing the schedule and it looks like she’ll be performing on Friday. That makes me a very happy girl.

Posted by Kristin on 01/21/10 at 08:12 PM
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Done, by the Skin of My Teeth!

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Over the weekend, I shipped off my film for this year’s National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada. I guess it’s slightly ironic that I did this from New York City using an FTP server, but such is the life of a nerdy cowgirl. One day I’m in Blocksburg trying to shove the last cow into a stocktrailer, and the next I’m in Manhattan attempting to squeeze myself into a crowded subway car. It can be surreal at times, but I’ve learned over the years that I’m most comfortable at the opposite ends of the spectrum—it’s those parts in between that can make me anxious. (And lucky for me, cowboy boots are back in style for city girls this season. Makes me a little tougher to spot.)

I’m pretty excited about this year’s effort, which is called “Hello, Goodbye! A guide to waving in the country.” I am particularly grateful for all the help I received from my marvelous momma (Bev) and friends Luke Knowland and Tim Ziegler. There were countless other good-natured friends and neighbors who (somewhat surprisingly) went along with all sorts of my shenanigans this year. There is no way I could have ever finished without their help.  And when you see it, I think you’ll be forced to admit that I know some darned good-looking people! I wish they could all be in Elko with me!

The film will show as part of a larger program of shorts for the Deep West Video Program on Thursday, Jan. 28, and Friday, Jan. 29, at 11 am at the Elko Convention Center. I will also post it here after the Thursday program.

Posted by Kristin on 01/20/10 at 06:09 PM
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Ringing in the New Year at the Purple Onion in SF

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Luke and Katrina both had to work on New Year’s Eve, so Frew and I split our evening between Quince and the Purple Onion. It was one of the best New Year’s I’ve had in a long time.

Posted by Kristin on 01/04/10 at 08:41 PM
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Waddling in Weiser

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The guys we were helping “waddle” their cows. We’d never seen that before and as I was trying to photograph one, I accidentally came up with this instead. Serendipity!

Posted by Kristin on 10/26/09 at 05:36 PM
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