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Tales of Harv and Skippy Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:33 PM PST Bob and I are out at the barn, and we watch as Harv and Skippy share a Himalayan salt rock -- Harv licking from inside his stall, Skippy from his little enclosure adjacent to Harv. It was adorable. Suddenly Harv swings his head around the dutch door and air bites at Skippy. Skippy makes a hasty retreat to the opposite corner of his pen and turns his back end to Harv. Harv is vigorously shaking his head, ears pinned. Me: Wow, what got into Harv? Bob: [pausing] Well, you know. Me: No. I don't. [ Bob tries to entice Skippy from the corner with some hay] Bob: Skippy's into Harv for almost 100 grand. Harv's been letting it ride. But it's not cool. Me: What? How does Skippy owe Harvey 100K? Bob: Gambling. He's lost money at The Sands. Maybe ya had to be there We crack each other up. At the unlikeliest moments Bob will make up goofy stories of Harv's life. Harv golfing with Tiger Woods. Harv getting calls from Alan Greenspan. Skippy's ties to a drug cartels. Harv and Skippy watching Animal Planet. Stacey: [looking at cellphone pix of Harv and Skippy] Could we make a kids book with this material? We'd have to get a real camera if we wanted to publish something. Bob: People make a ton of money from a good children's book. Me: There hasn't been a good horse book lately. Bob: The big horse and the little sidekick? Kids eat that up. Me: Do you think we could come up with some stories that don't involve drugs and gambling? Bob: [Looking over at Harv and Skippy] No. Probably not.

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