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Belgian Draft Horses are very large animals that measure an average height of 16-17 hands (5.3 - 5.5 feet at the withers - the ridge between the horse’s shoulder blades.) and typically weigh between 2,100 and 2,300 lbs. Given their size we would expect them to be very strong and indeed they are. Once fully grown they are capable of pulling 8,000 pounds. An interesting fact is that when two horses pull a load together, they don’t just pull 16,000 pounds but the team of two can pull 22,000 pounds.

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I'll be interviewing as many candidates as I can ahead of the special election to fill the House seat vacated by David Cicilline. My fourth interview is with Democrat Stephanie Beauté, who ran for Secretary of State last year. Beauté works in the tech industry, is a mother, and is actively involved in various communities, even when she isn’t running for office. I conducted the interview in Beauté’s North Smithfield home.

With “9021OMG” currently in the midst of rewatching the Dylan-Toni storyline on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” I have what may or may not be a hot take… If you haven’t watched (and what is wrong with you if that’s the case?!), there are spoilers ahead. A lot of non-Kelly/Dylan and non-Brenda/Dylan fans believe Toni was Dylan’s soulmate and the best woman suited to him. But I think had Toni not been killed and had the two gone on to live their lives as husband and wife as they intended, the marriage and relationship never would’ve lasted.

Welcome to Gilmore Women: Two journalists discuss everything that’s wrong with every episode of Gilmore Girls & why we still love it By MaggieSince my second kid was born in November I’ve taken to reading novels. Mostly because I spend… ncG1vNJzZmifmaG6sL7EsKamnZ5jwLau0q2YnKNemLyue89oq56dnpa0pnnLqK2eZaSntqK6xqWcrGWRp7JuwM6xoJw%3D

Warning: references to the 1989 film Heathers, with murder, school shooting, rape, classism, shoulder pads, homophobia, violence, and suicide ahead I’m not a social scientist, but every death affects me because I am a part of mankind (thanks, Donne!), and so I am keenly interested in the question of why teen suicide rates are going up. Jonathan Haidt, an author who I kinda hated around 2005 but whom I’ve since kinda come around to, has been gathering evidence that the essential mover of teen despair involves social media and smart phones, and I’m not here to dispute that.

Madjestic Kasual’s ‘A Mix’ series is considered by geniuses and culture heads to be the “best” music mix series in the world. It’s considered by morons and dunces to be the “worst”. This should speak volumes. It’s time to do ‘A Mix’, but for interviews. I ask ‘A Mix’ contributors to respond to questions. Some comply. Introducing ‘An Interview’: a new text-centric series featuring only the best artists in the world.

There has been a lot of talk about Tekton speakers comparing to brands that cost tens of thousands of dollars, best in the world, blah, blah, blah.  The brave talk of founder Eric Alexander doesn’t bother me at all.  I think it’s great that an engineer is proud of their work and having spent 25+ years designing speakers I’m a huge fan of multi-driver solutions.  I’ve seen a lot of unjustified hate talk from people criticizing his tweeter array as a marketing gimmick.

TEAM! My apologies, it’s been more than a minute since our our last walk. I’ve been on tour promoting my new memoir, Dirtbag, Massachusetts. If you haven’t already ordered yourself a copy, it’d mean the world to me if you considered doing just that (ask for it at your local independent bookstore or library!). You can also order a signed copy of Dirtbag, Massachusetts via the good people at Books Are Magic—just be sure to specify you want a signed copy when you order.