Archive - Wild Ride

Fire in My Blood

I’d left my second job to make room for other things to develop, and then had to reckon with the financial reality.

Aug 2 • Jamie Almodovar

July 2026

Joy, Multiplied

This month I wrapped up my second job and headed to the mountains with my dog.

Jul 5 • Jamie Almodovar

June 2026

This one’s for the birds.

Jun 7 • Jamie Almodovar

May 2026

Function over Form

How different exercise is for me now that I’m in my fifties!

May 3 • Jamie Almodovar

April 2026

For the past six years, I’ve worked a second job.

Apr 5 • Jamie Almodovar

March 2026

To Live Lightly

I’m a lifelong avid fan of the Olympics, thanks to my parents.

Mar 1 • Jamie Almodovar

February 2026

Light in the Darkness

The terror inflicted on our brothers and sisters in Minneapolis has rendered this winter particularly cold and dark.

Feb 1 • Jamie Almodovar

January 2026

Vive la Résistance

I gave myself a break over the holidays: No self-assigned deadlines.

Jan 11 • Jamie Almodovar

December 2025

Home for the Holidays

This holiday season I am coming home.

Dec 21, 2025 • Jamie Almodovar

Embarrassment flooded my body after publishing last week’s post.

Dec 14, 2025 • Jamie Almodovar

The Mystery of Purpose

A friend remarked that she felt jealous admiration for the clarity I have around my quest to ride horseback adventures on every continent.

Dec 7, 2025 • Jamie Almodovar

November 2025

Elegy for a Gelding

He was tallish, dark, and slender, and in his late twenties when we met.

Nov 30, 2025 • Jamie Almodovar

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