Who's Hooch?

I suppose I should begin all this with a clarification.

Hooch is not what you think hooch is. I'm not a sex-fiend bimbo, as some of our American brethren have inferred in the past, and I'm not a pot-head who enjoys the cannabis related title.

There is a little story...

I've never had a nick name (or at least, not one I was called to my face!!) so when it comes to forums etc. I struggled to find something witty and clever, so I just decided bugger it.

The first forum I ever joined was a horse-related one. I love horses. I ride horses. I detest the creepy little slimeballs that find sexual innuendo in that. Get real, and get a life, for god's sake. So anyway, when I had to sign up and choose a screen name on this horse-related forum, I noticed a lot used their horse's name. At the time, I was having riding lessons on a nice grey gelding called, very appropriately, Hooch. And I am sure there was a drug inference in HIS naming, as he was the most laid back doofus in the stable you could possibly imagine. Not quite so predictable under saddle, but still, a great horse. So I nicked his name. I admit it. I am a horse-name-pilferer. Since joining that, and other forums, I've gotten used to Horsey_Hooch, or Hooch for short, so I'm sticking to it, inferences be damned.

So there you go, my first post. Wasn't as painful as I thought it would be. I've been visiting a few that I've found really inspirational (and bloody funny!!), and hope to link them to this blog soon.

Well, gotta go and do some family-related stuff, so until next time.