"When people ask what I do for a living, I'm faced with two choices: either I can lie or I can bore them with the truth."
"Every weekday, I wake up at 6 a.m. and make my way to my desk, stumbling and still half asleep."
"My first of a million little jobs is what I call 'Horse News,' where I compile relevant stories about horse racing for a newsletter."
"These laws (the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act) are meant to keep racehorses and jockeys safer, but it's often cheaper to ignore them."
The article discusses the challenges of defining the author's multifaceted freelance career, particularly in crafting a concise answer to the question, "What do you do?" The author describes their primary task: compiling horse racing news into a newsletter, beginning each day at 6 a.m. They sift through various media for relevant stories, including updates on horse racing laws aimed at improving safety. Despite these laws, thereâs a concern that enforcing safety standards is often neglected due to costs, revealing a deeper issue within the horse racing industry.
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