Plastic Farm AnimalsOctober was a bad month for the civil rights of American citizens. It began with the passing of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, in which, as Garrison Keillor put it: The U.S. Senate, in all its splendor and majesty, has decided that an “enemy combatant” is any non-citizen whom the president says is an […]
We returned from an idyllic 5 days on the beach via a series of humiliating airport security encounters to find a post election political shift. I’d like to hope this indicates an end to war, tyranny and greed. Meanwhile, the threat levels were high and airport security invasive. We took two flights down and two […]
Bob and I are headed to the airport for a short trip to the Baja Peninsula. Even though it is business-related, it feels like a vacation and we intend to take full advantage. No computer, no cell phone service, lots of sand and sea. Ahhhhhhh! We’ll be staying at Cabo Pulmo. If you don’t hear […]
It was while enjoying one of my many guilty pleasures that I first came across the word “bling.” “What do you suppose this means?” I asked Bob, pointing to the picture in the State Line Tack catalog. Bob rolled over onto his right shoulder and took a look. It was a pink tee shirt with […]
I rode Mackey, a six-year-old Appaloosa a few days ago and did pretty well considering how green he is. He is usually is very tense when I ride him away from the other horses by himself, but Chris came along on Mr. T and that helped a lot. Nevertheless, I was on pins and needles […]