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Civility and civilization
Hi blogsters: Taking a breather here and got to thinking about something that happened a few years ago that's worth relating. During the post-Y2K financial challenges I substitute taught in the public schools for a while. Those situations often leave the sub in front of a bunch of kids without any obvious means of spending the time. The regular teach didn't know he was going to get into a car wreck or have a terrible hangover, so there's n...
Dec 5, 2005, 7:24 pm - Rip Snorter

No Name Canyon revisited
Afternoon blogsters: Yesterday I told you a bit about a happening early in the No Name Canyon debacle. It was a beginning, of sorts. But myriad other tales of foolishness were to come out of that channel before any sort of conclusion. The lightning storm experienced just elevated the level of priority for solving the mysteries there. A while after the lightning/shovel event my old buddy Mel King and I were in that canyon determined to move a lot of dirt s...
Nov 17, 2005, 2:44 pm - Rip Snorter

A Navajo Rug built from scratch
Hi blogsters. I promised yesterday I'd be telling you some more about Curtiss Cohoe, and I will. But this morning I feel more inclined to tell you about h...
Oct 2, 2005, 9:59 am - Rip Snorter

Ether handshakes and/or fistfights
People are actually reading this blog-thing. Amazing. Okay. What's...
Apr 3, 2005, 3:28 pm - Rip Snorter

PETA starts fish-have-feelings-too campaign
The hits, they keep on coming! PETA does it again with a new wacky campaign... PETA Campaign Pitches Fish As Smart Touting tofu chowder and vegetarian sushi as alternatives, animal-rights activists have launched a novel campaign arguing that fish - contrary to stereotype - are intelligent, sensitive animals no more deserving of being eaten than a pet dog or cat....
Nov 16, 2004, 8:23 pm - Todd