The 12th Commandment

I remember taking a mule ride in the Grand Canyon when I was a kid. The mules would do their business on the same place in the trail and the poor hikers on foot just had to trudge right through big puddles of mule poop and pee. 10 year old me thought that was hilarious.

Kinda breakfast but I'm eating smoked trout on bagels for dinner tonight. Had a decent trip up to the mountains in AZ last weekend. Saw the single most extreme case of maga idiocy I've had the displeasure to witness at a cafe in Alpine, AZ. Place was totally decorated with militia, second amendment, snarky anti-biden posters and a mat at the cash register picturing Biden, pelosi and harris saying wipe here and here and here. They had a strict no cell phone policy, the ****ing cowards, or I would have taken pics for you guys.

A week out from a tongue biopsy (neg thankfully) and that's something I never, ever want to do again.

Didn't see it. Must have been too low on the horizon. Still exciting watching the launch on YouTube. Heady times we live in.

My relatives could sue if things turned ugly.

Supposed to get a fly over from the SpaceX launch out of Vandenberg in a few. Sitting on the patio with a cold brew, cloudless night so it should be good.

Taxpayers routinely paying out million+ dollar settlements doesn't phase the police one bit. No skin off of their backs. My small cities largest non-operational cost is settlements. We just had a cop die who was doing the right thing and trying to be kind to a crazy guy trespassing, who ended up stabbing him. It broke my heart because I know none of them will try to be kind again.

No, the Chinese buyers told him they were popular with their customers because of that similarity.

I figured that would get a rise out of somebody. The huge demand for pecans in China you can see by googling it. The brain anecdote is from my pecan farmer buddy who had a big hand in opening up the market over there. He's very well off now. Added: if you think about it the two halves of a pecan are reminiscent if the two lobes of a brain.

On the extreme off chance he does go to prison it will be one of those country clubs. It is funny in an absurd way to imagine him out in the yard pumping iron with the hard cases. He'd look like a beached whale.

Unintended, I swear. I'm NOT a boomer!

Complete opposite part of the state from me, couldn't be much further. I've been thru Raton plenty of times tho and worked with people from there. It's gorgeous up in that country and outdoor activities wise you can't do much better, but small town NM doesn't provide much in the way of civilization. You know you're hurting when Pueblo, CO is your go to place.

In my small flyover city there are the typical big fish/small pond lawyers, doctors and bankers. We happen to be one of the largest producers of pecans in the world, they grow great in the desert with some irritation water. The market in the last twenty years for pecans has gone nuts. Chinese love them (because they look like little mini brains, go figure). Add a new contingent of big fish who are more crackery than a box of saltines. The women folk look just Kristi. Best I can figure is they're all trying to look like Melania. Hideous.

That third place japanese horse got hosed. 2 horse was holding him up all down the final stretch.

Those tickets in wig's post are from 78. Pop was just a cheap ****. At least so far as going to live sporting events went. We moved away from DC long before Snyder.

Be surprised if I wasn't at one of those games. Ol man never took me to a skins game but we went to Caps and Bullets games all the time. 😞

Probably a similar age to you. My war baby parents, and probably most people over 70, are hardwired to answer the phone. Frustrates my pops to no end that I never answer. I sit there at their house visiting and listen to him to tell the telemarketer/scammers not to call them anymore in a very stern voice. We all know how well that works. Try to explain to him why it's a bad policy anymore, but it's a losing proposition.

Out in the rural west AM radio is an important source. There are a lot of cellular blind areas and the only other feed is satellite, which isn't local, till you get near a town. Spent many years, working for the state of New Mexico, driving back roads in the middle of nowhere (literally) and AM was all there was. I still miss ol Paul Harvey.

Reminds me of the Ausfarhts in Germany. Vacation is a very appropriate time to let out our inner twelve year olds.

I think Putin must have a golden shower tape on her too.

Grew up with farmers and ranchers, lived on farms and they were obviously a better class of ag people than you know. You have a personal relationship with your vet if you raise livestock. He or she does house calls. The only reason any ag person I know would shoot an animal is if it weren't theirs and was killing things on their farm.

You take the dog to the vet and he gets a shot. Doing it old yeller style isn't necessary anymore.

Wonder what the hourly fee for undergoing surgery to attempt to postpone your clients court proceedings is?

Everyone knows Buddy Jesus. Well meet Jumbo Jesus (He loves you*) * but not Spearfeather

Hot, humid, crazy, hurricanes, rising sea level and just flat out mean as hell. Why on God's green earth would anyone want live in FL? No offense Larry.