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A Penny-pinched Reality
Last Friday, I was delivering newspapers and picking up the money from places where our publication is for sale. Because of this, I get all sorts of coins. In this case, I thought I had a Canadian penny, so I put it in my shirt pocket. My wife separates them when she counts the pennies…
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My Cousin Elmo says, “It’s the day after the election and we’re left with the feeling that we’re sitting in divorce court waiting to find out who gets custody of us.”
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My Cousin Elmo says, “Odd that an argument between two vegans is still called a beef.”
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The Sheep Fence
We had crossed the Wild Jubilee Refuge hundreds of times, chasing horses, donkeys, and mules, mending fence lines, and simply exploring, but it was the first either of us had seen the rock wall. “What the hell?” Sally asked. It was a rhetorical question, so I didn’t answer. We parked the truck, got out, and…
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Sylph
pirouetting cavort golden leaves dance about me our soles wearing out
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In the Numbers
For the legacy media: no one has denied the fact that an election took place, so to call people ‘election deniers’ is a mistruth. Instead, 83 percent of Americans polled by Gallup in May think our election system is suspect, so ‘fair-election skeptic’ is far closer to the truth. The truth. You ought to try…
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My Cousin Elmo says, “I can’t wait to set my clocks back so I can get an extra hour of unable to sleep.”
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Social Butterfly
Barbie never liked being told what to do. By the time she was in high school, she had become openly rebellious toward authority. Along with her challenging nature, Barbie also tended to be a bit of a wallflower. She had little use for socializing and the other silly things teenagers did. One afternoon, the Home…
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Dark Money Nevada
Here is the complete list of Nevada political candidates and incumbents on the ballot this election who are receiving money from George Soros’ Open Democracy Pac (opendemocracypac.com) Aaron Ford, Attorney General Cisco Aguilar, Secretary of State Darryl James Lackey, County Clerk, Nye County Edwin Willard Lyngar, Commissioner, Washoe County, District 5 James B. Gibson, Commissioner,…
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Frame Seven
It was around 11 p.m., and I was out at the refuge doing a few chores that I hadn’t been able to get done earlier before darkness fell. I also hadn’t the time to set up my latest gadget, a trail camera. After completing my chores, I took a couple of minutes to hang the…