"Where have you been my blue eyed son?"

I've been out fighting dragons with my friend Ted Kazinski
Shoveling dirt into the grave of deception
Jousting at windmills disguised as cell towers
Working like a dog thats humpimg a log
Getting paid splinters in uncomfortable places

Here is a thought that came to me last night. Noah got drunk and passed out naked and it was the one who looked down upon him who fell out of Gods graces.

I suppose it had to do with the "people" I am surrounded by. I had a conversation with a lady at work who told me she is a Mormon. I was shocked. I had been through this before when I found out some of my supervisors and co employees were, but this paired with a list of others through me for a loop. It seems that 75-80% are of the faith yet I would only have thought it of maybe 20. I suppose it is just a numbers game. I imagine the LDS church resembles Joseph Smith's concept of Mormonism as much as Catholicism reflects first century Christianity.

Sorry Madge,(and others who fight the good fight) but these people even give my tongue a run for the money. I do have a theory about this. The Mormons I have known in WA, AZ, and ID, were/are decent people, here not so much. Could it be that when on their own they know they are the representatives of their faith, where as here they feel that they can let their bishops take the lead and they just go along for the ride? No, my supervisor is a bishop and though he wont see a movie rated R what comes out of his mouth is NC17 at best. Any insight out there? 

Oh well, its getting noisy here so I believe I will go to a wifi free space.

I'll just sit here on this bank of sand and watch the river flow

Good Friday came early this year. March 15th and 81 degrees so I spent a couple hours in my back yard. Well about a half mile down the trail. Despite living in a "city" I get a nightly bull frog serenade, see lizards, king snakes, bull snakes, deer, jack rabbits, horses and cows as well as all sorts of birds including road runners and obviously hawks.

If obama wants to reward illegal immigrants with citizenship shouldn't we reward obama's assassin with the white house?

looking out again

When I look out my window, what do you think I see...

Yeah, Donovan. Of course the best version is by Stephen Stills and Al Kooper, but aside from that here is what I see.  (you may want to put these on full screen to better see the subject matter)

This morning

Last Night

Check your local TV listings

I'm not sure if any of you have caught this program called "Bluegrass Underground" which airs on PBS, but if not I suggest you look it up. It is filmed in a cave 333 feet underground in the Cumberland Caverns in Tennessee. I hope sometime to see a cover of "Cumberland Blues".

Here is a clip of Sarah Jarosz doing a cover of "Ring Them Bells" from Dylan's "Oh Mercy" album.

ENJOY

Wonder Buns

Please, I ask that instead of skipping over the text and scrolling down to see a picture of my wonder buns you take the time to read this post. It may present ideas in a new light. Also its not like my buns will just be hanging out exposed to the elements. They will be properly protected.

Yesterday I went grocery shopping and instead of buying my usual twelve pack of Wonder buns for $2.98 I had to buy an eight pack for $3.58. This added expense, minor though it may seem, I credit to the unions, and in this case specifically the teamsters for putting Hostess/Wonder out of business. Up until about forty years ago the unions were a good idea. They began with making safe and reasonable conditions for workers as well as competitive wages and benefits. It sure was a good idea until greed got in the way. Suddenly it was hard to tell the union leaders from the company executives that they complained about. They brought to fruition the cliche "what you hate you become". They were raking in millions and companies began to struggle.  In the '70's we saw the exodus of businesses from America. It greatly accelerated through the '80's and '90's. Even Levi's closed their US factories. The once good idea that created better working conditions has spent the last several decades eliminating them. We still have companies leaving and/or closing due to union demands. Oddly most of the people that support the unions also support "immigration reform" ie amnesty for illegals having broken our laws. Fewer jobs but lets welcome more people?  The teachers unions even object to their members having to meet performance standards! Thats your children they are supposed to be caring for. 

I don't really have a point to all of this. Just expressing thoughts and opinions. In closing I must say that I am highly disappointed in the voters of WI for contributing to the victory of the arrogant one. You had done so well on the Governors recall election. What happened?