tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710325166074275740.post4961994684634199376..comments2023-04-02T10:44:21.551-05:00Comments on The Travis McGee Reader: Sometimes it's hard to be an IowanJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00034752526895428019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710325166074275740.post-85004468156649778162013-03-23T07:42:34.999-05:002013-03-23T07:42:34.999-05:00Yeah, your point is well taken, but that kind of t...Yeah, your point is well taken, but that kind of thing is unusual here in the peaceable corn fields. About 90 per cent of our crime news reports are dreary recitals of Barney Fife busting some kid with a couple of joints.<br /><br />There a final grin in the story. Later information says the master criminals not only fled into the frozen woods, they jumped into some open water in the river. ThatJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034752526895428019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710325166074275740.post-35055517178342040832013-03-22T20:38:07.575-05:002013-03-22T20:38:07.575-05:00Don't go shopping for a white horse. You ain&#...Don't go shopping for a white horse. You ain't the Lone Ranger, parder. Besides,they are everywhere. The other night, a local worthy sped away from a routine traffic stop. The cops, being the curious sort they are, gave chase. Our "good boy who is trying to turn his life around" turned into a deadend street. He bailed, then turned on the cops, threatening them with a pelletAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com