Getting ready to grill up that cow part for your Independence Day observance? You might be interested in a report from the range on what it takes to get the critter from the wide open spaces to your Weber. It's a Hell of a story. Survival of both horse and man was in doubt.
Jiinglebob has it.
Jul 1, 2011
Minnesota, Mon Amour
Minnesota is now a government-free zone, but the policy is not zero-tolerance. The cops are working doing cop things and the prison guards are guarding.
So far the horror seems pretty much limited to horse racing, "camping," and folks who have to pee along the Interstates.
The taxpayer-financed highway crappers are padlocked, so motorists should carry 16-ounce cups. With lids, per preference.
The conservation cops herded all the campers out of the state parks. This confuses me. I have always looked on camping as a supremely government-independent activity. But, then, I have no experience with the wilderness experience built around the travel trailer, flush toilets nestled in the pines, electrical meters, and cable teevee plug-ins.
The Star-Tribune, Minnesota's second most important newspaper (after the St.Cloud Times), decided the interruption of horse racing in Shakopee rated gallons of ink. Maybe they're right. What the Hell else is there to do in Shakopee when the Renaissance Faire isn't in session?
Oh, and road construction is suspended, too, shovels locked up, leaving thousands of union road workers with nothing to lean on.
The only remaining question as far as I can see is whether Mrs. Governor Dayton is scrubbing her own commodes in the governor's mansion.
All in all, a tragedy.
So far the horror seems pretty much limited to horse racing, "camping," and folks who have to pee along the Interstates.
The taxpayer-financed highway crappers are padlocked, so motorists should carry 16-ounce cups. With lids, per preference.
The conservation cops herded all the campers out of the state parks. This confuses me. I have always looked on camping as a supremely government-independent activity. But, then, I have no experience with the wilderness experience built around the travel trailer, flush toilets nestled in the pines, electrical meters, and cable teevee plug-ins.
The Star-Tribune, Minnesota's second most important newspaper (after the St.Cloud Times), decided the interruption of horse racing in Shakopee rated gallons of ink. Maybe they're right. What the Hell else is there to do in Shakopee when the Renaissance Faire isn't in session?
Oh, and road construction is suspended, too, shovels locked up, leaving thousands of union road workers with nothing to lean on.
The only remaining question as far as I can see is whether Mrs. Governor Dayton is scrubbing her own commodes in the governor's mansion.
All in all, a tragedy.
Jun 30, 2011
Too Much Giddyup, There, Your Honor?
All Iowa mourns the happenstance which might deprive us of the ability to see more of Judge Moore, the disrobed jurist who graces your comprehensive guide to GOP presidential wannabees.
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"While breaking our stud horse this weekend, Judge Moore was thrown and hit on his back. After visiting the doctor, he has broken and/or cracked ribs. "
That doctor must have a particularly objectionable bedside manner.
And it was an error for the spokesperson to specify that the horse was a stud. Vulgar language offends the puritans who determine whom we will permit you to vote for in the Holy Crusade to retire His Obamaness. The only acceptable usage to the Vander Plattsians is "boy" horse.
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"While breaking our stud horse this weekend, Judge Moore was thrown and hit on his back. After visiting the doctor, he has broken and/or cracked ribs. "
That doctor must have a particularly objectionable bedside manner.
And it was an error for the spokesperson to specify that the horse was a stud. Vulgar language offends the puritans who determine whom we will permit you to vote for in the Holy Crusade to retire His Obamaness. The only acceptable usage to the Vander Plattsians is "boy" horse.
No Cops; A Pilot Project in Texas
Having a little trouble with your city budget? Fire all your cops as city bosses did in Alto, a community of about 1,200 in east Texas, roughly halfway between Dallas and Houston.
The Forbes writer who latched onto the story writes:
In the meantime, for protection against ne’er-do-wells, petty thieves and outright criminals, citizens of Alto will have to rely on the Cherokee County sheriff’s office, headquartered 12 miles away.
There is so much wrong with that, beginning with idiocy of policing the ne-ers. If the five fired officers spent much time correcting Slim and Jake for idling away their days whittlin' on the court house lawn, they weren't actually police, more like armed harassment agents for the Calvinist class.
Then there's that strange distinction. Mr. Forbes-Writer, a petty thief IS an outright criminal.
I'm not all that worried about the safety of the good folks in Alto. I'm no Texan, but I've lived there. I'm still blessed with Texas friends. The first time I ever saw the window sign saying "We Don't Call 911" was in Texas.
A not-unusual mindset in that part of the world holds that a good cop can be handy to have around when things go bad, but it isn't always that big a deal. Dee Brown once wrestled to the ground the myth about outlaws taking over the western town when the marshall went on vacation. The most likely result of such a try was a set of coffins propped vertically for the convenience of the town photographer. Then the good citizens cleaned their guns, put them away, and went back to their store-keepin', doctorin', and whittlin'.
Alto hopes to hire its cops back in six months. but maybe they'll rethink. This could develop into a useful little experiment in anarcho-capitalism, nice Alto people going politely about their private affairs, not thinking much about the belt gun unless a clueless thug gives them reason to.
The Forbes writer who latched onto the story writes:
In the meantime, for protection against ne’er-do-wells, petty thieves and outright criminals, citizens of Alto will have to rely on the Cherokee County sheriff’s office, headquartered 12 miles away.
There is so much wrong with that, beginning with idiocy of policing the ne-ers. If the five fired officers spent much time correcting Slim and Jake for idling away their days whittlin' on the court house lawn, they weren't actually police, more like armed harassment agents for the Calvinist class.
Then there's that strange distinction. Mr. Forbes-Writer, a petty thief IS an outright criminal.
I'm not all that worried about the safety of the good folks in Alto. I'm no Texan, but I've lived there. I'm still blessed with Texas friends. The first time I ever saw the window sign saying "We Don't Call 911" was in Texas.
A not-unusual mindset in that part of the world holds that a good cop can be handy to have around when things go bad, but it isn't always that big a deal. Dee Brown once wrestled to the ground the myth about outlaws taking over the western town when the marshall went on vacation. The most likely result of such a try was a set of coffins propped vertically for the convenience of the town photographer. Then the good citizens cleaned their guns, put them away, and went back to their store-keepin', doctorin', and whittlin'.
Alto hopes to hire its cops back in six months. but maybe they'll rethink. This could develop into a useful little experiment in anarcho-capitalism, nice Alto people going politely about their private affairs, not thinking much about the belt gun unless a clueless thug gives them reason to.
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