here, piggy piggy!

wedding day advice from the jp, scaly mountain nc:
"cook hot biscuits; be nice to the in-laws; don't hide money; wash your hands before supper."
a formula for tranquility, for sure.
o.c.

will rogers

the mark of true greatness is the resonance of thoughts beyond the short span of our years...
some items to chew on from the great one. bear in mind that he died in a plane crash in 1935. these could have been said yesterday.
1. never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.
2. never kick a cow chip on a hot day.
3. there are two theories to arguing with a woman... neither works.
4. always drink upstream from the herd.
5. there are 3 kinds of men: the ones who learn by reading; the few who learn by observation; and the rest, who have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.
6. good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement.
7. if you're riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.
8. long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. today it's called golf.
well, that's all for now. say your prayers and drink your milk.
o.c.

sweet comfort

in 1875 two americans, james henry and william campbell, were granted the first patent for the "water closet," or flush toilet. the first one-piece ceramic toilet was invented by fred adee early in the 20th century. sir thomas crapper, widely credited with inventing the toilet, did not. he was granted a british patent for the "silent valveless water waste preventer." think flush mechanism. and apparently he was never really a knight, although he did serve as a royal sanitary engineer (plumber), for which job he was flushed with pride. the earliest toilets, though, were apparently found in india 4500 years ago. now you know. o.c.

i love campfires, don't you?

maybe that's why there are no more mosquitoes....
good forest management demands undergrowth control. do not attempt this without a permit, folks!
and yes, they CAN see this from outer space!
o.c.

blaugggh! monday!

hey, maybe that's where "blog" came from!!
good morning!
o.c.

frogs

dragonflies ( snakedoctors to you yankees) and baby frogs have decimated the mosquito and gnat population. about time! i watched a frog the size of my small fingernail drag down a huge mosquito yesterday. it took it about 5 minutes, but there was never a 10-year old boy prouder of his first deer than this little frog was of its kill. of course, the mosquito was too large for it to eat, so it sat there until a larger frog came along. it ate the little frog and the mosquito.... so it goes at purgatory ranch.
we support the state's tourism industry, though

no, you CAN'T have it-- it brings me food

babcock ranch grazing leases

so now that babcock ranch is a state park, i called the office, 941 639 3958, to ask about leasing land to graze cattle. they told me that they weren't leasing to private people.
so let me understand. the taxpayers of this state, in addition to funding most of the infrastructure for the city of babcock, are paying the overhead for a state-run cattle operation while it competes with private people who have to pay their own way?? smells like a load of poop to me. o.c.

open space doesn't have to belong to the government

orchids like cow poop

weren't the aztecs the ones who cut out peoples' hearts?

even lawyers had mothers, i suppose.
oh, i heard the wall street journal reported they are using lawyers instead of rats for medical experiments now.
1. they are more plentiful.
2. the lab techs don't get attached to them.
3. there are some things you can't get a rat to do.

"He was a lawyer, yet not a rascal, and the people were astonished."
St. Ives, 13th century lawyer and saint

the author and kids camping at the ranch

if your name is patty this could be for you

these wild pigs make, well, pigs of themselves every day at dinner.

summertime and the living is easy

fungus is basic

this is who i really am

when cows ruled the earth

and more

some of my friends

the more you know about lawyers, the more you will like cows....

here it is, grasshopper

i have no idea what to say to introduce myself. you will know me by what i post.
o.c.