For some of the work I have been doing with the Douglas County Historic Preservation Board, I have recently I have spent a fair amount of time with my nose in issues of historic Colorado newspapers. We do landmark nominations and I sometimes need to look in the old papers to straighten out footnotes and …
Month: March 2014
Spring, and Shared Range
Spring has arrived to our western Wyoming rangelands. We’ve already had temperatures in the 40s and snowmelt, with the resulting visit from our old friend mud – which we haven’t experienced for the longest time in our decade or so of drought. It’s been a pleasure to have to throw the truck in four-wheel drive …
A little more on covers
I care a lot about covers, and a small selection with very little text might illustrate why. Covers can make every difference in getting a book to jump off the shelf, and I often suspect word- driven editors of slighting the cover’s importance. Specialized knowledge of a cover subject can point to things your editor …
Clarissa Dixon Wright R. I. P.
John Hill, (in the middle above), better known here as “Johnny UK”, sent us a note saying that Clarissa Dixon Wright (right above) had died. The surviving member of the “Two Fat Ladies” cooking duo, champions of real food and best known in this household for the multi- species, multi -organ meat loaf known as …
1970’s McGuane Soliloquy # 2
A few old fans have been waiting patiently for this one, from 92 in the Shade. Though not as exhilaratingly visionary or all- inclusive or flat- out FUNNY as the “what I believe in” speech from Bushwhacked Piano, it still rejects the mechanized, overly “rational”, controlling- for- your- own- good* aspects of modern society ( …
Social Life # 2: St Pat’s at the Spur
For old followers, the usual suspects: bar manager Montana Pettis with his band, beard dyed green, and this year a KILT to augment his Irish patter; Cody Henderson, son of Lee whose ranch I hunt, always with the winning one-step- beyond outfit, also with a kilt (observe socks); hard working though not long- suffering bar …
Social life, New Mexico
City people can’t even begin to think how active a social life you can have even 100 miles from a city or in a dirt- road downtown town. Only drawback may be that it is harder to resist; a sort of Carpe diem reigns. Or maybe that is just me. So: two photo blog posts. …
Quote
Why read, from Dr Johnson a LONG time ago: “Some read that they may embellish their conversation, or shine in dispute; some that they may not be detected in ignorance, or want the reputation of literary accomplishments: but the most general and prevalent reason of study is the impossibility of finding another amusement equally cheap …
A Whole Lotta Links
Ina time with a few deadlines and a LOT of visitors and socializing, fun but exhausting, posting may seem scant. But what really suffers is posts full of “Lookitthat!” links. Though everyone seems to enjoy them, they are usually the last things I get to when I set my priorities. With no further ado… Everyone …
Thanks for the Feedback (Q Cover)
Our first attempt at crowdsourcing information is a success already, though it is not by any means over. I find it fascinating particularly because the general consensus mirrored mine, but also deepened my conscious understanding of what I wanted, instinctively as it were. Please feel free to continue to comment (if for the cover, still …