Tom McGuane’s dogs are very well read..
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Teddy gets cancelled
One too many and you suddenly snap.. I have always considered the statue of TR outside the American Museum in New York to be part and parcel of the total Museum experience at my all time favorite museum- I mean , Teddy was among other things such a NEW YORKER. Even when I was a …
WANTED
Colt Officer’s model or clone, used, reasonable price I m am buying it for these:
Valerius Geist, RIP
Yesterday Alex Sharif emailed me news of the death of Valerius Geist. I had heard he was not well; but one’s own illness often blinds you to the troubles of others. His is a great loss. Nobody ever dominated the science of the great mammals like Val, especially on this continent, where a teen -aged …
Great Shot
Chekhov and his dachshund (From Lucas Machias)
Separated at birth
Townes Van Zant and John Davila look like twins. I have thought so since I saw the “Pancho and Lefty” video, where the late songwriter makes a cameo appearance as a young federale The Gutierrez side of John’s family have been running around in this country since at LEAST 1692, when “we came up the …
Returning to Life and its problems
(And Continuing Problems With Blog Text) I continue to have problems with the blog and its structure. It doesn’t do all the things it is supposed to and does not put all the photos up. It may be that this is a problem with advanced speech. Be patient and report to me what you see …
Am I Crazy? Desert Peregrines in Asia and the US
Since the eighties, the “peregrinoformes” known as Barbary falcons and their . close eastern relatives, the Red-Naped Shahins , have been separated from the typical Peregrines and collected into one biological species known as Barbary Falcons, Falco pelegrinoides. View the autos This seems a sensible start, at least. Unlike the “Classical” Peregrine, these are true …
Coming Back Soon
I have promised it before , but with new batteries for the”Gizmo, as we call it, in my head (really!— publisher Karen says to Libby “The image of Steve needing a new battery like a kiddie toy conjured up some amusing images for me. Will it also power his light saber? Improve his accuracy on …
Tim Gallagher – 15th Century Hunting Image
That headpiece would be hell in coverts.