In one of the first posts I did here I talked about the Black Cherokee, descendents of slaves owned by the Cherokee prior to the Civil War. After they were freed, they stayed affiliated with the tribe in Oklahoma and many were accepted onto tribal rolls. Today’s NY Times has an editorial titled “The Shame …
Greener Guns and Books
The first William Greener started an English gunmaking dynasty that still lives on. (English guns at least have not yet declined and fallen, though affording a new one can be difficult). I own one of Greener’s products, a 10- bore Damascus duck gun from the 1880’s, still in service. (I got it from the vaults …
Thinking Blogger Meme
Chas, at his Hardscrabble Creek Blog, has tagged me with the “Thinking Blogger” meme. Ouch! I read many (too many) blogs and have many friends among them. I don’t know that all make me THINK in the sense of change my perception– some just delight me– but some do. More than five though… Chas himself …
Lesbian Clone Lizards..
.. is what Libby and I call Cnemidiphorus neomexicanus and her relatives. We are not being rude, but literal. Neomexicanus is described on page 319 of the newest edition of the Peterson Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians as being “ALL FEMALE”. Patrick explains: “For example, believe it or not, there are no male Whiptail …
And For The Buffalo…
A .600 Nitro revolver. Not a hoax. It is hand- made and costs approximately $16,000. I have two shotguns that weigh less. HT Keith Ealy who says “This is nothing short of insane…” But rather cool. There will be an outcry to ban it of course.
Immigration
Exactly what Steve Browne says.
Buffalo Poem
Tom McIntyre sends this great Yoruba poem (song?) on Cape Buffalo. The buffalo is the deaththat makes a child climb a thorn tree.When the buffalo dies in the forestthe head of the household is hiding in the roof. When the hunter meets the buffalohe promises never to hunt again.He will cry out: “I only borrowed …
Doom
England is having a bad week. First, from The Daily Mail (HT Maggie’s Farm): omnipresent video cameras: “Britain has more than 4 million closed-circuit security cameras, more than any other Western democracy. “Police say the average Briton is on as many as 300 cameras every day, usually unaware. “The density of surveillance is significantly higher …
Happy Anniversary
It just occurred to me that today is the second anniversary of this blog.
Goats Love Kudzu
I couldn’t pass up this piece in the NY Times on the city of Chattanooga’s use of goats to control kudzu, that invasive vine that grows a foot a day and that covers large areas of the South. Us native Southerners have kudzu as part of our heritage, along with grits and barbecue.