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Drawer Slide

Bent sheet metal bearing retainer and missing ball bearings on outer slide section.

Above is a picture of the US/Mexico border on the San Pedro River about 4 miles from where we lived for 21 years. My first reaction to the photo was, “My God, what have they done to my river? This unsightly steel barricade was installed under the Former Guy’s Border wall initiative. It was builtContinue reading “The Weakest Link”

Singin’ on a Post

He sits atop a post and sings his song of love, his warble has to be, blessed from up above. And all the prairie knows the only sign of Spring, is when you hear the Meadowlark open up to sing. Days are getting’ longer, grass is turnin’ green, that little speckled bird is searchin’ forContinue reading “Singin’ on a Post”

Boogaloo

Saw it on the news tonight, Boogaloos are in the fight, Hawaiian shirts, the flowery kind, marching for the right. Three Percenters know not what they’re marching for. All they want is racial war. Proud Boys wavin’ clubs and guns, That’s the way they get their funs. Chaos reigns for Patriot Prayer, Spray that stuffContinue reading “Boogaloo”

Adios Pendejo

Adios Pendejo, we’ll see you around, Aaios Pendejo, may indictments abound. Adios Pendejo, it’s been long enough, Here’s hoping your ouster isn’t so rough. Adios Pendejo, their playin’ your song, Adios Pendejo, you got it all wrong. Adios Pendejo, you’ve darkened this land, Adios Pendejo, let us give you a hand. Adios Pendejo, you tangerineContinue reading “Adios Pendejo”

Council Rocks

Silent sentinels, they guard a place sacred to the history of Southern Arizona. Few go there. There are no signs to lead the way. It’s down a rugged dirt road, several miles from Middlemarch Pass in the Dragoon Mountains. Once these mountains were the perfect hideout for the fiercely independent Chiricahua Apache.Continue reading “Council Rocks”

The Insurrection

The storming of the United States Capital on January 6, 2021 was both outrageous and preventable. Never, in his wildest dreams, did Jefferson Davis ever envisioned the Confederate flag being victoriously paraded through the US Capitol. Yesterday, it happened. Some referred to it as another “Day of Infamy.” We will be sortingContinue reading “The Insurrection”

The Insurrection

Baja Arizona

Baja Arizona We call it Baja Arizona, the land beneath the Gila, Could we be so lucky someday that we’ll see ya’? Mountains, deserts, our verdant valleys bloom, No matter where you go, Baja has the room. Aspens quake above the clouds, golden in the sun, Take a hike, ride a horse, ya’ gotta haveContinue reading “Baja Arizona”

The Package

The Package There’s a package ‘neath the tree, somewhere in the back, Hidden from our sight, is the ribbon red or black? Did it come from someone who couldn’t make it home? And however did that one so dear pick this time to roam? Shall we stoke the fire, keep the memory bright? Or shouldContinue reading “The Package”