Coincidentally, during our recent road trip, one of the CDs I packed in the family van was a Gerry Rafferty compilation. Wanted the tots to hear it. I’ve done a lot of writing to his music, but above all it reminds me of summer days and youthful yearning.
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Archive for January, 2011
Grass, Man
My schedule is such that I’ll be drifting in late, but I am told by some farmers I respect that this is going to be a mighty fine conference if you have an interesting in grazing.
More specifically, if your animals are interested in grazing.
Family Trip
Took a family trip over the Christmas break. Stops in Winona, Minnesota; St. Louis, Missouri; and Nashville/Gallatin, Tennessee. Spent time with dear relatives and dear friends. All-in-all we proved to be fairly roadworthy. The transmission on the van developed an ominous clunk, which then developed into the twice as ominous clunk-CLUNK, but we are safely returned and will leave it to Scott to make the proper assessment (this repair may exceed two dozen eggs).
Memorable moments: laughing with my wife, watching our eldest daughter help care for rescued horses and donkeys, and listening to the youngest sing “America the Beautiful” at a volume exceeding most farm equipment.
And a special thank you to Mills: we returned to a warm house, a big stack of firewood, flowers on the table, and pampered chickens.
Population 485 on the Tigris
Whenever my girls and I discuss my time on the road, we always turn the discussion to those in the military, gone for far more extended and exponentially riskier periods of time than a guy telling stories in regional arts centers. So it’s always deeply humbling to receive a photo like the one below (especially right in the heart of the holidays). Offered with a smile and respect for those serving everywhere, here is SSG Goings of the 1st Infantry Division (forgive me if I got the rank or division wrong, I’m interpreting from an email) on a bridge over the Tigris River.
Tent Show Radio Tonight
My first shot at hosting Tent Show Radio. On these stations. Show details here.
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