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Friday, May 17th, 2013
Guthals will be missed
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Charles Guthals passed away a few weeks ago. I’m going to miss him.Lots of High Plains folks knew him far better than I did. To me, he was the guy who knew everything about plants and trees and...
In search of ponies: Funnels funny, but effective
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013
The T-shirt had nothing to do with fashion; it was hiding something, or better yet, protecting it. Underneath the black cotton there was a shoulder wrapped in bandages which were holding gauze an...
Friday, May 10th, 2013
Scaring Mom has potential to backfire
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Mother’s Day is tomorrow. I’ll catch up with mom and see how she’s doing. I’ll tell her she’s “The Greatest Mom Ever” and how much I love her. I wish I k...
In search of ponies: Celebrate your pet this week, or month
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2013
Did you know it’s national pet week (or month depending on the source)? They made sure I did, which I suppose is a good thing since it’s not something I would normally even be aware o...
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Banter thrown at bicyclists amusing, varied
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Riding a bicycle gives you a different perspective of the road as you pedal along. There’s interesting flotsam and jetsam, critters, flowers and such. Riding a bicycle also makes one vulnerable...
In search of ponies: Glowing sheep not so baaaa-d
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013
It’s long been understood that nature has balance and us humans have come to understand — usually about the time we realize we’ve destroyed an ecosystem — that here are reasons...
Friday, April 26th, 2013
In search of ponies: Kicking bucket not always bad
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
When the youngsters became the proud owners of a new colt, they set out on a mission to bond with him.Teaching him tricks became part of the fun, as they coaxed him to interact and do things in exchan...
McGee: No more shuckin' and/or jivin' for me
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013
Going through my record collection the other day I ran across a 1982 album by Willie Nelson and the late, great Waylon Jennings titled “WWII.” The first track on the LP is titled “Mr...
Friday, April 19th, 2013
In search of ponies: Cicadas biblical in numbers, tasty with almost ev...
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2013
It isn’t every day the yard is covered in snacks. Crunchy on the outside, they have a nutty flavor, similar to peanuts or almonds, according to those who partake. Suspended inside vibrant c...
Perfect pot pie punctuates end of vacation
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2013
Vacation was over. There was one more thing to do. We were in search of the best chicken pot pie ever. And it was sold in the deli of a supermarket somewhere in L.A. (Lower Alabama).The Lady of t...
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Being anti-social-network has mixed results
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
I told a friend why I decided on a new personal effort called Facebook-Free Friday. “It feels like the site is 90 percent bumper stickers, horizontal praying (praying at people and not to G...
Friday, April 12th, 2013
In search of ponies: Marijuana or pills, be careful with medication
Published: Friday, April 12th, 2013
It’s funny enough alright.Staggering and woozy, a dog’s legs may each go in different directions, or, afraid to challenge the suddenly accelerated rotation of the planet, it may become a p...
Friday, April 12th, 2013
McGee: Doing nothing requires planning
Published: Friday, April 12th, 2013
The Lady of the House and I had a difference of opinion as to what one does while on vacation.We recently took a few days off and visited the Gulf Coast.I had visions of lying around doing nothing, ma...
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
Black unemployment figures puzzling
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
A couple of weeks ago, Black Entertainment Television founder Bob Johnson, speaking at The National Press Club, said the nation “would never tolerate white unemployment at 14 and 15 percent.&rdq...
Radical lawyer unworthy of mercy
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
The jihadists’ favorite American lawyer, Lynne Stewart, reportedly has stage-4 breast cancer. Her radical friends want her freed from jail.  There’s only one decent response to the cr...
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Division over backlog, VA leadership
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
With the backlog of compensation claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs having ballooned in recent years, one would expect major veterans’ service organizations to be among VA’s hars...
Untold story better after you tell it
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Despite working at a relatively small newspaper, I’ve had the opportunity to interview many people I’d have otherwise never had the chance to meet. The list so far includes musician Chubby...
Monday, April 8th, 2013
Losing the same-sex marriage battle
Published: Monday, April 8th, 2013
Same-sex marriage is probably inevitable in America whatever the Supreme Court decides. That’s because the public is clearly leaning that way.  That the Court is even being asked to impose...
Monday, April 8th, 2013
Released from the bondage of hate
Published: Monday, April 8th, 2013
A few words on the death of Elwin Wilson. He passed last month in a South Carolina hospital at age 76. Wilson had endured heart and lung problems and had suffered a recent bout with the flu.There...
Enforcing Alford buyout terms strictly business
Published: Monday, April 8th, 2013
The fact the University of New Mexico is playing hardball when it comes to buyout terms regarding former men’s basketball coach Steve Alford should give taxpayers and fans of a strong offense so...
Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Obama administration, 'Big Business', in our way
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Paul Gessing, president of the limited government think tank  Rio Grande Foundation, is convinced natural gas could revolutionize New Mexico’s economy — if the Obama administration wi...
New system brings options, uniformity
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2013
New Mexico’s eight universities and 17 community college/branch campuses are full of high school graduates taking remedial coursework.  But starting with the class of 2014, those numbers sh...
Denying equal rights is real issue
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Those opposing equal rights for others inevitably find themselves on the wrong side of history. No one is more heterosexually macho than me, but I can think of no legitimate reason to deny gays t...
In the orchard of life, joy abounds
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Maybe it’s because they’re young and a bit timid. Maybe it’s because they were watching the apricot tree foolishly bloom early in March, only to be bitten hard.   Whatever...
Friday, April 5th, 2013
In search of ponies: Cats have ability to help; choice another matter
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2013
It’s hard to imagine them being capable of acts of heroism.First and foremost, even though they do come in larger sizes — tubby being the most likely — domestic cats just aren’...