Politics are getting slimier

I'm tired of politics based on party affiliation with no concern for the public but just following party policy. A pox on both parties of Congress. I wish we would adopt a unicameral system like the Nebraska legislature (did I just write something nice about Nebraska?) has. A voter casts a ballot for the person-not the party. I like this the more I think about it.

Added the Ole niece as a friend on Facebook. I'm starting to get gregarious.
Also-good luck to the nephew who started law school this fall.

I looked for Stooey on the Doggie Care Cam this weekend but didn't see him.

Go Rockies! The Casper Ghosts are dead in the water. I plan to go to three of the last four games, however.

From the calendar:
"You might be a Redneck if.... You think being a wine connoisseur means buying a bigger box."

Odds & ends

Because my other Alma Mater, Colorado State, beat the Univ. of Colorado in FB yesterday, I am wearing my CSU T-shirt today. I will even wear it to the Ghosts' game tonight which is a dangerous thing in Wyoming. The bad news UW plays Colorado in two weeks right after the Texas game. Maybe Iowa State will beat the Buffs this year.
Niece Julie officially becomes an Ole today after the welcoming ceremonies. Make sure your checks don't bounce, parents.
I'm still holding with 5 friends on Facebook. I don't want to rush into things.
Just a lazy day planned for Labor Day since I don't labor anymore.

Season opener

Drove to Laramie yesterday for the UW-Weber State (Utah) FB game. I just enjoy the solitary drive and seeing people when I get there. I met my brother and we headed to the Tailgate Park and lunch at the Cowboy Joe Club tent (we're members). Ate lunch with the Colorado Comet and Blondie.
Game was OK-Wyoming won, got a sunburn, left in the fourth quarter with Wyoming up 22points and they gave up 2 touchdown before I could get the radio on the game. Listened to ESPN on the way back. BYU beat the Okies which is one of the few times I would consider rooting for the boys from behind the Zion Curtain.
I'll probably go down for a couple more games if the weather holds.

Happy birthday, daughter-in-law.

Redneck bumper sticker of the day on a Yukon parked in a handicapped spot in Casper:
"Welcome to Wyoming
Assume everyone is armed"
Makes one proud, doesn't it?

Just following orders

If you are following the wolf hunt story (a couple of blogs ago), you know that the first wolf kill reported in Idaho was by a realtor. If you listen to the radio or watch TV and hear or see some of the recent real estate ads, they advise a person to contact a realtor. The phone numbers and email addresses for folks in real estate, are easy to get. Several of the wolf lovers are now calling or emailing this particular realtor to tell him what a jerk he is for having shot a wolf. The guy is going out of his mind with negative communiques; however, people are just doing what they were told-"Call a Realtor."

Road trip

Neighbor Dave came over the other morning and asked if I were interested in a road trip. I asked when and where and he replied Denver on Thursday to watch the Rockies and Mets in an afternoon game. After securing permission from the wife, the road trip was on.
I won't say Dave has a lead foot but we left around 7:30 from our houses (I estimate it's about 280 miles to Coors Field), gassed up in Cheyenne, parked the car across the street from Coors Field, and ate lunch at Jackson's across the street from the stadium by a little after 11:30.
Our seats were in the Club Section (near where Marcie Glasser got us tickets, Keri). The ride in the elevator was nice and the uncrowded escalator after the game was also a perk. I called the Colorado Comet as I usually do from a ball park but he wasn't home. I'll see him Saturday.
The game, however, was terrible. The Rox got creamed 8-3. The Rockies did hit 3 homeruns including one by Ian Stewart, a former Casper player.
We got out of the main part of game traffic around 4:45, gassed up in Cheyenne to check mileage, ate in Wheatland (Dave had an Arnie Palmer-see previous blog) and arrived in Dave's driveway at 8:45. He did complain about only getting 31.6 MPG in his Toyota but the air con was on most of the way.
We agreed to do it again some time.

Cheers

I was reading USA Today about golfer Arnie Palmer and his signature drink which also the wife's favorite. An Arnie Palmer is half ice tea-half lemonade. I decided the Ol Slow Poke needed a signature drink. The Ol Slow Poke is 2/3 orange juice-1/3 lemonade.

From the calendar:
"You might be a Redneck if....You think going formal means driving a black pickup truck."

Big bad wolf-part II

If you thought the Red Riding Hood caper was bad for wolves, you should see what's in their future. Since their reintroduction in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, ranchers have complained about stock losses. Recently wolves went off the endangered species list and now wolf hunting season begins today in Idaho and in a couple of weeks in Montana. Idaho hunters may harvest (?) 220 wolves this fall. The odds for wolves aren't good because over 9,000 wolf licenses were sold in Idaho alone. They weren't concerned about ranchers and livestock; the wolves went after elk and other game animals and that infuriated the hunters.
Wolves came off the endangered species list when it was estimated that their population had exceeded by 10 times the desired number. It just shows that too much sex can be bad for wolves of all kinds-human and animal.