I’ve planted a few trees in my life.
Most of them have been burned down.
Less then 8 of them are left.
Last night lightning killed this one that my brother and I planted over 30 years ago.
Between my back, my knee and my wallet I doubt I’m going to ever plant another tree. Which makes me very sad. Which makes this very, very hard to write.
You might want to consider planting some. Think about it the next time you go to the bathroom. Or the next time you breathe.

WE’RE AMERICA’S CRAZY CAT LADIES
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IT’S NOT THE HEAT. IT’S THE STUPIDITY
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IT’S SPELLED _A_R_I_Z_O_N_A_
BUT IT”S PRONOUNCED EUGENICS.
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AS BIGOTED AS WE WANT TO BE.
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20% UNEMPLOYMENT. 46% STUPIDITY.
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BUD SELIG DOEN’T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH US.
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BIG SKYS. SMALL MINDS.
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WE’LL LEAVE THE HATE ON FOR YOU.
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IN YOUR HEART, YOU KNOW WE’RE WHITE.
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OUR FATHERS DIED FIGHTING THE NAZIS. IN 1955.
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BRINGING BACK TENNIS WHITES.
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FOR PEOPLE WITH DISCRIMINATING TASTES.
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PAINTED DESERTS. ALTERED MURALS
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WE SPEAK OUR MINDS. WITH A FORKED TONGUE.
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this post would be sponsored by the Arizona Department of Tourism if they weren’t a bunch of whiney shits.
First, many, many, many, thanks to our intrepid sys admin, and best friend Ben, for getting FFEJWORLD back on line. This time he had to do something insane by programmer’s standards: repair a database. So be especially nice to Ben this month, he’s probably still shivering in horror. If he wasn’t already asleep.
Second, thanks again to Ben. Words really are inadequate. Really. He has really important things to do, and didn’t need to be polluting his synapses with this shit. Thank You!
Doesn’t mean I’ll be posting with any more regularity
Back in the 70s there was a networked computer system with flat panel plasma touch screens and networking. Yes, the screen was orange and white, and yes, the touch part was only 16 sectors, but it would be another 10 years before you could do that at home. Everything you spent the 90s and 00s getting used to we had in the 70s, on Plato. Man, makes me wish for a Papa Del’s with everything (no anchovy) or a Garcia’s whole wheat. Just deliver it to CERL, will ya?