Month: July 2016
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Scratched
Britt Layton was a rising star in the world of horse racing back in the 1940s. He even dabbled in show business. He played an uncredited bit part in the 1950 movie “Riding High”, which starred Bing Crosby, Colleen Gray, and Charles Bickford. But enough with the name-dropping. This is…
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Volcanic Peace
There once was a people who lived in a high, lonely desert. These poor bastards could barely scratch out a living. They ate anything that moved. Lizards, bugs, worms, whatever. If it was alive, it was fair game. They also planted crops, but never reaped much of a harvest in…
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Pie in the Sky
My wife and I spent a week last month hunting for unicorns. We were pretty successful. We drove all over the south of Utah, and spotted many of these magnificent one-horned beasts. Early one morning we were cruising down Highway 163, just outside of Bluff, through prime unicorn territory. Highway…
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Natural Bridges
Our latest mass shooting was in Dallas. Many people offered responses to this tragedy. For example, someone on the news said we need to build bridges. I was left speechless for a while. But now, here’s my response: I see no need to build any bridges. Natural bridges already exist…
Chasing Unicorns 