Aging

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

Mark Twain

summer contemplation

golden sunrays casting long shadows on the ground,
come back tomorrow,
I will kiss you with golden ray of my heart,
your dance is beautiful,
you make things spin,
all minutes matter,
how greatful am I for You.

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A Deer’s Crossing

Ask any of the country folk and they all shall describe a deer’s scent the same way. It is a sweet musk smell mixed with a pungent fecal stench. Their odor is so heavy that the human nose is infallible at least for a recent deer’s attendance on the path.

The deer’s crossing seems always to be perpendicular to the path’s direction. Out from dense woods, onto the open trail and into a thicket of briar and bracken, the deer has moved.

clonycavan man

Another bogman found in Ireland, 2003 who had been ritualistically executed.
 This iron age young man wore hair gel!

Trailer Park Groundhog

Take gun (.22 cal is good). Load with bullets and accurately fire at head [we're assuming the groundhog's head, not your own].

Skin groundhog and gut him. Clean out carcass with waterhose.
Cut critter into quarters.

Make up a big batch of your favorite marinade (make sure it has oil and vinegar to help tenderize the groundhog).

Throw marinade and critter pieces into plastic trash bag and marinade around 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator.

Take out marinated critter pieces and throw on the grill on low heat. Cook until rare to medium rare. Do not overcook, critter will dry out.
And no one likes their critter dry.

Serve with lots of beer.

Goober Peas

"Goober Peas" is a traditional folk song probably originating in the Southern United States. It was popular with Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, and is still sung frequently in the South to this day. 

Sitting by the roadside on a summer's day

Chatting with my mess-mates, passing time away

Lying in the shadows underneath the trees

Goodness, how delicious, eating goober peas.

Peas, peas, peas, peas

Eating goober peas

Goodness, how delicious,

Eating goober peas.

listen:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBOxw6vbDyo

jpr: We sang this in Sr Anna Veronica's Grade School Choir recording.

catching wild pigs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbb-eniQ2VU

In the wild, the lifespan of a boar is typically 10 years, although some individuals have been known to live for 27 years. In captivity, the average lifespan is 25 years.