I was reflecting the other night that, other than chase cows on the desert, play shortstop for the Yankees, and do some decent shooting, I’ve only ever wanted to write.  I published my first piece when I was five.  That’s a grandiose vision, and meant to be funny, but it is also true although it wasn’t really writing.  It was a picture I drew — an alligator sliding into a swamp — which even after all these years isn’t really that bad for a first effort.  I’m still drawing alligators sliding into swamps, it seems, and we are fortunate these days to be able to share our thoughts and visions broadly.

Busy days here on the Figure 8.  The first order of business has been to compile an accurate BDA (Battle Damage Assessment) following a series of snowstorms that camped over Central Oregon in late February and early March.  So far the damage has been significant.  Both the turkey and chicken pens collapsed under the weight of snow.  The birds are fine because when there is 3 feet of snow on the ground they don’t come out of the henhouse.  They are uppity that way.