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They are at Walgreens, getting their yearly pap smears and mammograms.

Big Ray, who works part time over at Dairy Queen, tried to pull a fast one by changing the sign out front to say, “Free Breast Exams Here.”  Thelma, bless her heart, went 4 times yesterday before Verdelia told her that the hamburger patty press in the walk-in cooler was not a scientific instrument and that men in grease stained aprons and paper hats generally weren’t lab technicians.  Needless to say, Verdelia was glad to find this out before today’s pap smear.

We would all like to thank the lady and gents over at Fox News for making light of the hard work that the folks at Planned Parenthood do.  Walgreens, I am certain, would also like to thank them for the long line of Fox News watches applying for jobs at Walgreens this morning.  And, Big Ray is among them

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Those of you who have been around here very long know that I have a special relationship with West Texas – Alpine, Marathon, Marfa, and Fort Davis in particular.  The people and animals of West Texas are in a big mess, not of their own making.  Wildfires have almost leveled Fort Davis.

If you want to help by making a small, tax deductible donation to help the people and animals of West Texas, here is a PDF with instructions.  Sometimes putting $5 in an envelope and mailing it to help brings great karma in return.  No promises, you understand, but a lift in the karma department is always welcome.

JEFF DAVIS COUNTY RELIEF FUND_ Donations

If you really want to make me smile, send it in memory of Chip in honor of his beloved Alpine, Marathon, and Marfa.

Harold Cook suggested that donations can be made to Grand Companions, po box 1156, Fort Davis, Texas 79734, from those concerned about the wild animals and pets.  That’s a great idea, too.

Thanks, Guys.

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Fox news has a new one for their “some people think” news.

Internet blog sites, conspiracy theorists and forums are awash with rumours as to what those mystery scars on the president’s head are from.

In pictures, Obama appears to have a long scar which goes up the side of his head and over his crown.

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As you might have heard West Texas is on fire.  All of it.  Ablaze.

It’s being caused by weather.  Texas is in a drought.  A big one.

However, Texas Republicans, like Ralph Hall, deny it has anything to do with weather.

So here is the strange summation: Ralph Hall represents a state and district suffering from (and highly vulnerable to) drought; global warming is expected to worsen drought risks for Texas and Hall’s district; Hall questions the science of global warming; Hall leads his party in an effort to block funding for a climate service that would help his district, and many other regions, assess their vulnerability and prepare for a changing climate.

Juanita has a solution.

“It’s simple.  Somebody needs to set Ralph Hall’s butt on fire.”

That seems workable.

Thanks to Rod way up there in Canada for the heads-up.

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Well, she does.

Well danged, now I have a crush on Loudon Wainwright III for cutting this song called “The Paul Krugman Blues” and on Don A for sending it to me.

The Paul Krugman Blues

Democratic men, you just gotta have a crush on them all.

P.S. Buy Wainwright’s whole album.  I did and it raised my entire spiritual worth a net of 10 or 15 points.

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“Sarah Palin is hanging her wash on somebody else’s line,” Juanita notes.  “Lookie here.”

In an interview on Fox News, Palin backed Donald Trump’s purported investigation into Obama’s birth certificate, but claimed she wasn’t herself a birther. Nonetheless, she cited the discredited claim that Obama spent $2 million to keep his birth certificate from the public.

“Is there ever a time when she isn’t hollering, ‘Look at me.  Look at me.  Me.  Look.’?” Juanita wants to know.

“Now try to wrap your head around this:  She’s not a birther, but wants to know why Obama spent $2 million hiding his birth certificate.  That’s having your cake but eating the filling out between the layers.”

“Honey, every time she opens her mouth, I truly do enjoy watching try to measure water with a tea strainer.”

You know you do, too.