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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

. . . out where a friend is a friend . . .

How many remember that old song, from The Singing Cowboy, Gene Autry,  
back when we had "Western" music, before it got included in "country."  
Seems to me too much got included into country.

Anyway, we are back in the Internet saddle again because HughesNet  
finally straightened out the satellite that serves this part of the  
woods. No connection all day yesterday. Probably just coincidental to  
the dump of nearly three inches of rain we received Saturday from  
three am to three pm.

It is a good morning because Don is here, having arrived yesterday  
safe and sound, if a bit wobbly. I did my best to revive him with a  
Heartwood pizza, which crust turned out a bit crusty, along with some  
of America's finest beverage production. Actually he started that  
program off superbly with a couple premier examples from Stone Brewery  
that are not available in this area, alas.

It is also a good morning because in the box trap out back, which has  
waited patiently for a month, it seems, is a big, fat armadillo. Yeah!