Dad tells this little gem on his Uncle Tobe when he was at a trading post on the reservation in Arizona. In the early 1900′s, the traders were more than store keepers. They took pawn, which was nearly always redeemed, and the trading posts served as a repository for handmade rugs, jewelry, pottery, baskets and often [...]
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Black Draught
April 14, 2011
Four score
April 11, 2010
What I learned about men from my father: Men are honest. Men do their duty, regardless of the hardship. Men are funny. Men love their families. Not all men are like my father. Men protect and cherish their wives….and sometimes give up their own dearest things for them. Flying, for instance. Men are faithful to [...]
Little Portrait of Grandad #1
November 1, 2008
“Dad never did spank us kids, though I’m sure he would like to have, once in awhile. He was easy on us kids, but could make us mind with a look. He was rough on other people, though. Once he saw a man whipping his kids in their back yard and got so mad that he [...]
Going Solo
October 18, 2008
Jimmy walked out the door. If he’d been asked, he would probably have said he wasn’t ‘leaving’ particularly. It was more of a going. But nobody asked him because there was no one around to do any asking. The wooden screen door shut with a quiet bang, and he was on his way. With mental [...]
