Went to the Buckskin with my pal Margi last night and played a butt load of foosball. Eric, the bar owner, and Stacey, a bartender, are master foosers. My foos skills are lacking. Margi's pretty good, but with me on her team, we got our asses waxed. Eric finesses the foos ball the way David Beckham controls a soccer ball.
Another Buckskin bartender is named Lacey. She's got a mouth like a pirate and angel eyes, which is a hot combo. She has a boyfriend, though. I probably couldn't keep up with her, anyway. Ol' Sandman is getting old and his bones don't bend like they used to. That doesn't make sense, but anyway . . .
Tomorrow I'll be going into the badlands with Margi in search of a dead adolescent eagle that somebody reported seeing. Margi's a golden eagle biologist--she wants to find out if there was any foul (fowl?) play.
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As for the question someone asked regarding the political climate of western North Dakota, I still haven't figured it out. It seems like the old timers are mostly quietly against the war; the baby boomers (except for my parents) appear mostly gung ho for it; and the younger adults are split. This is a half-baked analysis, though. I've met two local soldiers, and both come across as a little shell shocked. One is anti-war and thinks the Bush administration should be hung for treason. The other one drinks a lot and doesn't say much. He looks imminently suicidal.
3 comments:
this Lacey gal sounds like someone you better check out!!!!!
there is an interesting photo essay by peter turnley in the lastest harpers magazine called "commencements & departures." it juxtaposes images of national guardsmen from georgia heading off to iraq with harvard graduates at their commencement ceremony. it's a strikingly subtle way to consider some of the class issues of war. i really like this quote by martin luther king, jr.-- "war in the enemy of the poor."
typo in my previous comment. quote by martin luther king, jr. should read-- "War is the enemy of the poor."
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