Cowboys and Indians

We�re back from the Badlands�and it was a lovely time with plenty of interesting people, colors and spices. And smells. My sheep say �Hello�

And it was hot! And I don�t mean long haired, bronzed skinned men in loincloths hot; I mean 105 degrees in the middle of a Dakota prairie hot. The pioneer mothers have my total respect. After a few hours I was whining to go back to the air conditioned hotel and see if there was any baseball on ESPN

And I wasn�t the only one, having a hotel room at the casino with an oversized whirlpool tub made me a popular boy. Hawk toughed it out and stayed in the tipi, which was fine because all the heat was making him cranky. Or maybe I was the one that was cranky. Ray spent a lot of time away on spiritual matters, sweat lodging and sundancing. There was tribal business to attend too. I remember last year, the tribe declared war on Osama bin Laden.

I handled the more secular tasks and took Grandma to Wal-Mart to load up on supplies. We had some fun riding the Wal-Mart handicapped scooters around the store and explored every aisle. The Great Spirit only knows where Mikey stayed. He was so flirty and popular even without air conditioning that he should have been elected Miss Rosebud. Michael always does what he can to improve Lakota-Chinese relations.

As if often the case, the night time was the right time and the best times were after the sun went down. There was drumming and dancing long into the night. The Rosebud fair has grown into the second largest powwow in the USA

Meanwhile, I saw Raul Ibanez in the parking lot of Sears on Monday. He gave me the �thumbs up� when I yelled �I Believe, Raul! Go Royals!�

Then I went inside and bought a cordless screwdriver and was feeling mighty butch .

Then I went home and fell off the stepstool while I was using the cordless screwdriver and banged my head.

I don�t really have a lot more to say. Truth is, I�m fighting a little depression right now. I�ve been weepy and feel like I could sleep for a week. I recognize the symptoms clinically and can stand outside of myself watching it happen. It�s weird. I am sure it�s just related to my physical limitations.

Or maybe it�s Mars.

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