Utah Bob #35998
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VVA was formed after so many of us were rejected by VFW and Legion posts. I eventually joined the VFW. The problem with the VVA is they are rapidly running out of eligible warm bodies. Vet groups that limit themselves to one conflict eventually just fade away.
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I’m the Senior Vice Cmdr of VFW Post 5181, Dove Creek Co. It took me 42 years to join the VFW. The post I attempted to join after I came home from Vietnam wasn’t interested. Too many WW2 vets. Said I wasn’t in a “real” war.
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OMG!🤢
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13 minutes ago, Dusty Wyatt said:
Great job! Really liked it.
Thank you.
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And I dressed appropriately 😂
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Someone on the inter-web yesterday was asking people to describe Mesa Verde in one word. Can’t do it. But I can describe his question in one word.
Impossible. This morning I scribbled this down and read it at the monthly Spoken Word open mic night in Cortez.
The Mesa
This magic scene of rock and shadow and pinion pine
I stood at the base and my gaze lifted toward the heavens
I wondered what the ancients thought
When they stood in my place those centuries back in time
A home? A castle? Perhaps a refuge in the sky?
A place for raising families, and crops perhaps
A place of worship protected by the gods?
Did they envision homes of stone in places eagles fly?
I travelled then from base to top and I saw then what they had seen
To the south, a rock with wings rose majestic in the desert
And to the east a river flowed from white topped peaks far away
Places near and distant painted strong with colors brown and green
I walked among their houses in the heights hewn from cave and solid rock
Just simple tools they had but used with spirit, drive and strength
Inch by inch the houses grew. And storage places for coming drought
Then the round worship kivas formed the sun and stars their only clock
Imagine winter with warm fires burning. Families together in the stone
Snow and wind and hail and all of winter’s fury unleashed
Colors of grey and white replaced blue skies and red earth
A group of families in the wilderness. Struggling, surviving but not alone
With spring the hunts commenced. Wild game for food and hides and tools
They learned the habits and trails of deer and bear and elk
Crops were harvested and storage places overflowed
They carved and painted. Danced no doubt. And preyed. And hoped. They were not fools
And as the centuries spun by and earth and sky revolved and changed and changed again
Their trials were great. The challenges immense. Tragedy and triumph
And yet they persevered. Thriving in some years. Tortured in others
Until at last they stood alone. No hope. No enemies. No friends
And so they left. Perhaps en masse or one by one over the years
And over time the homes and kivas stood abandoned in the sun
Abandoned in the rain. Abandoned in the snow. Silent sentinels now
Monuments to a peoples lives and hopes and fears
We no not what they called this place. No evidence of that we see
They may not have been concerned with names as we think of them
For centuries this place stood unknown till other people ventured here
The called it the Mesa Verde, Green Mesa. That should be good enough for me
But how do you condense such a story of success and privation so high above?
How can you boil it down to two words?
The building and improving and problems faced and solved?
The children raised, the sunrises viewed. Births celebrated and deaths mourned
Songs sung dances danced. Games played. Smiles and tears through the centuries
No. It would take some very special words to name such a place.
Words that I don’t have and probably never will be able to utter
But they’re in my heart
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Laws vary. Depends on the location. A thing that confuses the hell out of British visitors. 🤔
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1 hour ago, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said:
So I just got back from City of Hope. Had been having bad abdomen pains, my dr had a ct scan run. Those results didn’t show a mass, and most all organs showed normal, but a lot of fluid in my abdomen. There are no good reasons for fluid in your abdomen. My dr, who is a bit of an idiot, told me he thought it was some sort of cancer and sent me to experts at city of hope. Saw the specialist today. She said there is no official diagnosis yet, but they scheduled a bunch of tests to get that done. But in her opinion, she is treating it as a stage 4 stomach cancer based on what was shown in the ct scan. Already talking about chemo and the plug I need to have installed for that. Well I ain’t going down without a fight. As much as I plan to fight it, if any of y’all could send kind thoughts my way I sure could use them. Prayers, well wishes, good thoughts, a talk to the big tree out back. They are all good and will be much appreciated. Still in kind of in the dazed and confused stage, rapidly phasing into the scared and pissed off phase. Anyway, I ain’t going no where anytime soon if I can help it. Thanks pards!
You will be foremost in
my thoughts and meditations! 🌹
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On 3/8/2026 at 1:47 PM, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:
Didn't bother me a bit.
Imagine living on the Navajo res and working in town! 😖 A daily time change!
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Time change has got me bamboozled. Instead of gettin up at 5, by the time I roll out at 6 and get situated I’m burnin daylight. Birds are outside screaming for breakfast and next thing I know it’s lunchtime! if I have to go into town it’s late afternoon when I get back.
Leave the dang time alone or I swear I’ll move to Arizona!!
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On 3/8/2026 at 9:31 PM, Rye Miles #13621 said:
Watched episode two as well, it’s okay but when he dumped the body down the hill and never said anything to anyone, hmmm, I don’t know about that. Also when he shot the truck and it blew up, uh why did it blow up? There’s a little too much drama with the women also. I’ll give it another couple weeks I guess.
In Hollywoodworld vehicles blow up if:
they roll over
they go off a cliff
get shot
catch fire
are owned by a mobster.
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I think about screwdrivers a lot.
But more about Manhattans, Old Fashioneds. And Margaritas.-
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Cooking is an enjoyable, creative, intellectual, artistic, and dare I say spiritual experience for me.
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On 3/5/2026 at 6:49 PM, Pat Riot said:
There is nothing wrong with being prepared.
And also nothing new
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17 minutes ago, watab kid said:
ok , ive been derailed in a thread before but where in the world did this come from ? i get it we were talking of majestic birds and shes one nice looking 'bird' but i dont see the connection at all
thanks for the nice photos , i like how she looks as well , both of them ,
It’s the Saloon.😉
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14 minutes ago, watab kid said:
yes , youshould , i have one just for fun , as well as a lot of others , there is something relaxing about the slow process of these , i only shoot them at the range , for matches i use smokeless cartridge's
I have several 1851s
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But I have never bought an 1860 army. I should.
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I rescued a tree climbing red ratsnake once when I was a parkmranger. But that’s a whole story.
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Hawks are called buzzards in Europe. I just found that out.😳
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In my opinion, Chihuahuas don’t need a mask to be scary!
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There are many superior sauces. I never use it.
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Abbreviations are for writing not speaking. Except in the military. 😉
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Today I celebrated the 20th anniversary of signing the papers to purchase this 40 acres of paradise I now occipy. I have dressed appropriately for the occasion.
As Jimmy Buffet said, “Some of it’s magic. Some of it’s tragic. But I’ve had a good life all the way”
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Hobo Freight Security System
in SASS Wire Saloon
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10 years with any electronic systems is pushing it unfortunately.