tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post1772556110977324080..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: HehBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-4256372133669761492012-04-03T09:28:04.627-06:002012-04-03T09:28:04.627-06:00...we'd always get that startlingly green shoc...<i>...we'd always get that startlingly green shock deal when we came home to LA.</i><br /><br />It IS a shock. But a good one.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-77497484074092262112012-04-03T09:26:50.819-06:002012-04-03T09:26:50.819-06:00The area around here is FULL o' hills, Lou. P...The area around here is FULL o' hills, Lou. Pretty interesting for a flat-lander like me.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-49423915765637208482012-04-03T09:25:41.629-06:002012-04-03T09:25:41.629-06:00Yeah, the Leavenworth jokes abound, don't they...Yeah, the Leavenworth jokes abound, don't they? I'm gonna get a tour later on this week and I'll try to snap a pic of the disciplinary barracks... if permitted.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-31004395472404367122012-04-03T09:24:26.799-06:002012-04-03T09:24:26.799-06:00The desert has its own beauty, Kris. It's a h...The desert has its own beauty, Kris. It's a harsh sort of beauty, but beauty none the less.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-42466536243225353052012-04-03T09:22:56.328-06:002012-04-03T09:22:56.328-06:00I remember the chlorophyll marketing stuff, Dan. ...I remember the chlorophyll marketing stuff, Dan. I can't remember when it faded away, though... it was just gone, seemingly all of a sudden. But I suppose marketing is like that.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-36699764301272166622012-04-03T05:29:30.691-06:002012-04-03T05:29:30.691-06:00Yeah Buck, when we lived out West, we'd always...Yeah Buck, when we lived out West, we'd always get that startlingly green shock deal when we came home to LA.<br /><br />Glad you're enjoying the visit. Stay a while. Come south, and visit us while you're out and about! Gorgeous Spring this year...greenest and wettest we've had in ages.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-20228520489109333562012-04-02T15:31:59.583-06:002012-04-02T15:31:59.583-06:00We are pretty green this spring and it is a great ...We are pretty green this spring and it is a great and good thing. I've never been to KS, but I was surprised by the thought of a "hill".Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-68101098783035196032012-04-02T13:39:58.887-06:002012-04-02T13:39:58.887-06:00I've always been afraid to go to Leavenworth. ...I've always been afraid to go to Leavenworth. Which is why I never used that stupid gubmint credit card on any of my travels. Sounds like you are doing ok, though...Barco Sin Vela IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621907771132379553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-77805687961553151682012-04-02T12:17:40.571-06:002012-04-02T12:17:40.571-06:00Not sure I could live in a desert environment; I l...Not sure I could live in a desert environment; I love the green of the woods and lawn and plantings. <br /><br />They tell me I need to live in Arizona for my health - perhaps someday.Kris, in New Englandhttp://www.noodlingonit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-40225106374844030572012-04-02T10:48:02.697-06:002012-04-02T10:48:02.697-06:00I'm with you on the dead elephant thang. The o...I'm with you on the dead elephant thang. The other two guys don't have a chance in hell now and yet they keep on hammerin' away. It's time, as you said yesterday, to get focused on the real enemy.<br /><br />And on the subject of green, it's definitely good for the soul. This may be too far back for you young whippersnapper but for awhile in the '50s, I believe, advertisers of most everything were puttin' green chlorophyl in their products. Soap, toothpaste, chewing gum and mints (clorets), etc. They were right: GREEN is good!Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-78053107686950778012012-04-02T09:33:08.393-06:002012-04-02T09:33:08.393-06:00Structure, definitely. I've made a career out...Structure, definitely. I've made a career out of not conforming, so I know the difference.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-72733326966490261322012-04-02T09:29:21.249-06:002012-04-02T09:29:21.249-06:00"Structure... it's what's for breakfa...<i>"Structure... it's what's for breakfast"</i><br /><br />Are you sure you mean structure? Or... Conformity?<br /><br />Only askin'(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com