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Letters to the Editor
Greetings Sam, I received your snail mail letter today. I am always encouraged by those who speak out for independence and especially those like yourself who act on their convictions. Well done. You have my heartfelt gratitude and respect. Your comment that government cannot be fixed nor defeated [part of my letter to him] is most timely. Our local county board of supervisors recently voted 4-1 to endorse a state takeover of one of our rivers by declaring it "wild and scenic" and stating their authority under the state constitution. So long as the stupid element has a simple shit majority, we all loose. For freedom and independence, Bob Link
I'm very much in favor of preserving scenic beauty but there must be better ways of doing it than by increasing the authority of government. It's been a long time since I came across this next information and maybe things have changed since then but, in the past, the Nature Conservancy used to buy land and then preserve it. Maybe they still do that. I don't know. I'm not familiar with your situation so I can only speculate. Anyway, here goes. In general, the protection of a river requires a lot more than just acquiring control of the river. A river is a consequence of its entire watershed. If I was going to protect a river, then I wouldn't start with the river. I'd start by acquiring as much of the watershed as possible and, preferably, those parts of the watershed that seemed most likely to damage the river. If your county agency didn't take that approach then there might be several reasons. One possible reason is that the people who're making the policy decisions don't know much about ecology. Or, maybe there's some reason other than its protection why they want to have control of the river. Think like a conspiracy theorist. It won't hurt and it might help. editor
Dear Sam Thanks for your work for liberty. Sir Donald the Elusive
Hello Sam: ... I am, currently, going through the trials and tribulations of breaking in a new cellie, brand new and fresh to the system. He is just starting out a 14-year sentence, and I feel for him. I remember what it was like. The last one is in the hole, right now. He had 10 months left and was busted at the work-change gate with tools manufactured in his class/job. Why he decided to fool with the system having less than a year to go, I have no clue. So, Sam, I hope you are well and in the best of spirits. Stay happy! a prisoner
Stray Thoughts Sam Aurelius Milam III The TV commercials contain as much useful information as the TV news does, they don't contain any more lies than the news does, and they're usually more entertaining. When you consider all of the things that small animals with small brains can do, and then consider our own behavior, there's a temptation to wonder if maybe our huge brains might be a waste of protoplasm. When you take a case into court, whether you win the case or lose the case, you still lose your liberty by becoming subject to the jurisdiction of the court. The human species has survived one crisis after another not because of intelligence or technology but by the simple, animal tactic of reproducing faster than the death rate. Pay cash and try not to look at the security cameras. Truth is found more often in fiction than in journalism. Medical Conference
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The Most Famous Man in the World
An old joke, as retold by Sam Aurelius Milam III The slogans are based on the Dos Equis TV commercials.
I've known John Smith for years. I don't even remember when I met him. Seems like I've known him all my life. I don't see him very often but I happened to run into him in a club one evening. We sat and talked for a while and I noticed that everybody who came by our table knew him. "You sure do know a lot of people, John!" "I know everybody in the world." was his reply. "Crap!" "No, I really do. I know everybody in the world." I suppose it was the beer talking, but I told him to prove it. He said, "I know the President." I asked, "Of what?" "Of the United States!" he answered. I made a rude sound. So, we walked out to the street and flagged a taxi. Turned out, the taxi driver knew John. Hadn't seen him for years, but knew him. When we got to the airport, he refused to accept payment. Damned unusual for a taxi driver. He said, "For ol' times!" John smirked. The taxi driver leered. So, John and I went into the airport. No problem at security. The guards all knew him. "Hell, John, we wouldn't think of searching you! Just go on through." They were going to search me but John vouched for me so they let me through without a search. John had called ahead and his airplane was ready so we climbed aboard. I slept during the flight. When we got to D.C., we checked into a hotel, showered, shaved, and then went out to buy some new clothes. John had to argue to get his old friend at the clothing store to accept payment. We got a taxi to the White House with an old friend of John's. When we got there, the guards stopped the taxi but when they saw that it was John inside, they got big smiles and waved us through. The President was in the Situation Room but the people in charge knew John so we went right in. The President recognized John so he ended the meeting early and cancelled his next one. John and the President got reacquainted. It'd been a long time since they'd seen each other. When we were ready to leave, John asked the President's Chief-of-Staff to call a taxi for us but the President wouldn't hear of it. "Hell no, John! I'll get you the presidential limo!" On the way back to the hotel, John chatted with the two security guards that the President had provided. They were both old friends of his. I was getting pretty impressed but I said that I still didn't see how it was possible for one man to know everybody in the world. One of the security guards commented, "Hey, John! Take him to see the Pope!" "The Pope?" I exclaimed. "Ain't no way you know the Pope!" John thought maybe that would convince me. It was a longer flight that time but John's airplane is well equipped and well stocked. I slept in one of the private compartments, dined in luxury, and enjoyed the flight. In Rome, we got a ride to the Vatican with an old friend of John's. When we walked up to the place, there was a huge crowd. Some of John's friends told us that the Pope was expected to make an appearance in a few minutes. We started pushing through the crowd but everybody wanted to talk to John. Most of 'em hadn't seen him for years. In the crush, we got separated. I couldn't keep up with him because of people crowding around him. They made way for John but not for me. Eventually, I got near to the balcony but, by then, John was already inside. Shortly after that, John and some people in fancy duds walked out onto the balcony. People cheered but I didn't know what the Pope looked like so I thought that maybe it was somebody else. I leaned over and asked the man beside me if that was really the Pope. The man looked at me and said, with a laugh, "I don't know if that's the Pope but I can tell you one thing for sure. That man standing there beside him is my old friend John Smith! Haven't seen him for years!"
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Acknowledgments My thanks to the following: SantaClara Bob; Lady Jan the Voluptuous; my mother; Dewey and Betty; and Sir Donald the Elusive. editor
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