August 22, 2003

Damn. I just lost a whole long blog rant. It's all thunder and lighting outside, and just a split second before my computer got zapped and rebooted, an eardrum-splitting thunder exploded, seemingly directly over my house.

So I'll make this entry short and shut my box down right after to prevent any further possible damage.

Ha! I was right. Cowboy Shrub did indeed stay at Crosswater yesterday. The local newspaper, the Bend Bulletin, reported today on Shrub's visit here in Central Oregon, (mostly in an unusually giddy tone) and devoted an embarrassingly large section of the paper to a slew of articles, detailing his every move - complete with a picture of him teeing off at Crosswater.

Coverage of the numerous protests against Shrub in Central Oregon and Portland, where he attended a million-dollar fundraiser last night at the University campus, warranted one small picture and exactly a quarter of a column.

So much for "objective journalism".

On the Bright Side - here's today's "Pic of the Day".

Calm and beautiful evening on the Little Deschutes, the small river winding through my backyard.