Reading recommendation and remembering the ranch

Here's a reading recommendation: From this week's Newsweek Magazine, read Dahlia Lithwick's piece, From Clarence Thomas to Palin. It's really wicked. Here's a quote, "John McCain has mastered the fine art of turning women into campaign accessories: flag pins with nice calves."
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The second week we were gone, we spent at the Circle Cross Ranch near Alamogordo, NM. What a lovely place - high in the central New Mexico Mountains. They had had a lot of rain, and the wildflowers were blooming in profusion. It was a quiet time (if you don't count Hurricane Ike and the financial meltdown), and it was great to spend time with Marty and John. Old friends from college who live in El Paso came by the ranch to visit. They're very interested in the area history, and they were excited to see this historic ranch and talk history.

Today's pictures are of friends dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, and a typical scene from the ranch.

Hurricane Gothic