The Strange Pull of Things I Love

 December 21, 2023

   I usually end with a quote, but today let's begin with a good one.

"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you love. It will not lead you astray."

—Rumi

   Which begs the question, okay, what do I love? Let me try and count the things.

Hellraising Western Women

Big Ol' Sugarloaf Sombreros

Big Ol' Dust Storms

"There is something oddly intoxicating about the hideous and terrifying doom of a large dust storm."

—Samuel Kilborn Dolan

Cheap Models

(Kathy Sue, Dan The Man & Darlene posing for

an ASU parody that ran in New Times Weekly)

And here's the resulting parody, circa 1982.

Daily Whip Out:

"The Wildest Party School On Earth!"

Grandkids Who Drag Sticks On Dirt Roads

Spouses who look like you-know-who

(and still pose for free!)

Dead Daltons Checking Their Phones

(AI used appropriately and with good humor)

Dan the Man Pot Roast

When The Media Gets It Wrong

But My Mother Doesn't Care

Daily Scratchboard Whip Out:

"Hogtown Hussies"

"What can I say, I love whores, at least on paper."

—BBB

Dogs Who Laugh at Funny T-Shirts

And last, but not least.

Whole Lotta Lotta

   Okay, not a totally comprehensive list, but it does hit all the big loves. I wonder what old Seneca has to say about this?

"Do not stumble on something behind you."

—Seneca