January 11, 2025
It's fun to get lost on a quest. If you don't believe me, go ask Cortez.
The Cave Behind BarsPrologue
He knew the Rurales were on his trail and he had a hunch there were others. He rode south, wearing one shoe, towards a pass where he hoped he could disappear.
Daily Whip Out: "Guero In The Pass"Paisano Upward Mobility
"He is very brave. The bullets bound off him like rain from a sombrero. He is the cousin of my woman's first husband's sister. He is bueno para los negocios del campo (that is to say, he is a highly successful bandit and highwayman). A few years ago he was just a peon like us; and now he is a General and a rich man."
—John Reed, Insurgent Mexico, interviewing the Arab, Antonio, who is bragging here about General Urbina
Mas Suspended In Amber
Speaking of Mexican Revolutionaries, Vaqueros and Rurales, I'm still chewing on the ridgeline riders "suspended in amber." Tried a couple different approaches today, just for fun.
Daily Reworked Whip Out:
"Rurale On The Ridgeline Suspended In Amber #14"
"Rurales On The Ridgeline #15"
"Rurales On The Ridgeline #16"
There's a couple more, but you get the picture.
Yes, we see.
My Favorite Vaquera of All Time
She grew up in the Old Pueblo and friends of mine who knew her said she was a pistol.
Linda Ronstadt, age 4, Tucson, Arizona
"Painting is very easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do."
—Edgar Degas
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