When a group of cannabis-smoking, new age holistic mystics saw Lucy’s ears and head appear to be on fire, they approached the rancher and asked to buy her. The rancher told them no: It was just a trick of the light, she was wholly cow, not a holy cow, and besides, she had a calf to nurse . . .
First it had been Madonna, then Pink and Lady Gaga, now Frizzy thought she would have a go at the pop music circuit. Her first single hit, “Howl like a she wolf,” while short on actual lyrics, carried with it with raw emotion of the head back, wide-open-mouth canine howl at the moon that some claimed she borrowed from Texas Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee when complaining about George W. Bush . . .
After being skinned by the hot shot NY NY investment banker boys with derivative trading before the big economic crunch, Bubba went home and got serious about the family’s core businesses, cows and the Awl Bidness. Things looked pretty good once he got on his cuttin’ horse with his roping boots and his stetson as the sun sank slowly in the west . . .
When Westley picked up his new pet {Brownie} from the pet adoption center, they said it had been neutered, was current on shots and ready for a new home. They had seemed a bit vague on exact breed of dog he might be. Attempts at training had proved problematic; Brownie would not respond to simple commands like “Come,” “Sit,” or “Stay”, and he was having a real problem with house training. Then there was the matter of the missing cat . . .
When the Montana mothers saw on Google News that Montana was thinking about adopting the Common Core curriculum, they started immediately for Texas. They were also intrigued by the lower taxes and better job market . . .
First, the Republican candidate for governor–the guy in the wheel chair–came to bend their ear, then the “Big Hair” blonde Democrat came with her pitch, followed by the paparazzi. When the pollsters finally rolled in, trying to see which way the girls were leaning and wanting more of the girls’ time, they said, “No thanks, we’d rather go to the mall . . .”
