Ramirez’ droll observation of the state of the economy . . .
Humor
The Wickenburg Jail Tree
We decided to visit several tourist attractions in our new town today. One of the stops on the self-guided historic walking tour of the old downtown area is The Jail Tree.
This is one of several sculptures in the old downtown area. Damsel and I were both amazed at the realistic appearance of the shackled outlaw sculpture. Click on her photo to the right to enlarge.
The sign says “The Jail Tree – from 1863 to 1890 outlaws were chained to this tree for lack of a Hoosegow – escapes were unknown.”
The tree wasn’t actually a jail according to Weird U.S. . . .
Myth has it that convicts were sentenced to the tree and chained there until they either died from exposure or, if lucky, they completed their stretch. But, in truth, the tree was simply a holding facility. Offenders were shackled or tied to the tree only until a Phoenix lawman could make it up that way to retrieve them. Still, according to Wickenburg’s Chamber of Commerce, this could be anywhere from two to five days. At least they had some shade.
Weird gets it wrong, though. The nearest jail was in Prescott and prisoners were transported there.
Wipe that Smile Off Your Face, Jack
Over the past couple of weeks, Damsel and I have been joking about the little Jack antenna ball on the SUV. We would be on an errand to facilitate our move to Arizona and we would look up at the antenna ball’s silly smile and one of us would say “Jack likes Arizona.” It got to be a standing joke whenever we would stop to take a photo or to check on the progress of our new house. We have been chuckling at the silly clown so often that has become a cliché.
Image: Jack’s not smiling anymore (courtesy Damsel).
We pulled into Ehrenberg, AZ, a small riverside community on the banks of the Colorado River, where you can see California on the other side. Damsel told me that Jack wasn’t smiling anymore. The irony of going back into California and Jack losing the silly grin gave us a good laugh. I guess Jack doesn’t like California all that much.
Political Hourglass
Replacing McChrystal with Petraeus won’t help the Democrats in November according to Ramirez . . .
R. Lee Ermey – Therapist
Does a former drill Sargent make a TERRIBLE therapist? We just started seeing this commercial for Geico the past couple of days. It is just hilarious.
Disclaimer: the intent is to entertain – not to endorse auto insurance.
The Annoying Bleat of the Administration
After the Oval Office speech and really brief meeting with the CEO of BP, Captain Kickass is really starting to be annoying . . .
