Saturday, August 4, 2007  Satan's Mother-in-Law  If you're
looking for a good read, may I recommend this: I do enjoy a nice
piece of satire.  Saturday Canyon Pic  Needed a break from the
politics. Pic from the spring canyon trip.   I had a really
interesting evening conversation last night. I was having the
usual Friday beer with the political junkies at Mogollon, and
ended up having a chat with Democratic congressional candidate
Howard Shanker He was out with several members of his staff for
a casual beer, not a campaign stop. I really wasn't familiar
with Howard before our conversation, other than his statement
announcing his candidacy. I must say I came away impressed. We
talked about a wide variety of topics, from energy to Iraq to
economics, and Mr. Shanker has definitely done his homework.
I've been around a lot of politicians over the decades, and
usually they make sweeping policy statements that sound good but
lack substance. Not Howard. He got into specific "nuts and
bolts" plans and ideas. He also s