{"id":340,"date":"2016-02-22T23:59:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T23:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gypsyjudge.com\/?p=340"},"modified":"2016-02-22T23:59:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T23:59:55","slug":"2-the-ass-whisperer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gypsyjudge.com\/?p=340","title":{"rendered":"2. the ass whisperer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ass whisperer<\/p>\n

I\u2019m still at the delightful RV Park in Benson, AZ \u2013 still surprised how comfortable I feel here. The humidity remains low and I\u2019m not coughing; today the winds are up. It\u2019s not bad to be pinned down inside by high winds. So I sit comfortably, writing another blog.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been riding my motorcycle some & have pictures to prove it. Saturday I rode over to a Donkey Rescue, about 15 north of Benson. The ride included less than a mile of dirt road (and one dried up river bed) that brought me to 40 donkeys. Tish and John Hiestand, who live in this remote desert, slowly, without intending to, became a sanctuary for abused and neglected donkeys \u2013 they have become the \u201cForever Home\u201d, the finally resting place above and below ground for fascinating, delightful animals who have run out of options. I would have paid big bucks for a t-shirt like Tish\u2019s that reads \u201cAss Whisperer.\u201d \u2013 but none are available. Please check out their website at http:\/\/www.foreverhomedonkey.com\/ It explains how innocently it all began when John bought Tish a birthday present — Blackjack, an intact jack, <\/p>\n

Sunday I rode my bike about 50 miles to Tucson to the Pima Friends Meeting. The Fairhope Meeting in Fairhope, AL is small, so I feel like I\u2019m in the Big City when I get to sit with 30 Quakers. I realize most churches are so much larger, that it seems peculiar to view a group of 30 as noteworthy. But Quakers are not mainstream and seldom draw crowds. It\u2019s fascinating to hear the things this diverse community is working on. If you\u2019re interested, more detail is at various websites such as http:\/\/pima.quaker.org\/, http:\/\/www.afsc.org\/, http:\/\/www.fgcquaker.org\/ .<\/p>\n

Sunday was my birthday \u2013 I don\u2019t need an excuse for a long ride but this was a good one. At 69, I am definitely \u201ctoo old to die young.\u201d So it was 50 miles on the bike west on I-10 to Tucson, but it was 150 miles back to Benson. After Meeting, I rode I-10 eastward a ways, and then headed south on Hwy 83 to Sonoita through beautiful rolling desert. From there I worked my way back to Benson — east on Hwy 82, south on Hwy 90 to Sierra Vista, east by north up to Tombstone, and then north on Hwy 80 back to the RV and Misty, my German Shepherd. I thought I\u2019d eat lunch in Sonoita, but when I stopped at the crossroads regular gas was 2.29\/gallon. I didn\u2019t want to find out how much they charged for a meal; I skipped the restaurant and bought juice, a banana, and some nuts in the filling station. When I pulled up, I\u2019d seen a guy in the parking lot standing beside a beat up motorcycle; on the seat was a blue plastic pad that suggested it was also his bed. His hair was matted; his clothes very dirty and his face and hands were caked in smoke. He had a bewildered and faraway look in his eyes that suggested resignation and\/or mental illness; I was a little uncomfortable around him. He came into the store after me; I spoke and he responded, \u201cI\u2019m fine. I\u2019m also hungry. But that\u2019s my problem.\u201d He had a $1 in his hand and a pack of peanuts. As I walked away, I handed him $10; he looked at me curiously. I said, \u201cBuy yourself something to eat.\u201d He responded, \u201cYou don\u2019t have to do that. But thank you, ma\u2019am.\u201d Then I sat down at a picnic table outside. He was moving stuff around on his bike as I returned to mine. He pushed his bike to the gas pump and explained as he passed, \u201cI\u2019m gonna buy me a little gas. Need to get to Phoenix\u201d. He was still at the pump when I rode away. I\u2019ve thought of him often; the temperature dropped into the 30\u2019s Sunday night. His luck hasn\u2019t been as good as Blackjack\u2019s.
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do you think the blue shirt makes her ass look bigger?<\/p><\/div>
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a mother\/daughter team<\/p><\/div>
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On Hwy 83 in route to Sonoita<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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