Thought for Tuesday, Mar 10, 2009

Oh, the glamor, and the clamor that attends
the affairs of state, tend to fascinate the
rabble and impress some folks as great.

But the truth about the matter in terms of
loss and gain, there ain't one inauguration
worth a good, slow, two inch rain.

-Carlos Ashley
1904 - 1993
Recited at least twice at
the 2009 Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Alpine Texas
As reported by Herr Kemper