Behold...the bunny for 2011

Rick and I have been fans of wildlife and nature for years. We spent hours in High School thinking of ways we could contribute to natures landscape. The idea for a strawberry catus was a dismal failure as was the idea for developing a hybrid wolf-house pet. But, after 35 years, we have hit upon a real live creation all our own. After years of Ricks studies with the New Mexico Jackalope and my fondness for the Chesapeake Bay rabbit, we have developed a Hybrid rabbit that can run 80 mph and swim like a fish. We go to Washington State next month to unveil our creation. We thought we would let our friends at Moonpie have a sneek peek. We are so proud.....just have a look.

Speaking of Red River and my Dad...

Here is a shot of our family on a ski trip we took to Red River, NM in, I think, 1975. You can see I am wearing the cool hand-tooled leather visor that I later left in Gary Gober's car when I went in the Army. I believe that I wore that hat almost daily when I was a High School Senior.... but maybe not.

I actually turn up wearing the hat my mom has on, two or three years later in Moonpie. There is a shot where I am throwing a rock off a hill uop at UTK, and one where I have my Buck knife clenched firmly in my teeth.

And, you know, the whole thing -- with my dad dying and all -- is like... On the one hand I'm so angry at the universe for all the shit I've been going through over the past year or so. And then I think about something like this. How odd that I made the trip back to Red River this year. A place I was with my family, and later my friends. How fortuitous that we held a party on the evening of the 3rd to get together, ten hours before my dad died. It was like a going away party for him. I remember that I had not even wanted to celebrate the damn birthday to begin with (it's actually today -- how's that for sucky?) but just because it felt like celebrating wasn't the right word for it.

Rick's Dad's Obituary

Reflections Funerals & Life Celebrations: Obituaries Thanks to those of you who've expressed condolences in the past few days.
~Rick

Time to reflect....

Feeling the grief right now.

My dad passed away not long ago and now Rick has lost his dad. Rick and I have communicated by letters and now The Moonpie Chronicels for years but I needed to call Rick on Monday when I found out the news. I guess my first thought about Gunther was how he would get pissed at us for being teenagers and somewhat dim, in his eyes. Rick and I both had a short laugh at the thought.

See ya Gunther. Peace man.

We'll get back to the Pie when we feel like being funny.