It has been one LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG weekend here at Rancho Boracho. I barely finished a case of beer since Thursday, simply because getting up at 6 in the aye-emm and running around doing chores till 8 or 9 every night makes one less tempted to tipple. I still did get through a case, but mainly because it’s Keystone Light, a most excellent day beer.

We’ve had good weather, hot weather, with only a smattering of rain on Friday morning. Now it looks like we’ve got a big thunderboomer moving in, and that’s cool as can be. Practically all of my work is finished…just gotta fold some sheets. There’s all kinds of tertiary chores to be finished (like moving the new sack of ant killer to the barn so it doesn’t get rained on — that kind of crap), but generally, I’m pretty much done.

I sure hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day weekend, and that you took some time to remember those who have served our country, and, especially, given thanks for those who made the ultimate sacrifice, by giving their lives to ensure the freedoms we enjoy every day. I can say that I certainly appreciate it and I’m very thankful that I’m so lucky to have been born a durn American.

My own personal way of remembrance is to hang out a new American flag on the porch here at the ranch on Memorial Day Monday morning every year. I do it early, while the coffee’s perking, and I basically just sit and think for a few minutes, and contemplate. Not much, but it’s important to me. And really, what can you say or do, except offer up sincere thanks, and try to make a difference where and when you can? And that’s what I do.