Oooops!

While on a run to Riverton for a last coffee and bon voyage for my friend Delores, I encountered a parade of Native Americans with chase cars, police escort, Arapaho Flags, on the main highway. I pulled over and proceeded to smile, wave and give a big thumbs up...until I saw the T-shirts. It was a funeral procession. Oops! Last year three young Native American girls were found dead in an empty house at Beaver Creek Housing. The authorities have been very tight lipped about how and what happened and it has become a big bone of contention. The march was as much protest as funeral. My money is on autoerotic asphyxiation, Years ago there was an epidemic of young 'suicides" on and off the reservation. It was tragic-I knew many of the students. It was finally ended with a traditional "paint ceremony" I was on the task force. Several of the "suicides" were from hanging from door knobs and there was a whisper about erotic hanging going around in a couple of those cases. I feel for the authorities -to tell would be awful to the memory of 14 years olds and to not tell is scary and maddening to the people.

With a red face I proceeded to Delores' and Don's. Ruby our friend came over and we had a good gab. Busy lives for everyone. Ruby is going to take Delores to Casper and then her granddaughter's mother will take Delores and Cade (14 yr old granddaughter) to catch the AMTRAK in Fort Morgan, Colorado for their trip/two month stay in W. Virginia with trips to Connecticut and Broadway sandwiched in. Ruby is head of Wyoming Public TV and is on the National Board of Governors of PBS so she will be going to D.C. next week (she has a daughter there so that works well ). They will have a dinner at the Rockefeller's house. Ruby has to come right back from the Casper trip because the PBS "beg-a-thon" as she calls it will start Sunday-tomorrow. Ruby looks good-she is taking off weight and seems more evened out after losing her husband to cancer about 18 months ago.

Buster was such an instigator today-sick or no sick, I got a stick and poked him with it and made him come in for a time out. Scolding lasts about ten seconds with him. He was on the road twice barking at the neighbor dogs. In some ways he is having the best summer of his life-He and Honey are really tight and do lots of doggie exploring together. He loves having a big sister to back him up but he is taking advantage. Goodie was pretty aloof-the queen didn't tumble for the rabble-rouser.

I made scrumptious soup this afternoon. Lots of fresh veggies. Tomorrow is taken care of too.