Uniquely Wyoming

"Collage of Crap" or "Found Art:" The gentleman pictured with his collage works for the Gillette Solid Waste station. He has plucked western and specifically Wyoming "stuff" before it hits the crusher and has artfully wired it to the wall of Building A. It works. You can never tell where a poet or artist's soul is hiding.

Also uniquely Wyoming was Cliff Hansen for whom a memorial was held in Cheyenne today. He was a gem. My political education began at my uncle Hial and my father's knee. Uncle Hi was a mover and shaker in political circles and my dad was the main lobbyist for the oil industry for many years. Factor in the True family in our little triad and I had dined with the Who's Who of a generation of Wyoming politicians by the time I was nineteen. The Petroleum Club, when it was in the basement of the Townsend Hotel, was the scene of many dinners with Keith and Thyra Thomsen, Cliff and Martha Hansen, Teno Roncalio, Stan Hathaway, P.J. Quealy, and J.J. Hickey. It was a different political world in those days because regardless of party, there was discussion of issues and problems and while there were party differences, talking, horse trading, mitigation and enthusiasm getting things done depended on whoever was in office. It was cordial and even convivial-after the political battles, a drink and dinner were still in order. Friendships trumped politics. Of course as kids we were set decorations but we still took the measure of the people. Cliff was kind, himself, honorable, straight as an arrow, and kind to kids. Martha was quiet, decorative, supportive and smart enough to avoid the traps. He really did honor the state and cover himself with glory by being a good man. He outlived all of the movers and shakers of that era.

Link:
http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_b2c7efd4-c110-11de-8baa-001cc4c03286.html

Windy and threatening here today. The Feglers worked cattle and I kept track of Honey until we took a trip to town. Bottled water was the driver there. Somehow steaks found their way into the cart. Yesterday's chili can mellow for another day. It was a crap football day. Denver had a bye and the KC/Chargers game was boring. Spontaneous nap time.