Take that you blasted cat claw

There are some nasty plants in the desert, and one of the worst is a bush called cat claws.  The damn things grab onto you and scratch you like crazy.  Also they tear your clothes.  Trying out my new career as a trail maintenance person yesterday Kadizzle took great pleasure in assaulting the little bastards.  The Pala Verde has some small stickers, but it grows so fast that you can see it growing.  Whacking those guys was also nice.  Vengeance on the nasty plants brings joy to Kadizzles heart, but those plants can talk and do have brains.  You might give one cholla a good wack and another one will hear it scream.  Next thing you know the buddy of the injured one fires a ball of needles into you.  In the desert it is a war of animals versus plants. The animals would like to eat the plants, and the plants would like to stab their swords as deep into the animals as possible.  Add to the mix some snakes, and scorpions, and the battle is on.  Old Kadizzle is not a desert rat by nature, so he does not always keep in mind the rattlesnake could be in any bush.  This time of year they are not too active and hopefully they are hibernating, but you cannot count on that.  So here we sit at 6:30 A.M.  about to embark on our first full day serving our country for free.  The Commander will pack us a lunch, and we will pick up our government truck to head off to the wilderness.  Stay tuned

Yesterday was a mini Christmas.  Kadizzle's new monocular came general delivery to the post office.  It will be a great addition to the hiking gear.  We have come a long way from the Pony Express.  Now you can order something from Amazon and have it delivered to your campsite in a day or so.  Yesterday at Camp Bummore the UPS was delivering truck parts to the bum racing team.  In 1929 during the great depression desperate people were living in cars and tents.  Today the relatives of the desperate are still living in cars and tents, but now they have digital cameras, laptops, solar lights, and the life of a bum is not all that bad.  Forgot to include the nice solar showers at Camp Bumore.   Kadizzle and The Commander have been availing themselves of the solar showers.  The recent stretch of sunny days have made the showers pleasant.  Since we are in an exclusive loop the showers get used by only a select group of idiots dumb enough to work for free.