Manure

Circa 1970

Steer that is...steer manure

More commonly known as "BS"
"Till 5-6 inches into the soil."
That's the recipe for our annual tomato patch
Four plants this year

I have to work up the gumption to get out there
But when I do
I actually enjoy it
And the honest sweat from my brow

I am thinking that tilling the soil
Binds you to the earth
It's a good feeling

Maybe I should have been a farmer
Nah, I like donuts too much
I should have been a cop

But then, I want to be a custom chopper builder
And a professional poker player
Plus I want to be a Dad (a good one) to 50 more kids

Kids like Tyler and Samantha 

(I'll do better for you I promise!)
And I want a couple dozen Goldies
Running around in the south forty

And I want to marry Julieann Marie
No wait... that part is a done deal

OK, OK... maybe I should be applying the shovel

To the BS right here
Instead of in the tomato patch

Molly Campbell - Post Script

Molly's pal, Sparkle Plenty II
Ex-Seattle Seahawk - one bad schnauzer

Post Script: Molly came home yesterday for the final time.
Her ashes will rest in two places; very near 
her own personal swimming pool in her back yard 
under the cork oak tree near Sparkle Plenty II, 
and along her beloved American River Bike Trail 
where she and Tom logged so many miles 
and had so many adventures. 


Yes, no one animal, person or dog, deserves that 48 
word run-on sentence as much as she does.