Thor’s Hall

I have said it before, I just don’t have the artistic flair that seems to grace the fantastic writers among us.  I tend to write in a straight forward, engineer like manner.  Conveying the thoughts, facts, or opinion without a lot of trappings.

Then I run across those that have the flair, that can set the scene and convey the feel, the taste, the smells and sounds of an event in such a way that you feel you are almost watching over their shoulder.  When I  run across these posts, and books, I am absolutely in awe.  It is more than just moving a tale along, it is more than just laying out the facts, it is more than creating a set of characters and a plot.  It is about setting the scene and evoking feeling and emotion.

Brigid has done this to me again, I am awestruck, and reminded that I have much to learn about writing.  Go read this post.

What do you hear and feel when you read about that coyote?  I would venture to guess that it is more than I can ever hope to evoke in any of my readers.

Almost as an after thought, it is a great reason to carry.

Oh Boy!  Life is going to be fun in Denver next month.  This report from KCJT

DENVER (KJCT) — A new kind of warning has come up about protesters gearing up for the Democratic National Convention.

Denver firefighters have learned of a house full of urine being stored to throw at police. An internal memo is warning first responders that disgusting acts are a significant concern.

Protesters in other cities have used urine and feces filled balloons to throw at police and there are concerns that could happen during the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Denver City Councilman Doug Linkhart has proposed an ordinance to keep protesters from carrying the so called urine bombs or other liquids in the protest areas.

But–representatives from the group Recreate 68, dismisses the concerns.

“They are doing their best to make people afraid of us, to make people afraid to be anywhere near us,” Said Recreate 68 spokesperson Mark Cohen.

An internal memo from Denver Health and Human Resources is warning first responders about the risks of being exposed to certain bodily fluids.

The group which is planning major protests at the convention, say police are releasing the information to make people afraid of them and to discourage people from protesting.

Who comes up with this stuff.  There’s the First Amendment, then there are actions that really take us well beyond what the spirit of the first amendment is.  Of course, we do have the Boston Tea Party as a precedent but, you could consider that to be an insurgency or just plain criminal hooliganism.

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