Anita's Cocina Looking for "Faces" to fill-out Dancing Pepper Prop.

We stopped at Anita's last night, tasted possibly the yummiest enchiladas in all of Arizona.  On the way to the car, out-front of the restaurant, we checked out the dancing peppers. Tipico tableau, missing only two happy, well-fed faces to compete the picture.   

Joker Jill and Shiny New "Spyder" in lot at Gila Monster Eatery in Wickenburg.

I'd just picked my my iced skim latte at the former Pie Cabinet, now owned by my new friend Justin, and renamed Gila Monster Eatery. Ran into a distaff road warrior spiffing up her "Spyder" trike in Justin's parking lot and had a fun chat with the lady joker. Jill was waiting for arrival of a bunch of her pals and the group was headed for big adventures on sunny, warming, picture-perfect Arizona highways.

Best and Most Beautiful Boots on Valentine's Day at Ben's Saddlery on Tegner.

I met a German couple the other day, boot-shopping at Ben's.  The hubby spoke the better English of the two, though the subject of his affection knew what was up.  SHE was in line for a stunning new pair of boots from Ben's.  When the VISA card had been dropped, and the boots bagged up for traveling, the frau turned to the herr pecked him on the cheek and said danke. 

Teddy Roosevelt had this to say about "treasonable' Non-Clapping.

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the president or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

                                  - Theodore Roosevelt

The Full Quote from President Roosevelt appearing in the Kansas City Star, May 7, 1918



"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. 

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. 

Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else."

"Roosevelt in the Kansas City Star", 149
May 7, 1918

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