BUFFALO – The Bench Sitters have been “shading up” a lot in the last week while the temperature pushed near the 100 degree mark several times. Brown spots are showing up in lawns and smoke from fires as far away as Oregon is hiding the peaks of the Bighorns from view.
The weatherman is suggesting we might get cooler (if you can call 80’s cooler) temperatures and maybe some rain showers. After several days of hot, dry wind we sure hope he’s right!
If the local traffic is a good indicator, an excellent “tourist season” is underway. Most of us complain about waiting too long at the stop light, not finding a parking spot or waiting too long to get a burger, but it’s good to see local business get a little boost after the dismal summer of 2020.
The Tourist Information Center east of town features a life-sized bronze of a cowboy getting a sip of water from the brim of his hat.
For several years that stood in the middle of an empty pool and no water was running from the hat. Not sure what the problem was, but this season it is operating properly and often being photographed by travelers. Good for whoever go it fixed!
Traditions are hard to stop or to cure. Getting together to discuss current events and local news is a serious habit, and we notice one group has found an answer as to where to gather.
They all bring their own coffee and huddle at a picnic table located under a big cottonwood tree some distance behind one of the Hart Street eateries about 7 a.m. It has turned out to be so popular most have to bring along a chair or sit on the ground.
Meanwhile the comment from old “Bad News” this week was interesting. He said there was a time when negative people in the community could have fun spreading rumors and gossip. Must be a feeling of power they get when they spread a hurtful story, and especially if they can invent a few more details to add to the shock impact.
Now Bad News says “social media” has ruined all that fun for them. “And that stuff can spread faster and further with this new technology. It’s a bummer when I have a juicy piece of nasty gossip and someone will say they already read it on Facebook or Instagram or Tweet and Twitter.
Finally this week one of the Bench Sitters showed up with some “groaners” we have not heard before. We will let you decide which are good and which are so bad they should be forgotten –
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?
Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?
“I am” is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that “I do” is the longest sentence?
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn’t it follow that electricians should be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, dog trainers debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
What hair color do they put on the driver’s licenses of bald men?
You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
Why is it people say, “It’s only a game” when their team is winning.
And our favorite–
If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea, does that mean the fifth person ENJOYS it?
Keep a smile your face and don’t start any fires! We’ll write next week.
