Cold Water.
One day A Phoenix,Arizona man realized he had not visited his old army pal Bill who was an Apache and lived down on the Mexican border in a long time..The more he thought of Bill the more he wanted to spend a Saturday with him and catch up on all that had been happening in Bill's life.. He e-mailed Bill and asked when it would be a good time to drop by..Bill said any old Saturday because now all his kids were grown and he and his wife and his critters were all that was left.. The Phoenix man pulled up in front of Bills Adobe house and was happily welcomed by Bill and his wife..They watched some TV on Bills big screen TV which was hooked up to one of those small satellite dishes that pulled in stations from all over the world..The Phoenix man marveled at how great his pal Bills life was but when he went to wash his hands Bill took him outside to a hand pump over a well and told him he didn't have running water or indoor plumbing..
The Phoenix man ate with Bill and asked Bill what the great tasting meat was and Bill told his friend the meat was fried rattle snake.. The Phoenix man savored the stew and asked what it was made from and Bill said it was gopher stew seasoned with sage and mesquite and the vegetables were the blossoms from a cactus.. The Phoenix man commented on how great the food tasted and how spotlessly clean the plates were and Bill said the food was what was available in his area and the dishes were as clean as cold water could get them..
Finally it came time for the Phoenix man to leave and when he opened his car door Bills favorite dog hopped into the passenger seat ..Bills wife yelled at the dog and made him get out of the car..As the Phoenix man was driving off he heard his friend Bill yelling at the dog and the words he heard were "Cold Water get your butt in the house you can't go with him."
--Running Fox
One day A Phoenix,Arizona man realized he had not visited his old army pal Bill who was an Apache and lived down on the Mexican border in a long time..The more he thought of Bill the more he wanted to spend a Saturday with him and catch up on all that had been happening in Bill's life.. He e-mailed Bill and asked when it would be a good time to drop by..Bill said any old Saturday because now all his kids were grown and he and his wife and his critters were all that was left.. The Phoenix man pulled up in front of Bills Adobe house and was happily welcomed by Bill and his wife..They watched some TV on Bills big screen TV which was hooked up to one of those small satellite dishes that pulled in stations from all over the world..The Phoenix man marveled at how great his pal Bills life was but when he went to wash his hands Bill took him outside to a hand pump over a well and told him he didn't have running water or indoor plumbing..
The Phoenix man ate with Bill and asked Bill what the great tasting meat was and Bill told his friend the meat was fried rattle snake.. The Phoenix man savored the stew and asked what it was made from and Bill said it was gopher stew seasoned with sage and mesquite and the vegetables were the blossoms from a cactus.. The Phoenix man commented on how great the food tasted and how spotlessly clean the plates were and Bill said the food was what was available in his area and the dishes were as clean as cold water could get them..
Finally it came time for the Phoenix man to leave and when he opened his car door Bills favorite dog hopped into the passenger seat ..Bills wife yelled at the dog and made him get out of the car..As the Phoenix man was driving off he heard his friend Bill yelling at the dog and the words he heard were "Cold Water get your butt in the house you can't go with him."
--Running Fox