Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On Wed, 4 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

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His wife was the daughter of a Baptist minister. I don't think she was
into the polygamy bit.

What a shame! ;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinesdale,_Montana
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The AUB is a fundamentalist offspring of the LDS church and the common
belief is that they're polygamists. They don't cause problems so nobody
looks too closely.
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The town is at the base of the Bitterroot range and there are hiking
trails on the slopes. One Sunday I met a young man, two young women, and
several kids on a trail taking a stroll. They were polite, well dressed
and appeared to be enjoying the nice weather. Not my place to get into
their living arrangements.

This is the truth! As long as all is voluntary and everyone happy, who am I to
quarrel? But I do find the assymetry of the arrangement interesting. You never
read about LDS women having many men. But to each his own.

If you catch one, make sure you save the tail hair. Apparently,
according to the wife, that's what is used for very high quality paint
brushes!

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I skinned out the squirrels and rabbits I shot and tanned the hides. With
a squirrel you can pull the vertebrae out and leave the tail intact.
Squirrels have a much thicker hide than rabbits. A tanned rabbit hide is
almost like parchment with fur on it, quite supple. A squirrel is very
stiff until you work the hide like you would with buckskin.

Hmm... rabbit slippers? Save the ears! ;)