tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post2735751666625953858..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: ExtremophilesSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-32760293457223701312007-08-07T20:32:00.000-07:002007-08-07T20:32:00.000-07:00Today I nearly got into a shouting match with a fr...Today I nearly got into a shouting match with a friend, not Blackfeet but married to one, who was feeling a LOT of impatience with the state of things on the rez, one of which is the number of big dogs loose in the streets. "But things are BETTER!" I insisted.<BR/><BR/>"Give me one example," she asked.<BR/><BR/>I used the phenomenon of the hundred spay/neuters done in the gymnasium by veterinarians with the families of the pets acting as nurses and encouragers. "There are still too many damned dogs in the street," she said.<BR/><BR/>"Well, maybe we should encourage everyone to go back to eating them."<BR/><BR/>No laughter.<BR/><BR/>This stuff is hard.<BR/><BR/>Prairie Marymscriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567509503405689139noreply@blogger.com