Tales from the XIT: The Broken-d!ck Bull.

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My children have had absolutely no sex education whatsoever.

And in 1997, they were 6 and 9.  So I’d say it was pretty much unnecessary in any home with a TV and grade school-age children to have to get into it. Most kids were probably relieved. They knew it already, and it’s always so embarrassing and gross when parents talk about sex.

But my point is, our children in 1997 were not only introduced to sexual relations by Mr. President himself, they learned some new techniques with all the surrounding dialogue.  In fact, the class was entirely eliminated from the Meade Grade School curriculum.

But mainly, they were raised on a ranch. And there’s a good lesson from this story.

It has been said that, when a man dies, he can only hope to come back as a bull on the X I T.”

 

Not The Broken-d!ck XIT Bull.

But then, there was The Broken-d!ck Bull. So here’s the story…

One day I was riding with the boss past the pipe pens and noticed a bull with a particularly misshapen member.

“John! What is wrong with his hangin’ johnny?” I exclaimed. (this expression is actually George Carlin’s, I think I used the proper anatomical term.)

So this was his ‘splanation in my words, my best shot as I don’t really listen to all the details.

As I’ve overheard some male friends say, “men are pigs.”

So, the same goes for bulls when it comes to sex, “bulls are pigs.”

Whereas female bovines, unlike other mammals, only desire the “pig bull doggy style” during a particular time period.

If the bull chooses to mount when he is unwelcome, the female has her own internal weapon of defense.  I didn’t get into specifics, but I envision it as something like a very, very strong o-clamp.

And, I’m sure this must cause ‘some kinda pain’ for the unlucky Taurus. Little does he know as he tries to escape, hell has only just begun.  He probably would have been better to gnaw it off himself like those animals with their leg caught in a bear trap.

So, that’s the story of The Broken-d!ck Bull.  And, I apologize for having no photograph. It just seemed like a triple insult to document his plight.

And, a word from the mama-money makin’ machines on the XIT.  I would re-phrase the expression to say when a man dies, he can only hope to come back as a SMART bull on the X I T.”

And if some dumb bull slipped through the cut, and didn’t hear it the first time,  he’ll find out just what part of “NO” that he didn’t understand.  And, there he goes.. to town…completely jobless…good for nuthin’ but burgers, cowboy caviar and swingin’ beef.

To my memory, I’ve only seen one Broken-d!ck Bull on the X I T.

Tuyet, can you alter these shoes? 15 reasons why I KNOW you can do it.

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Navy Blue suede Chie Mihara shoes at Brick's, Wichita.

This is a fabulous pair of shoes.

It would be naughty with all the new navy blues this fall…

provocative with a provençal yellow accent…

Kansas indigenous with indigo jeans, and I can go on, but I won’t.

I want them for all these things and for the new navy blue frock, whose pleat alteration looks divine I might add.

And, Lacy needs my clothes and shoes as well as her own this September and October. So, my feet will have nothing to wear.

Tuyet, I know you can do it. We’ve tried the heel huggers and the pads and the inserts, but the 6 and a half just does not fit. Genevieve called New York to see if any of their other customers in the US had ordered these shoes in the navy blue. Genevieve is way to far ahead, everyone else in the country ordered black. So, a size six simply does not exist or I would have them now. 

And Tuyet, they only sent a 6.5. It’s not like I didn’t see them right away and some size six got in ahead of me in Wichita. I did not procrastinate.

And… you altered both my bathing suit from Von Maur and the Mossino two-piece from Target with such grace understanding the issues as a fellow petite miss.

And plus, you always take in my tank torsos that bunch at the tops of things when I can’t buy the XS or petite.

And 10., the vintage Nicole Miller dress from Wells Street that I wore to the BOTAR BAll 50th!  It’s stunning at tea length, recycled anew to wear again for the 65th BOTAR gala. Your boning at the bodice will be bondé de bosom, so I know you have structural architecture down and can handle this project.

And, the custom fit of those faded 4 year old banana republic bermudas looked fabulous for the cocktail fête with the salmon ruffled silk I purchased. Genevieve is always so nice about that, buy one, alter two.

And Tuyet, you know I’ll never quit researching and so often-times buying that perfect timeless piece from Genevieve. So, I feel I am, at least, a decent customer if one deducts all the professional shopping therapy time and consultation.  

And anyway, I hardly think Genevieve is even aware of the extent of our relationship. She’s always so busy working and being so lovely to everyone. I’m sure she doesn’t even notice all that you do for me, she can hardly find time to have that baby next week.

And, it’s not like I’ve been bringing in my brassieres or pajamas or anything silly like that. It’s only outerwear with which I bother you. Which reminds me, my nike running skirt could really use an inch out of the back waist.

And last, Mike at the Rusty Nail Saddle Shop in Meade has always handled my boots for the calf reduction. So think of all the work he has saved you. I just didn’t think he was the right person for this task.

So Tuyet, can you pretty puh..leeeze… alter this pair of shoes. I know you can do it.

This is my friend ,Tuyet, in her beautiful workshop with all of the beautiful spools of thread.

Smiling darling Tuyet in green and purple.

Paula

FYI:  shoes available at Brick’s, Wichita in Bradley Fair. Don’t miss out, they are the only blue suede Chie Mihara like this custom ordered in the country. Ask for Genevieve, Toni, Marilyn, Gail, Erin or really, anyone. A real team of experts.

 

 

Pas de sketch du jour: June 5, 1980. Shopping for my pledge daughter, my parents, sister, and boyfriend and “little things for friends.” in that order.

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Paula's research shopping path to le Bon Marché. 22 rue de Sèvres, Rive gauche, Paris.

 

June 5, 1980

Woke at 10:00- ran (4 miles) to Jardins du Luxembourg.  Very good place to run as recommended by man at desk at Hotel Cayré.  

Hôtel et Jardins du Luxembourg

Shopped after. Bon Marché. I didn’t leave for 2 hours. Cute bathing suit and cute long shorts, but I didn’t buy anything. 

le Bon Marché, 24 rue de Sèvres. Left Bank, Paris.

[Bon Marché is a department store in Paris that was founded in 1838 as a small shop and became a fixed-price store in 1850. The successful business built a new store constructed by Louis Auguste Boileau in 1867. Louis Boileau, his son, continued the store in the 1870s. He consulted with Gustave Eiffel for the structure. Louis Hippolyte-Boileau, the grandson, worked on an extension to the store in the 1920s.].

Dome au bon marché, intérieur du magasin.

Want to get a French navy shirt for Ed (Robb Edmonds, boyfriend #2 from high school/KU summer ’80. He was interning for Kassebaum in Washington, D.C.) but I can’t find it here!! Did find a braided bag leather bag for mom which is a possibility. Gina?? Dad?!?  Possibly a bicycling shirt, but I don’t know!

French sailor shirt, immortalized by Picasso.

[I have no clue what that meant, I have no recollection that anyone in my family bicycled to point of having a special shirt, but maybe it was a Tour de France shirt? We bicycled for transportation in Graves family].

Lunch:  chef salade in a café un boul St.-Germain (20F-$5.00). I have to quit spending so much money on food!!

[See the priorities, here…not worried about money for gifts, but concerned about eating out. Seeing that I was in a hotel that only served breakfast, I don’t know what choice I had, but later in summer I started to pick up food at the charcuterie down the street though I did not like having food in my hotel room.]

Took métro to Tuileries to take pictures of little boys with boats.  

Three men approached me on walk from Tuileries to Grand Palais!! I could have café crée libre (I think this is decaf coffee with cream) all day long. They are always

[back to the men, detecting diagnosis of possible ADD tendencies not yet unidentified for another 32 years]

  1. old (over 30 at least).
  2. dark
  3. and have bad teeth.
That must be the type that looks for American Girls in the Tuileries. I asked one man his age-he guessed that I was 18! :(.
One absolutely changed directions to follow me.  It was really sort of annoying after the 2nd time. [See how easily flattered I am with male attention, even substandard?] I am going to start saying I am married.

Point d'embarcation pour les Bateaux-Mouches. Paris.

Sketched (see earlier blog post Le Grand Palais).  It is so neat!! I love it.  I had to sit on a bridge (the one right over where one takes the bateau mouche) and I could feel tremors!! Finished about 7:00 and arrived home at 7:30.  
Ate dinner at “Le Jardin” -sort of a French Health Food restaurant [???? I think paté, rich cheeses, butter, cream and wine for those who partake in the quantities perscribed in France are all proving to be pretty healthy when cutting out the gauloises]. Very elegant and pretty, but “laid-back.” Group seems to hang out there, piano player. I wouldn’t really suggest it unless you were a vegetarian [God forbid in Franch in 1980 or now!], but it was interesting. The chef came out and took my $ for the dinner and asked me what I was doing this summer in Paris, did I like it, etc. The people are so nice. I think when I do stuff alone, I speak a little French, and people feel more comfortable about talking to you and are so helpful. He told me to be sure & come back before I leae, especially for the thé in the afternoon.  They “had very good things for tea” he said en français. 
Well, I’m going to needlepoint maintenant. Au Revoir! 

Dance With Who Brung you

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"Cathy Faber, Bill Hearne, John Inmon, Gruene Hall

Cathy Faber, Bill Hearne, John Inmon. Gruene Hall.

I first heard “Dance with who Brung you” from Bill and Bonnie Hearne at the Adobe Bar at Taos Inn, the living room of Taos. And it is on their great CD, Celebration! from the La Fiesta lounge at La Fonda Hotel. But, I don’t want to pirate and can’t find a u-tube, so the above version is also fun.

You’ve got to dance with who brung you, swing with who swung you, life ain’t a 40 yard dash. Stay in it for the long run, in the long run you’ll have more fun if you dance with who brung you to the bash.
Bill Hearne, from Celebration! Live at La Fonda with Bonnie.

First heard at Adobe Bar, Bill and Bonnie live, Taos Inn. An Adams Family Christmas in Taos.

  • dance when the music’s playing, even alone in No Man’s Land. And if you came by yourself, make sure you are first on your dance card.

Plurality: Little Love, women have many husbands.Not Dan Rockhill. He has a quote.

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"Rockhill"
Dan RockhillDan Rockhill

Why would anyone want more than one wife?  Dan the Man, KU circa 1991. see Marvin Hall

Well, I would suggest multiple husbands. And, living on a ranch and being pretty isolated, I always thought that Big Love sounded like a blast for the women. It seems like a nightmare for Bill Paxton. I have a sneaking suspicion that many happy people are really only connecting with their spouses in whatever way, dinner, deep talks, budget discussions, logistics, social a few times a week, if even that.  Here are my current.

  • The philosophical Mennonite contractor, I’ll fix the wood slider doors on the closet one time, Ken.
  • The handyman Delbert Cash who can explain everything I didn’t learn or understand in my dumbed down for architects KU engineering classes and doesn’t even turn off the electricity when changing plates from cream to white, tough guy.
  • The honeydo, Thomas Cash, who follows every intricate thought process of getting lights on at Christmas.  Also detects micromanagement, “didn’t John want some sandwiches for the horse shoer” during cord placement
"Delbert and Thomas Cash, Paula's bathroom

Delbert and Thomas Cash in Paula's 1960 bathroom, reducing the carbon footprint XIT style

  • The flat tire fixers, at Don’s Farm Tire, Plains Co-op, Clingan’s, Weaver’s, and stray men along 54 hwy.
  • The shared cowboys: Corey Rickard, Dustin Ellis, Cooper, H.G. (these are really shared cowboy sons) and Kell Adams
Dustin & Corey unloading a bench at guest house

Dustin & Corey unloading a bench at the guest house

"Tanner Rollins, H.G. and Cooper Adams, Nat'l Geographic Dec 07, p. 122

Tanner Rollins, H.G. and Cooper Adams, Nat'l Geogrpahic Dec 07, p. 122

Paula and Kell Adams

Paula and Kell Adams, early in their relationship when they were both a little uptight

  • And of course, the sweet smile and companion husband, the boss man.

John waving

Sex and the Kitty: Preservation Girls Night Out. A funny video.

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21st c. Barbie has her car, her computer and her...

I wanted to call title this PVs$y Galorious but my father sometimes looks at my blog and I don’t use such words though I’ve been hearing them quite a bit lately.

The setting:  a lovely contemporary historic modern home in Riverside Park of 13th St. The owner is the Preservation Director for the city of Wichita.

We’ll stay on a no name basis here, but it was girls night out (that is, after the men had left) representing Cowtown Historical Museum, Wichita State University, a key figure at Skare animal clinic and Paula.

I am unable to post my embed code from utube which I don’t understand (not famous enough?), so I apologize for including kitty porn in my blog, it’s just temporary until I can resolve the issue.  I’ll also work on the laughing at my own jokes thing while filming, my family hates this, says it ruins the delivery.

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note: Personally, I have to ask them to turn off the massage chair when getting pedicures because I get a headache from all that jarring. I tried this on my neck, even worse. Don’t understand the attraction.