December Morning

A video from my ride the morning after Christmas

Curtains and Things

Photographic odds and ends.

Dale Out West The Movie

September 2006. First trip to the West.

DOTS

Some of my art work.

Daily Intelligence Briefing???

PRESIDENT BUSH'S PERSONAL COPY OF DECLASSIFIED DAILY INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING FOR AUGUST 6th, 2001

Easter Sunday Statement by the President

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, and Happy Magical Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Day. Yesterday, after weeks and weeks of listening to nosey reporters whine while my approval ratings sank into the crapper, I made a decision – which despite the fact that I said I'd never do it should NOT be interpreted as a Kerryesque "flip-flop" – to release one of my super-secret Presidential Daily Briefings. Now this particular PDB, entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US," was read aloud to me by Condi Rice on August 6th, 2001 – the same exact day I was due to leave for my first of many well-deserved month-long vacations at my luxury ranch in Texas. Well today, I trust that the American people will agree I did the right thing, when after glancing over that ridiculously vague memo filled with specific references to a domestic al Qaeda attack, I promptly skipped town for thirty fun-filled days of golf, jogging, and naps. Thank you.

Wonder When It Will End?

The Faces of War

War only creates more war.

The Day King George Was Crowned...

God?

Richard Dawkins on BBC News

Excellent

George W on Jeff Foxworthy Roast

Torture In American Prisons Under Bush's Watch In Texas

Guess we know where Abu Ghraib started...Texas!

Dale Out West THE END

This is the Nebraska national forest. Many years ago there were many trees in Nebraska. Some of the trees (like the Nebraska mountains) migrated elsewhere out of boredom. The rest were eaten by Lumber Cows: a rare bovine species with a love of bark and twigs.

Well...actually the tree on the right is the forest. The tree on the left is one planted by Homeland Security. The plan is that the tree on the left will become large enough to hide the tree on the right (aka the Nebraska National Forest) from terrorists. Terrorists will not be able to see the forest for the tree.

Homeland Security has good intelligence that the Nebraska National Forest is one of the top targets on Al Qaeda's hit list. The forest is being targeted by WMDs that Al Qaeda got from Iraq?...or was that Iran?...or Pakistan?...or North Korea? It seems that the entire world has WMDs and they are angry at us. I am glad that Homeland Security has the presence of mind to proctect a treasure like the Nebraska National forest.


The Iowa sunrise...the best sunrise because it is home. And that's all I have to say about that.

Dale Out West Part 13

This is the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. Many Mormons were there. I did not take their pictures. It is believed that taking a Mormon's picture steals their soul. Sorry Mormons...I apologize. I could not help myself. The devil made me do it.

This picture is of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Many world speed records have been set there. The only vehicles I saw there were the campers of rednecks who ignored the signs asking them not to drive on the Salt Flats. Sorry rednecks...I apologize. I could not help myself. A Mormon made me do it.

This mountain is in Utah near Salt Lake City. It migrated here from Nebraska. Sorry Nebraska...I apologize. I could not help myself. A redneck Mormon made me do it.

This Utah Mountain is an illegal immigrant from Nebraska. The mountain picks fruit and sends most of its money back to Nebraska. Sorry immigrants...I apologize. I could not help myself. A hillbilly from Arkansas (aka Dale Hankins) made me do it. He will be punished. He will not be allowed to eat purple hull peas (his favorite) for a month.

Dale Out West Part 12

This mountain is in Wyoming. I believe that it moved there from Nebraska. Nebraska is too flat and boring for mountains.

This Wyoming Mountain also moved from Nebraska. Real estate prices are soaring in Wyoming. Many mountains have migrated there.


This sunrise if from Nevada. Where did it come from? Can you guess? Correct...it migrated from Nebraska.

Dale Out West Part 10

These rocks are at the bottom of a stream. They are under six feet of water. The water is very clear. It is not clear why I took a picture of rocks.

This fallen redwood tree is at least 300 feet long. I think 300 feet is the length of a football field. I do not think that this redwood could play football. It is dead.

This is a mountain in Nevada. The white line in front of the mountain is a salt flat. The white thing in back of the mountain is a cloud.

Dale Out West Part 9

These trees are in the Stout Grove of the Redwood National Forest. This is about the top third of the trees. The lower two thirds were too shy to be photographed.

This is the grove of redwoods George Lucas used for the Ewoks scenes in Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi.

This is another view of the Ewok (aka Stout) Grove. I waited for the Ewoks. I waited for Mr. Stout. They never showed up.

This is a rock and stream in front of the Stout Grove. The rock is over 30 feet high. It is about 150 yards in front of the trees. This gives you some idea of the height of the trees...and the rock.

Dale Out West Part 8

This is the Pacific Ocean in Washington or Oregon. I can't remember. Neither can the Pacific. It was very foggy making it difficult to be precise about our location.
This huge rock stands on the Oregon coast. It never gets tired.
People call this place the Devil's Churn. I do not know why. I saw neither Devil nor butter. People are silly. The rocks trees and water did not ask for new names.

Dale Out West Part 7

These flowers were outside my window in Crescent City. They bloomed there very quietly so I could get my rest before exploring the Red Wood Forest.
This fern was dying on a tree trunk near and Oregon Beach. As a last act of kindness it posed for my camera.
This bee is feeding on a flower near an Oregon Beach. The flower did not seem to mind.

Dale Out West Part 6

The Yellowstone River Canyon is awe inspiring. I cannot think of anything funny to say about it. There were many white haired old people looking at it. They were very funny - huffing and puffing up and down the trails. Wait a minute...I am a white haired old person!

Here we see a white haired old person enjoying the sun.

Pretty colored water. Pretty colored rocks. I got very tired of saying oooh! and aaah!

This water is falling down into the river below. Guess it got tired of being up so high. I know I did.

Dale Out West Part 5

Their are many hot springs in Yellowstone. Old Faithful is the largest. When I arrived to see it I was told that it would erupt again in 60 minutes. It actually erupted in 60 minutes and 15 seconds. I think its name should be changed to Old Fickle.

Dale Out West Part 4

I visited Wall Drug in South Dakota. Wall Drug was started by offering free "ice cold" water from their well. Judging from the size of this rabbit the well water evidently also contains growth hormones. I believe that this rabbit is from a subspecies called the Jack-a-lope.