There is a new link lower on the right hand side of this page to the Young America Foundation, which will take you to a Conservative youth organization. YAF purports to help young people deal constructively with the type of Liberal bullying found in some classrooms today (as mentioned in the November 18th post). It is worth a visit. A big thank you to my mom for sending it to me.

It would also be worth your time to check out some of the blogs I have linked to in the same general area. Moonmeadow Farm is somewhat like this one, but with better pictures. Thoughts From the Middle of Nowhere is a popular Montana blog, by Sarpy Sam, that is truly one of my favorites. The photos are breath taking, the anecdotes offer a window on a different and fascinating lifestyle, and the political farm commentary is highly informative. Wish I could write that well.

Last year a bus Alan that rode to Boston for a school trip was involved in a nasty accident, wherein it rear ended another bus belonging to the same company. It is terrifying to receive a call from the school that begins with, "Don't panic, but there was an accident with the bus."
Don't panic. Right, sure thing, tell that to a mother and expect her to react calmly. My heart darned near jumped out through my ribs, before I was assured that only one student sustained minor injuries. The kids missed half their field trip and arrived home hours late, adding to the fear that we parents endured. Sitting in the school parking lot for hours waiting for the busses to return and then lingering another half hour while the school officials told the kids how to spin the story for their families was agonizing. Word has it that the responsible driver was fired, but has now been rehired. Guess they hope we all forgot about it. Now another pair of busses, from the same local bus company, has been involved in a nearly identical accident, with much more serious injuries, although the driver from last year wasn't involved. The driver of one bus is in critical condition right now and thirty-five other were injured. Coincidence? Maybe, but surely cause for thought. Hope the poor driver comes through all right.