The Boone Sutra (One of Them, Anyway)

It reached 90 today--at least. The turkeys cool off by standing in the pool that forms by the pig barn pump. It's where we wash out the produce bins, so there are bits of grated carrot and lettuce that float in the muddy water--delicacies for the birds cooling their feet.

And so, Boone, Lord of the Mash, High Priest of the Blue Bowl of Boone-Mash Heaven, Scourge of the Med Center Back Door, reminds us again of What is Important (besides Mash). On on scorching afternoon, all you really need is a little salad, a pool of water and some mud between your toes.