Living with wind
Wind is a constant source of botheration in this part of the world. I’m not just talking about the kind of wind that can arise from consuming a questionable gas station burrito. While that type of wind can be a major health hazard in enclosed spaces, it’s easily alleviated by going outdoors where the noxiousness is quickly dispersed by the wind. The movie Paint Your Wagon includes the song “They Call the Wind Mariah.” I have never heard anyone out here on the windswept prairie be anywhere near that benevolent when it comes to naming the wind. Folks tend to say things like, “The...