The Ultimate Answer to Kings: Saturday "AWWW!"

They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means "The Ultimate Argument of Kings," and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. "We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it's about: You'll do as I say or I'll send my goons to kill you."

I thought about that for a long time. If there's an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I've got bullets - he's got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that's not going to happen. So if there's an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain't bullets.

It finally came to me - and that's when I left the city, abandoned a goodly percentage of my goods, and gave all that was behind me a good, stiff Randian Shrug.

The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Saturday "AWWW!"

They still haven't named the little guy.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: AWWWW is right.
It is really good that Studley Whitefoot [my suggestion] gets to be raised with & by horses and not just humans.
You sure are lucky with some of your "neigh" ... bors Joel.
I am jealous. [sometimes]

Is there some way I can help with the extra milk needed ?
And ... No I am not a lactating female. [Horse or human]

CSW or Elias can put you in touch with me IF you don't still have my address from the shipment of "sox".
[most of which were too big as I remember(?)]

Stay Safe,

gooch; May 1, 2011 at 10:30 PM
suek said...: Tell them to be careful not to overfeed him. I have a friend who was in a similar circumstance who did supplemental feedings but with a horsey "nursemaid". No idea how much milk said nursemaid was supplying, but apparently too much - the foal grew too rapidly and ended up with some major knee/leg problems that are peculiar to overfeeding. Surgery took care of it, but not cheaply.

Better for the foal if he's kept just a bit on the ribby side of condition. He can always catch up later. No doubt their vet will advise them...

He's a cutie...but then, they all are. I'm convinced God made babies (all kinds of babies) so cute because if they weren't, we'd ditch them all because they're so much trouble. So He _had_ to make them irresistible...; May 2, 2011 at 10:13 AM

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