Yall will no doubt recall the sign Gus took from Lonesome Dove that read, Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit.

That is, a grape changes color when it's with another grape, or ripens when it sees another grape, to be more precise.

I could take this to be either good or bad. It either rots in poor company, or it becomes its best surrounded by others that have matured into their fullness, being what they're meant to be.

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Opposing forces from varying social concepts have bred a volatility that for some that feel there is little room for compromise on the use of public lands in the west.

Through it all, what has become clear, unfortunately is a line in the sand with no room to back down.

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Whatever It Takes ▪︎ It Matters How You Stand

Bundy Ranch ▪︎ LaVoy Finicum's Stand For Freedom #LibertyRising