Desert Oracle Radio, the voice of the desert.

Night has fallen on the desert, thank the gods.

Always an interesting time of year here in the Mojave,

if by interesting, you mean haven't left the house during daylight hours in two weeks.

But in quietly studying the lines of revolutionaries surviving in the jungles during times of great oppression.

Too hot to sleep when time is running away.

Servantes imprisoned and enslaved

composed parts of Don Quixote during his ordeals.

No air conditioning, no swamp coolers, no cold beer.

And no internet to occupy his mind, to dull his senses.

Plus his left arm was all screwed up.

From a war he was in one time.

He was a galley slave on a Barbary pirate ship, too.

And one of the weirdest chapters and the history of books is this dialogue of the dogs

from another of his novels, which one?

I can't think in this heat.

I try and it just makes my head hurt.

But I try and it just makes my head hurt. But the dogs are relaxing on the straw mats along a quiet street at night by the hospital,

and the one dog is mostly telling of his various adventures to the other dog

who brings out interesting details with his replies.

And they speak beautifully.

Although this is the first time they've been graced with the ability of speech.

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