JUDGING TAXIDERMY WASN'T AS EASY AS IT FIRST SEEMED

From: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle | Date: May 8, 2003 | Copyright information

I had the opportunity in late April to be a guest judge for the Wyoming Association of Taxidermy Artists competition. During the week leading up to the show, I joked with my co-workers that I had to go pick my favorite dead thing.

My wife, obviously jealous of my fame, tried to tell me I wasn't picked to give an award because I am a celebrity. She said Troy Hall, the association's president, probably asked me to present an award because all the important people were too busy.

"I...

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