I took auntie and her cat, Baby, to the vet yesterday. Baby needs a cortisone injection every couple of months to keep a psoriasis-like condition in check. They knocked her out and clipped her claws and drew blood. The cat is around 18 years old; but still seems to have a lot of reserves of ornery.
Auntie LOVES the vet clinic. She makes the rounds of everyone in the waiting room to meet and greet their doggies and kitties. It's pretty amusing. Both the pets and their owners regard the experience with a combination of bemusement and trepidation. Who is this somewhat odd old person? Perhaps auntie could get a job as the official vet clinic greeter.
I was a little concerned when auntie insisted on petting a chihuahua who was radiating a serious attitude; but the hound apparently decided that discretion was the better part of valor in this instance and my relative soon moved-on to a much more benign yellow lab.
All's well that ends well...
In other news, there was an interesting story in today's Anchorage Daily News about five"militia" types in Fairbanks who got busted yesterday for plotting to kill several Alaska State Troopers and a federal judge. I immediately went to the Fairbanks News Miner for further details.
It turns out this colorful crew of whack-jobs has been around for some time and are affiliated with the national Sovereign Citizens Movement. The lead dog of the Alaskan outfit is a loony by the name of Schaeffer Cox who has some serious tax evasion issues as well as a weapons charge or two pending. Yesterday he and his pals hit the jackpot with charges of:
- Conspiracy to commit murder;
- Conspiracy to commit kidnapping;
- Conspiracy to commit arson; and
- Tampering with evidence.
The FBI describes the Sovereign Citizen Movement as a domestic terrorism group.
Members of the movement do not believe U.S. laws apply to them and sometimes make their own license plates or create their own legal trials, according to the FBI. A group of Fairbanks residents recently conducted their own trial of Cox at Denny’s Restaurant.
Cox has previously appeared as a public figure as gun rights activist and a legislative candidate. He unsuccessfully challenged Republican Rep. Mike Kelly in 2008.
He is a leader of the Alaska Peacemakers Militia and the Second Amendment Task Force. He has helped organize multiple gun-rights and personal freedoms rallies, including the 2009 “Freedom Fest” at the Carlson Center. Cox is a member of a “Liberty Bell network,” which sends out mass notifications to assemble a crowd of witnesses when a member believes his or her rights are being violated.
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