Unofficial sources inside the CA Whitehouse this morning
confirmed that retired aerospace engineer Ron Bloomquist
has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Meat.

Mr. Bloomquist is described by friends as a jaunty
geezer of rare wit & a collection of eccentric vehicles, one
of which apparently resembles a Jersey cow.
Mr. Bloomquist,  in early retirement from Boeing Aircraft,
is rumored to reside in a hot tub in the wilds of the
Mendocino County, CA, an area popular with dissidents,
political activists, artists, & eccentrics.  Mr. Bloomquist,
however, disavows any association with the notorious
Redwood Underground.

When asked why he chose meat as a topic of lifelong
study & research, Mr. Bloomquist scratched his head &
grinned.  "Meat just can't be beat!"

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