Ode De Stinky

What a long, strange trip it’s been. I just worked nine, freakin’ days in a row and during that time had five community meetings and lots and lots of emails, phone calls, and other committee stuff to attend to. I’m pooped. And this is why I haven’t called anyone back, written on the ol’ blog, [...]

Burrito Blankets and a Cuppa Sumatra

I woke up and immediately asked for coffee. Then I was told that I was a blanket-hog all night. Yes, there is a chill in the air… it was only 53 degrees when I woke up this morning. This caused the boys to sleep longer than usual. Each of them was wrapped tight in their [...]

OOoogly BOOoogly Messages from the Universe

“Hello, Universe?  It’s me, again.  What exactly you are trying to tell me?”
I have no idea what’s in the message but I’ve taken the call(ing) to heart and, boy-oh-boy, am I payin’ attention! I had the oddest, oogly-boogly moment yesterday.
Let me back-up just a wee bit… there’s a lead-in that I must address.
I got my first [...]

Why we do what we do and why we can’t figure out why they do what they do

Man, that title is almost a full sentence!
 But, really, do you ever catch someone doing something and stand there, gawking, wondering why they are doing what they are doing?  I do.
I saw a guy today… he’s a construction worker at the mall/strip center where I work… and there he was, hangin’ out behind the bushes, [...]

New Mexico State Fair!

Ah… you know it is fall in New Mexico when the early morning skies are filled with hot air balloons, the grocery stores have large butane tanks and chili roasting cages, kids are back in school (Hallelujah!), and the state fairgrounds are used for the state fair versus a swap meet/horse racing gig.
It’s also the [...]

Rain

It’s raining. All evening, S has been asking me if I can hear the rain and I couldn’t. It was a soft, light rain. Right now it’s pouring and coming down so hard that I can no longer hear the rain; I can only hear the water pouring off the roof and pounding onto the [...]