Rio Grande Gorge

A couple days after we got back to New Mexico from Colorado Springs, we decided to head down to Taos. I’ll talk about that tomorrow. Before we got to Taos, we stopped at the Rio Grande Gorge. Maybe twelve miles from Taos at the crow flies, you cross this bridge…. Continue reading

Waldo Canyon Fire Evacuation – My Experience

For vacation last week, I took the family to Red River, NM. As part of the trip, we intended to see my brother and his family in northwest Colorado Springs. I had been to his home once, and the rest of the family had never been there. There was, of… Continue reading

Back From Trip

Went with the family up to Red River, New Mexico with a side trip to Colorado Springs. I’m pretty tired after driving the ten hours to get home (including a stop to get the dogs at the kennel). And, I only lost one fish, a tetra. I’ll be blogging about… Continue reading

In Memory of Ray Bradbury

I don’t like days like today, days when I turn on the computer and learn that one of the icons of science fiction has died. Science Fiction losing Ray Bradbury is like football losing Bart Starr, or baseball losing Stan Musial. It’s like Hollywood losing Clint Eastwood, or rock and… Continue reading

Low Sodium Diet Progressing

It’s been a week now that I have been on this new low-sodium diet. It’s taking some getting used to, but I have discovered a couple of really good recipes. Just this morning, I bought my first bread machine. Bread without salt is difficult because salt acts as a leavening… Continue reading

Throw Away Day, But Not a Throw Away Life

Yesterday was a pretty frustrating day all around. I don’t normally talk about my personal health issues here, but this is such a biggie that I thought others could benefit. Over the past few months, I have felt blood pressure problems, which was kind of scary because I never had… Continue reading

Gov. Jan Brewer Finds a Spine!

Despite all the wacko nutjob politicians in Arizona who push through legislation regardless of whether the people they represent want it or not, there was a glimmer of hope in this morning’s paper. Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a bill being pushed through by reactionary members of the Arizona GOP, showing… Continue reading