Lentil Meatloaf

11:42 pm - wide awake. I stuck my nose out the back door. The air was cool and inviting. The barking dog & traffic discouraged me from going further. Last night I made her a lentil meatloaf.

Cookie!

It's been decades since i watched my weight spiral upward. Astonished, i kept a pad in the bathroom cabinet to record it. It was 155 when I tested for 1st degree black-belt in '93. Despite trips to the faculty weight-room at lunch, extra workouts at home on the heavy bag and riding bicycle eight miles to and from the University, when, almost five years later, it neared 200 I went to the doctor; my thyroid had given out.

Every now & then i have a cookie.

Balloon Fiesta

Hit whar uh nice event in The '70s. The smog was so bad in the '80s & '90s we figured the only people who came didn't know any better. Since then a couple of coal-fired generating stations have closed and more stringent vehicle emissions standards have improved visibility...somewhat. As you see, the mountains a mere mile away are occluded. Air-quality today is "moderate."

Mañuel got new, shinier wheels for his truck. The old ones are serving as yard decor in front of the house. He has a GREAT stereo system that announces his arrival; loud muffler BLATS signal departure.

Project 2025

 

Sound of Music Parody

Fire-breathing Alligator

 

The horizon line drawn by the escarpment of the West Mesa a lava flow from a mere 20,000 years earlier.