Monthly Archives: June 2013
Good Timing
Cheerful Monk. Creative Commons license. Thursday was the hottest day so far here — the temperature on our porch reached 98.6° that afternoon. I know that’s not so bad for some of you, but I tend to wilt in … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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Two Years Later
Andy took the following pictures of our land going up in flames on June 26, 2011: Notice that there were a lot more trees then, and the trees were bigger than the ones we have now: It’s pathetic when … Continue reading
Posted in Life As a Shared Adventure
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Bills
Cheerful Monk. Creative Commons license. What?? Thursday evening when we opened our mail there was a bill for a medical test I had in June, 2009 — four years ago! Their office was closed for the day so I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Presents
Andy was happy and excited when he came home Tuesday evening. He said, “Guess what Beate and Tim gave me! A tree!” They planted it for him that evening, and he’s hoping it will survive the transition from its … Continue reading
Posted in Life As a Shared Adventure, Patience
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Big Brother
Cheerful Monk. Creative Commons license. One definition of “to watch out for” people is to watch over and care for them. For example, “When I was a kid, my older brother always watched out for me.” That’s what the U. … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Crazy Week
Andy took these pictures last Thursday. The latest report says the fire has burned about 22,000 acres and is now 50% contained. Hopefully there will be no more surprises. There was one last weekend — they closed State Route … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Yay, Kaitlin!
Kaitlin is giving the valedictorian speech at her MBA graduation today. This past quarter I’ve been counting down the weeks to the end. The classes plus her demanding job have been a lot of work the past four years — … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Pictures
Andy took some pictures of the fire yesterday. The first four were taken on the way up to the land: Unfortunately the fire was very active Tuesday evening, and it moved into the Valles Caldera National Preserve. As … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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Fire!
Cheerful Monk. Creative Commons license. The wildfire season has started here in New Mexico. That’s not surprising given that most of the state is suffering from extreme or exceptional (even drier) drought. See the drought monitor here. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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