Midpoint I kept trying to hop on and off the main highway because I was hoping to find another treasure trove of some kind. Maybe old books, maybe old pocketknives, maybe something that was collectible, or maybe something that was just interesting to me. In Tucumcari, I stumbled into the most incredible deal for a … Midpoint

NM Signs I’ve already had one run-in with the NM State road police [\\c.f.\\, Cloudcroft] this year. I didn’t want another, but I kept passing these huge piles of road construction [paving] material. With a {{popup nmsignage.jpg}}curious note stuck in each one. So the question is, besides myself, crawling up to get a good picture, … Music of the road

From Aspen to the Denver airport, drop the parental units off, then skate south along the front range of the Rockies, drop down into New Mexico, then veer off the interstate, and clip the top NE corner of NM. Coming down {{popup nmwindmill1.jpg nmwindmill1 320×240}} the two lane, I came across a few sights that … Covering ground

Woody Creek I think my parents don’t really get the importance, the literary value of Woody Creek Tavern. Wasn’t lost on me, though. I reveled {{popup uspswc.jpg uspswc 320×240}}in where I was, to me, a literary milestone of some sort. Actually, it’s just another seedy dive where the “lunch special” costs too much. {{popup woodcreek.jpg … Woody Creek

Rules of the road, Weather and WiFi The jumper from Denver to Aspen was delayed due to weather, and I couldn’t understand why passengers kept going up to the counter to complain. Imagine that, the Eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, and there were thunderstorms booming done out of the foothills? I’ve traveled around the … Rules of the road, Weather and WiFi

Packing up to leave, I was wondering how much of this applied to me? Hanging out with Pa Wetzel is always good for me because – as I’ve gotten older – I’ve learned the value of his point of view. While I disagree on a few matters of politics, like his staunchly Republican stance on … Traveling light

Pisces: the other white meat. Best T-shirt? “Chicks dig scrawny pale guys.” Not as good as this T-shirt [hit the “zoom” to read it – check what it says]. I can always hope. Sign on a Lutheran church, on the way to catfish dinner – after the show – with a Pisces, meeting another Pisces … Pisces: the other white meat.

Off to work – Friday’s five 1] “I hate my family.” (Virgo) 2] “I want your life.” (Virgo) 3] “You’d never guess, but I’m pregnant again.” (Aries) [Wasn’t me, \\that much\\ **is for sure**.] 4] “Walking along without a shirt on? Getting tan all over?” (Pisces) 5] “I’m glad I look so good on my … Friday’s five

Chow. I phoned one of my buddies, and at the end of the conversation – in which a number of points were discussed and issues resolved – in less than two minutes – to ring off the phone, he said, “Later dude,” to which I responded, “Ciao.” That is just so wrong, on my part, … Chow