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A smattering of wonderful things
Oh June, you dramatic bastard. You have asserted yourself soundly in just two days. June means salmon in southeast Alaska which starts with anxious prepping and waiting followed by furious working and money making (and some slapstick pratfalls). When I … Continue reading
Cinco de What Now? A 30-Second History Lesson.
Celestino Carnalla wasn’t born until 30 years after this lesson, but he does have a great hat. I’m sure all y’all attentive ninjas know the backstory, but as Mexico’s ambassador to this general area around my desk, let me give … Continue reading
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Exercise for the Indolently Inclined
I don’t care much for gym exercise. If exercise and I (me, we?) are to get along, it needs to make itself entertaining and engaging like kayaking or sex. That said, regular exercise does help one fit into a kayak … Continue reading
Flagstaff, AZ to Santa Fe, NM: Snow on adobe
Giant Santa Fe horse head Happy Holiday cow skull at El Paseo (almost as beautiful as the $1 tacos) With snow flying through the air of Flagstaff, I busted a freeway move all the way to Santa Fe, New Mexico. … Continue reading
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Laughlin, NV to Sedona, AZ: finally some cool rocks
Sunrise over the Colorado Straight roads Behold, a cactus FROG ROCK! Not southern Idaho. Arizona. No really. That’s more like it. Sedona. Oooooooooh. Festival o’ lights at the Tlaquepaque (which is nothing like Tlaquepaque in Guadalajara) And it is cold … Continue reading
The Black Friday Plague
Here’s a disturbing thought: Someone will be wounded tomorrow in a shopping-related incident. Gimme At some point, the proud United States of America began a country-wide tradition of waking up extremely early, crowding around some motion-activated doors in a strip … Continue reading
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Hoopty, Digs, Freelance & Whipstitch
New hoopty, new digs, new published freelance piece, newfound talent for whipstitch. What the hell is going on? Could it be a quaterlife crisis for our audacious protagonista? Nah – just a weird alignment of the stars that put everything … Continue reading
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Kitchen Tart
Putting off writing and poking around Etsy.com recently, I redirected to the web page of that day’s featured seller (maya*made). There I found a recipe that tugged at my fall harvest baker delusions. I don’t know if this is common, … Continue reading
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Design Team Assemble!
HELP! My little wooden cabin is wicked fantastic; my bedroom wallpaper is not. The wallpaper will stay because it’s a rental, but these terrible curtains are beginning to drive me insane. I will replace the weird mullety curtain style with … Continue reading
