another look?

so, when did they change the look again on the journals?    i know it's been awhile since i've written    time flies when you're having fun   and fun it has been    well not sure i told you, but i'm now co-coordinator of the Hike group at my church   i took them to the top of Sandia Peak last week   everyone loved it   it was about a 3mi round trip hike over to Kiwanis Cabin and the restaurant that sits atop   between my cold and the high alittude, my breathing was hard at times   but i finished   it was a beautiful day and has been here every day for awhile   when not hiking, i've been reading 4 books in 4 weeks   i just finished White Fang yesterday    before that i read, Call of the Wild, Merle's Door, and Into the Wild    all great books with plenty of nature in them, and hunting   except for Into the Wild, they all centered around a dog or a wolf    i enjoyed all 4 books immensely   i hope to see the movie Into the Wild this week   i Loved this book   it reminded me of when i was on the edge to go and live off the land into the wild myself   the closest i got was living on the other side of the mountain, which was great and sufficient enough   after reading all 4 of these books, i've been ready to go hunting   i did it once @ 10yrs old with my dad   he gave me that gun we used that day   maybe i'll have to load it up and just go huntin'   but that will entail a great deal of thought whether to get sum shells for it due to this illness i have   i'll know if and when to go huntin   need to find a huntin' buddy   as a kid, i helped my mom or my sister and i skinned the rabbits and squirrels my dad would bring home   my sister hated it   i loved it   thought it was the kewlest thing   just wish my dad had taken me more often    anyways, i love nature so these books were well worth the read   and Jack London's writing is awesome....well i must get started with my day    today i'm off to the Bosque del Apache with Marsha and her grandbaby Madison (1yr)   they're my hikin buddies   the Bosque is where all the birds migrate for the south   i've been wanting to go for years, but kept forgetting   alas, i'm off for the adventure    i'll take plenty of pics and post them soon    have a great one   God Bless You!

Linseed Oil

how could they have not known?    it is SAD about Marion Jones   it is a major fall from grace   although she was told it was linseed oil, why didn't she stop after noticing the difference in her body and performance   and Barry Bonds was informed of the same thing   both unknowingly took steroids, but the fact remains they did take them   with that in mind, i don't think Bonds' baseball record should stand   i've had mixed feelings until i read Jones' story   i really didn't know what to think   couldn't recognize truth in all the slander   but now it is very clear   you take steroids, you should pay the price    and what a price to pay!

Da Bears!

well i'll be damned    after a poor start of the season, my Bears beat the Packers last nite in SNF   i watched the whole game this time   it was a struggle at first, but once Urlacher intercepted the ball, things started turning around for us   then the final drive and TD pass of the game, it couldn't have been a better ending   GO BEARS!    in the meantime, back in baseball my Red Sox swept the series   now it's just waiting to see if we play the Yankees or Indians   i'm hoping it's the Indians   either way, it'll be a good ALCS....in the meantime, back here at my apartment, the heat is on    it's been chilly in here the past few days, but this morn i finally had to turn the heat on   i had a sweatshirt on and it still was cold   43degrees outside and probably close to it in here   i caught a cold on thurs last and don't need to prolong it   i also got the mink blanket out last nite which kept me plenty warm (note:   i did NOT buy this mink blanket   a former lover from over a decade ago bought it in Korea while she was there   nice blanket but i don't believe in furry clothes or blankets)    anyways, it's still nice during the day here, 70degree whether but it's cold at nite here next to the mountain   but it's nice to have the fall here with winter on the way   winter a great time to hibernate and read books and watch football   i love cooler weather than our summer heat, but i think i've become cold blooded   o well, i'll still take winter over the heat anytime   well that's my story for now    have a good one!

Bugs beat Yankees

so, according to the news, it was the Bugs that beat the Yankees   well i saw that game and yes there were millions of what they call canadian soldiers or flying ants, but do we need to blame the bugs for the Yankees loss    in any sport you must deal with the conditions at hand   it was implied in the news that the umpire should have stopped the game because of the bugs    goodness what will they think of next ....in the meantime at Fenway Park, my man Manny Ramirez hits a 3run home run in the bottom of the 9th to win the ballgame   go RED SOX!!!!   the Yankees are ok, but my Bosox are better this year   someone's got to beat those damn Yankees!

in the meantime, back in Hawaii is my son   he's done with his tour in Iraq   i'm sooo happy and relieved    he'll be coming home on leave probably by the end of the month for a few weeks    it'll be great to see him    i've really gotten attached to this kid i inherited   gotta love him!

Bad Ass Girls...

Bad Ass Girls Drive Bad Ass Toys...and so the sign says    last week while walking thru Wallymart's parking lot i saw this sign on a Jeep   i went over there to see if anyone was in the car   sure enough the woman who owned it was sitting there    i told her i had to have this sign and where did she get it   Allthingsjeep.com    so i order it monday and it arrived today    awesome sign!   it is now displayed on my Jeep   the larger one on the windshield, the smaller on the rear window    and as soon as i can, i'm haulin' ass off to Colorado for some 4wheelin'    haven't been in awhile and i'm anxious to take this Jeep off for a road trip in the mountains    if not soon, i'll be on the passages first thing in the spring   by then i'll have my rack back on top of her   i knocked it off this summer forgetting it was up there and trying to park in a garage downtown.....in the meantime, life is good    next week i start volunteering at church again   i'm still in Roots class at church    i've also become co-coordinator of our Hiking Club   we'll be going on hikes once a month    I'm also ushering our UNM football games   so far so good   i'm just hanging out and reading too    not a lot of new stuff going on    however, my son is on his way back from Iraq finally   his tour is over    sometime tonite or in the mornin' he'll be back in Hawaii   then at the end of the month he'll come home for a few weeks    we may take off to Dallas, TX area to see my niece and her family   maybe we'll get some 4wheelin' in while he's here    for now, it's baseball playoffs and football sundays    such a joy to be retired from the p.o.!!!

class..

well i did start another class   this is one at church   it started tonite and it was refreshing to be in some type of class again   maybe i'll be doing classes the rest of my life   anyways, this is Exploring Roots of Science of Mind   we'll be reading material from those that Ernest Holmes, founder of Science of Mind and our church, found inspiration from   i've been dying to take this class forever   now almost 3yrs later i'm in it   anyways, it'll keep me busy until i begin UNM    fortunately classes at church are not a pass/fail situation, but i do learn a lot   for fun i'll grab my camera and do some b&w while getting to know my new film camera    i'm planning a trip this friday, my birthday, to Bandelair if my bike is out of the shop by then   i'm praying it is    i've been missing it a lot lately   Life is not the same without my motorcycle    if it isn't ready, i'll go up to Tent Rocks for the day   the main theme,  be in nature for a day   then next week, i'm going to return to volunteering at the church again   just one day a week for i will also begin ushering at the UNM football games as well    fall is here and i'm getting a full schedule again   somehow i manage to take summers off and take it easy, but once fall rolls around i'm ready to go    so new beginnings   change like the seasons...

almost...

almost went to the Art College that would have cost me $80k plus interest    i was ready   wanted to go sooo badly   but the closer it got to going, the more i worried about the money    so, i didn't    i would havve been in school today if i had decided to go there   since then i got a good recommendation on UNM    so there i was today at an advisor's office getting the scoop on classes i need   so i'm applying for the Spring '08 term   if i get in, i'm taking a history course i need   basic requirement   if i pass, i'll pursue the degree   if not, i'll just take photography courses    but i'm having faith   belief in myself that all will go well   one class at a time   one step at a time    i'll keep you posted once january rolls around .....in the meantime, i'm waiting on my bike from the shop again    it's little stuff that keeps needing to be done    i'll be happy once i can buy a new one which i hope is this time next year or the following spring at the latest    Life is still good, a bowl of strawberries!