Category Archives: The Basics

I was going to write a nice long post about my trip to Disneyland but I have been sick with some nasty hacking cough thing since I got home. 

Forgive my lack of writing.  Just waiting for the lungs to clear up.  Thank goodness for Mucinex.

OMG, J-Lo was heard back stage after taping a segment on Good Morning America saying that she couldn’t understand why everyone was talking about “that swimmer” (Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals and broke world records). According to Ms. Freakaziod Beyotch, she was the one training for a triathlon just six months after giving birth, and that was the big story right now, not “the swimmer.”

Doesn’t that just make you want to hang out with her?  Not!

Ray and I are off to Disneyland this week for THREE days!  We’re joining our niece and two nephews and some other family members.  I can’t wait!!  I adore those kids and am excited to $pend lot$ of money for our happy Di$ney memorie$. 

It’$ the happie$t place on earth. 

I may send a few posts through my phone…

Ray and I have been pretty diligent about working out daily.  I became frustrated with our basic free weight set because there’s only so much you can do on a bench.  We decided to look for an all-in-one system.  Ray suggested a Bowflex.  At first, I wasn’t so sure.  There are no weights on it, just bars or rubber bands–depending on which one you get.  The Bowflex Revolution is their top of the line system and at a hefty price, I wasn’t about to entertain the thought of buying one. 

On a whim, we decided to look and see if we could find something on Cragslist.  There is now a Craigslist for the neighboring town of Sierra Vista (the closest city is Tucson which is 90 miles away).  Much to our surprise, there was a listing for a brand new Bowflex Revolution.  The guy bought it in January and only used it about five times.  He was very motivated to sell it.  We basically offered him half of the MSRP and he took it.

It was a bit awkward at first but I think I’ll get the hang of it.  I really like the machine.  It does everything!  Ray and I are very thankful to have this fall into our laps.  Time to workout!

Ray and I noticed Brewery Gulch was getting some water during a desert rain shower.

Last night Ray’s sister Jan and her friend Diane arrived for a short visit.  Ray and Jan were in the kitchen and Diane and I were sitting in on the back patio chatting.  Diane was telling me something…I can’t remember and I noticed something on the ground about eight feet behind her in front of the screen door.

It was a rattlesnake.

A fucking rattlesnake!!  It wasn’t big–but it was big enough.  I got up slowly and said to Diane “Don’t.  Move.”  I called for Ray.  He came out with a broom and tapped the handle on the ground.  Annoyed, the snake slithered over toward the fountain and shook its rattle just a bit before going into the water.  It kind of splashed in and out and then curled up behind the fountain.  We decided to eat inside.  A few hours later, I checked behind the fountain.  The snake was gone. 

That’s life out here in the country.  I’d rather have a slide-by rattler than a drive-by shooting.  Really, I would.

This is my first remote post from my iPhone. Here is a photo of my desk at work.