spring haz sprung


          I know many of my fellow countrymen are still slogging thru the wintry mix and need to still use scoop-like implements to move blankets of snow from their path.

          Please know that I empathized with you today, while I and my cat wandered the forest trails on our first cat hike of the year.  It was in the low 60's (16° C), clear and sunny.

          We met this little green fella and saw five deer.

I take the "better story..." part back

          After watching this, I remembered my 2006 story (written in 2008) about a similar hawk which almost landed on Pam's head.  I take back the part about actually wishing he'd landed.  The story is good enough without what would have resulted in lacerations and a ninety-minute drive to get her scalp stitched.


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                                                   With slanted e or without...that is the question.

Tula's Trousseau

          I created this advertisement (for my fiancΓ©e), which will be published in the next issue of a local quarterly belly dance magazine called From the Hip.

I'm a Teamster

          Another first.  My new position is servicing vehicles at National/Alamo car rental (cleaning, refueling, etc) which is a union job so I'm now a member of the Teamsters Local 305.

          I've never been in a union.  None of my assorted previous jobs were union and then I joined the Army.

          If—35 years ago—someone had said (while working my way through college) that in 2014 it would be considered an accomplishment just to be hired full-time at a union job with benefits, I would have scoffed.  Scoffed aloud...I tell you.