All posts by Glen

Just a former garbageman living in New Mexico selling crap to tourists and locals alike.

Holland

I went to walk at Pecos today. While parking I saw a car from Michigan and thought it would be funny if they were from Holland Michigan. Well, it turned out that we were leaving at the same time and as I pulled past them I asked them if they were from Holland. With a heavy Dutch accent they asked how I knew. It turns out the Michigan car was a rental and they were from the Netherlands. We chatted for a while before I left. They were doing Route 66 and were headed for Las Vegas, NV for a reunion over the weekend.

I had a nice walk there this morning. Took it slow and made 2 trips around the place without stopping or gasping for air. Once I get used to doing it again I’ll pick up the pace. Last year, when I finally quit because of the wind, I was doing the 1.2 miles in 15 minutes and I would usually do the second lap in 18 minutes. I’m going to try to get to that again.

IN OTHER NEWS

While typing up the above, I got a call from the district attorney’s office about Romero. There’s a plea deal in the works where he pleads guilty to the armed robbery with a maximum sentence of 9 years, with the actual time being up the the judge. I told the lady that I don’t care what time he gets as long as he gets drug treatment with his time. They will be checking with the John and the lady that Romero pointed the gun at too, but I have no control over what they wish.

Once this is settled, I’m supposed to get my gun back.

Ouch! Bad Puns.

1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The Ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent.

2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, “I’ll serve You, but don’t start anything.”

3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.

4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra

5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: “A beer please, and one for the road.”

6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: “Does this taste funny to you?”

7. “Doc, I can’t stop singing ‘The Green, Green Grass of Home.’” “That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome.” “Is it common?” Well, “It’s Not Unusual.”

8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, “I was artificially inseminated this morning.” “I don’t believe you,” says Dolly. “It’s true, no bull!” exclaims Daisy.

9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.

10. Deja Moo: The feeling that you’ve heard this bull before.

11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn’t find any.

12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, Doctor, doctor, I can’t feel my legs!” The doctor replied, “I know you can’t I’ve cut off your arms!”

13. I went to a seafood disco last week… and pulled a mussel.

14. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.

15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says Dam!”

16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it too.

17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. “But why,” they asked, as they moved off. “Because,” he said, “I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.”

18. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named “Ahmal.” The other goes to a family in Spain ; they name him “Juan.” Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.”

19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him. (Oh, man, this is so bad, it’s good. . .) A super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

20. And finally, there was the person who sent twenty different puns to his friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did!!!!!!!!

21. Did you hear about the man who stole a calendar? He got 12 months.

Snow. Slush. Rain. It’s about time!

We needed the moisture and we got a good amount! Puddles in my parking lot and around the new septic area will gradually seep in and  help green things up out here.

Nina and I hit the Harley dealer after breakfast and asked them if there was a ride today, all the while it was a near white out in Santa Fe. Who knows, we didn’t stick around to find out, but they may have held it anyway. Harley peoples are tough.

Nina’s sick, but not dying.

Good thing too, I’d have to kill her aunt.

She’s been in bed most of the day and appears to be normal now, but she’s doing the same thing she was doing in bed, watching TV. Further observation may be needed. I’ll keep you informed.

Took the bike out this morning, but it was too windy to do more than run to Harley and back. Big veteran’s thing going on there and I wanted to make an appearance. Saw some friends, shook some hands, hugged some girls, shot some shit, and went home. Did all this before Nina got out of bed.

The weatherliar is predicting rain and high mountain snow for tomorrow. I guess that means a great day to take Nina for a bike ride if she doesn’t have a relapse.

New Gun

After quite a bit of thought, I have replaced the gun that the cops took to hold as evidence. I was not comfortable keeping a handheld shotgun as a replacement to the 1911. Once I get my gun back from the cops, I will retire that pistol to the safe and save it for Andy. I’ve had that gun for 42 years and I don’t want to risk losing it.

I bought the MetroArms 1911, a bare bones pistol that is not as expensive as a Colt. To replace my gun, as it was setup by me, would cost about $1200. The new gun was half that cost and already had some of the special things I did to my gun on it. That stuff is now considered standard, but it made my gun a pretty sweet shooter.

Tori and I went shooting today and I am happy with my new gun. The salesperson at the Outdoorsman tried to up sell me to a Kimber, but I’ve had one before and I found it to be finicky with the ammo I shoot. The Kimber is also a bit pricey.

Sirius Satellite Radio

Yesterday I went to SF Harley-Davidson to have my 10,000 service @ 11,000+ miles and have Sirius radio installed. On the way home I found out that the radio didn’t work. I went back today to have it fixed and they couldn’t fix it, their tech was off today. I borrowed a 2006 CVO to attend the Old Fartz lunch. and while it was a Screaming Eagle, the seat was paper thin and my ass told me about it at every bump. It was fast though.

Tomorrow I will return to have them attempt it again. Catherine, John from the Old Fartz would like to meet you. I know, a dream come true! Sorry about that, back on topic. The tech will be back on duty and he can do the help desk thing and I will be doing the satellite radio thing on my bike too.

ERIN

Erin is in SF as I write this and she’s supposed to be filmed for a part in the TV series Manhattan. Tori was too busy to take Erin to do this so Nina is there with her and it’s getting quite late. I’ve had to watch the witch and it talked to me. I told Tori she going to need to quit her job and manage Erin’s acting career. She said no. I think that means Erin’s not going back tomorrow.

Septic system pics

Done! Needs some seeding to make the mound disappear.

Another week starts. . . .

. . . let’s hope it’s a good one!

This past weekend I spent many hours in Santa Fe taking a concealed carry course. I’ve taken a similar course previously and decided to pass on getting the permit. This time I will get the permit. I doubt I’ll carry much, but it’s getting weird out there lately and it’s better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

I enjoyed being out there shooting again, but doing it with 16 people is a less than enjoyable shooting experience. The class was supposed to be about 8 people, but it grew. A couple of women were in the class that were very inexperienced and they slowed things down considerably and then there was one woman that was more interested in gossiping than shooting. And then there were the hard of hearing, who also were wearing hearing protection. You had to physically chase them down and grab them to get their attention and shoot. One of the range officers said that it was like herding cats.

ERIN, NINA, AND DEBRA

Yesterday they went to one of the casinos for a horse show. It was one of those dancing and leaping horse type of events, and Erin came home so excited and wired. She was dancing and prancing around and playing like she was the ringmaster. She even got to pet some of the horses. Debra went with Nina and Erin in my place. The above class made me going impossible. I would have liked to have gone, but priorities.

Erin is going to be in a wedding soon. Roger, Belle’s old boyfriend, is getting married soon and he dropped off her dress while she was gone. Last night she tried it on and the dress combined with her horse show high had her dancing and spinning and just being such a girl, it was fun to watch.

SEPTIC SYSTEM

Well, it looks like this nightmare should be coming to an end today. The enviro creeps are coming for a final inspection to see if the pumping system delivers the water in an even manner and if that passes, Rudy and crew can cover and finish this pain in the ass and move on to his next project.

We had an issue over the weekend with the high-water alarm. The float that controls the pump and the alarm needed adjusting and wasn’t switching the pump on. I overrode the automated part of the system and emptied the tank. While it was emptying, I called Rudy and made him aware of the problem and he came out Sunday morning and adjusted it. I later ran across him in Santa Fe at the Plaza Cafe South where we went for lunch after shooting. He was there with his wife and son.

Dat’s it.