Both of Thursday’s meetings went of great. All agreed that collaboration between the county and city should happen and while there were several questions about certain areas, I believe all left happy.

The EDC collaborative meeting was also very receptive about this and we are planning a presentation about the city/county efforts to the state tourism board.

I can’t believe my stupid idea grew into this effort with a life of its own.

• Lodger’s tax board meeting @ 11:30 in Pecos.
• Economic Development tourism meeting @ 3:00 in Vegas.
• If it sounds to you like I’ll be driving a bit tomorrow, you’d be right.
• I initiated a combined marketing plan for the city & the county and it’s coming to fruition. I’m kinda amazed actually.

Yesterday

Nina tried to kill both of the old ladies here around dinner time. Both choked on food she served. Happened about an hour apart. I was nervous going to sleep last night because she’s a believer of “third time’s the charm”. I survived the night.

More & different

Lunch with Joe and Phil at Tiny’s was very good. I had a chicken tender enchilada with green chili and I don’t remember what Joe and Phil had. Joe and Phil needed to meet and I facilitated the meet. It was interesting being the “fly on the wall” as two members of the oldest families in the valley traded names and stories of family and the past.

Is Canada really real?

I’m thinking of getting a Ford again after seeing this!

We feel the room swayin’

Just saying.

Things have changed.

Hello, Dolly

iPhone warning systems are now startling the daylights out of us. We’ve never had them before and they are very attention getting. Warning of flash floods, heavy rains, and other stuff. We’ve each got some repeatedly and I think they’re kinda cool.

Obama is forcing furloughs on civilian New Mexicans working for the military. Great job you’re doing Big O, just freaking great. I know it’s nationwide, but NM is my focus. Trickle down unemployment! That sounds worse than the old liberal bitch of trickle down economics.

Well, I repaired our video system today, sort of. We’re still short a couple of cameras, but we’re mostly up. Ordered a new system with cameras that pan, tilt, and rotate. Will probably need fewer cameras with this type of camera.

I also fixed our network error problem with the gas pumps. Turns out that the line that have for the gas pumps is dead. Calling the phone company tomorrow to have that fixed. Just hooked it up to a different line for the time being. One of the good things of having 5 lines here I guess.

Pump 2 still has it’s problems though and I hope to find the parts online soon and fix that one too.

Pilates today. Helping Catherine with a new program afterwards. Hoping to go with Tori to visit the county after that.

More rain in the forecast for today. Keep it coming please! Even with all the rain that we’ve received, we’re still showing a Pecos River that is a shadow of what’s normal. very low river, except when it is raining. Once it stops, the river lowers to scary low levels.

Well, time for me to think about breakfast.

One of your old favourite songs from way back when

So the silent one comes to NM, drives right by my place, and doesn’t even stop to say hi. Nice, real nice.

Other stuff that doesn’t involve nephews that ignore me.

• Erin’s home.
• Nina and I went to Colorado yesterday for lunch.
• The Wendy’s in NM aren’t good enough for us.
• Our video system went tits up. I think this is the 3rd to do so.
• I’m thinking of replacing this one with a wi-fi system. Still shopping.
• The weatherliar chick is looking good today. She’s a nice dutch girl.  Carl?
• Looks like another week of no poker. He’s running a Texas Hold Em game again and I suck at that.  And then there’s the jinx. TED, the jinx.
• Made pancakes yesterday for breakfast.  ML loved them, but Sh ignored them this time.
• ML is being difficult at times, but to date she’s always on her best behavior when I’m here. Yesterday she ripped into Diana, her newest caretaker. Stupid old people! (not you Mom!)
• They discovered a snake in NM that they thought was extinct and Erin said that they have them near her dad’s house.
• Does anyone else think that it’s funny that the Lone Ranger got crap reviews and a cartoon, Despicable Me 2, kicked Tonto’s ass?
• A TV show, supposedly taking place in Montana but filmed locally in NM, is doing quite well. Longmire is in it’s second season. We watched the first show and were unimpressed, but I saw it one day last week and since the remote was across the room and I couldn’t be bothered to get it, I sat through the show.  NOT BAD! Compared to the first one I found it to be a very good show. Add the fact that I recognize many of the places that scenes are shot at to increase the interest and I got a new show to watch.
• Our place was scouted as a filming location but that never happened. The location scout owns property that adjoins ours. Newton was also interested in other locations I know of, but since he didn’t choose us, I passed on showing him other cool things.
• Dennis just called and told me he’s downstairs waiting for me, so BYE.

If you can’t scratch the itch, you know it will drive you stupid.

The Rubicon Trail explained and shown.

httpv://youtu.be/5z7hC_PzIEc

httpv://youtu.be/a6W2ZMpsxhg

Yesterday, Tori and I went to Alb. to sign the contracts on a new house for her. They say it will be here in August sometime. Tori is excited and nervous at the same time.

My little girl is growing up.