There was more traffic than I expected, but the weather was perfect. At about the 40-mile-point, SW of Sierra Vista, you get to decide whether to go north to Patagonia or continue west to Nogales.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Danger Lurks!
Somewhere, no doubt. But the Border Patrol guy said he hadn't seen any drug runners for decades. And, he added, the illegals don't wanna be seen so they keep to themselves; at least on the low road along the border of Mexico.
There was more traffic than I expected, but the weather was perfect. At about the 40-mile-point, SW of Sierra Vista, you get to decide whether to go north to Patagonia or continue west to Nogales.
There was more traffic than I expected, but the weather was perfect. At about the 40-mile-point, SW of Sierra Vista, you get to decide whether to go north to Patagonia or continue west to Nogales.
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Mongol Rally 2018
http://www.theadventurists.com/mongol-rally/
A few days ago an email appeared...
A few days ago an email appeared...
On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 5:55 PM, Joseph Ambrosich wrote:
https://www.thetouringtest.com/
Link to "The Team," Joe and Emily
2014 Team Rust & Dust
Hi,
My girlfriend and I have recently decided to do the Mongol rally. If you are unfamiliar it is a car rally from Prague to Mongolia. It must be completed in a car with less than 1000cc. For Americans this means the geo metro is a prime choice. I saw that you lived in yours and the rally is self supported. Any tips or setup advice to sleep in the car would be awesome.-Joe
I replied and today, Tuesday, January 23, Joe sent the URL for their website.
Link to "The Team," Joe and Emily
Good Luck!!!
Click HERE to contribute.
VIDEOS
FROM THE MONGOL RALLY WEBSITE...
Warning
You may have guessed, but these are genuinely dangerous things to do.
The website is written in a light-hearted fashion but you cannot overestimate the risks involved in taking part in these adventures.
Your chances of being seriously injured or dying as a result of taking part are high. Individuals who have taken part in the past have been permanently disfigured, seriously disabled or lost their life.
These are not holidays. These are adventures and so by their very nature extremely risky.
You really are putting both your health and life at risk.
That's the whole point.
Monday, January 22, 2018
Homeland Security
In Socorro, buying beer, the cashier asked to see some identification. Even after my hairy eyeball she, with the sweetness only a woman can conjure, informed my driver's license'ld expire in three days.
Thinking to avoid the long drive back, I took a number in Truth or Consequences. There, perhaps a projection, perhaps not, I worked to detect a hint of solace nestled in her comment: "We're Homeland Security Compliant." "Congratulations!" I rejoined. She followed it with a Teutonic-inflected, "Und your dokumentayshun ist INadeqvit!"
UPDATE 1/23/18 5:46 pm
I returned to ABQ, files, adequate documentation, and took a number at the nearest Albuquerque Motor Vehicle Division facility.
The "helpful lady" circulating through the crowd said it was all about quelling terrorism. And her son is a Green Beret and he knows ALL about terrorists!!
Eventually, as with constipation, it came out in the end.
Thinking to avoid the long drive back, I took a number in Truth or Consequences. There, perhaps a projection, perhaps not, I worked to detect a hint of solace nestled in her comment: "We're Homeland Security Compliant." "Congratulations!" I rejoined. She followed it with a Teutonic-inflected, "Und your dokumentayshun ist INadeqvit!"
UPDATE 1/23/18 5:46 pm
I returned to ABQ, files, adequate documentation, and took a number at the nearest Albuquerque Motor Vehicle Division facility.
The "helpful lady" circulating through the crowd said it was all about quelling terrorism. And her son is a Green Beret and he knows ALL about terrorists!!
Eventually, as with constipation, it came out in the end.
Friday, January 19, 2018
Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein the Vegan
It's a milestone I'm not overly pleased with...the acquisition of a smartphone.
During a tutorial, I learned my mentor is a fan of Von Frankenstein.
By way of counterpoint, here's Clare Chase
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
The Squidges Get Married
In our minds we've been married 26 years. But Social Security sez yuh gotten been LEGALLY bound 9 months to inherit your spouse's allotment. Mine's twice as much as hers so it only made sense.
When I phoned from somewhar in Arizony tuh see if she'd do it, she flat-out declined; I had to argue my case. Knowing (don't ask me how) I was gonna have a heart-attack (and die), she saw the rationale and tonight, Dan & Dave, our neighbors, came over to officiate and witness. Dave, on my right, is an ordained Catholic priest and Dan, in red sweater, his husband of 25 years, came as a witness. Margie, a friend of ours, agreed to be the other witness.
Michelle painted the tie in 1997 for a Valentine show at the gallery.
When I phoned from somewhar in Arizony tuh see if she'd do it, she flat-out declined; I had to argue my case. Knowing (don't ask me how) I was gonna have a heart-attack (and die), she saw the rationale and tonight, Dan & Dave, our neighbors, came over to officiate and witness. Dave, on my right, is an ordained Catholic priest and Dan, in red sweater, his husband of 25 years, came as a witness. Margie, a friend of ours, agreed to be the other witness.
Michelle painted the tie in 1997 for a Valentine show at the gallery.
As part of the rite, we each had a doughnut.
Saturday, January 13, 2018
ABQ Comic Con
A decade ago the meeting rooms were filled with graphic novelists, many of which were self-published. There was a feeling of iconoclastic literary enthusiasm. Now, the halls are full with merchandise aimed at the latest incarnation of The Society for Creative Anacronism (SCA), a mix of comic-book super heroes and science fiction characters. The women are lovely in their short skirts and translucent tights, while the men look ridiculous in their greatcoats. The two below were among the upper tier of elegance -- all the more evidenced in their gracious willingness to be photographed.
Through tomorrow evening, Sunday, January 14.
Friday, January 12, 2018
Rubber Tramp Rendevous (RTR) 2018
Introverts of the World Unite
or
Cats of the World Form a Union
"It sounds awful but it works." at 12:46 in video.
January 11 - 21, 2018 (link to blog)
Some great workshops and some great people.
or
Cats of the World Form a Union
"It sounds awful but it works." at 12:46 in video.
January 11 - 21, 2018 (link to blog)
Some great workshops and some great people.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Anality in the Bathroom
TODAAAAAAYYY....the guy came to assess the bathroom floor. They'd laid the tile several months ago and cracks had appeared inbetween. No one was sure why. After some chin-scratching, it was decided it'd be best to redo it.
While he was recovering from removing the tiles and mastic, I invited him to look at some of Michelle's prints.
Ms. Cook was so A-R (anal-retentive) about her work she would sometimes do more than a hundred prints to get 25 or thirty into an edition. Each color was laid down with its own stencil in a separate pass. Most artists limit their serigraphs to ten or twelve colors. Andy Warhol typically used six to eight. Michelle commonly used over 40.
One of the standards of serigraphy is "No white from the underlying paper can show between colors." Each color has to lie right NEXT to the other. If they overlap, the colors get "muddy;" if there's a gap, it's not quality work.
For many years her work was held up to other students in the University of New Mexico Print-making Department as an example of what's possible.
The floor came out perfectly.
For the moment, she's satisfied.
While he was recovering from removing the tiles and mastic, I invited him to look at some of Michelle's prints.
Ms. Cook was so A-R (anal-retentive) about her work she would sometimes do more than a hundred prints to get 25 or thirty into an edition. Each color was laid down with its own stencil in a separate pass. Most artists limit their serigraphs to ten or twelve colors. Andy Warhol typically used six to eight. Michelle commonly used over 40.
One of the standards of serigraphy is "No white from the underlying paper can show between colors." Each color has to lie right NEXT to the other. If they overlap, the colors get "muddy;" if there's a gap, it's not quality work.
The floor came out perfectly.
For the moment, she's satisfied.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Angela Meade at St Francis Auditorium
And we're going. Sunday, January 14, 4:00 pm
Angela Meade—“the most talked about soprano of her generation” (Opera News)—has been making waves in the opera world since her professional debut at the Met just under a decade ago. With a voice of “exceptional dynamic control” (The New Yorker) and “raw vocal intensity” (New York Times), Meade has won over 50 vocal competitions, graced the cover of Opera News, and been invited again and again to sing for the most distinguished opera houses in the world—most recently returning to the Met to star in a production of Bellini’s Norma, to much acclaim.
After a brilliant recital during Performance Santa Fe’s 2016-17 Festival of Song (where Opera Today stated that “with Meade we begin to know the sound of golden age singing”), the “gleaming soprano” (Washington Post) returns to Santa Fe this January to sing works by Meyerbeer, Bellini, Rossini, Beethoven, and Mahler.
As a part of Performance Santa Fe’s education program offerings this season, Ms. Meade will teach a master class for voice majors from the University of New Mexico on Friday, January 12 at the St. Francis Auditorium.
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Presents Wrappin' Music - Solstice 2017
Gettin' thoz presents wrapped. Better eventually than never, I alus say.
Some tunes tuh wrap by... (I'll make a playlist in the near future)
(scroll over title or artist for link to tune)
I'm a King Bee - Pink Floyd
Cyndi Lauper, True Colors
Patti Smith - Gloria (Germany)
David Bowie - Heroes ("....been watchin' too much TV.")
Lauper - Time After Time
Rascals - Good Lovin
Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (watch for the Matisse at 3:13)
Prince - Purple Rain
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to U
Deep Purple - Smoke On the Water
Double El hums this whenever I'm cooking. When she sings the lyrics are: Hiiiiiiiiigh burner cooooookkking....a fyyre in the kiiitchen.
Peter, Paul & Mary - The First Time (Ever I saw Your Face)
Hesitation Blues - Hot Tuna
Ry Cooder - Maria Elena
Mississippi John Hurt - You Are My Sunshine
Mississippi John Hurt - Coffee Blues
Taj Mahal - Cakewalk into Town
Taj - Fishing Blues - 1993
Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' - Divin' Duck Blues
Keb' Mo' & James Taylor - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Keb' Mo' & Buddy Guy - Born To Play the Guitar
Joan Baez - Bachianas Brasileiras No 5
Victora de Los Angeles - Bachianas Brasileiras No 5
Kaori Fujii and Eric Cecil - Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 (flute & guitar)
Renee Fleming - Casta Diva (In the Palaces of the Czars in St. Petersburg)
Rachel Gilmore - Met Debut (December 23, 2009) - Les oiseaux dans la charmille" from Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Some tunes tuh wrap by... (I'll make a playlist in the near future)
(scroll over title or artist for link to tune)
I'm a King Bee - Pink Floyd
Cyndi Lauper, True Colors
Patti Smith - Gloria (Germany)
David Bowie - Heroes ("....been watchin' too much TV.")
Lauper - Time After Time
Rascals - Good Lovin
Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (watch for the Matisse at 3:13)
Prince - Purple Rain
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to U
Deep Purple - Smoke On the Water
Double El hums this whenever I'm cooking. When she sings the lyrics are: Hiiiiiiiiigh burner cooooookkking....a fyyre in the kiiitchen.
Peter, Paul & Mary - The First Time (Ever I saw Your Face)
Hesitation Blues - Hot Tuna
Ry Cooder - Maria Elena
Mississippi John Hurt - You Are My Sunshine
Mississippi John Hurt - Coffee Blues
Taj Mahal - Cakewalk into Town
Taj - Fishing Blues - 1993
Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' - Divin' Duck Blues
Keb' Mo' & James Taylor - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Keb' Mo' & Buddy Guy - Born To Play the Guitar
Joan Baez - Bachianas Brasileiras No 5
Victora de Los Angeles - Bachianas Brasileiras No 5
Kaori Fujii and Eric Cecil - Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 (flute & guitar)
Renee Fleming - Casta Diva (In the Palaces of the Czars in St. Petersburg)
Rachel Gilmore - Met Debut (December 23, 2009) - Les oiseaux dans la charmille" from Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Prelude to Act I; Sir Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharomonic Orchestra
Lou Reed - Sweet Jane (Directed & set design by Julian Schnabel)
Dirty Blvd - Lu Reed & David Bowie
Pedro lives out of the Wilshire Hotel
he looks out a window without glass
The walls are made of cardboard, newspapers on his feet
his father beats him 'cause he's too tired to beg
he looks out a window without glass
The walls are made of cardboard, newspapers on his feet
his father beats him 'cause he's too tired to beg
He's got 9 brothers and sisters
they're brought up on their knees
it's hard to run when a coat hanger beats you on the thighs
Pedro dreams of being older and killing the old man
but that's a slim chance he's going to the boulevard
they're brought up on their knees
it's hard to run when a coat hanger beats you on the thighs
Pedro dreams of being older and killing the old man
but that's a slim chance he's going to the boulevard
He's going to end up, on the dirty boulevard
he's going out, to the dirty boulevard
He's going down, to the dirty boulevard
he's going out, to the dirty boulevard
He's going down, to the dirty boulevard
This room cost 2, 000 dollars a month
you can believe it man it's true
somewhere a landlord's laughing till he wets his pants
No one here dreams of being a doctor or a lawyer or anything
they dream of dealing on the dirty boulevard
you can believe it man it's true
somewhere a landlord's laughing till he wets his pants
No one here dreams of being a doctor or a lawyer or anything
they dream of dealing on the dirty boulevard
Saturday, January 6, 2018
That Trump!
On October 23, 2014, I remarked how a neighbor's disparaging remarks about President Obama, gleaned from dock-workers and Tv, were prefaced with, "That Obama!"
Not wanting to endure the conversation, I didn't ask how he felt about the price of gas having come down from near $4.00 a gallon to $2.65. The President was then in his 2nd term.
A mere year into President Trump's admin and look!
Not wanting to endure the conversation, I didn't ask how he felt about the price of gas having come down from near $4.00 a gallon to $2.65. The President was then in his 2nd term.
A mere year into President Trump's admin and look!
THAT TRUMP!
What Regional Haze?
The sign at Grand Canyon (outside the museum) pins the blame
[for the fact you can't see across] on, among other things, Chinese smog.
There's no mention of the Four-corners power plants;
irrigation and
the greenhouse effect.
(The term "Greenhouse Effect" was first used
by Nils Gustaf Ekholm in 1901. Wikipedia)
In Phoenix the fog is so thick in the mornings
you could mistake it
for London.
And the skiiiiiesss are
now cloudy
all daaaaaaaaay.
What Regional Haze?
The sign at Grand Canyon (outside the museum) pins the blame
[for the fact you can't see across] on, among other things, Chinese smog.
There's no mention of the Four-corners power plants;
irrigation and
the greenhouse effect.
(The term "Greenhouse Effect" was first used
by Nils Gustaf Ekholm in 1901. Wikipedia)
In Phoenix the fog is so thick in the mornings
you could mistake it
for London.
And the skiiiiiesss are
now cloudy
all daaaaaaaaay.
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Javelinas
The soap had disappeared. The remains of its plastic tub lies inverted and broken. The sponge goes quietly.
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