tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48928607122410051652024-02-07T05:57:15.054-07:00Poco de TodoFor me, this is interesting stuff. Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.comBlogger415125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-15048036047318261382021-05-03T12:31:00.000-06:002021-05-03T12:31:33.556-06:00Bobby Unser & Me<p> It was a foggy, rainy May day at The Brickyard. </p><p>The New Mexico's Official Goodwill Ambassadors, The Amigos, had chosen Indy as a stopping place on the annual promotional tour.</p><p>Bobby Unser, in town prepping for The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, the Indianapolis 500, met us at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.</p><p>We stood in the cool air, on a wet track.</p><p>"You wanna go for a ride?"</p><p>I climbed in the backseat of the official Cadillac pace car, another Amigo got in the front seat...and away we go.</p><p>Now, mind you, it's raining, the track is slick, and we're in a Cadillac.</p><p>I glanced down at the speedometer and it was sitting above 110.</p><p>Bobby, with his left hand on the steering wheel was watching our faces and regaling life in the fast lane as we sped around!</p><p>All I could figure is, he knew every brick, every pole, every turn - and he knew what he was doing.</p><p>Thanks for the ride, Bobby!</p><p>Rest in peace - enjoy your trip around the track!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJinvblvK5xPa8ksxR_UCb-YhEy8RtsmnRLWxBQOecnN9BOk-7_ealYqGJxghEvGeKrsAwryON_dsVEpLcVC7letPFRoYr03VISJCSMD2KTPRu559h2SLbLBe0yKcarQyFsONHBL-rj8/s1894/RodgerBobbyUnser+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="1894" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJinvblvK5xPa8ksxR_UCb-YhEy8RtsmnRLWxBQOecnN9BOk-7_ealYqGJxghEvGeKrsAwryON_dsVEpLcVC7letPFRoYr03VISJCSMD2KTPRu559h2SLbLBe0yKcarQyFsONHBL-rj8/s320/RodgerBobbyUnser+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-20348912781643911162020-08-15T10:28:00.001-06:002020-08-15T10:28:11.649-06:00Bye Bye Teddy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdsqyMM3nlqq3YAq6a4a_SxHk9n4J5IR3dc0ZKWjDT_ZheMJ1zpTCLQCO2xOYQqqxPRfSg8W-sOk9BRMrHTmYjrCVcHfW7CpwhCClHKDSJmbK5eCLmcfMX0opW2p4HTwTKvZk6nuGloM/s1988/Teddy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="1902" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdsqyMM3nlqq3YAq6a4a_SxHk9n4J5IR3dc0ZKWjDT_ZheMJ1zpTCLQCO2xOYQqqxPRfSg8W-sOk9BRMrHTmYjrCVcHfW7CpwhCClHKDSJmbK5eCLmcfMX0opW2p4HTwTKvZk6nuGloM/w383-h400/Teddy.JPG" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teddy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You were so much fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">December 2010 - August 2020</div> <p></p>Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-30316723588743753912020-06-21T12:45:00.000-06:002020-06-21T12:45:21.117-06:00Dads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-30745359644101120242020-06-02T09:50:00.001-06:002020-06-02T15:43:25.853-06:00Admiralty Speaks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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security personnel—including members of the National Guard—forcibly and
violently clear a path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the president's
visit outside St. John's Church. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have to date been reticent to speak
out on issues surrounding President Trump's leadership, but we are at an
inflection point, and the events of the past few weeks have made it impossible
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whatever Trump's goal in conducting
his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this
country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our
domestic strife, and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed
forces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There was little good in the stunt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While no one should ever condone the
violence, vandalism, and looting that has exploded across our city streets,
neither should anyone lose sight of the larger and deeper concerns about
institutional racism that have ignited this rage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and anger that African Americans feel today. But as someone who has been around
for a while, I know enough—and I've seen enough—to understand that those
feelings are real and that they are all too painfully founded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We must, as citizens, address head-on the issue of police
brutality and sustained injustices against the African American community. We
must, as citizens, support and defend the right—indeed, the solemn
obligation—to peacefully assemble and to be heard. These are not mutually
exclusive pursuits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And neither of these pursuits will be
made easier or safer by an overly aggressive use of our military, active duty
or National Guard. The United States has a long and, to be fair, sometimes
troubled history of using the armed forces to enforce domestic laws. The issue
for us today is not whether this authority exists, but whether it will be
wisely administered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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professionalism of our men and women in uniform. They will serve with skill and
with compassion. They will obey lawful orders. But I am less confident in the
soundness of the orders they will be given by this commander in chief, and I am
not convinced that the conditions on our streets, as bad as they are, have
risen to the level that justifies a heavy reliance on military troops. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Insurrection Act.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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as they execute their orders, the members of our military will be co-opted for
political purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are witnessing, we must endeavor to see American cities and towns as our homes
and our neighborhoods. They are not “<a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/01/secdef-encourages-governors-to-dominate-the-battlespace-to-put-down-nationwide-protests/"><span style="color: black;">battle spaces</span></a>” to be dominated, and must never
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Americans—indeed, all Americans—are given the same rights under the
Constitution, the same justice under the law, and the same consideration we
give to members of our own family. Our fellow citizens are not the enemy, and
must never become so.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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choices have become militarized; too many military missions have become
politicized.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is not the time for stunts. This
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/mike-mullen/"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: .75pt; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; text-underline: none;">MIKE MULLEN</span></b></a> is a retired admiral of the U.S. Navy and
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<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-68271770873876278532020-05-21T07:50:00.003-06:002020-05-21T07:50:45.165-06:00The Good Times<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-9635887826414748292020-05-19T06:30:00.001-06:002020-05-19T06:30:48.514-06:00Nesting Roadrunner StyleBeep! Beep!<br />
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comes up, our state birds are gathering sticks…and they make a return trip to
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">And we’ve found the nest high
in a pine tree at the corner of the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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do you spot a birds nest?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look for lots
of poop on the ground…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Mommy and Daddy stay together for life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Have 2 or 3 nests a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lay 2 or
3 eggs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom & Dad take turns sitting.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Our guard
dog saw one thru the window the other day and just growled…didn’t bark!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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animals know when to just watch and let nature take its course. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-41620087200992304802020-05-17T08:02:00.001-06:002020-05-17T08:02:29.871-06:00<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
43rd President of the United States (George W. Bush) listened to Trump’s
inaugural and turned to the former Secretary of State (Gen. Colin Powell) and
said, “well, that was some weird shit.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Indeed
it was. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Trump,
raged about “American carnage” and described a dystopic America that existed
only in the fever dreams of a noxious mix of conspiracy theorists, demagogic
commentators and dishonest propaganda platforms getting rich by spreading the
disinformation planted by foreign intelligence services. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Three
years on it turns out Trump’s speech was prophecy. He has brought devastation
to America. His legacy will be mass death and economic collapse caused by his
staggering incompetence and ineptitude. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
United States is the epicenter of Covid-19 disease and death and the reason is
because of Trump. Trump has failed at an epic level. He has divided the county
and stoked a cold civil war. He has lied more than 17000 times and desecrated
the American Presidency. He has assaulted American patriots , our most
important institutions and attacked the rule of law. He is corrupt, indecent
and utterly lacking character. He processes none of the qualities of
greatness and goodness that have steered our country through its’ darkest
nights. He is a fool without compare. He is intellectually unfit and mentally
fragile. He is unworthy of his office and unfit for its duties. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are living in a moment of American weakness unlike any of us have ever seen.
Trump is the architect of that weakness. He is the instrument of our
precipitous national decline. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from this disaster will take many years. Trump is not capable at any level of
leading it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
election ahead is the most important this country has faced since 1864. Let it
end this rancid era of the reality show Presidency. Let it send this tiresome
and ignorant bully back to Trump Tower and cleanse the stench of his
corruption, idiocy, racebaiting and failure from our national life. The name
Trump will long linger. It will stand for suffering and unnecessary death. It
will stand for economic collapse and financial ruin. It will stand for failure
and weakness. It will stand for decline and dishonesty. It will stand for
stupidity and indecency. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mostly it will mark a tragic time in America where the worst leader in our long
history, a man so outmatched by history’s test was the President. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-76874950860798069442020-05-03T06:37:00.001-06:002020-05-03T06:45:39.007-06:00On The Road to VillanuevaOK, we broke protocol.<br />
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Kind of.<br />
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After 4 weeks around the house, except for the not-frequent visits to a hardware store, and a supermarket, it was time to head out.<br />
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The 323 mile journey, during which our only contact with fellow New Mexicans was a friendly wave along the highway, and at the drive-thru window at Wendy's, away we went.<br />
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Here's what we saw.<br />
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State Road Three - between I-40 and Villanueva!<br />
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These 345,000 volt electric soldiers, I recall from my years in the electric utility business, carry power across the sagebrush plains between switching stations in Bernalillo and Blackwater (near Clovis). It's 216 miles long. I think, now, in additional to traditional power generation sources (coal fired power plants), the lines are used to transmit power from solar and wind generation used by PNM and other utilities across the west.<br />
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Villanueva State Park, on the banks of the Pecos River was tranquil. It had been opened up for day use, only. There were picnickers in one site - and nary another soul around - except for the state park employee who kindly told us that day-use at the park didn't require payment of a fee!<br />
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Along the way we visited another state park - Storrie Lake near Las Vegas. There, our trusty Teddy, looked longingly at the lapping blue waters, probably wondering how he could get to the ducks that were quacking in the distance. But, not wanting to get his little feet wet!<br />
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On thru Mora, Cleveland, Holman, Tres Ritos, SiPaPu, Vadito, Penasco, Las Trampas, Ojo Sarco, Truchas and skirting Picuris, Nambe, Pojoaque, Tesuque, Cochiti, San Felipe, Santa Ana and Sandia pueblos we went.<br />
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Arriving back in The Big Duke City 8 hours later.<br />
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It was worth it!Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-22804034172180141112020-04-29T08:14:00.005-06:002020-04-29T08:14:47.042-06:00Corona Deaths<br />
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coronavirus in less than three months than battlefield deaths during the entire Vietnam War.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-9909222106011496902020-04-28T09:46:00.001-06:002020-04-28T09:46:52.125-06:00Eatin' & Drinkin' <span style="background-color: #f5f8fa; color: #14171a; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Half of us are going to come out of this pandemic as amazing cooks. The other half will come out with a drinking problem.</span>Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-71389334865525173192020-04-27T06:56:00.002-06:002020-04-27T06:56:27.629-06:00Which is which?<br />
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first.....Weight</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Watchers or AA?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-27265661814630982622020-04-21T08:21:00.000-06:002020-04-21T08:21:00.335-06:00Tuesday Takeaways<br />
On a bright spring day, here are some of my Tuesday thoughts.<br />
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First - the price of gasoline at the pump is great for the consumer's pocketbook. Probably not so for those making a living on the oil patch. Those folks who take a shower when they get off work, instead of taking a shower when they go to work!<br />
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On a recent trip to Santa Fe, required because of a dental emergency, the price of gasoline at a reservation station was $1.19 for regular.<br />
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I had to blink twice!<br />
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In a sense, I wish our gas guzzling SUV's were using more gasoline, it's so cheap! But, that's not logical, is it?<br />
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Then, the trip to the neighborhood Target.<br />
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No problem, most of the folks shopping were wearing some type of face covering.<br />
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The shelves were filled with paper towels and toilet paper.<br />
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Thank goodness!<br />
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Keeping physical separation, I couldn't help but overhear the cashier conversation with the senior citizen in front of me.<br />
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"Thank you for coming to Target. How are you today?"<br />
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"Not good!"<br />
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I wondered what that was all about. The clerk continued her job and courteously told the lady to have a better day.<br />
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Last night, the big event of the last week.<br />
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<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-64141601725603256902020-04-15T14:09:00.003-06:002020-04-15T14:10:50.977-06:00ABQ Jack FrostIt happens every year!<br />
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Early Spring!<br />
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The grape vine begins to grow.<br />
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The snow arrives!<br />
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A deep freeze!<br />
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So, here's what it looked like the day after Easter!<br />
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Snowing!<br />
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Here's a shot of a protected grapevine leaf!<br />
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And, here's a shot of a grapevine leaf, high and mighty, exposed to the elements. Jack Frost paid a visit. The leaves crinkled as they crumbled to the ground.<br />
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Another freeze is yet to come!<br />
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AOC - Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Joe Biden hasn't contacted her.</div>
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When was the right time for Bernie Sanders to say, I quit?<o:p></o:p></div>
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When should Barack Obama surface in support of Joe Biden?<o:p></o:p></div>
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When will Donald Trump quit lying?<o:p></o:p></div>
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When will self isolation end?<o:p></o:p></div>
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When can I go to the hardware store?<o:p></o:p></div>
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When will the wind stop blowing so I can get the pine
needles raked?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You see, our house has 5 Ponderosa Pines and 2 pinon trees
protecting us from the blazing hot sun. They like to shed their needles, and it’s
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<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-50439482431498514502020-04-08T06:09:00.001-06:002020-04-08T06:09:29.636-06:00Bob Woodward MissingWhere oh where is Bob Woodward of "Watergate" fame?<br />
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His face and opinions have been nowhere around for a few months.<br />
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Betting he's in the final throws of a book on Donald Trump's White House, and is making revisions, everyday. .<br />
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Some would predict that book will be out just in time for the election.<br />
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Barn burner!<br />
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Book title:<br />
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<i>It's not my fault!</i><br />
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Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-34334947337178018502020-04-07T06:54:00.001-06:002020-04-07T06:54:30.146-06:00Shut 'er DownThe opportunity to see neighbors at the local grocery store...lessening.<br />
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The opportunity to meet and greet neighbors at the local pub...delayed.<br />
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The opportunity to buy a bottle of hooch...more restrictive.<br />
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The opportunity to play a round of golf is...delayed.<br />
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Sure, this isolation thing is a bit testing on the soul.<br />
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But, it's what we gotta do. <br />
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Buzz Aldrin, the 2nd man to walk on the moon, and his moonmates spent weeks in isolation upon their return. There were no computers, cable TV, smart phones. Just smart people.<br />
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What's he doing to protect himself from the Coronavirus, Aldrin answered: "Lying on my ass and locking the door."<br />
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All because of a little bug that's so small it can't be seen.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5S5CcwF41g" target="_blank">And, it's not the love bug.</a><br />
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Sing it, George Jones!<br />
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<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-3857347394872924662020-04-04T09:00:00.004-06:002020-04-04T09:00:52.194-06:00Bearly HuntWord is it has spread all the way from New Zealand to Albuquerque.<br />
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Yep, we've got it!<br />
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The New York Times puts it this way:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 20px;">They may not be "bears in the air" as C.W. McCall called cops in choppers on the record and in the movie Convoy...but they they are bears.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 20px;">BTW - By The Way - I interviewed C.W. McCall - in the gallery of the New Mexico State Senate. He was making the rounds of the promoting the record and the movie. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 20px;">C.W. McCall was a stage name. The author and recording artist of the song was an ad agency guy by the name of Bill Fries.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 20px;">Fries went on to be elected Mayor of Ouray, Colorado a number of times. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 20px;"> </span>Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-8736242090923691822020-04-02T10:18:00.004-06:002020-04-02T10:18:52.699-06:00Thursday gun musingsSo, I see the FBI processed a record 3.7 million background checks for gun purchases in March - more than any month previously reported?<br />
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Why?<br />
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Gun shows are declared "essential" businesses under the federal government guidelines, which allows them to continue selling firearms.<br />
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Why?<br />
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The month of March included five of the top 10 days in the history of the National Instant Criminal Background System (NICS), started in 1998.<br />
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March was said to be the second-busiest month ever for gun sales - lagging only behind January 2013 when President Obama took office.<br />
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So, why so many in March?<br />
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Do the purchasers think they can kill a Coronavirus with a gun?<br />
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Huh?Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-33943285844964771852020-04-01T13:59:00.001-06:002020-04-01T13:59:53.731-06:00This 'n That<br />
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Wikipedia: <b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">April
Fools' Day</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> or </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">April Fool's Day</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> (sometimes called </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">All Fools' Day</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">) is an annual custom on April 1 consisting of practical
jokes and hoaxes.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">In 2020, we don’t need any
hoaxes (we have enough already) and, it is my suspicion that not many folks are
ready for practical jokes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">As they say down on the oil
patch, we’re into some serious bidness right now with the Coronavirus creeping
around, and the Saudi’s and Russian’s playing with the price of oil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">However, I’ve been assured
by someone that this too will pass.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Which brings me to a comment on the world “that”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">In a journalism class at The
University of New Mexico, my instructor/professor instructed and professed that
“that” is the most overused word in the English language – and aspiring
journalists should remember that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">His name was Tony Hillerman –
a newspaper editor back in those days, and later on an acclaimed author.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve told many folks the
story I just told you. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Notice, I didn’t say “that”
story I just told you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I did learn something!</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">It’s Springtime in the
Rockies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Enjoy a day without too much
wind and those pesky dust devils.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Carry on with whatever it is
that you’re doing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Rodger Beimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01084718942159446950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892860712241005165.post-53293537788929943082020-03-30T13:59:00.001-06:002020-03-30T13:59:30.517-06:00No Soliciting<div style="text-align: center;">
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They don't watch TV news.<br />
They don't listen to the radio.<br />
Occasionally they may hear music from the outdoor speakers.<br />
They only know, it's springtime!<br />
Aren't they lucky!<br />
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No Radio. No TV. No phone. No daily newspaper. No electricity, no running water.<br />
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