Sunday, March 29, 2009
Jeez Louise!!!
Ok...finally figured out how the heck to contribute to this thing. Now it is my turn. Hmmm, can't think of so much to say right now; laundry this morning, champaigne brunch, golf....guess I should just try again later. Love to all!!
The Newest Hudson
Her name is Trinity(i might change her name) she is around one year old. We got her a few days ago. She is really nice so hopefully she likes us. Otherwise we are hanging in there and doing good, I got a little cold and now Spencer is a little bit sick. The cat has a cold too. EW and I went to a few job interviews but didn't land it. One interview that EW went to was for security at a bar. After he got there he realized it was a bar for men only. He ran. Not much else new I watched my friends kids(5yr old and 1 yr old) this weekend so I'm pretty tuckered out. ttyal
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Quick Trip to Dad's
Saturday (3/21) I did a quick day trip up to Dad's to pick up some of Maria Susana's stuff. Somehow I ended up with three birds in the front seat on the way back, too. Just what we needed, more birds. At least they are small. All seemed to do well and are fine today. Dad is doing well, working over the walls and interior of the house. Looks a lot brighter and more open already. Now if he can get the one chicken to quit following him around maybe he can get a bit more done each day.
The drive up went pretty well, I-10 - I-17 with no stops in 2:45 from our place to Dad's. Coming back I decided to avoid the zoo of rental cars and gawkers to zip over to Payson, then 87 to Mesa to 60, through Florence and home. I missed the shortcut of Bush Highway / Usery Pass and ended up taking 4:15 total. I sure prefer flying up - minimal traffic issues, etc.
All well otherwise - where is everyone?
The drive up went pretty well, I-10 - I-17 with no stops in 2:45 from our place to Dad's. Coming back I decided to avoid the zoo of rental cars and gawkers to zip over to Payson, then 87 to Mesa to 60, through Florence and home. I missed the shortcut of Bush Highway / Usery Pass and ended up taking 4:15 total. I sure prefer flying up - minimal traffic issues, etc.
All well otherwise - where is everyone?
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Snake # 2 for 2009
Jose found this one in one of the bird aviaries. Apparently it just coiled up quietly in a corner and was watching him work. He didn't even see it until ready to leave.
The head is in the trash and rest is in the freezer ;-)
The count is expected to grow this year as we have had a long spring with temperatures right where the snakes love it (we use the tortoises as indicators - they seem to both go active at the same time.)
I'll post some pictures when we have them.
The head is in the trash and rest is in the freezer ;-)
The count is expected to grow this year as we have had a long spring with temperatures right where the snakes love it (we use the tortoises as indicators - they seem to both go active at the same time.)
I'll post some pictures when we have them.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Back in Tucson
Well, I finally escaped Kansas City - a strangely unpleasant place to be. Nothing bad, just blah blah blah. Friendly folks, good food, etc. But the blah was overwhelming.
The drive home was done in two long days with an overnight in Tucumcari, NM. A short stop was made in Gallup to do some wholesale stuff for Amparo, and after a fill-up I drove on down through St. Johns, the Salt River Canyon, Globe, and ugly construction northeast of Winkleman. Amazingly my truck got 20+mpg between Gallup and Tucson - and this is with a load stuffed into the back end, and 200,000 miles on the 7.3 liter diesel engine that is 15 years old.
Last week I did three trips to the Phoenix Civic Center for the Waste Management conference that used to be held in Tucson every year. Phoenix stole it away because of the crappy way Tucson continues to treat big business, it's downtown businesses, etc. Rumors of the Gem Show going north are floating around town too. And I understand why one has, and both may leave. Downtown Phoenix is actually pretty darn nice now. They have really cleaned up the area from the old civic center north into a nice destination area. Heck they even have parking for big ugly trucks like mine. The new center is huge and could swallow all the facilities in Tucson. If it wasn't Phoenix, Phoenix would be pretty nice.
The three trips in three days sucked. I-10 is 55 mph for 13 miles from Picacho Peak toward Tucson. Still two lanes, but there were enough snowbirds to make it frustrating. Best news was that it is only 1:30 from the house to downtown Phoenix even with the traffic.
I was supposed to go to DC area for a meeting this morning but AA canceled the flight for mechanical reasons. This is the second time in a row that the countries number one airline couldn't get me to where I need to go to conduct business. Atlas Shrugged is coming true.
No new work yet, although it seems to be coming together for a short term assignment in South Carolina starting next week (4 - 6 weeks). Work is always good so I'll be happy to get it. It is with a DOE site, but given the new administration's penchant for taking my (and the kids) money in punitive taxes it seems only appropriate for me to get some of them back.
Pedro has a cold today so he's home today. Jose was dragging toward school earlier this morning - he drove me to the airport at 5, then back at 6 - all before school so it will be a sleepy afternoon for him. His PC croaked last night so he is working through resolution of that too. Amparo is doing well running trying to keep ahead of the rest of us and all the critters.
Hope all well - more as it goes by....
The drive home was done in two long days with an overnight in Tucumcari, NM. A short stop was made in Gallup to do some wholesale stuff for Amparo, and after a fill-up I drove on down through St. Johns, the Salt River Canyon, Globe, and ugly construction northeast of Winkleman. Amazingly my truck got 20+mpg between Gallup and Tucson - and this is with a load stuffed into the back end, and 200,000 miles on the 7.3 liter diesel engine that is 15 years old.
Last week I did three trips to the Phoenix Civic Center for the Waste Management conference that used to be held in Tucson every year. Phoenix stole it away because of the crappy way Tucson continues to treat big business, it's downtown businesses, etc. Rumors of the Gem Show going north are floating around town too. And I understand why one has, and both may leave. Downtown Phoenix is actually pretty darn nice now. They have really cleaned up the area from the old civic center north into a nice destination area. Heck they even have parking for big ugly trucks like mine. The new center is huge and could swallow all the facilities in Tucson. If it wasn't Phoenix, Phoenix would be pretty nice.
The three trips in three days sucked. I-10 is 55 mph for 13 miles from Picacho Peak toward Tucson. Still two lanes, but there were enough snowbirds to make it frustrating. Best news was that it is only 1:30 from the house to downtown Phoenix even with the traffic.
I was supposed to go to DC area for a meeting this morning but AA canceled the flight for mechanical reasons. This is the second time in a row that the countries number one airline couldn't get me to where I need to go to conduct business. Atlas Shrugged is coming true.
No new work yet, although it seems to be coming together for a short term assignment in South Carolina starting next week (4 - 6 weeks). Work is always good so I'll be happy to get it. It is with a DOE site, but given the new administration's penchant for taking my (and the kids) money in punitive taxes it seems only appropriate for me to get some of them back.
Pedro has a cold today so he's home today. Jose was dragging toward school earlier this morning - he drove me to the airport at 5, then back at 6 - all before school so it will be a sleepy afternoon for him. His PC croaked last night so he is working through resolution of that too. Amparo is doing well running trying to keep ahead of the rest of us and all the critters.
Hope all well - more as it goes by....
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