CEDARHILL

The Eahru

Now that I know what an earhu is because I've seen our hometown boy - Daryl- playing one, I noticed them on multiple street corners in Chinatown where the distinctive music would float through the streets. 

Walking...

I have to walk early in the morning, before my brain figures out what I'm doing.

I joined a health club last year, spent $400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to go there.

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 89 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $7000 per month.

(This is what I love about blogs! I have a place to post my pics of Bobcat, taken this morning for no particular reason, and some fun notations from my friend Paula who sent the words of wisdom on walking.)

The Power of blue suede shoes

The bottoms of mothers red leather pumps were showing daylight and the edges were looking pretty rough. Still, they remained her "shoes of choice" despite an almost pristine pair of dr. scholls orthopedics purchased nearly 2 years ago when it seemed a practical choice, or the more sedate brown leather pumps (purchased at the same time as the red.)

The hunt for shoes was always about finding out where the red pair had landed. It was never about any of the other pairs in the closet.

And so it was when the holes in the Red Shoes got large enough to let in water, bugs and hot concrete, that it came time to retire them. But what to replace them with?

Mother and I went shopping at Bealls yesterday and Pulled 4 pairs for her to consider. A nice leather, lace up tennis shoe,a beige mary jane, a sporty lime green flat and...these. The minute I pulled them out of the box - BEFORE she'd even tried them on Mother got this satisfied smile on her face and said "Those will do."

But, lets see if they fit, I said.

"Oh, I'm sure they'll fit," she said.

I could see a "Cinderella moment" coming.

Thankfully, it was a good fit. Just like mother had said. (Because I'm sure we'd have had to bring them home ANYWAY...just for the style of it all.)

I think we have made the transition to the blue shoes successfully. She wore them to bed with her pajamas last night. And assured me this morning that she would make them last ten years.

   

Love in all it's forms

Decoy the Duck turns 13 and Carol throws a Party complete with cake and champagne.

The final's of the Chihuahua Races in Miami

The winning pair at the Gila County Fair.

LOVE.... comes in all shapes and sizes.

Bruce's Eclipse

Just got an email from Bruce Boyce who came to Globe last year for Bills Photography workshop. He photographed the recent eclipse and posted it on his website.

Check out the slideshow!

Got to www.bruceboyce.com

Just amazing what Bruce does with his camera!

Hummer Shower

A hummer entertained himself with a shower this morning long enough for me to get my camera. Hovering a foot off the ground and staying within rain shower of the sprinkler, this one humming bird played in the sprinkler for minutes. I'd never seen that! Wish'd I'd had mya telephoto.

Another reminder of how to enjoy life where you find it!

Beer....

Introducing..

Found a new blog this morning that is written by Chris, a chief security analyst and visionary...called rational security. I've listed under the new Links title: Introducing... . It's my way of bringing you the new blogs I look at on a weekly basis...and those I find interesting and worth passing on.

There are so many actually.

But take the one for this week: RationalSecurity...Look at the report card of various federal deparments and see how well they are rated on their new security measures. It may be alittle disheartening to find that the Dept of Treasury, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Homeland Security all have Fs...while the Department of National Science, and Social Security get As.  Oh...and our very own Dept of Defense (who we assume has been actively working on this issue for the last 4 years) went from a D+ in 2004 to a D- in 2005. Sad.

If the moral leadership we are receiving from the prez and Ann Coulter could be directed at just a slighly Larger Horizon (like these numbers reflecting our National Security), then small personal preference issues like gay marriage could perhaps take its rightful place in the national discussion. The threat to the family these days is not whether two gay people want to have their committed relationship recognized legally. It is whether we can prevent our families from being blown up. literally. Lets get the focus on where it should be and quit expending energy on such "tin horn" evils as gay marriage. 

We are big into "framing the problem" these days. Just check out Bush's infamous "Evil Axis of Three". We know evil comes in three. ..Just look at the three who coined that phrase. For a look at the power of three.....see, rationalsecurity...the "ninja tapes."