Catron County Water Coalition: San Augustin Water Still At Risk

Catron County Water Coalition: San Augustin Water Still At Risk: Blogmaster opinion:  This February 12, 2013 Albuquerque Journal article shows us that the San Augustin water grab isn't over.  We are now s...

52 WEEKS TO PREPAREDNESS - Week 6

WEEK #6

Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage.

Food Storage:  8 cans of vegetables
Extra Item: 30 lbs of rice

Family Prep: Make sure your house number is large and visible for Emergency Responders to see. Call your County Office to make sure they have the correct house number. Make sure all family members know their address and how to give directions on how to get there. Call your local police department and ask if your home telephone number matches to what they have for your address. Make sure their directions to your house are correct with the enhance 911 system. Notify your local police of any peculiar directions or special needs.

Spiritual Horsemanship - project development: Paean to a Good Mare

Spiritual Horsemanship - project development: Paean to a Good Mare: In memory of Suletta HCC (*Sukuris x HCC Rusletta)  1983-2013.     Spiritual Horsemanship is so much more than a mere horse-human partnership...

Book report: Book lover's tech mystery

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan

It's got a glow-in-the-dark cover - that alone should be reason enough to get this book. You can make all kinds of neat (temporary) designs by shining a flashlight over the front or back cover, which is really cool considering that if you don't know about it you won't think to turn off the lights for some play time (or you might turn off the lights and be freaked out about that glowing rectangle on the table, like I was!).

But seriously (sort of) this book is also great to read - I really liked it.  I even understood it, including the geeky parts.

The primary location:  San Francisco, a strange, dusty bookstore owned by one Mr. Penumbra.  Penumbra means partial shadow, especially when talking about eclipses. Hmmm.  What is the significance here?  You'll have to read the book to find out.

Secondary locations:  The Google campus in California, a book repository sunk into the bedrock of Manhattan, a knitting museum in Berkeley, an antiquities warehouse in Texas.

Mix together: A secret society, a team of talented friends with just the right skills, and a quest to find the clues and to break the code that could be the answer to immortality... or maybe at least to discover if there is any message in the code at all.

A fast read, great entertainment, some thought provoking moments.  Plus it's inspired me to play around with programming again.

Thumbs up!

   

Glenwood Gazette News: Public Meeting Feb 15 - Predatory Animal Issues

Glenwood Gazette News: Public Meeting Feb 15 - Predatory Animal Issues: Notification of a Public Meeting re predatory animal issues called by Apache County AZ.  Catron County people invited, too!

52 WEEKS TO PREPAREDNESS - Week 5

WEEK #5

Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage.


FOOD STORAGE TIP OF THE WEEK

Food Storage                          8 cans of fruit
Extra Item                              8 rolls of toilet paper (1 per week)
72 Hour Kit                            Outer gear – correct for the season.
                                                Winter coat, rain gear, hat/gloves per person
Family Prep                            HAVE A PLAN FOR YOUR FAMILY!!!

 Pick 2 meeting places:
1)      A place near your home in case of fire.
2)      A place outside your neighborhood in case you cannot return home after a disaster.

Choose an OUT-OF-STATE friend as a “Check-in Contact” for everyone to call.

Mr. Bill

For those who are not of an age to have seen Mr. Bill the first time around, my condolences.  You missed a great thing - a time when many, many people were walking around quoting, "Mr. Bill - oh nooooooo!"

For those who have no idea who or what Mr. Bill is, here's some info.

Mr. Bill first appeared on Saturday Night Live (SNL) back in 1976.  Mr. Bill and his pals/nemesis are clay figurine animated with stop action.

From Wikipedia:

"Each Mr. Bill episode would start innocently enough but would quickly turn dangerous for Mr. Bill. Along with his dog, Spot, he would suffer various indignities inflicted by "Mr. Hands," a man seen only as a pair of hands..."

The hands were played by Vance DeGeneres, the older brother of actress and comedian Ellen DeGeneres.

"Sometimes the abuse would ostensibly come from the mean Sluggo, another clay character. (However, Mr. Hands did most of the violence himself, because Sluggo would tell him to, i.e. Sluggo says to...") The violence would inevitably escalate, generally ending with Mr. Bill being crushed or dismembered while squealing in a high pitched voice, "Ohhhh noooooooooooooo..."

"Characters: Mr. Bill, Mr. Hands, Spot, Sluggo, Miss Sally, Mr. Bill's Mom & Sluggo Clones."

Honestly - it was funny.  Maybe you had to be there.

Mr. Bill's own website