Cool aide?

This morning I had coffee with a local friend whom I hadn't seen in person for some time. I am aware that we have different opinions regarding recent news. I would like to begin by saying I am not nor ever have been a stanch supporter of either political party. In fact I believe if the U.S. would eliminate the two party system it would be a lot better off. For some reason my friend believes that Donald Trump was the greatest president that we have ever had. I, however; believe he should be in prison for causing the January riots. The sight of the man makes me want to throw up. Not wanting to start a fight in a public place, I quickly said, "Never Mind."

Hours later my only question is, "Are people still drinking cool aide?" 

Two weeks

Two weeks and Core Civics in Grants, NM will be taken over by the State of New Mexico. Who cares you might ask? Well all the staff who have been informed that they will no longer have jobs, that is who. What a horrible thing to do right before Christmas! That's all this town, that is already dying, needs. 

Prevention

 This morning I am asking myself is a tetanus shot really necessary? The last time I had an appointment with my PA he strongly suggested that I update mine since I couldn't remember the last time I had one. Good grief it seems all doctors want to do is attach a needle to your arm! Well anyway I decided to agree. Now I am thinking it was no doubt a good idea. About a month later I was petting my male cat and he decided to take a chunk out of my arm. It was the only time in 16 years that he had ever taken a bite. I immediately remembered the tetanus shot and thought someone was watching out for me. This morning I was putting something on my back porch and caught my arm on the door frame in the process. As I looked at the damage I saw the wound was worse than I thought. A piece of skin was peeled back and was bleeding. After attending to the wound I again remembered the shot I had agreed to and again thought someone was watching out for me. 

Okay you can stop now, enough is enough and I am grateful!

Little by little

Little by little my house is looking brand new. One of the last projects was to install new rain gutters on the roof. The back side had never had them and I wanted to protect the new siding installed last year. I really can't afford to move and a cheaper option was to fix the things that needed fixing, little by little. I have one more major project and that is to replace the ceiling in my office. Due to water damage it is in bad shape.

If I had not grown up with the idea of saving for a rainy day I would never have been able to accomplish what I have done in the last couple of years. 

Goodbye Smokey

Last night my 16 year old cat, Smokey, died. He was such a good cat. I was the first human to handle him. His mother gave birth to him in the bathroom and left him to struggle on the floor. I picked him up and put him in the basket I had provided for her to use for her kittens. I had no clue at the time that his mother, Ebony, was having trouble giving birth to the rest of her kittens. It wasn't until the next morning that I saw the other three. I felt a connection with her first born and decided to keep him. I named him Smokey. His three siblings were given away when they were old enough. Ebony and Smokey spent the rest of their lives together in my home. Ebony died suddenly a couple of months ago and Smokey died last night. I had taken him to the vet and tests were done to determine what was wrong with him. Nothing showed up and it was thought that he might have cancer. The poor thing kept losing weight and was seriously dehydrated. I switched to canned food and tried to feed him three times a day. His struggles ended last night and my son buried him this morning. The following picture is the first one I took of him. Goodbye Smokey, we will miss you!