The pertinent chronology out of the way first: 101 days since I have left the property and been on a supply run. 315 days since arrival at this location; also corresponds with my last day off. Vela Von at 11 months – I had best intentions to go get groceries last week; honest. My fill-in girl was otherwise engaged working out of a 12hr shack at Continue reading The scenery hasn’t changed 
K.I.S.S. == Our little corner of the World. It gives me comfort Gate Guard Life: The 20′ flame on the flare stack just down the road is standing straight up this morning. No wind; I hate that. The caliche dust from the traffic on the road hangs like a low fog with no currents of wind to disburse it. It sticks in my throat and films the top of my coffee. I can Continue reading More Beans? 
I have been mulling this whole Hurricane Sandy thing over in my mind for the past month. I posted about it on the blog and the post was one of the lower rated ones I have written. It elicited many reader comments to the fact that those big city folks were doing everything they could do given their situation. As Miss Kathy and I watched Sandy swirling up the Eastern Seaboard headed directly for a Continue reading Dog Eat Dog  |