Water Under the Bridge

Fantastic Concert

2011-09-24T23:11:00.000-07:00

One of the best concerts I have been to recently was last nite at the Rogue Valley Theatre...Montrose played all his best old stuff & his guitar sounded amazing. We sat in about the 5th row, next to the aisle-great view-tons of people in front of the stage-Its a small venue but it felt like there were thousands there. The sounds were so loud-the acoustics so good-my ears are still ringing 24 hours later-wow. The new lead singer Ronnie had was very good-I was impressed. When we first went in we were told hang on to our ticket stubs cause there was a raffle drawing for a guitar autographed by Ronnie himself so that was also exciting. My friend from work was there-& I was able to spot her & say hi real quick,my bofriend was in a hurry to get a good seat. We were on our feet from the first lick to the end 2 hours later-my hair was soaked with sweat-wheeeee! Got some good pix too. Then at the end...the raffle & unbelievabley-WE WON!!! A brand new guitar with fucking RONNIE MONTROSE autograph all over it-and a signed pix of him too! Just the most exciting thing to happen to us in...oh ,ever, I think! It will supposedly be delivered in 10 days ... unless it was a dream-heh! Just fucking fantastic I say-we are sooooo lucky-if you can get to see this guy-well-he is as great as he ever was-dont miss a chance to go. And our tickets were only $20 each-oldtime prices for sure. I am so excited to see the guitar-I still can't believe it.

Lisa - Gopher Queen

2011-04-03T00:20:00.000-07:00

Sooooo, it looks like once a year is all I am good for, for now...hopefully someday in the future I will post more often. In the time that I have right now though, I want to pay another tribute to another member of my family who is gone. Lisa Marie, Gopher Queen,loveable,gentle,low maintenance dog of the ripe old age of approximately 17 years wandered off a week ago & never returned. We have looked & looked to no avail, & I am sure now she is waiting for us in the clearing at the end of the path, happiness & youth on her face,tail wagging, everything about her saying "lets go! run up over the hill & jump in the pond with me!!" She never learned to fetch a stick, nor did she ever show anything but lovingkindness to her human family. She could dig out & eat a gopher in minutes, & once she killed a baby raccoon...oops! She was white & covered in black spots & gave birth to over 60 pups before we finally got her spayed. She was a very good dog. We kept one of her last litter-her name is Timber. I wanted so much for her to die near us,warm & loved but it was not meant to be,even at the end she was low maintenance. We shall love & miss & remember her forever.

Dirty Laundry

2010-05-23T18:17:00.000-07:00

Well its been almost a year since I posted last...so much has gone under the bridge & so where do I start...life gets in the way sometimes when there are very important things to talk about. Last summer,fall,&winter I watched in awe while Iranians all over the world united on Twitter-causing such change & passion I was overwhelmed. They made me proud of this human race we all share. Christmas'09 was the best ever, I was able to gift 27 people & it was a great feeling to put so many smiles on so many faces. How lucky I am to be able to do that. The job I have now is the best paying job I have ever had, I know what it is to live long term in poverty & so I have the most appreciation for my work & how it has lifted me up in so many ways. In December also I learned exactly how horrible the government in Iran really is, that good people who only want to speak their opinion can be declared "against god " & given the death penalty-there is no logic to this way of thinking. The powers that be in Iran sicken me. I am sure that eventually Iran will be free-the people there are too intelligent & sensitive both to their own history & the way the world is now to ever settle for anything less than complete freedom. I will be with them in spirit all the way. The 1 year anniversary is coming up-the never to be forgotten feelings of that time I remember so well-what a testimony to human endurance,unbelievably moving. This spring things have mellowed a bit on #iranelection but the continued march towards freedom has not stopped. I have had my own challenges this year & all I do is think of the bravery if Iranians & I know I can handle anything that is thrown at me. I am going back to my day shift soon, looking forward to spending more time tweeting amongst the strong & gentle hearts on #iranelection - I went to the laundry mat today to wash clothes, I brought with me a Time magazine-their special double issue of the 100 most influential people in the world...it was folded to the picture of Mousavi speaking to his supporters & had other pictures of the protests. After I got my machines started I sat down & there on the table in front of me there was an issue of the Wall Street Journal from June 17,2009-Iranian protesters all over the front page & more of the same on a page inside-wow-deja vu for sure. All of the articles were full of vivid descriptions of the strife, personal stories of suffering, yet all of them were full of hope & very oriented to what would happen in the future...well the future is a year closer now-there is still dirty laundry to be cleaned out of Iran-onward & upward!

Iran

2009-07-19T19:58:00.000-07:00

I knew many many years ago that Iran's people were mostly under 30 & with that knowledge I knew eventually Iran's people would demand & expect more from their government than their government would be willing to give. Therefore problems would ensue to say the least-young people have so much energy they really do run the world. So now here we are...Iran's government has perpetrated a false election & refuses to take responsibility-what harm would a new election do other than satisfy the people? Perhaps the results would be something the present government would not be able to deal with-I am sure amahdinejad is easy to manipulate-he looks so stupid & says many stupid things,it insults the people he is supposed to represent. I was thrilled to see the millions that turned out to protest this so-called election which was such a disrespect & snub to the Iranian people-silent protest, non-violent protest, righteous protest- & then nothing but murder & torture & imprisonment & fear mongering & blame on everyone & everything that was not the Iran government-this regime makes me sick. Then amahdenijad calling the people dust...yeah,right. He is a fool for sure. I do not care whether Iran has nukes or not-it is ridiculous to try to control something like that anyway & no country has a right to dictate to any other country at all...so there. I do not care about religion either-that is a personal choice- But the Iran people must have basic human rights to govern themselves, to speak freely, & be able to raise their children in an atmosphere of security & safety. I am only an outsider & realize I can do nothing but talk & so will continue to do that-I so so so support the Iran people to have what THEY want-that's all I wanted to say right now, I am real busy tweeting so my blog is being put aside a bit-ah well.

A TRIBUTE

2009-06-19T21:31:00.000-07:00

My stepson, travis died early thursday morning, he was drunk & sitting on a train track-he was 31 years old & it was his niece's 2nd birthday. He leaves behind 2 beautiful young sons. his wife, a sister, 2 brothers,mother, & stepfather, all of whom loved him dearly. He was a good boy, he always tried to do the right thing. He was a loving father. I liked him very much. I will always remember him as a kind & sweet soul-oh, travis I am so sorry you are gone-you will be missed until we are gone too & everyone meets at the clearing at the end of the path.

“Someone’s Got to Mention Clothes”

2009-01-12T00:03:00.001-08:00

“Someone’s Got to Mention Clothes”

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Finally

2009-01-11T23:33:00.000-08:00

Well-finally I have come back to post-cant believe its been so long but I got swept away with so many others being totally engrossed in the election-what miracles have been wrought,what wonders we have seen-President Barack Obama-I dont think life could be any more delicious as it is now-I have not been so inspired by an individual since Robert Kennedy-what a thrill it is to be part of history-I love it so much-and this country-what a country-I am so proud-2009 is gonna be fine-oh yes. This new President talks to the American people with intelligence, actually assuming we can understand complex ideas-what a concept! Tonight I see Bill Cosby bantering with the Mayor of DC-so cool-the Inauguration Balls- what WILL Michelle wear?? I cannot waite to see her in another beautiful dress. And what will the girls wear? 3 million people expected on the Plaza when he takes his Oath-wow. I will be wearing my ObamaMama t-shirt of course-heh-

2008-06-17T00:43:00.000-07:00

Frog in the Blue Room

2008-04-06T22:02:00.000-07:00

I love my life. Even though I live without some conveniences-we have no indoor plumbing therefore we have an outdoor toilet-or outhouse as my Grandma would say. My younger brother lived on a riverbank once & had an outhouse with no front door so as you sat on the seat you could gaze out on the river & even wave at any boats that went by-heh. Our outhouse is not hand dug but a Roto Rooter special, we 've had the same one now for 13 years-we call it the Blue Room, mainly cause it is blue. In the winter & spring especially we have many frogs & for some odd reason they like the Blue Room. The result of this untoward frog affection is-when we go to use it & unroll the toilet paper invariably a wet cold little frog will land in your open hand-sometimes two at once. At times it can scare the crap out of a person-heh. They fall out & then begin climbing right back up to their favorite perch-I do not know what they see in the whole toilet paper thing but it happens quite regularly so I know they like it there. I love frogs.

Old Friends

2008-03-31T01:09:00.000-07:00

wow-I just reconnected with an old friend, what a lucky person I am-cannot waite to hear something more from her-its has been over 20 years. Going to go to 4 concerts this year-busy busy busy-I wish I could retire & play around the rest of my life-hah-no luck there. Garden is planted now & even got a flowering plum to gaze at in the backyard-ah jeez-never enough time to do all the things I want to do but at least I have a word or two in tonite. Its going to be an interesting year this year-my son will have his second child in a couple of months-a boy. I just love having so many grandchildren-I truly feel they are my immortality. Tonite though my mind is on an old friend-she means more to me than she will ever know.

Spring is Springing

2008-03-02T00:37:00.000-08:00

There are daffodils blooming in the yard & the smell of spring is in the air. Gonna take a trip to Washington D.C. next year-it will be great to go & see & touch all of the history that is there for sure. I have another Granddaughter birthday coming up & so want to wish this March girl a happy life & good health too. Really looking forward to this coming tuesday, we shall see what happens politically in Texas & Illinois, such a historical year for all this political stuff-gotta love it, to see our country in action. Got some good pix of the recent lunar eclipse-it was beautiful. The next one will be on my birthday-wow. The new camera is great-its a Canon A720-very nice. I am fervently hoping that next wednesday will be a big party day for Barack Obama-he is the person this country desperately needs to regain the respect we have lost in the world, I know he can do it.

Happy New Year

2008-01-01T00:10:00.000-08:00

I will start this by saying Happy Birthday to my beautiful Granddaughter-may you live long & prosper. She is one of four...I am very blessed. Now a happy 2008 to this world we all live in-I have great expectations for this year-I think lots of good things are gonna happen...one biggy being the elections-we shall elect a new prez this year & it is high time I would think. I am supporting Barack Obama in the primaries-he represents true change to me. Any Democrat will do though. I am tired of all the bad vibes this country has been getting for the past years-there has to be a better way of doing things. Americans are not stupid people so that is why I think things will get better-they cannot get much worse. My resolution this year is to lose 50 pounds-we will see. I have learned many new things over these christmas holidays & its been a wonderful time. Onward & upward to this great new year & unknown surprises of life.

Amazing

2007-12-23T12:48:00.000-08:00

Life is so amazing all the time it seems-maybe that is what keeps me going. Things are sooo different from when I was young, it always piques my curiosity to see the world move from one situation & sense of things to another,usually to a terrible extreme. I know for sure the world could be a much more beautiful place if humans wanted it to happen bad enough. Not that my little corner of it all isnt pretty great-it is. I remember my Grandmother sitting next to me watching men walk on the moon...her brother had been born in a covered wagon in the 1890's...boy, there was true amazement on her face at that moment. I am a pollyanna about life in general and I think that attitude helps me through life's rough spots. And I've always considered myself lucky, I know things could have turned out much worse for me than it has. The main thing I have done this year to make my life better is I quit smoking-yay!! It has made me feel so much better physically-I smoked for 37 years-not a very good thing but it is a terrible addiction. I breath much better these days & it is empowering to conquer something that has such a grip on you. I am making christmas cndy today so I'd better get on with it-Merry Christmas to all & to all a good nite.

December Evening

2007-12-16T17:15:00.000-08:00

I sit here after my chores, it is barely dark, candles lit. It is a rainy nite, I waite for my Honey to come home & start the generator so that we can have our evening with precious electricity-love that directv! Heh. I love this time of year, good vibes everywhere. And as I write this the lights come on with the distant hum of the machine which creates the power. He is here. Tomorrow its back to work but tonite we can still relax & enjoy ourselves. We burn wood for heat so the woodstove really adds a lot to the coziness of it all. This home is our sacred place-we are such lucky people. The dogs are all sleeping. I love to watch stories about other parts of the country havng seriously deadly winter weather-I lived in a place that has deep snow this time of year and never again-I sit here now in knickers & flip flops-I have no problem with a green christmas, thats for sure. I still have roses & other flowers blooming. I am going to start reading some of the other blogs to get a better idea of how to blog correctly-boy that sounds silly-ah well. One thing I do know ...this is fun, fun.fun...

Eureka!

2007-12-01T23:49:00.001-08:00

I have done it now-we went and bought christmas presents for all 10 of our grandchildren-what a good time-:)-christmas time is so wonderful -Santa is definitely love personified. I cant believe I finally got some links & ads on here, everythins happens real slow for me but better that than not at all-heh. I cant believe Evel is dead-he was the same age as my Dad when he died...my brother saw him jump the fountains at Caesar's...he was on a rooftop across the street. Uh-oh...I feel the urge to go shop some more-gotta go.

2007-11-25T18:28:00.002-08:00

It would seem every time I go to do something for myself, one of my children interrupt-ah well, such is life-I know that vitamins help a lot-hahahahahhaha- I am definitely going to expand my horizons asap in the writing area cause I know I have a lot to say...heh. I live in the boondocks, as it were...with no running water, making our own electricity for almost 15 years-we consider it paradise-if things go well on my little blog here, I may add a pic or 2. I feel a strong need to learn more about this whole blogging world-such a cool thing to be able to do-I am not a joiner so this is great. Thanks to all the ones who came before.

2007-11-21T22:26:00.000-08:00

I am cooking pumpkin pies like mad, looking forward to a lovely Turkey Day, and very excited to be finally getting involved in the blogging world-onward and upward!!

So glad to be here

2007-11-20T23:57:00.000-08:00

Hello, I must be going...