This past Saturday was a beautiful day to go flying in search of breakfast. I ended up near the Gila Wilderness Area at the Negrito backcountry airstrip in southwest New Mexico. I met a couple of friends there and they just happened to have breakfast burritos and cinnamon cake!! How lucky am I!?!?! It was… [Read More]
High Back-Country Breakfast and Flight Testing
Most aviators operate their aircraft at airports/airstrips that are at relatively low altitude. This is good because there air is dense down low. The denser the air the more power the engine is able to make and the more lift the wings are able to produce. The higher you go, the thinner the air becomes… [Read More]
An apple is trying to kill me!
Yes, an apple is out to kill me… I’ve told a couple people this tale of woe and very few believe me. This is a true story. I’ve eaten apples my whole life. A few years ago, I ate one just like normal. I don’t remember what kind it was – probably a green one… [Read More]
The Hunted… and almost the eaten!
I had the pleasure of watching a small group of deer over the course of the last week. This little group spent a lot of time where I was camped in the Gunnison National Forest. It is harder to tell from the photos than in real life but it was a Mamma and two babies. … [Read More]
NOT Short!
All of you that think you are the only one that suffers from depression, the blues, the blaahs, laziness, lack of motivation, etc…, pay attention. Today was my day (again…). I had some errands to run early this morning in Albuquerque. My errands didn’t go so great so, while I was in the big city,… [Read More]
Fat
I’ve been reading FatCyclist.com lately. Fatty (his title) has a bunch of really great thoughts and one that I really, really like is the reason for his blog. As I understand it, he started posting his weight for accountability purposes – to himself and his readers. I think many of the problem that Fatty cites are… [Read More]
Healthy Eating
I am slowly learning that healthy eating is more than a simple checklist to be followed… This is a post a wrote on June 22, 2012 but didn’t publish. For whatever reason, I just wasn’t quite ready to share it – I am now. Want to see something really cool?!? Take a look at this!… [Read More]
In the money
I’m in the money tomatoes now! I mentioned here that my one and only tomato plant started producing. Today I pulled off NINETEEN good size tomatoes!! Up until this point, I’ve been eating as many as I desire every day. Now, I’m simply overwhelmed!! Believe it or not, I try to keep this plant pruned but… [Read More]
Tomatoes
My one tomato plant has started producing! The following photo is of the first two tomatoes to come off the plant. I’m eating them like apples and loving every juicy drop!!
Negrito Breakfast
Negrito (ONM7) is one of the New Mexico backcountry airstrips. It is on the north side of the Gila Wilderness Area which is a spectacular area. The strip is at 8143′ MSL and has two runways. 17-35 is 7500′ x 60′ and 3 -21 is 4000′ x 60′ and in pretty good condition. Plenty good… [Read More]