Reznjun

thought i would post a picture of a snowy fence line from this past winter. i do whatever work i have to do in the mornings so i dont have to be outside when the heat index is over a hundred. when i was visiting with my aunt during the fiesta she was talking about during the 30s. she said temperatures were around 110 degrees and they didnt have a/c or fans.  she said they had to use a wood stove to make bisquits. the temperature of the oven had to be 140 to bake the bisquits. this is while the outside temperature was already hot. she said there was nothing you could do about it but live with it. then she talked about the flood of 51.  she was the water was approaching as they walked up the street to a neighbors. the water flooded her basement but not inside the house.  i like to listen to older people talk. they make their experiences sound interesting.

my aunt made me remember the old house i grew up in. it was  b.c. ( before casinos).  it didnt have electricity or running water. though it was years after the depression we had the same problems. it was hot in the summer and cold in the winter. no such thing as storm windows in those days. we had screens on the windows but they got pushed out and werent effective. this allowed flies in. they were an added nuisance during hot weather, as if being hot wasnt enough. the roads werent graveled so when a car went by the dust hung in the air.  we too used a wood stove to make bisquits. so cooking did make the house hotter. that old house is gone now–the victim of progress.

i had lunch the other day at the senior site. i ate with an older lady i have known all my life. we  were talking about the old days. she didnt understand how some people could be so demanding nowadays. the more they have, the more they want. she said every night she gives thanks for what she has. living a life that included going without tends to make some more grateful.

i bought a new printer to go with my new computer. the geek told me i needed to buy a usb cord that cost another 28 bucks. what he didnt say was that the one off my old printer was the exact same. well it was a different color but otherwise it would have worked.  one thing wrong with businesses today is the extra costs they throw at you. should be a law that makes they be up front with all costs associated with purchases. our lawmakers are owned by big business though. maybe the tea baggers will save us in the next election.

got a wedding to do this weekend. the groom grew up with my sons. they played on some of the same ball teams. i am doing more weddings. some people dont want to go to a justice of the peace or to a judge. the thing that gets me is every now and then someone will question how am i qualified to do weddings. that is insulting to me. i doubt they would go to a priest, rabbi or minister and ask them how they are qualified.  no one has ever questioned if i was qualified to run a funeral or name a baby. or to run any ceremony that i do. indian people like to put their own down. i understand non natives not being knowledgeable bout our ways. i dont understand why some of our own dont have a clue.

glad today is friday. got part of a weekend. that wedding and will take some time. but i have the rest of the weekend to kick back.