Yeah, but now I have an idea for my son’s Christmas present. (With a squirrel sidekick, of course.)

What was it Pratchett said? Sunsets so pink, they had no style at all? I feel that on the daily, especially when the Sandias are doing their thing.

Sounds about right.

I just want my kid to be safe. He’s a goofy teenager, not some weird threat.

I sang every night until the night before middle school.

It's weird what sticks in my memory about my time in the newspaper trenches.

I remember that coming over the entertainment wire and talking about the show with my copy editor.

Peace be with you.

I swear to all that’s holy that this is currently growing as a weed in my front yard (at the foot of the west mesa). It’s the only thing to give a middle finger to the mimosa tree (I know, I know. It’s going to be yanked eventually.)

He’s getting there. His school is self-selecting for the smart and ambitious kids, and he’s built a group of friends that he once described as a “permanent pride parade.” We’re working on getting affirming care and changing his name, but it’s weird times down here, man.

There needs to be a junior auxiliary for people like my son. 😂 I hope you have the best time.

This is my actual Mabel.

I want one of Sanchez’s relatives to have brought a bag of biscochitos. I want one person to say, “Eee, I know, huh? She looks all pretty.” I want someone to mutter that they should have had the wedding at the Venetian, because it would have been fancier and closer. I want one “thanks, it’s Amazon.”

I want to believe that there is one table of Highland grads, and that the table is ringed by handlers and minders to keep the riff-raff segregated.

If you tag me when you toss it, I will give you all the praise.

NWS ABQ is amping us up for early monsoon.

First round of chemo triggered a major heart attack and he died, which was a blessing, really. He was so scared to waste away.

Welp. I guess my dad’s death from mesothelioma was for naught.

Hey, do you need a friend on the west side? You sound punk as hell!