A Dry A$$ December I Tell Ya

Where Do We Go From Here    Now That All Of The Children Are Grown Up    And How Do We Spend Our Lives   If There's No One To Lend Us A Hand     I Don't Wanna Live Here No More    I Don't Wanna Stay    Ain't Gonna Spend The Rest Of My Life    Quietly Fading Away   Games People Play    You Take It Or Leave It    Things That They Say    Honour Bright     If I Promised You The Moon And Stars    Would You Believe It   Games People Play In The Middle Of The Night 

Alan Parson Project 

The Ace Of Swords 1980 

TURKEY DAY:

Finally , a low key holiday without all the standard BS , time restrictions , labeling of who needs to bring what , and none of that rearranging the entire house for company to play a Martha Stewart living room charades. My A$$

One of the dishes on my aJENNda was a creation of vegan mashed potatoes. Following the Bernard YT tutorial to a T , totally spaced snapping photos from this point moving followed. Call it focused over stupidity. One of the steps was to wallop garlic bulbs , roast them in the oven , and then squeeze them into the mix. The other import step , save a full cup of the water from the boiling concoction to make the roux for the tasty gravy. So Delightful 

The key was to eliminate all the butter and milk fat and simply whip in Oat Milk and the first wave of the gravy. These mashed potatoes were unbelievably good. Like everything that you would expect of Turkey Day , without the heavy blob in the after meal gut pouch. While that was taking place , Humus Time. And this was also from Mr Bernard and talk about smoking hot. Super easy to make , simply tasty for sure , and what a fiber enriched appiteaser. Yes, appIteaser over appetizer. When you first tried the humus , just OK , the after taste is what nailed this dish. Needless to say , it was devoured. The only appetizer that disappeared from the table. So Good

Also on my list , happy pie time. Of course they were both 100% vegan severed inside of a homemade (vegan ) gram cracker crust that held together. Much to my surprise. And below , two gorgeous pies , Toby passed , every else  raved , and only then did I mention that they were both Tofu based. Classic  

Once the kids arrived after spending time with their families , they wolfed down slices of pie. The Dude nailed a pot of homemade whipping cream. Talk About Fluffy!! Of course they told us that they weren't hungry when they showed up. Soon after pie , they scarfed down some smoked turkey. Lucky us , we "left" the smoked baby back ribs in the garage. The Dude & I enjoyed them much later into the evening as we remembered later on. Those were beautiful and the tenderness was top shelf. We had to stop because it would have been so easy to over indulge as the flavors exploded between our fingers , in out mouths , and all over the sides of the trash can. I Do Love Ribs 

DOGS:

Yup , it is that time of year. Dog/House Sitting 101. And it is the best part time job ever!! Like Ever 

A Full Moon hike in the snow above Glade Park. Unfortunately , I have not strapped on the snowshoes yet this winter. Good News , booked solid with house and dog sitting gigs until the 20's of January. You should have witnessed the faces lighting up when I said that I was available for dog sitting throughout the holidaze. Hopefully this trend continues throughout 2026. More Wag , Less Bark 

RADIO ROOM:

Guess who performed live in the Radio Room?? 

Yup , This Guy !!! 

We , Foxie Flo , were privileged to showcase Steve O The Clown on stage with us for a one night performance. I met Steve some 20 years ago when he was dressed as a clown while tying balloon animals for children during Thursday Evening Famers Markets on Main Street. He is also a professional drummer and he brought EVERYTHING that our songs are missing. Everything

When our originals offer a breath between notes , Steve played something perfectly. Sometimes it was brushes on a high hat or the perfectly timed drum roll. Sensational 

I swiped a page out of the Weird Al handbook and changed personas every third to fourth song. Numerous wigs and even simply eye glasses were the main staples. A couple of shirts found their way as well. Misty continues to shake her head my way as ya just never know what's coming down the pipe. As It Should Be 

I also decorated the stage with Gnomes , mushroom houses , and tons of rope lights. The Dude helped me strings lights across the seating area and I happily trained The Honey Lady as our official greeter for the evening. And that was a bonus because the sound guy and his girl dog overheard my instructions. I explained to The Honey Lady that her number one projection is beauty. When someone walks into the Radio Room , immediately compliment them. Say something nice about earrings , jacket , hairstyle , or whatever you see fit. Kill everyone with kindness and welcome them to our show. Duh 

I explained myself again to Kalinderrrrrrrrs and Miranda on the bar front. Just hand out compliments and please make everyone feel welcome. I promised them that the tips would flow if they follow this tactic. And surprise surprise!!! With The Honey Lady , Robert , And The Bar Backs mingling about with handfuls of smiles to deliver , the $$$ rolled in. Boom Shaka Laka Boom 

SET I

Black Mamba - Glass Animals

Cage I've Made - Original 

Nightmares - Original 

Wagon Wheel - For The Madre

Witchy Women - A Three Song Set For Patrick As He Loves The Eagles

Passengers - Original That I Wrote And Feel Free To Ask Me About That Song

Hotel California - Eagles 

Come To Me - Original 

Tea Time - Original 

When The Doves Cry - Prince 

Don't You Forget About Me > Naive Melody

Fever To The Form - Nick Mulvey 

Stray Cat Strut - For The Dude 

SET II

Human Condition - Original 

Ghost Town - Original And The Gang Floated My Homemade Ghosts Through The Audience 

Trampoline - SHAED

Patience - Original 

Dreaming & Scheming - Original 

Mad World - Tears For Fears

Toxic - Britney Spears 

Love Potion #9 - For The Madre 

Love Song - Original 

Meow - Original 

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 

Psycho Killer - Talking Heads 

In The End - Original 

Pixie - Original 

E: Boots Are Made For Walking For The Sing Along & Everyone Sang Along For Sure  

What A Performance , What A Night , And My Heart Smiled For Weeks Afterwards ,

Cheers 

Mid Nov 2025

When You Walked Into The Room    There Was A Voodoo In The Vibes   I Was Captured By Your Style  But I Could Not Catch Your Eyes    Now , I Stand Here Helplessly    Hoping You Will Get In To Me    I Am So In To You    I Can't Think Of Nothing Else  

Atlanta Rhythm Section

So In To You 1976 

NOVEMBER:

How lazy is that title ?? Just like texting , laziest form of communicating , emojis over feelings. Insert a thumbs up emoji here. hhhheeeee hhhhhheeeee

Working on this project for The Madre and Patrick. They drive up from Sunny San Diego every Turkey Week and I send them home with a Holidaze Gift so that I eliminate the postage cost. Speaking Of Cost 

This project was 100% free. All the 2x4's were scraps destined for that landfill. I already had the glue , grinding stone , Acrylic Paints , and shop vac on hand. Wait , it wasn't free. I purchased the sealer and D-Ring hooks. Nothing Is Free

Anyway , what do ya all think ?? I ripped the 2x4's on the table saw into one inch strips and glued the you know what out of them. Let Dry Overnight Kids 

Worked This Sucker Over With An 80 Grit Grinding Wheel On My Angle Grinder 

Final Sanding With 120 And Then A Torch For That Added Depth. I Learned That I Should Burn The Wood A Little Longer As You'll See Later In This Post. It Is A Good Thing To Learn Something New. 

Yup , Over 50 Years Old I Am And I Still Lack The Ability To Count Properly. Classic 

An Epoxy Resin Sealer With A Once Over With 220 And A Gorgeous Second Coat For That Tasty Wet Shine. Patting Myself On The Back Here , This Turned Out Flipping Amazing I Tell Ya 

And Last Night's Sunset !!! Oh Baby 

Happy 12:34 On Turkey Day ,

Cheers 

Northern Lights

Come And Get Your Love     Hail Hail , What's The Matter With Your Head , Yeah    Hail Hail , What's The Matter With Your Mind   And Your Sign   An-A Oh - Oh - Oh - Oh    Hail Hail , Nothing The Matter With Your Head   Baby Find It , Come On And Find It    Hail , With It , Baby , Cause You're Fine   And You're Mine , And You Look So Fine    Come And Get Your Love 

Redbone

Wovoka 1974

I have never witnessed the Aurora Borealis with my own eyes , Until NOW 

Completely blown away and totally mesmerized but the whole experience. I just stood there in silence and the air temperature was flipping way warm.

I was under the impression that I would travel through Northern Europe someday to see these beautiful waves of color. 

Smiling From Ear To Ear ,

Cheers 

Halloween 2025

Cold Coolin' At A Bar   And I Am Lookin' For Some Action   But Like Mick Jagger Said    I Cant Get No Satisfaction    The Girls Are All Around     But None Of Them Wanna Get With Me     My Threads Are Fresh    I Am Lookin' Def     Yo , What's Up With LOC      The Girls Is All Jockin' At The Other End Of The Bar    Havin' Drinks With Some No Name Chump    When They Know That I'm The Star    So I Got Up And Strolled Over To The Other Side Of The Cantina    I Asked The Guy    Why You So Fly?    He Said    Funky Cold Medina 

Tone Loc

Loc-ed After Dark 1989 

HALLOWEEN:

Our tribe decided , without my input , on BARNYARD. This was a film back in 2006 or so. I decided rocking Danny Glover's character Miles the Mule would be the pigs in Sh*t. Hee Haw 

Overall , the group was fairly lame. So lame that we never even snapped off a group photo. Then , my oldest niece pulled a no show , AC & Baby Daddy dressed up like Beavis & Butthead , and I walked into the house to a Vodka Shots party. Not Tequila , Vodka. No Thanx 

Once we hit the neighborhood, I was able to shake off the disappointment. We all played nice but by 8pm , I gave out hugs and exit stage left. Drove back to GJ , switched out of the mule into a PUNK Rock outfit from a previous bike night theme , added a green wig as to match my green studded jacket , and headed downtown on the bike. That is when Halloween started rolling. Way Cool 

I swung by a house party that I was invited to and the costumes were cool by the characters were so flipping lame. Example: There was a couple that absolutely nailed Pulp Fiction. They were John "Vincent" Travolta and Uma " Mia " Thurman and she even painted a tiny bit of blood from both nostril holes. So I strolled on over to them and asked," Do ether of you know a Bad Mother Fucker around here?" They both stared at me in disbelief. In my head , I just shook my head in disgust that they were so clueless as the Samual "Jules" Jackson telling that pumpkin to grab his wallet out of the bag. "You'll know it's mine because it reads Bad Mother Fucker On It."  The other character was The Red Baron and I asked her ," Have you seen Snoopy this evening?" She gave me a look as if why I would be asking her about Snoopy. Shortly after that , stage right I shot. Main Street GJ was off the hook. Couldn't believe how many open containers , all the bars offered zero cover charge , and everyone was dressed in costume and partying on. Party On Wayne

ORTHO:

Spending loads of time in the office these days. Which is cool. The surgery folks and replacement parts are the heavy favorites lately. Stylin 

One little nugget that I have been observing these days , which seems part for the course , is the strong entailment. Such as , a new client sends me a text. That totally frustrates me and why not just send a pathetic emoji. The same information can be missed informed and signals crossed without explanation. Right 

I replied with a simple inquiring text AND MY PHONE Number. Hint Hint. Nope , they send another text that reads - I will be there at 3 and my back hurts. With a new client , I just replied with my next available date and time and even added that I am willing to make myself available over the weekend as well. Their response ," Don't you have anything sooner?" So I Called. Unreal 

One of the hip clients these days is a 10 year old. Yes , a parent always hangs out and chats when appropriate. Mostly , we are working with growth plates and joint proprioception. I enjoy working with the younger crowd as their minds don't block the work. Meaning , they leave the judgmental issues at the door and allow the effort to work. Dig That 

What I also enjoy about working with kids is witnessing their own light bulb moments. Kids don't become consumed with the why's and how comes like us adults and they simply allow the progression to happen. And below , I actually enjoyed 8 full days off. That includes all Sundays off. I think I am liking this pattern and hope to continue this trajectory. Maybe Yes , Maybe So  

BIKE NIGHT:

Our last Bike Night of 2025 took place the weekend before Halloween. They actually rode on Halloween but we were unavailable for that experience. No More Bike Night 

We did score during this ride as the college was offering up a bonfire accompanied by the marching band. Was highly entertaining hanging out with the younger crowd again. They Definitely Do Things Differently 

After spending time around the college grounds , towards downtown we rode. Unfortunately, downtown was nothing more than a well lit ghost town. The Mesa Theater was closed , Quincys doesn't open until 10pm , and the Goat & Clover was as stale as can be. We found our way over to Good Judy's for The Soul Train dance party and danced our way out of boredom.  Classic 

The final leg of the journey landed us at an LED something something dance party. There is a proper title but I am not recalling what they label these DJ light show pop up scenes. These events have a ton of potential and hopefully the next event will fall into someones lap that carries vision. Hopefully 

CMU 100:

Colorado Mesa University hit the century mark and they definitely played their cards right. Not just an average Home Coming but a month long of celebrations. Well Done CMU 

All of downtown was turned into another beer garden. CMU even set up beer pong tables in the street. Live music all evening , kids everywhere , and we caught up with so many folks that we hadn't seen since Porchella. So in a recap here , there is absolutely no Phuc N way something like this could be possible 25 years ago here on Main Street. The new wave of folks moving into the valley has really turned this place around for the better. Progressive Thinkers!! And below , we slid in during a ghost walking tour as our downtown buildings are full of apparitions. We now have guiding tours and GJ's advertise in out of state publications. Finally  

And they don't just think , they take action. The running/cycling/triathlon events , entertainment in general , and folks waving to one another is on the resurgence again. I appreciate this vibe!! I throughly enjoy interacting with folks without my usual unrequited love. When it comes to events , brainstorming is my fav. Now , I am witnessing folks following through with these ideas. Super Cool 

GOALS:

1. Listening With Intentions 
2. Walk With Delight
3. Mingle With A Drummer
4. Continue Building Community Involvement  
5. Project More Compassion
6. Spend More Time With Folks That Wanna Add Gas To My Fire And Not Those That Wanna Saturate My Fire With H2o 

And in honoring the day of the dead , I began this post yesterday , finishing up now during MNF. A total gut punch here because 42 is always the number. My address book contains 42 contacts that have shuffled off this mortal coil. It becomes a scary time as you near the other side when half of your friends are gone. Not a desirable milestone. So if your friends or family are still walking amongst the living , reach out. No need to be sappy , just reach out with a quick acknowledgment. I Leave you with the video above as this would be our original tune here. Human Condition 

Keep Growing ,

Cheers