What Else Is Possible: The Wind Cries Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

His Palms Are Sweaty Knees Weak Arms Are Heavy There's Vomit On His Sweater Already He's Nervous But On The Surface He Looks Calm And Ready To Drop Bombs But He Keeps On Forgetting What He Wrote Down The Whole Crowd Goes So Loud Snap Back To Reality

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Lose Yourself 2002

FOOTBALL:

Can you believe this NFL season?? How many games have come down to the last possession?? How many times could both teams win the game at the final two minute warning mark?? All season long showcased teams losing by one field goal or a touchdown. And the stat that blew my mind , KC Chiefs only lost a single game this season but have yet to cover the spread! Think About That

Ever since giving up my allegiance ( New Orlean Saints you can read about that in this here link ) I am enjoying the NFL so much more. Catching games for the pure entertainment value so rocks the casbah and when I am unable to watch , who cares. No biggie there my friends. And my "gambling" has dramatically improved for sure as I no longer insert my emotional baggage into the equations. That So Kicks A$$

And this year has been no different. We had approximately 24 willing bettors in the league for Last Man Standing. Maybe 26 but I just cant recall the official number at this time. For those of you that have never played in a last man league or know zero of what I am referencing here, allow me to enlighten you. Last Man Standing is basically this , you only pick one team to prevail each week. HOWEVER , once you choose that team , no longer available. Meaning , nobody is allowed to camp out on KC every week for the win. If you pick KC week one then KC is off the board for the rest of the season. If you pick your favorite team week 5 , then that favorite team of yours is unavailable for the rest of the season. Yikes

In the true spirit of a cut throat league , if you suffer a loss after week one , you are out. Our league is so flipping pathetic that we implemented three strikes and THEN you're out policy. This year , by week 4 , we lost half our members even with the three biffs rule. The game that took everyone out was The Vegas Raiders flying to Baltimore back in week two or three or whatever week that was. Something like 14 of us figured that The Ravens would bitch slap Vegas around that week. OOPS

So my point is this , by week 11 in the NFL , our league is down to just three of us standing. Me and two other ladies for the $$$$$$$ and bragging rights. Our league always breaks down the cash so that 3rd place receives their entry fee back , 2nd place walks with a nice chuck of the pot , and the top dog collects some righteous bucks. Thanx Spicoli

With two weeks left of the regular season , it was STILL us three and yes we all three have suffered two loses during the season. And yes , all three of us were picking the powerhouse teams. And yes , who knows who is about to pick who. Its Fantastic

Last Sunday , with two weeks left in this Last Man Standing Season , I was all in for picking the Jags at home. Unfortunately , Vegas saw a swing in betting and Tennessee became favored and something like a 72% chance of winning the game BECAUSE of the threats of heavy rains in Florida. I noticed that the Indy Colts were an 84% chance of winning and obviously Vegas knows more than Bo. Come to find out , us three last remaining in this years league ALL picks the Colts. Yup , all three of us lost last Sunday. All three of us banked on Flacco and the Phuc N Colts. Yes , we jinxed each other without knowing it. Which means we split the pot three ways for something like $75 each. Classic

I was super bummed with not picking with my gut as The Jaguars handled the Titans just like I figured but oh well. When the group text began rolling in , I waited. Then , I went for the high road attitude and sent out a humble text expressing what an honor it was to play in the league this year and how pleased I am that we have a trifecta claiming the cash. Like the lottery , instead of an 800 Million Dollar winner , why not have 800 one million dollar winners? Share that wealth baby. Of course I was quickly faced with disgruntle replies and take that hippy sh*t elsewhere statements. Funny how losers react when faced with optimism. Smile On I Do

Now , I leave you with a parade of blue lights from the Botanical Gardens. A field trip for sure next year as this is a must experience. Hip Hip YAHOOOOOooooooo

XMAS:

As many of you long time readers , I welcome you new discovers , I absolutely despise this whole commercialized holiday production thing we call Christmas. It's rather repugnant. Growing up in the heart of the Sierra Mountain Range , deep , wet heavy blankets of snow was the norm. Banks of snow and glowing nineteen seventies lightbulbs under fresh layers of snow was what I was accustom to. Our neighborhood homes would gather for games and what nots and every home would decorate their lawns in true story book fashion. Maybe someday I will post old newspaper clippings from those days. You Wont Believe Your Eyes

That fairy tale lifestyle rug was ripped from under my feet in nineteen seventy-nine when we relocated to sunny San Diego California. Experiencing mid 80's Fahrenheit / 26C on Christmas Day was a far flipping cry from the anticipated holiday spirit. Christmas has never been the same since and every year after that sucked it more and more.

Sure , SD was totally a privilege. San Diego was chock full of opportunities. There was this overflowing amount of explorations and I could hardly pack them all into full capacity of living back then. Back in those rowdy cowboy days (now Ted Williams Parkway connect the house to DelMar State Beach in about 6 miles / 9.6K) a BMX bike ride took me just about all morning to accomplish. The journey became an adventure. And believe me , I never , like never , like ever never ever wanted to tackle that return trip as I knew what awaited me.

So for years and years now I am not a fan of December in general. Not a fan of the unannounced stress or the time restrictions built around needless expectations. And don't even fire me up with the plastic one time use products heading strait for the landfill with the horrific end result. Meaning METHANE GAS

The trajectory of this holidaze was flying towards another disappointment. I definitely learned my lesson during Turkey Day Dinner and was planning to steer clear of the Ham and dairy fats for sure. My guts no longer have them thar enzymes for breaking down cow butters , heavy starch , oil fats , and/or enriched flower products. No Thanx

Then , holy smokes people , The Dude saved the evening!! Like the jubilant man that he is , that son of a gun purchased these capes for all of us. I was completely stunned and the excitement in the living room painted the picture of CHRISTMAS. Everyone opened their gift with eagerness and childlike enthusiasm. The Dude's alive Christmas Tree that was draped with lights was encircled with giggles and sighs of delight as if a painted scene only a Hollywood script could portray. Outside We Booked It

To the neighborhood streets we flocked with wild congenial gratification in our bones as our rainbow capes flowed like busy river currents of light. At one point , some passerby's checking out Christmas lights stopped and backed up their car just to have a look down our side street. They sat idle for a few minutes before carrying on their way. Talk About Stoked

MEMORIES:

The Dude opened up a gifted Christmas box and that sucker was full of old photographs. I didn't think to much of it until I started flipping on through them and WoW. And talk about wild flipping dreams that night for me.

The Dude is flipping through one of the albums here in the above photo. Loads of pictures from back in the nineteen hundreds and all of us appear to be baby faces just like little Iris there. The photo below is of Mikey and Moo Moo. She Was Such A Loving Soul

The photo below has Papa T in the background with Mikey and baby Kalinderrrrrrrrs. Mikey would drive Moo Moo and Papa T out to Denver Colorado from Sacramento for family gatherings and visits. That box was packed with old family albums and I stared at hundreds of old pictures that night. The crazy aspect was I was able to recall the moments or the happenings around each of those photographs as if they were captured last year. " I forgot about that." was the standard comment I heard after I shared my version of a photo. Why am I able to remember those times but I cant seem to find the glasses that are top of my head?? Oh Well

This photo below is from the Colorado Mesa University's parking garage tonight. I was in the process of time lapsing the last sunset of 2024. Our low might be 17F / -8.3C tonight and tomorrow offers a forecast for a high of 33F / 0.5C Oh Baby Lets Cuddle