June 2025

Moving On The Floor Now     Baby You're A Bird Of Paradise    Cheery Ice Cream Smile    I Suppose It's Very Nice     With A Step To Your Left And A Flick To The Right     You Catch That Mirror Way Out West              You Know You're Something Special      And You Look Like You're The Best    Her Name Is Rio And She Dances On The Sand    Just Like That River Twisting Through The Land    And When She Shines     She Really Shows You All She Can    Oh Rio Rio     Dances Across The Rio Grande 

Duran Duran

Rio 1982 

DEAD FLOYD:

Caught Dead Floyd once again and they came to play! This was my third time catching these guys live and they are so dang solid together. Dig It 

These folks are amazingly talented and bring their A Game to every event that I have had the pleasure of attending. They definitely leaned heavy on the Grateful side for sure but their Floyd tunes were marvelous as always. As every night , they were way high energy!! The singer Charlie projects pure enthusiasm with every song he sings. And I absolutely appreciate their unique interpretations of Grateful Dead Jams and older Pink Floyd deep cuts. Bring It 

DOGS:

I am caretaking these pups once again as their humans are overseas for an extended period of time. And boy did we ever experience Mother Nature unleashing her furry. In 25 years , best storm to roll through the valley for sure. And that is saying something. How about dropping 12 degrees in 13 minutes?? And in those thirteen minutes , gusts of wind slapping trees around at 45mph / 72kph. YES 

As I jumped on the old iron horse ( my Cannondale Commuter Bike ) I quickly noticed that it was rather dark over the Bookcliffs around that 5:30pm mark. But what really caught my eye was just how wide the shelf of the storm appeared to be towards the north. Then , I noticed that the air was still. Like Spooky Still 

Told myself , "Self , let's but a little A$$ into this ride." As I picked up my cadence , looked down one of the north to south side streets and the rain was approaching from the north. That is when I really started riding. Taking chances and getting rowdy I rode. Those sporadically massive drops begin splattering upon the pavement creating the well known and pleasant petrichor aroma. Love It 

But I knew the rain was coming. I thought I knew the heavy rains were coming. Nope!! I Sh*T you Not , the best hail storm that GJ has ever witnessed tore through this Valley. You have to understanding something here. The eastern slope receives vehicle damaging sized hail as the warm moist air from the Gulf collides with the crisp cooler Canadian air aloft. But in GJ , we typically receive tiny little styrofoam hail. My fingernail here below next to a larger sized stone and then the rest of the little pebble sized scattering the floor that broke apart upon impact. So Cool   

Not this sucker!!! Check out Sparky's hand here below. In Texas , this would never be considered hail. But here in GJ , those a vegetating massacre hailstones. The wind , the stones , the whiteout conditions , and the blanket of ice that this storm left behind was beyond impressive and I couldn't be happier. Love It 

What cracks me up the next day , everyone with their stupidly dumbfounded faces asking me, "Can you believe that storm yesterday??" And I wish I carried the huevos to reply ,"Can you believe that you're still consuming that Starbuck's cup of diabetes ya moron?" Yes , the storm drains backup and resulted in flooded streets. Yes , those Hailstones destroyed backyard gardens. Yes , lightning bolts danced inside of that storm. Yes , this particular storm cell was so damn radicle that we experienced an actual whiteout in June. Yes , tons of busted branches littered the streets. Yes , wind ripped shingles off those rooftops. Yes , just like my last post , I can Phuc N believe it people. Mother Earth Is Pissed 

And the next day on my way to work , outstanding I tell ya. 

WORKING:

The days are clicking on by and from my perspective, my schedule's always full. It's the same old habitual patterns but I am rather fortunate that it is the way that it is. Can't Complain 

I believe that I have a weekend on my radar to boogie out of town. Don't want to jinx it just yet. I really do need a breather and I hope that I am not being mislead. I Hope 

Still rocking the commuter bike every day , still happily working multiple jobs , and still paying by chunks for those quarterly taxes. The joy is never ending my friends. Joy Joy Happy Happy 

Stay Brilliant ,

Cheers