Where is winter?

Mornin' Folks,

So (know I shouldn't start a sentence with that) . . . many people here are happy that we have not gotten "real" winter weather yet. Afterall, it is still FALL. But it is ridiculously warm here, in the 60s to low 70s daytime, but sometimes in the 30s at night. A week and a half ago we had a trace of snow. Granted that was the earliest I'd seen the white stuff here. So (yet again) I sit languishing here in Flag waiting for winter. But, if you have to "languish" somewhere Flagstaff is a nice place to be. I love living in the mountains.


I did a quick trip to Prescott on Thursday to take daughter Natasha to her mother's for a sojourn down to Tucson to see her "Grammie." It was a nice drive down but everything is so dry here in northern AZ. There was prescribed burn on the low mountains east of Prescott Valley and couldn't help but think how much of a tinder box the whole area seemed to be. I had intended on spending the night with my friends the Hammonds but felt a little out of sorts and decided to flee back north. Due to a snafu with my social secuirty for November this short foray out of Flag will probably be the only one I do until after the first of the year.


Watched some "Yahoos" here out with their placards against national health insurance. It never ceases to amaze me how stupid people are . . . don't they know a national health plan is the only way costs will go down for medical treatment. It is the insurance and drug companies that are making all the money. It is just like the Wall St. folks and banks who put us in the financial fix that we are in. Cannot some of you people that have it so good think of others for once. And you seniors ( I am one of you) can you not worry so much about your Medicare and think about the greater good. They are not going to take away your coverage. Get a brain people, and don't buy all the bullshit put out there by the right wing pimps for the insurance companies!



Movies: I had looked forward to seeing Men Who Stare at Goats and did yesterday when it opened here. I have to say I was somewhat disappointed. Although it is funny in parts overall I would not give it more than two stars. Clooney and McGregor are pretty good together and Kevin Spacey, for the featured role he plays, isn't bad, but the film does not hold together well. Jeff Bridges basically channels his Lebowski role. What with the disappointing Amelia last week I am not optimistic about films being released right now. For the most part there is a lot Vampire bull-shit and cartoon/computer generated crap where actors are made to look like they have been botoxed. I did see previews of a new international "thriller" with Matt Damon that shows some promise. Since I will be here for both Thanksgiving and Christmas I hope that the usual holiday releases are at least watchable.


Ciao!