I skipped writing anything last week because we were really tired. We are still recovering from almost two weeks of fun with grandkids and adult children (who we love very much), but it’s a lot of work and stress as we get “gracefully older. “
I’ll begin by ranting that the Albuquerque Journal did not publish its annual “Cow Chip” awards for silly things that go on in New Mexico during the year. I’ve mentioned things in my blogs that I discovered in previous years’ Cow Chip awards. Memorable events included the time a State Police officer was caught on a dash cam having sex on the hood of his police cruiser (while he was still “mostly” in uniform) as a random Chihuahua dog observed the activity. There was also the time that the inaugural run of the Rail Runner commuter train was delayed after it hit a wandering cow between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. And who could forget the incident in which an Albuquerque city bus driver smacked into the rear of a car in front of him while munching on his burrito. And of course, there was video of a port-a-potty navigating traffic on Central Avenue in Albuquerque during a spring windstorm.
As a backup plan, you can always turn to Dave Barry’s “Year in Review,” which manages to skewer everyone, including politicians on both sides of the aisle, for learning about dumb things that happened during the year. This year, he warns us that the two greatest threats we face in the future are pickleball and Artificial Intelligence.
The link is below:
Finally, my new year’s resolutions this year are to play more golf, go fly fishing more and weed out the thousands of coffee mugs we have accumulated over the years from various vendors, places we worked, events, relatives and national Television News Show appearances (okay, just kidding on that last one).
Hope your 2024 is a good year for you and that you are not overcome by pickleball madness or artificial intelligence.
(Now where did I stash that coffee mug I was given at the 2001 Roswell Old Timers’ Hot Air Balloon Rally?)
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