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Used Cars   1 comment

I made like 10 mental notes this week to remember, and i still forgot (“…so that’s the ways it’s gonna be huh? Too late Roy?” ) about The Fountain Theatre’s showing of “Used Cars” as the Saturday Matinee today.  I can’t believe i’ve missed my chance to see the Fuchs brothers on the big screen.

Posted October 24, 2009 by jdryden in Uncategorized

Game Day: Scramblers vs. Kaos   Leave a comment

Scramblers stay undefeated as they hold off Maxwell Smart’s arch-nemesis. Actually so many of the Kaos team was sick with the cold or flu, that only one Kaos player showed up for the game. So the  Scram coach split half the team up to play with the lone Kaos kid and the game was on.  […]

Posted October 24, 2009 by jdryden in Uncategorized

Nice story about Pie Town   Leave a comment

I love Pie Town. If you didn’t get enough of the place  from our last p-town trip, here’s a nice piece called 36 hours in Pie Town.

Posted October 22, 2009 by jdryden in Uncategorized

Middle Fork to Little Bear Canyon   Leave a comment

Took H on his first backpack to the Gila Wilderness. There’s a trail that follows the Middle fork of the Gila River and we took it as far as a place called Little Bear canyon, about 6 1/2 miles in.  Cindy provided much needed comic relief by losing the soles of both of her old […]

Posted October 17, 2009 by jdryden in hikes

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bleacher bum   Leave a comment

Posted September 23, 2009 by jdryden in Uncategorized

Gameday: Scramblers vs. SFC U6   Leave a comment

Scramblers come from behind to clinch a close match. Saturday’s game featured a tough matchup against the SFC U6 team. After falling behind early, the Scram tied it up 4 -4 after the end of the first period. With the speedier SFC team tiring, Henry’s strike in the second period made it 5 – 4, […]

Posted September 20, 2009 by jdryden in sports

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Pie-lot Episode   Leave a comment

Over the weekend, drove to Pietown for the annual Pietown Pie Festival.  I don’t know if it’s the altitude (Pietown is right on the contiental divide), the desert air, or the buckets of lard, or maybe all three, but the citizens of this desolate rural patch of high desert produce some of the best pies […]

Posted September 15, 2009 by jdryden in Special days

Scramblers vs. Tinker Belles   Leave a comment

Pre-season scrimmage starts Fall season H’s scramblers saw their first on field action of the Fall on Friday night. The Tinker Belles, an under-6 years old girls team, invited the scramblers to a pre-season scrimmage at NMSU’s intramural fields. The action started off with both teams looking a bit tentative until everyone got loose and […]

Posted September 6, 2009 by jdryden in Uncategorized

Hank is overcome by the aroma of roasting chiles at the Hatch Chile Festival   Leave a comment

Posted September 6, 2009 by jdryden in Uncategorized

First Day of School   Leave a comment

Only 12 more grades to go Hank goes to kindergarten. A little nervous on his first day. Ursula and Anthony from his roadrunners pre-k class will also be attending University Hills near campus, so that makes him feel better.  I didn’t see any evidence of kindergarten cholo/gang activity, a big plus right there. The new […]

Posted August 21, 2009 by jdryden in Special days