Friday 04

 Friday 04- I did my stretches. Last night I went outside at 2am to see just how cold it was and it was mighty cold indeed: 29 degrees!
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 23 and 51 degrees, slight breeze, humidity around 25 percent, clear skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southwest between 14 and 17 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 15 to 18 mph decreasing to between 7 and 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.” 
My neighbor Ginger called saying she’s coming over with her horse Princess to bring back the books and DVDs I lent her son Dakota. I did my exercises really fast, got dressed and went down the street to meet her. I brought a carrot for the horse and I showed Ginger my new tile floor; I’m mighty proud of that floor!
I decided that I better get things ready for the cold weather and possible rain or snow storms that may be coming next week so I watered the plants with some Miracle Grow, moved some plants into the shelter of my patio and cut a whole bunch of wood for my woodstove; I filled a whole wheelbarrow.
When I was done cutting wood I went back inside to find a message on my answering machine: My friend who lives down the street is in the hospital in Palm Springs. He had a massive brain hemorrhage and is on life support. They are waiting for all his family members to arrive before they disconnect the life support, dang! His wife left the message and was understandably traumatized and after I listened to the message my hand holding the phone was shaking. She wanted me to notify his friends here about the situation, and I did. I had to stop over to Stoney’s to tell him because his phone was busy. I called other folks, too. I will write more on this and his name later, but all those who need to know, now know.
I went on my evening walk thinking on the whole situation; who else I should to call, what I need to write about him in my column, his grieving family, and about how fragile and precious life is.
To take my mind off of this I made pancakes and eggs for dinner and watched “My Name is Earl”. Seimi called to say he went down to the hospital and filled me in on what had taken place; we talked for quite a long time. I called Judy Ruggles; she is a great help in making me forget the present. Then I updated the Copper Mountain Mesa Website and sent out the Newsletter.
I watched “Numb3rs” on CBS about a bank heist that had some of JB Cooper lost money in the bags of cash recovered.
I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal; posted it to the web, and called it a night.
I only hope that a miracle somehow saves my dear Friend!

Saturday 05

 Saturday 05- I did my stretches, ran a mile, lifted weights, and rode my bike.
Today’s Weather was: Temps of around 29 and 51 degrees, W-SE winds of 7 to 18 MPH, humidity around 29 percent, partly cloudy skies.
According to the National Weather Service: “Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South southwest wind between 6 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind between 18 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.” 
I called Stoney up and he told me that Sherry had dropped by to tell him that our friend and neighbor Lee Hines had passed away on Friday evening at 5:45PM. The hospital didn’t disconnect the life support; Lee just went on his own with his Family close by. It’s such a sad day for our little community. I got cleaned up and made my way over for a visit to Lee’s wife Marcie and paid my respects. She was understandably very distraught over Lee’s passing. I told her if there was anything she needed that the community was there to help her. We sat and reminisced for a spell. There will be a memorial potluck held at 1pm next Saturday the 12th to celebrate Lee’s life. I promised to get the word out.
I drove over to Stoney’s and we talked about Lee and how we will miss him and his crazy jokes he’d come up with. Stoney will be going to the memorial along with other folks I later called.
I got back home and went on my evening walk. I called and talked to family and friends during the day. It was cold and windy outside and I decided to watch “The Day After Tomorrow” like I do once a year on cold and windy nights. It helped take my mind off the events of the last few days.
I did my stretches; practiced my guitar; wrote to my journal, posted it to the web, and called it a night.