Good news
on the medical front. No more blood in the urine. No way to confirm, but I probably just had a small kidney stone and passed it unassisted. Probably all clear for now.
Computer
When my computer died a few weeks ago, we decided the replacement should be an upgrade. We went with a widescreen and a flat screen next to it. Our work involves using two programs simultaneously. Side by side screens makes perfect sense. It takes a few more minutes to carry in and set up, but when I’m working now, I have all the information I need right in front of me. I find I don’t even carry the printer in to the job site any more. The fieldwork on my jobs seems to be going faster. The evidence is only anecdotal, but it’s looking like this was a good investment.
Mexican food
Screaming steaming flaming fajitas for two. Steak, chicken, shrimp, onions, peppers, mushrooms, sautéed, sizzling on a plate, brought to the table, then lit on fire for the grand presentation….. and a grand presentation it was. Flames a foot high. It got everyone’s attention in the restaurant. The flames went out after fifteen seconds. The smoke alarm stopped screaming after about two minutes.
Cortez
Good start on the job in Cortez. New client. Indian cultural center.
Not a bad view from the campground. Cortez is to our rear. Out the left windows, we see the snow covered San Juans north of Durango in the distance. Out the front, we look up at the plateaus of Mesa Verde National Monument. Out the right windows we have the silhouette of the Sleeping Ute. We’ve made a couple forays out through the pinyon/juniper forests in search of the juniper titmouse. Nothing yet. Drove into the monument today for some good cliff dwelling views and white throated swifts swirling in the canyons. Watched packs of ravens riding the rollercoaster updrafts off the cliff faces, bursting up in a group from below the edge, then folding their wings to fall back below the forest and cliff edge until the next ride. It looks fun to be a raven. We like it here.