Dear Diary – March 28, 2026

It’s early morning, and the wind is still blowing. I was hoping it would have settled down by now. We had a doozy of a windstorm all day yesterday with winds reaching 60mph. I feel sorry for the people out…

105

I can hear that rooster crow. It’s going to be 105 today. Good morning 🌄

Dear Diary: March 10, 2025 – Back to pro-blogging SEO…

I’m working on an SEO-rich blog post for our home protection dog training website. The goal of SEO is to get web pages to stick on the top of search results. I’ve always preferred this type of marketing over social…

Chuck Jines New Mexico

Dear Diary – March 6, 2025

A lady in the neighborhood lost her roof during Monday’s winds. I’m going on Sunday to help put it back on. I can’t help but want to help. I’m very familiar with suffering. Why is the spring air so fresh…

2:38 am

2:38 am… I love getting up early to make my rounds checking on our animals. The whole world belongs to me this time of day. The entire universe tips its hat as I watch the glowing Moon fade behind my…

November 8, 2024 The world has disappeared

2:55 am. The wind has ceased its ruthless assault. A silent calm now hovers over this desert valley. Moonlight dances upon the lightly frosted mountain tops. The stove is warming back up, the coffee is almost hot, the dogs are…

Mental Fortitude

My teepee has held so far. Wednesday night, we had a steady 50mph wind with gusts as high as 70mph, ALL NIGHT LONG. Thursday saw 35mph winds ALL DAY LONG. And today, we have a steady 35mph wind with gusts…

Dear Diary: October 3, 2024 – Overwhelmed

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed. Then the feeling passes and I get back to living.