Category: Dear Diary

I spent the weekend camping and fishing at Elephant Butte Reservoir. There isn’t much left of the lake, as the reservoir is at 1,4% of its capacity. It is wild to see such a small body of water where a…

It takes more than love Anda and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary yesterday. We were thinking back to our sessions with Bill Sasso, who was the minister of the Unitarian Universalist church in Carbondale at the time. During our…

Successful trapping! I had a lady who called wanting me to trap some badgers that had killed all her birds. They killed over 200 pheasants over a month-long period. I used two foothold traps and captured two female badgers. Both…

I met a young man yesterday while on a job setting traps to capture a nuisance badger that is killing a lady’s poultry. He’s probably around 18. A good young man who has a job, gets up early in the…

I’m hoping some of this rain passes over our house. It hasn’t rained in months. Our water collection system is ready and waiting. I talked to Jott this morning. He’s still trying to get his knee surgery. Old Jott. He’s…

I wish each and every one of you a day worth living. Including my haters! I built this cabin last summer for my wife and me. It’s our little desert love shack. Totally paid for, free and clear. 

My father read his Bible daily but followed the teachings of Machiavelli. He did things to me regularly that would land him in jail today. What a contrast from the unconditional love my grandma Marino gave me. I’m working on…

The air is crisp and cool here on this high desert spring morning. We have all the windows open, and a soft breeze gently sways the drapery cloth. One candle illuminates the room. Dogs snore in deep, peaceful sleep as…