I just looked out the window, and New Mexico is still here. There’s a mountain thousands of feet high without a single condo on it, and there never will be, because it’s sacred to the Pueblo. I’m not assaulted by golf or 24/7 grass mowing. The closest Interstate highway is over an hour away. I froze all winter, but I’ll never be hot and sticky. My wife loves me even though I’m a jerk. I’m almost 63 with the ambition of a 30-year-old. Call me a “senior” (except when I buy a movie ticket) and you get shoved into the gorge — hey, there’s a gorge! Over 600 feet, straight down onto rocks that are BILLIONS of years old. I saw a hummingbird yesterday, three bright yellow goldfinches this morning. It’s going to be 75 degrees today, and the wind won’t be blowing over 45 mph.

Is this heaven, or what?!

Oh yeah, vote Obama.

Must walk and breathe today.

Courage!