Reading/writing LJ is a chore, so I'm doing it less and less.  It breaks my heart that I can't really read the novelas posted by Procyon, but it literally would take me over a half hour with great eye strain.  Heck, any post is tough.  The big news has been our trans-Atlantic cruise from Lisbon, Portugal to Florida with Al, Dex, Scritch, and Kitty ( Read more... )

The 2024 concert season came to a close last night with a show by legendary rockers ZZ Top.  It seemed as though they played ABQ every year, but I never pulled the trigger and bought tickets.  When one of the original members, Dusty Hill, died 3 years ago, it made me realize that if I had the opportunity to see old acts, I had better do it before ( Read more... )

The 2024 concert season is drawing to a close.  There is only one more on the schedule after last Tuesday's performance by Social Distortion.  We were supposed to see them last year, but the lead singer developed tonsil cancer.  He was treated and made a full recovery.  I was a pretty big fan of the band back in the 90's, buying 3 of their cd's ( Read more... )

Not much has changed on the vision front.  I'll be seeing a doc about getting specialty glasses to try to improve quality of life.  Kitty will also be looking into clinical trials for glaucoma patients.  I'm coping by realizing that this is my life  and to enjoy it the best I can with the cards I have een dealt.  I night not be able to enjoy things ( Read more... )

Last night was concert night once again.  This show would push me to the edge of my comfort zone.  I have been to some hard rockin; shows in the past, but this would take the cake.  Individually, I don't think I would have gone to the 4 acts that made up the billing, but together it was totally worth it.

First up was Filter that had a few alt-rock ( Read more... )

I have been making mix tapes ever since grade school when I held up a tape recoder to my parent's console stereo.  I have posted here about recreating mix tapes I made in the 90's made from recording the soundtrack from MTV's "120 Minutes."   Recently I was sitting on the patio with Kitty one evening listening to XM (which is a nightly occurrence ( Read more... )

Life is not all doom and gloom.  There are a few bright spots.  I had stopped my daily walks last year since navigating the walk up the mesa was now impossible.  Walking around the neighborhood was boring. so I just quit.  I controlled my weight by limiting input.  I adopted strict portion control and was mindful of what I was eating.  Thankfully ( Read more... )

I;m still living life, just not well. Eyes are probably as good as they're going to get which is far from optimal. Went to visit Al and Dex to prove I can still navigate airports (not well), Have been going to concerts, so I hve been enjoying music. I just can't fully experience the spectacle. Saw Red Hot Chile Peppers, Adam Ant, English Beat, ( Read more... )

The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. Still recovering from eye surgery in February. Can barely type or read. Slowly getting better. Will type more as conditions continue to improve. Life is still going on. Lots of shows and concerts to write about and there was an eclipse in there somewhere as well. Stay tuned.

It was another date night. The Momix Dance Troupe was once again in town. The last time they were here was 2022. I looked back at the post, and things were pretty much the same. The show was very interesting with strange music and innovative dancing. It very loosely followed "Alice in Wonderland" complete with bunnies although the overall ( Read more... )