El Mimbreno
@elmimbreno.bsky.social
Retired after varied career, most recently NPS ranger. Now woodworker, gardener, home chef, cat herder. Honorary Mexicano. Cranky Democrat.
I don't often follow back but it doesn't mean I don't like you. Usually.
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I don't often follow back but it doesn't mean I don't like you. Usually.
No follow lists!
Go for it. And while you're at it, give them some flat tires. Unscrew the valve core, make sure it shoots a good distance.
December 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Go for it. And while you're at it, give them some flat tires. Unscrew the valve core, make sure it shoots a good distance.
Oh yes. Even here in the mountains we've never had a day that didn't get above freezing. In SD we had days that didn't get above zero! So cold we saw tiny ice crystals coming out of a clear sky.
Finished mowing front yard, did some foundation paint so the front of the house is finished.
Finished mowing front yard, did some foundation paint so the front of the house is finished.
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Oh yes. Even here in the mountains we've never had a day that didn't get above freezing. In SD we had days that didn't get above zero! So cold we saw tiny ice crystals coming out of a clear sky.
Finished mowing front yard, did some foundation paint so the front of the house is finished.
Finished mowing front yard, did some foundation paint so the front of the house is finished.
Good AM, MJ & all! No holly here and jolly is hard to come by with all our medical stuff. But had a good lunch Wed, just us. Ate too much but the (Not a Philly) sandwich was so good. Light supper of cheese, salami, sourdough. And despite Mon 6+ hours driving, pain minimal, mostly just stiff.
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Good AM, MJ & all! No holly here and jolly is hard to come by with all our medical stuff. But had a good lunch Wed, just us. Ate too much but the (Not a Philly) sandwich was so good. Light supper of cheese, salami, sourdough. And despite Mon 6+ hours driving, pain minimal, mostly just stiff.
Irish style loin bacon smoked on the Weber with mesquite charcoal and New Mexico apple, apricot and pecan wood.
December 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Irish style loin bacon smoked on the Weber with mesquite charcoal and New Mexico apple, apricot and pecan wood.
Good hump day, MJ & friends. Successful Tues - gym, trash run, some mowing. Selected 60 garlic cloves to plant, tilled bed and compost pile. Day off today, some errands and Birthday lunch at the Toad.
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Good hump day, MJ & friends. Successful Tues - gym, trash run, some mowing. Selected 60 garlic cloves to plant, tilled bed and compost pile. Day off today, some errands and Birthday lunch at the Toad.
What a year indeed, and it ain't over yet. Alamogordo trip a PITA as usual; eyes felt furry by the time we got home. Hope I like the new uro MD in Silver and won't have to make the trip again. Have appt next Mon. Current MD not too concerned with minor prostate/bladder issues...
December 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
What a year indeed, and it ain't over yet. Alamogordo trip a PITA as usual; eyes felt furry by the time we got home. Hope I like the new uro MD in Silver and won't have to make the trip again. Have appt next Mon. Current MD not too concerned with minor prostate/bladder issues...
Yes indeed, we do have those shitty days occasionally. Sounds like you got things worked out though.
P Doc today to follow up on ultrasound. Quick shower, make cappuccinos to go.
Have a great day, MJ & alll!
P Doc today to follow up on ultrasound. Quick shower, make cappuccinos to go.
Have a great day, MJ & alll!
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Yes indeed, we do have those shitty days occasionally. Sounds like you got things worked out though.
P Doc today to follow up on ultrasound. Quick shower, make cappuccinos to go.
Have a great day, MJ & alll!
P Doc today to follow up on ultrasound. Quick shower, make cappuccinos to go.
Have a great day, MJ & alll!
Thinking more like a hazmat landfill.
December 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Thinking more like a hazmat landfill.
More interesting buds:
December 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
More interesting buds:
Happy Saturday MJ & friends! Fri errands and made green chile chicken tacos with duck fat tortillas. Pretty good, but could have rolled tortillas thinner. Gym today, clean aquarium - gone totally green with suspended algae.
El Mimbreño's tortilleria:
El Mimbreño's tortilleria:
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy Saturday MJ & friends! Fri errands and made green chile chicken tacos with duck fat tortillas. Pretty good, but could have rolled tortillas thinner. Gym today, clean aquarium - gone totally green with suspended algae.
El Mimbreño's tortilleria:
El Mimbreño's tortilleria:
Yikes! I'll pass on that.
Started going thru Christmas stuff; have ornaments, tinsel, 6' tree and box of outdoor lights to donate. Got a lighted 4' tree to replace the 2 1/2' on the sofa table - just right. Lighted garlands on the front porch railings, chile peppers around the door.
Started going thru Christmas stuff; have ornaments, tinsel, 6' tree and box of outdoor lights to donate. Got a lighted 4' tree to replace the 2 1/2' on the sofa table - just right. Lighted garlands on the front porch railings, chile peppers around the door.
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Yikes! I'll pass on that.
Started going thru Christmas stuff; have ornaments, tinsel, 6' tree and box of outdoor lights to donate. Got a lighted 4' tree to replace the 2 1/2' on the sofa table - just right. Lighted garlands on the front porch railings, chile peppers around the door.
Started going thru Christmas stuff; have ornaments, tinsel, 6' tree and box of outdoor lights to donate. Got a lighted 4' tree to replace the 2 1/2' on the sofa table - just right. Lighted garlands on the front porch railings, chile peppers around the door.
Gracias. Better bumble pic on marigold. And found a better one on p flower. They really swarm the Russian sage, sound like a squadron of bee 17s.
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Gracias. Better bumble pic on marigold. And found a better one on p flower. They really swarm the Russian sage, sound like a squadron of bee 17s.
This one has a buzzing visitor.
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This one has a buzzing visitor.
Nippy indeed! 25 last night, fcast 47 today. Think we'll work inside.
Shopping and errands really runs me down. Don't think I even looked at my phone last night. Bedtime 8:30.
Finished soup, made a good dinner with sourdough mini loaf.
Shopping and errands really runs me down. Don't think I even looked at my phone last night. Bedtime 8:30.
Finished soup, made a good dinner with sourdough mini loaf.
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Nippy indeed! 25 last night, fcast 47 today. Think we'll work inside.
Shopping and errands really runs me down. Don't think I even looked at my phone last night. Bedtime 8:30.
Finished soup, made a good dinner with sourdough mini loaf.
Shopping and errands really runs me down. Don't think I even looked at my phone last night. Bedtime 8:30.
Finished soup, made a good dinner with sourdough mini loaf.
And this one back to you:
(Gracias, Ricardo.)
(Gracias, Ricardo.)
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
And this one back to you:
(Gracias, Ricardo.)
(Gracias, Ricardo.)
Morning, MJ et al. Tues - gym, mowing, scraping around foundation to paint. Started dozing around 7:30. Extra aches and pains now. So today, groceries etc, including last soup ingredients and BSCB $.99, get image disk from hospital, check thrift stores for a couple things. Finish soup for dinner.
December 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Morning, MJ et al. Tues - gym, mowing, scraping around foundation to paint. Started dozing around 7:30. Extra aches and pains now. So today, groceries etc, including last soup ingredients and BSCB $.99, get image disk from hospital, check thrift stores for a couple things. Finish soup for dinner.
Still working on duck soup, skim fat, strain, add meat and vegs, cook up some black wild rice. Poblanos tonite.
Made 5 laps around front yard with mower- each lap gets a little shorter. Painted more trim, caulked crack above last old window, prob replace in Spring.
Gym today, maybe foundation paint.
Made 5 laps around front yard with mower- each lap gets a little shorter. Painted more trim, caulked crack above last old window, prob replace in Spring.
Gym today, maybe foundation paint.
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Still working on duck soup, skim fat, strain, add meat and vegs, cook up some black wild rice. Poblanos tonite.
Made 5 laps around front yard with mower- each lap gets a little shorter. Painted more trim, caulked crack above last old window, prob replace in Spring.
Gym today, maybe foundation paint.
Made 5 laps around front yard with mower- each lap gets a little shorter. Painted more trim, caulked crack above last old window, prob replace in Spring.
Gym today, maybe foundation paint.
FYI:
Lowe's partners with Habitat for Humanity in the form of a $2 million donation match. Home Depot supports ICE.
By allowing ICE on corporate property to kidnap day laborers HD is cutting its own throat. If contractors and homeowners can't hire laborers, they won't be buying materials. Duh.
Lowe's partners with Habitat for Humanity in the form of a $2 million donation match. Home Depot supports ICE.
By allowing ICE on corporate property to kidnap day laborers HD is cutting its own throat. If contractors and homeowners can't hire laborers, they won't be buying materials. Duh.
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
FYI:
Lowe's partners with Habitat for Humanity in the form of a $2 million donation match. Home Depot supports ICE.
By allowing ICE on corporate property to kidnap day laborers HD is cutting its own throat. If contractors and homeowners can't hire laborers, they won't be buying materials. Duh.
Lowe's partners with Habitat for Humanity in the form of a $2 million donation match. Home Depot supports ICE.
By allowing ICE on corporate property to kidnap day laborers HD is cutting its own throat. If contractors and homeowners can't hire laborers, they won't be buying materials. Duh.