Here are the Blancas, one of the mountain ranges we see regularly. The Sangre de Cristos are other major contributors to our visual beauty. This is our view from the back deck -- and yes, those trees are on our property.
These are our regular companions -- unless it's cloudy. Then they have a surprising tendency to 'disappear,' even when it's reasonably clear over the house. They also get a lot more snow than we do.
Will this change, as the winter moves on? Our neighbors say yes...and no. Every year seems to be different, according to them.
We'll find out. Meanwhile, we trudged out and found a 'small' Christmas tree -- which turned out to be 8 feet high AFTER the Brick trimmed her! The wood rack only contains a few logs, and the temperature's dropping...so refilling it will be the first chore Monday morning.
Meanwhile:
Norman Lear died, aged 101. A huge influence on our ideas of modern comedy: funny, but a little wistful, too.
What would you do if, on his deathbed, your dad confessed to being a nationally-wanted bank robber?
Thirteen million dollars donated -- by a frugal guy from Indianapolis who just specified "charity" in his will.
How did you act, if/when someone proposed to you? This girl's response is funny -- and heartwarming. What a sweetheart.
People who look or act like they belong -- but don't. (Thanks, Bored Panda.) Plus:
Smartypants comments to use on phone scammers.
One hundred free Christmas images. (Thanks, Graphics Fairy!)
A veteran journalist who's covered Israel and Hamas for years -- comments on what she's seeing now.
(Hamas is currently threatening to execute all their hostages, if Israel doesn't cave to their demands. Yep, Hamas -- what a kind, thoughtful group.)
Tim vs Harvey. (They need to work on their Japanese and Irish accents, though.)
A 'serial wedding crasher' sentenced to prison! (Theft came into play, too...)
Where is Josephine's tiara? It and her necklace disappeared in the late Forties, more than a century after Napoleon's coronation.
An end-of-the-year financial checklist...good to read through, at least. (From the White Coat Investor)
A 'miracle menorah' -- found after losing it during the Holocaust.
A mountain lion and a bobcat, among other animals, visit Mesa Verde.
Why burglar alarms don't always work -- advice from a former burglar.
"The world's oldest whisky," 24 bottles of it, sells at auction for nearly 400,000 pounds. Yow.
Thirteen Nazi leaders who were never caught -- or only found near the end of their lives.
Absolutely amazing mummified animals. Lions and mammoths and moas...oh my. In fact, Ranker's Weird History section has a general "whoa" list that's fascinating.
Two years and 7.5 billion dollars spent -- and not ONE electric vehicle charging station has been finished and working. (The Biden administration reassures us that 'several' will be up in 2024. We'll see.)
Did you know that McDonald's serves ADULT happy meals?
A '90 second cinnamon roll.' Supposedly this helps you lose weight. Hmmm...
"Thriving at rock-bottom." A series from yours truly, revisited.
What's it like to work at the South Pole? I've always wanted to try this -- but haven't been able to talk the Brick into applying for it.
Ten stories of lottery winners in 2022.
Really tasty meals that take less than an hour to prepare. I got several good ideas from these. (Thanks, Quora!)
Have a good week.
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