The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta concluded this weekend and by all accounts was very successful even though they could not fly on about three of the seven days. The paper stated that an estimated 750,000 visitors saw the balloons this year and the crowds around town kinda confirmed that number…..Other ‘Portant stuff:  Sweetie and I celebrated another anniversary this weekend and went out on the town, amongst that crowd and had a very good time over at Pappadeaux’s Seafood establishment. They serve up good food and in good quantities. Sweetie had craw-fish and I had the mixed seafood grill over dirty rice. Very good…You may wonder how long Sweetie and I have been married. Well, I don’t like to throw numbers around, especially big numbers, so let me just say Carl Perkins “Blue Swede Shoes” came out two months after our marriage. Barbara Streiand recorded “You’ll Never Know” at age 13 the month after our marriage and Chuck Berry’s “Rock Around the Clock” was going strong. President Eisenhower was recovering from an heart attack and the Mickey Mouse Club had just premiered. If you remember any of that you’ll probably know just how big our “numbers” are…