Addlepated…1.being mixed up..CONFUSED…2. ECCENTRIC….I was going to write that I had found my problem….Mixed up, ….naw, that’s not me….Confused, naw, not really….I know pretty much what I want, etc….Under eccentric the dictionary says, “see strange”….now we are getting somewhere….Did you ever feel a little addlepated? Strange? I remember a few times when the first sarge told me everyone was out of step but me….Well, it happens…You know what I mean…But folks, if you’re like me you  also realize that after a while everybody else will catch up, huh?…If a fellow waits a little bit, everything works out…know what I mean, Vern?….

Well, a good friend shared an e-mail with me today concerning conservatives (right) and liberals (left) and why we are that way. The answer happens to be biblical: “The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.” Ecclesiastes 10:2. Pretty good, huh?…Well, I thought so….You know the dangers of the “middle of the road”? You’re liable to get hit from both directions….

Well,  I did’nt really read Mr. Navarrette today, kinda of skimmed his article and it made a lot more sense that way. He was talking about kids of illegals and getting their education and staying in the USA, many of them living their entire lives in the US. I don’t want to do anything to hurt anyone, you know what I mean, but on the other hand where do you stop?…Well, I said I wasn’t going to read him and I didn’t, much…well, not real good…but he did have his e-mail address back at  the  end of the article…but, if I inherit a stolen car, it is still a stolen car….Right?

Gosh, these conferences…”What the hell is going on?”….to quote on old friend of mine….Now the Mountain West is doing the, er, stealing from the WAC….Fresno State and Nevada?….BYU going Independent?…Did you read TCU’s advise to them?…Don’t do that…Independent is not the way to go…and TCU may be trying to leave the Mountain West? One reason is money and they want a BCS chance, for real. I don’t blame them for that. However, in my mind I already had a case for the old MWC, with Utah, TCU and BYU, especially with the addition of Boise State….Both Fresno State and Nevada are good ball clubs….Well, the good news is we don’t have to change the name of the Mountain West or the WAC…It’s not like the Big 10/12 or the Pac 10/11 or is the the PAC 10/12…I forget….No, its the Big 12/10….Wait it that right?…Crap, I got to learn them all over again….

I was watching a program on TV the other night. The folks caught a huge alligator gar. One guy held its mouth open revealing about a thousand sharp teeth….well, a bunch of teeth anyway. It reminded me of the story in my downloads from Cousins, Chapter Nine. Some of you that live around Coal Fire Creek,  Alabama may have fished that hole. Question, can that big alligator gar still be alive and well since my youthful days there in Coal Fire. The hole that has the old cypress stump was up creek from the US Highway 82 bridge near Coal Fire, probably 1/2 mile north or so..I wonder when the last time that big rascal was seen by someone. Listen, as a kid many years ago, swimming in the same hole with that monster took guts…I would not swim nude in that hole  for fear of him thinking that I was trolling…that was a scary place to fish…check out Cousins, Chapter Nine in the downloads, part fiction, part true….Thanks, Pete

I was so glad to hear that the Roswell happenings in July 1947 was a weather balloon and the small  caskets originally asked for were  not needed and the parts of the weather balloon were immediately needed up at Wright Patterson Air Force Base for further study and that the writings on the braces was a design placed there by the Military for decorations just to dress up the weather balloon. That was good stuff that all of us Americans can believe…..Area 51, first claimed not to exist but later said that there may be a place to support development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems….Now I wonder, if the Roswell incident actually happened, if there were survivors of the UFO crash there, what became of them….Maybe an area out in the middle of nowhere, near where 739 nuclear explosions took place, could be an ideal place for landing of people from unearthly locations to conduct business with our government?….Naw, that’s an over active imagination, huh?….I wonder why it is that our ordinary citizens see strange sights in the sky, reports them and our military radar never sees anything? I wonder why the British Government is releasing some of its classified documents on UFO sighting and our government has not said anything….Did the USA make a secret pact with these unearthly creatures and not tell any of the other world powers? Naw, that’s an over active imagination, huh? Area 51 workers cannot ever speak of any operations within the confines of that work place and apparently people in one building know nothing of what the people in the next building are doing….I am sure it is a typical, “protect our jobs environment” and for me to think anything else would be the “over active imagination” again…I suppose some of the readers out there have some ideas as to what happens  there…. do you?….Would you share your ideas?…Naw, probably not….

It’s close now, huh?….No. 2 son and I are talking about season tickets for New Mexico Lobo Football….1st home game….Texas Tech….I hope Tuberville will throw the football like the Leach teams did….No, he will not pass that much…Texas Tech starts out with SMU, so we will know more later. After Texas Tech, Utah comes to town…Utah is always a good ball club and the Lobos normally play them pretty tough. Then after an away game with UNLV we are at home playing UTEP. Price has been doing a good job at UTEP and is bringing in some good recruits…They could easily be 3 – 1 or even 4 – 0 coming in….Then, San Diego State, Wyoming and TCU….Some good home games…Sweetie says, “Why would you want to watch them play?”….Well, a good question and we may get beat up on some again this year but I really think we will be much better than last years 1-11 record….Maybe not bowl eligible this year but I am hoping at least 5 – 7, maybe even better….We start with Oregon Sept 4, so we will know pretty quick….One other point, most of us New Mexicans are going to be watching Oklahoma this year as Landry Jones will be starting for the Sooner’s…We watched this Artesia, NM boy for several years and a lot of us were hoping he would choose New Mexico…He did a good job last year filling in for Sam Bradford and we wish him well…They start with WAC member Utah State at home, then Florida State at home, then Air Force at home….The Tide start with San Jose State and then Penn State (and this should be one of the good early season games)……Our friends down the road, New Mexico State starts with San Diego State, so we will get a good read on two opponents there…Wisconsin starts off with UNLV, then San Jose State and Arizona State….No. 3 son lives in Madison so I follow these guys also….It’s kind’a of my time of year…Always has been…I’m ready….

Well,  we had a nice bon voyage get together over at no. 2 grandson’s house today. Next week no. 2 daughter in law, no 2 granddaughter and no. 2 daughter in law’s no. 1 mother are all off to Hawaii next week. They were all excited and we were all excited for them. And they should be excited. We had some good food, as always and some good ice cream…Nice party…We do wish them bon voyage and safe travel…..No.2 son will probably join his mom and dad in going to Las Vegas, just to tour the town..I have been told that what happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas, ….well, is it the same in New Mexico as it is in Nevada?….I’m talking New Mexico…My sweetie has never been there and want to see the town, so walla, ain’t nothing cheap about me…if she wants to go to Vegas, we go to Vegas…That is 123 miles north and east of Albuquerque…I am planning some exciting stuff while we are there…a root beer float sounds pretty darn good, now don’t it?……no sir, nothing cheap about this old boy…..

Folks, if you are looking for a good, friendly, treat you right kind of place to have your eyes checked, needing glasses or contacts, look no further than the City of Vision. The wife and I both used them and we are very pleased with the service and care those folks provided. While there on Saturday, a young lady of 4 or 5 years old had just recieved her glasses and she kept looking at herself in the mirror and smiling, so satisified with how she looked. When she passed by us on her way out we both told her how pretty she looked in her new glasses. She smiled and showed us her new case. How precious she was and she was very satisified with those folks as well…you could tell…Give them a try, you will like the service…Pete Hester

I read this morning where the fellow that caused the Delta flight, Los Angeles to Tampa Bay to divert to Albuquerque because he was interfering with a flight crew, has pleaded guilty…One of the things he pleaded guilty to was taking a two liter bottle of cola and spraying the other passengers while saying “get thee behind me, Satan.” And he threatened to blow up the plane. There was no report on the whereabouts of Satan….I think he probably deplaned here in Albuquerque….I probably should get me a 2 liter bottle of cola just in case…..