December 21….First day of winter….It is not even here yet and I am tired of it already…I function best between 65 and 85 degrees….I do not function at all below freezing….Can we figure out a way to get from early fall to late spring…Probably not, but it sure is nice to dream about it, huh?…College basketball helps some, thats gets us to March and we can get out some…The boss says that’s why that make coats, so you can get out in winter…but I say they make coats so others can get out in winter…She bought me a coat anyway….

December 7th. My brother’s birthday. We lost him last December, the 27th I believe. I still miss him very much. I called my sister-in-law, who lives in Alabma, tonight and she asked if I thought Sam enjoyed the Alabama – Florida football game..We both agreed that he did. He loved Bama…I wish he could be here for the National Championship game, to watch it on TV. He was a special guy and he was loved by many, and is missed by many, and especially by me.

I got some interesting comments on Reagan and the National Debt, etc, and how my nine digit calculator was outdated and of no value in today’s “scientific notation” math, I reckon you round off to the nearest billion and all that jazz and how Reagan was really the villain, kind’a, and Clinton was the hero….Well, that’s all well and good, but the dad-barn national debt is still 1.2 Trillion and growing….Somebody, somewhere, better start making some “scientific notation” or America as we know it is a goner. We can’t print the money fast enough to keep up with the debt growth….If I wake up tonight worrying about it, I’m in a heap of trouble…We done ate all the Pecan Pie and that’s what helped soothe it over,,,,Well, there is some pepper jack cheese in the frig, maybe that will tide me over….

Are you satisfied with the picks? Probably depends on the conference you pull for. Is Alabama a good choice for number one. You bet. No denying that. Is Texas the choice for the other selection? Well, it is now. Is that the correct pick? I don’t think so. Should it be Boise State or TCU or Cincinnati? I don’t know that either, but I do know it should have been one of them. At some point in time, someone other than the money conferences are going to have to take charge of the national championship game. Otherwise it is not a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.It becomes a popular choice of a select few. I love Alabama football, always have, always will…I also love New Mexico football, but because of our conference even if we had the world’s best football team, we could not play with the big boys…TCU is penalized because of the conference they are in…no doubt about that…They could beat Texas..They can give Alabama a good game, maybe beat them, but we will never know…That’s what makes me sad….

I have one reader that wanted me to go to a site with, his words, “large information” on UFO’s. He did not give me the site address nor did he tell me just what he was interested in, IE, crashes, sightings or general info about them. I like to read about UFO’s and I do think they are out there. As large as our universe is, multiple planets could be suitable for life….Yeah, I know, you cannot find that talked about  in the Bible, at least spelled out as such…If they are out there, they answer to the same God we do…The good folks down in Roswell were not liars, they did have some visitors, of that I am reasonably sure…I visited with Walter Haut, the base information officer who wrote the original story in 1947, in the year 2000. He said it was hard for him to write the initial story about the flying saucer, but he said it was even harder to write the story of denial the next day, when the Air Force declared it to be a weather balloon and he was sure that was an untruth. He believed  very much that it was a UFO. He was honest and straight forward and a very believable man. According to him, Major Marcel, who flew the debris to Fort Worth, did not believe it to be a weather balloon either,  but when the General says it’s a weather balloon, it is a weather balloon, right?….The debris was later flown to Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio where it was buried, or something?….Oh, well, the secrets of the universe will one day be revealed, huh?…If you have a good UFO story, here is your chance to tell it, write about it in the comments of this post and all of us can enjoy it …….Pete

Well, I made my first visit to a senior citizen center today. The first thing I noticed; there “ain’t nobody over there but OLD FOLKS”…The second thing I noticed that all are friendly enough and fairly happy…But the main thing I noticed was of all the folks we talked to, my boss was the only native New Mexican in the place, she is from Portales, really Rogers…They were from Canada, Washington, California, North Carolina, New Jersey….well, and me, Alabama….Albuquerque has grown so fast and all the native New Mexican love where they presently live, so they are not moving here, so our growth is folks from other states…I know that is a little over stated so don’t jump on me, but just about everyone is from somewhere else and many times the answer to “why did you move here?” is, I got tired of shoveling snow….Well, we are glad you are here…Our state welcomes you and as a welcome, we salute you every day with one of the most beautiful sunsets you will see anywhere…. God paints it just for us…..

I don’t know folks….I have told you before that my calculator cannot  go beyond nine digits. So, I have a problem working with these big numbers that our government throws at us. 1.2 trillion is the national debt, for example. And sending more troops to Afghanistan is going to cost 30 billion or so. The health care package is going to cost several billion….Both are in addition to the aforementioned  1.2 trillion….. I know we can generate revenue in America, but its getting so high we wonder how, I say how, can we generate that much revenue…I am wondering if there is another Reagan somewhere in America who can lead us out of this…How about George Clooney…..no, well maybe Brad Pitt…..No, well Sarah Palin…I kind’a like the way she shoots…She did a good job up in Alaska…You know, Reagan did a good job in California but I’m not sure he ever fired real bullets….Mrs. Palin may be the answer…Vote here, and early..we need to get started, don’t you think?…

Strange season, huh? Always the same old BCS stuff….The big boys don’t want anyone else playing with their ball. TCU and Cincinnati and Boise State should fit in there somewhere…I say let them play with Alabama, Florida, Texas and who ever else steps up. I was impressed with Arkansas the other night…LSU is always tough…But I have been a witness to TCU over the last few years and they have a very good program, one that will stand with any conference, and I hope they are offered the chance. But money does not want to turn loose of money…changing pockets is ok, I guess…If  TCU does what Utah did last year, seems to me like the powers that be have to look at the Mountain West Conference as a contender, huh? or what am I missing? I just hope TCU gets a chance, don’t you? They deserve it….

Did you see where Serna was fined 82,000 for telling the line judge where she was going to stuff her ball for a bad call? I would think that even the officials would want to walk way around that girl….I really believe she would do exactly what she says and she can make that ball fit…..She has won over six million this year, so 82,000 won’t hurt her very badly, probably just make her madder….I probably should not be writing about her either cause I think she may have more than one ball….I wonder if “one ball fits all?”…..

Are you scared? Have you read about that date on the internet?  Well, some there are saying you should be concerned. Another says the end will come August 13, 2012…..I don’t know how he knows, but you can google and read all about it…Just plug in the dates. Seems as though the Galaxy is shifting poles or doing it’s 5000 years dance or something….I guess it could, but the Bible says no man knows the day or the hour of the end times…but the Bible does say it will happen, this end times for earth as we know it. So, we should make preparations, huh, and plan today for whatever tomorrow brings. then we will be ready.The bible is a wonderful book and tells us everything we need to know about those end times…Make some plans, ok? It will happen someday….