People let me tell you bout my best friend... HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

    Father's Day is a celebration of fathers inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities.The first observance of Father's Day actually took place in Fairmont, West Virginia on July 5, 1908. It was organized by Mrs. Grace Golden Clayton, who wanted to celebrate the lives of the 210 fathers who had been lost in the Monongah Mining disaster several....more from Wikkipedia

     Fatherhood has been one of the best experiences of my life... Since Vanna has come into my life I have experienced love in the purest form. Amanda's mothering skills have left nothing to be desired. Vanna is so lucky to have such a great mother, she is shaping Vanna's character to be a cultured, pleasant and likable.....Richard



Sunday, June 19 FATHERS’ DAY   
   The Sunday Morning Cup. 9:30-11:30 am, Yankie Creek Coffee House, Yankie & Texas Sts. Music, coffee, etc.
 Soft Sunday Breakfast and Music.  9:30-11:30am, Vicki’s Eatery, 315 W Texas St.
LGBT brunch.  Noon.  Isaac's.   Every Sunday. Must be 21 
Gila Native Plant Society Hike to Deadman Canyon.  8 am. Free. Meet at WNMU Fine Arts Center Theatre S parking lot. Bring water, hat, sunscreen and good hiking shoes. 3885192.
     Peace Across the Planet Solstice Ceremony.  10am, 93 Cleveland Mine Rd., off Little Walnut.  To celebrate the longest day of the Earth year in open-hearted ceremony and sharing. Lynn 313-4368
   “Ageing While Sageing.” 10 am, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 N Swan St. Sermon delivered by Doug Abbott. Child care provided . Light refreshments following service. 538-0101


Come listen to Eileen play traditional Irish music on her fiddle on Sunday, 6/19/11, at Yankie Street Coffeehouse. Buy some coffee and some eats, say hi to friends/neighbors and watch Jim Kolb, your friendly barista, interact with customers and enjoy yourself!! Oh, I almost forgot...homemade ICE CREAM, too, by Maryann. Good stuff on any day, but particularly these warm days...Patrick Lyford

nO moRe 12 Seconds Videos.... :-(

Its the end of an era....12 seconds videos website goes bust!!! How does this Happen!?! But when You think about it... How do any of them stay in business? Its all FREE!.!.Youtube, Facebook, ETC, they don't charge anything.  The Big BoYs are making the Big money with advertising. The Leader Obviously being GOOGLE... A Multi BILLION dollar company. That's Right... BILLION WITH A CAPITOL "B".....  GOOGLE CONTROLS PERCEPTION!!!! That's very Powerful......... What happens to all of those 12 second Videos,... lost into oblivion.?.?.. Or are They??? TweetS aRe available ad infinitum...  as are all of those Facebook updates. 10 hours of video uploaded to youtube every minute!! How Vast is it?? Limitless it seems. It could be compared to the universe itself. Tetra is the NEW Giga. GOOGLE claimes to have developed a high speed service capable of 1 giga bite per second. The size of a HD 2 hour movie is about 2 giga bites. So... that would mean downloading a HD movie in  2 seconds.  !!!SIMPLY AMAZING!!! the innernet is simply everything..... SCARY... EXCITING... .INTRIGUING.... BORING....where is big brother in all of this? well... anyway... NO MORE 12 seconds videos.. for those of U who missed them.... some are available on MY youtube channel, such as the Leon series.... But as the Phoenix that rises from its predators ashes... once again i will reinvent my video persona through another outlet such as twitvid. so stay tuned peeps richard tv will be back on the air before U ever realized i was gone.

Obama in New Mexico

On Tuesday, the President will meet with the Cavalier family in Albuquerque, New Mexico at their home before hosting a backyard discussion with neighbors and families from the area.  Throughout the summer, President Obama has met with families to listen to their concerns and to discuss specific ways to jumpstart job creation and strengthen the middle class.  He met with residents of Fairfax, Virginia, earlier this month and families in Columbus, Ohio, in August.  After Albuquerque, the President will travel to Des Moines, Iowa, and Richmond, Virginia, for more conversations with middle-class families.....
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Desert Exposure....

Great editorial I read from the Desert Exposure.... Click Link Below for full Story.

A Shot in the Dark

Nobody likes taxes — until government services get cut.

A drumbeat of rightwing bombast over the past few decades has convinced Americans that government — especially government taxes — is bad. "Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem," Ronald Reagan told us. And, "The most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"
We'll see how folks feel when the streetlights start going out. In Colorado Springs, one-third of the streetlights — among those government services we take for granted while railing against taxes — are going dark to save money. Other places are literally tearing up roads — another pesky government service — they can no longer afford to maintain. Right here in New Mexico, judges in Albuquerque are donating some of their salaries to help keep the courts open. And basic school supplies must now come from donations — or teachers' pockets.........
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LP record

Does any body remember listening to these? We are going back a couple of media generations here... I remember listening to these, that was when the attention span of our culture was much longer. I remember how comforting it was to hear the familiar sequence of songs along with the cadence of the scratches. Sometimes a new scratch would creep in there and it would take a little getting used to. HI FiDelity. Richard
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