" 'Othello' he called it..."

...a group of bears is a Sloth...a group of flying geese is a Value...

...Brad's R arm is improving every day...

...5/25/03: the ABQ Isotopes' record is 20-28...

...3 more farms quaranteened in Alberta with possible Mad Cow Disease, due to using illegal feed...Toronto is back on the list of places in which SARS is spreading...there could be as many as 40 deaths in that city due to this disease...

...Matrix 3 has been filmed...

...5/25/03: 4 dead, 15 crew members injured when an explosion rocks a Norwegian cruise ship's boiler room...the tragedy took place while docked in Miami...none of the passengers were hurt...but (below)...

...all types of grapes can grow in NM, from vineyards around the world!...

...the current Matrix film is considered a blend of global religious philosophies...

...5/25/03: I-25 N & S was closed near Indian School due to a possible suicide attempt...I-40 E could not exit to I-25...the frontage roads were used as detours...

...nearly 80,000 people visit Elephant Butte during the 2003 Memorial Day weekend...

...5/26/03: 52 degrees @6:15 AM...cloudy w/89% humidity...it was cool, clear AM...but Gulf moisture + Low pressure = possible rain or T'storms from 5-8 PM...high pressure winds move clockwise...SR 20 was closed near Ft. Sumner due to hail & heavy rain...it rained in ABQ, but it poured in Carlsbad to the tune of 1.75"...2" of rain fell in Sandoval County...there may be more during the evening of 5/27/03...5/25/03: a funnel cloud was spotted south of Moriarity...it is not clear if the twister touched the ground...1 inch hail fell in Carlsbad...29 million Americans will travel during the Memorial Day weekend...most will go by car...air travel is down another 2%...people are also staying closer to home...for people who like the ocean, the best beaches can be found in HI, CA & NC...the weather will become dry & hot by the end of the week...5/27/03: 74% humdity @5 AM...storms keep moving into this area from the north, instead of the typical southerly direction...and it remained humid most of the day...I started sweating when I walked to Rosanne's office...

...5/25/03: a plane crashed near Los Lunas, killing the pilot & passenger...it struck a power line which put 50% of Torrence County in the dark...drivers from Brazil take first & second place in the Indy 500...Mike is the moth killer (or whacker), after giving them a sporting chance to return outdoors...the largest US flag was on display in Ocean City, MD...it is the size of a football field (45,000 sq. ft.) and weighs in excess of 900 pounds...

"Danger, Will Robinson..!"

...the deaths from SARS has reached 700, with 8 of them recently in Toronto...there is also an increase of SARS cases in Singapore...a man from Little Rock, AR may have come in contact with the disease while on a business trip to Toronto...5/26/03: and another earthquake, this time in Japan...it registered 7 on the Richter scale...although the epicenter was 200 miles N of Tokyo, tremors were felt in the capital city...5/27/03: aftershocks rumbled across Algeria, causing weakened structures to collapse...

"If you listen to dogs barking, you'll go deaf & never learn much!" Marion Zimmer Bradley (Darkovian proverb regarding malicious gossip)

...Queer as Folk is renewed for a third season...5/26/03: Brad created a fantastic SE Asian slaw dressing...it is to die for!...Bruce Almighty took in $86.4 million, while the Matrix: Reloaded dropped to $45.6 million...the second installment has earned $209.5 million to date, but is already losing strength after just 2 weeks...there is a woman who is upset because her phone number is used in Bruce Almighty, and people have not stopped calling her (or God, as the case may be) since the movie debuted...

...5/26/03: the Red Sox prevented Roger Clemens (a former Red Sox player) from winning his 300th game...

"Send in the Clouds!"

...Americans work 20% more than they did 30 yrs. ago...per economists, A weak dollar is good for the American economy. It should make Americans spend more at home....

...Great Eats!...Brad made hamburges...half of them contained worcestershire sauce; the others, soy sauce...

...5/27/03: 13 cars of a westbound freight train derailed near the Laguna Pueblo...500 families were evacuated for fear of toxic chemicals inside some of the cars...late in the day these people could return to their homes...hundreds of trains use these tracks...the cause was a break in a rail...repairs should be completed by tonight...5/28/03: a second evacuation forced families from their houses...authorities are not sure if the amount of leakage could be harmful or fatal...the Red Cross is caring for these people, who were told they could return home by 7:30 that night...

...5/26/03: saw final episodes of Queer as Folk, season 2...anxious to watch the season 3 previews...Brad wants more detailed maps of WA & OR...I don't know if I will have the strength or stamina to do such a trip...if Brad is in good health, maybe he should make the journey by himself...after all, when I'm gone, I hope he continues to travel...saw a snail inching his way in front of the hospital...5/27/03: that night, I could not get the Easy Designer to save changes to this web page...very frustrating!...

...5/24/03: met & introduced myself to Dr. Joseph, of PICU...5/27/03: for the next week, Dr. Lattimore & Dr. Ralston will share duties in GPU & PSAC...each will see patients in both areas...they will also be training new med students (puppies)...we now have proof on paper that any error for Hem/Onc services were caused by Data Entry or the doctors themselves, including Dr. Heideman, who will receive a copy of each billing sheet...my Microsoft Internet Explorer is functioning at work again; I can print just the articles I need, and not the advertisement which also can be found on those pages...

...the newest in thing for home offices is the personal paper shredder...the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers DVD will be available in August, 2003...this will be the no-frills movie version...5/28/03: the down jumps almost 180 points to close above the 8700 mark...the jewelry store in P'town which displayed the price of gold & silver...a Russian helicopter crashed on Mt. Everest, just prior to picking up passengers...many people tried to help those trapped inside...the sad news is that 3 had died...and a person was rescued from an ice flow...but he made the trek unaided from Canada to the North Pole...5/29/03: former GOV Johnson may reach the summit tonight...

...25% of all the roads in America are in need of repair...it would take $250 million to accomplish this goal...the best roads are found in Orlando, Phoenix & Atlanta...the secret is the contents of the pavement...these cities use a mixture containing granite, which can handle heavy traffic...but it will not solve the problem of drivers doing everything else but driving...91% of the people surveyed say they eat, talk on a phone, read a book, put on makeup or shave; driving safely is a low priority to these people...airlines are thinking about charging for food on their flights...

...the Clinic's favorite phrase is "Give to Coders"...they forward work to us that should be done by them, only they probably don't know what to do!...no one has told them, or they are shorthanded...an example is entering in the referring doctor's address on the billing sheet...ho hum!...

...Los Alamos & Carlsbad are 2 of 5 choices for a nuclear weapons factory that will produce plutonium...

...Brad found a kitchen supply store & an expensive gourmet shop on Wyoming...he also did his part to rid our apartment of moths...he bug sprayed the place!...still not the perfect answer...so we closed the windows & turned on the A/C & hope for the best...this did not please Captain, who wanted to roam outside when he felt like it...which meant a half-night in the upstairs bathroom...he was being pro-active...the Southwest does have an accent...it is a blend of Spanish & Native American...C's prison problem still exists, but at her father's house...C's mother is waiting for a phone call from OK so she can turn him in...plus get any reward associated with doing her duty...

...5/28/03: Captain enjoyed sitting on the bench in the front porch, in spite of the moths...I rode the same Lomas bus to & from work...the only change was the driver...

...5/29/03: talk about wonderful food!...Brad created jerk marinated chicken breast skewers, chargrilled & served w/creamy cucumber soup, also used for dipping...a tasty treat!...

...5/29/03: Bob Hope's 100th birthday...he was in show business over 75 years...

...the recent rains caused flooding in Santa Fe County...is this an early monsoon season?...homes in La Cienega were coping with muddy soil & sometimes muddy interiors...1 inch of rain (plus hail) fell in 20 minutes...San Felipe Casino will have to spend $250,000 to clean the inside of their business, which was filled with water from earlier storms...

...5/29/03: there are too many moths!...only used stove light to make & eat breakfast...however, poured coffee creamer in my orange juice...the taste was OK...But I still killed over a dozen moths...some were attracted to the glow of the TV...Brad sprayed & we put the A/C on upstairs since they do not "visit" the lower area...but they are absolutely annoying!...

...a strain of the bubonic plague has been found in Eldorado, spread by rats & fleas...we have been told not to worry...on the other side, traffic accidents during the holiday weekend was the lowest in recent years...

...5/28/03: it reach 114 degrees in Palm Springs, CA...whew!...

...5/29/03: Cassandra was out all day...and I'm tired...as the days go by, the number of billing sheets left after 4 PM increases...5/31/03 is Miguel's birthday...Cassandra is having a pool party, but it is touch & go for the weather...there is a chance for scattered storms through the day...3 teenagers from NM participated in the National Spelling Bee, held in DC...the best made it to the 8th round...

...and never be predictable...both Rosanne & Brad asked if I was working all day on 5/30/03...I said "Yes"!...that was to be prophetic...when Cassandra called on 5/30/03, telling me she would not be at work that day, the reason was that her grandfather had passed away earlier that week...and she had to help with the funeral arrangements...

...foam striking the shuttle's wing at liftoff caused its destruction upon re-entry...Bus will be in France for the G-8 summit...former GOV Johnson reached the peak of Mt. Everest @7:45 AM on 5/30/03 (our time)...he said it was warm, sunny & calm at the summit...what will he do next?...a fire in the UNM Lifeguard helicopter may mean the revoking of its license by the ABQ Fire DEPT...a Lord of the Rings musical is due to reach the London stage in time for the 50th anniversary of the book's publishing, 2005... Captain is mucho shedding!...the A/C helped protect us from the moth attacks...when Brad opened the barbecue, moths relived
"The Great Escape"...

...(below)...a crew member is suing the Norwegian cruise line for $1 billion on account of burns he received, saying the ship was too old to be carrying passengers...

...5/30/03: the Central bus was late...so late that 2 passed my stop before the third picked me up...at 6th & Gold, we stopped behind bus #2...Captain kept Brad awake...our cat is upset that he cannot rest on the porch...the reason is the moths...so Brad stayed home, not meeting me at work...we will do so another time...