Absence Part 2

At the end of may a couple of fires broke out in western Arizona that went untamed for weeks.  The smoke from those fires traveled all the way into western and central New Mexico and settled in the valleys.  The smoke was so thick that at times you could not see more than a block away.  It also made the evening sun disappear on several occasions.  Ash fell and covered our plants, cars and sidewalks like it was a January snow.  The smoke made it hard for even the most healthy of us to breath comfortably.  For those that were old, young or of poor health, the smoke was dangerous.

In may my cat Tabitha a.k.a. 'Gata' turned 22.  I adopted her in June of 89 when she was between 4-6 weeks old.  She moved with me to Albuquerque in 1995.   Over the last 7 years she had settled into her age.  She slowed down a bit.  She lost most of her hearing and developed cataracts last year.  But she was still getting around the house.  Thanks to the smoke from the Arizona Wallow Fire she developed respiratory distress and died June 6th.  Those of you that aren't close to your pets will not understand.  Those of you that are close to your pets understand the devastation. 

My house has been quiet and lonely since.  I have begun to adjust.  And resuming posting to this here blog is part of me getting back into a more normal pattern.

Let's see if i can maintain this blog a bit more consistently from here on out.

And about the fires in Arizona.  Screw you Gov. Jan Brewer.  You should have made more of an effort to get that crap under control quicker.  You did not declare a state of emergency, which allows you to activate the national guard, until the 7th of June a week and a half after the fire began.  By the time you declared a state of emergency the fire had already grown to over 200,000 acres.  Then what did you do?  Sat and made a few phone calls to the feds?   Our governor, who i don't really care for, was down at the AZ/NM border even before the fire crossed into New Mexico to get an up close look at what was going on.  She was at least pro-active.  Even though hers and your powers as governor are not extensive when it comes to forest fires, she was at least ready and quick to make any and ALL resources available to the fed incident commanders.   

Gov. Brewer - screw you and the dumbass that started the fire!