I don't recall how many times I made this statement, but I uttered it numerous times this weekend in a state of pure disbelief.... How do people live here? Or... I would need to go on anti-depressants if I had to live here. Or... What do people DO here?? What is this place I speak of? Alamogordo, New Mexico . Just Southwest of Roswell, NM...or north of El Paso, TX. I wonder what drew aliens to such a desolate and depressing part of our country back in 1947.... This is where my husband is living for 4-5 months, in a desolate & dark hotel room, learning how to fly his platform of the MQ-1. As he showed me around base, I did comment, " Well, if you crash, as least there's nothing to hit. " I am glad I chose to "sit this one out", and stay home (instead of accompanying him like I did to San Antonio). As I'm pretty sure I would have lost my mind, had I joined him. Saturday night we decided to "hit the town". I was determined ...
Ruminations of a runner and recipe-maker, who serves up ranty cynicisms from time to time.