Ebay

So we have begun our real plunge into an ebay consignment business. A few church parishoners have entrusted us to sell some items, and its not as easy as I thought. Theres a million problems in my book. First off, our computer screen is set up in our living room in a spot that is hard for me to see. We need a desk. My eyes hurt and Im getting a furrowed brow from squinting. The next problem is that although one persons trash is anothers treasure, finding those people and hooking them up is hard to cash in on. Then my biggest problem. I keep falling in love with the stuff haha...we are selling a near new vintage reccord palyer....and some awesome lps....star wars, tony bennett, old xmas songs, Maurice jarre, JFK tributes.....all soooo coool....an antique royal No 10 typewriter, stoneware oven safe dishes, brass lanterns from thailand....this is rediculously cool stuff my friends...yet no hits, and when it sells, I will be happy...but sad.... The farm is in full glory....been too busy learnin to ebay to take more pumkin baby pictures..the big max ones are at least 60 lbs or so.....we have squash out the wazoo, and my lil vanilla sunflowers finally bloomed. Everyone is happy on the ranch. Hope you are all well. oh yeah....email us if ya wanna buy our junk/treasure!

Its too hot to work outside today. Everything is in suspended motion floating in this muggy heat, that seems to be testing everybodies nerves. I read an article once about the effect of heat on violent crime. Cities like Phoenix and Albuquerque report a massive increase iin crime in the hottest months, and note the lack of air conditioning a likely cause for increased domestic disputes in poorer areas. Cities like New York, or Philadelphia request the national guard to be deployed in their aid if the temps exceed 94 degrees for 48 hours or longer. Me and Art however just wilt a little like our plants. Perhaps our life style helps us cope. We make our own schedule based on keeping comfortable and composed. On the ranch, not everyone is doing as well. There is change on our horizons....the way we both saw things in our dreams looms closer to the reality of the future of the ranch. I can write more another day, but for now stay cool my friends. And stay calm...this too shall pass.

For everything there is a season,

a time for every activity under heaven.

2A time to be born and a time to die.

A time to plant and a time to harvest.

3A time to kill and a time to heal.

A time to tear down and a time to build up.

4A time to cry and a time to laugh.

A time to grieve and a time to dance.

5A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.

A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

6A time to search and a time to quit searching.

A time to keep and a time to throw away.

7A time to tear and a time to mend.

A time to be quiet and a time to speak.

8A time to love and a time to hate.

A time for war and a time for peace.

new stuff

This must be "the dog days" of summer right? Dont tell me its gonna get hotter. Every day my plants go through this weird wilty look, as if I didn't water them...After the sun beats them all morning, the just let go of form and droop. Thats how I feel too. Today according to the Talamantes porch thermometer, it was 102 in the shade. Today a thunder storm rolled through.  The little rain that fell hit the hot ground and immediately turned to steam. It was the muggiest day I can remember.

my people

Most of my recent horoscopes have referenced "your people"....as in my people. I used to have people. Right now I have about 2 and 3/4 people according to my estimation. You know who you are. My people. Haha. I know that in some philosophical, mataphorical, hyponotic reality....live "my people" ...and they are coming. Short of the funny red kool-aid travel agency, lives a phrophetic magical christ-loving, godess worshipping, metaphysical, tarot reading, roulette loving, gypsy elf, fairy queen, baptist jew...and somewhere out there I have fallen in love with them...my people..the horoscopes acknowledge them, I feel them.....are you out there? People? hehe, I am barbequeing....mmmmmm.....c'mon over.....the koolaid is fine.