Icewind's Ramblings

This post got buried in my ‘working folder’ from when Scott and I took our families to Mexico on vacation. It’s strange to dig in there after awhile and see what craziness lies beneath the laughter. I’ll throw it out there now to go along with our lengthening days since I had originally wanted to brighten a long dark night several months ago. During one of the many fabulous dinners while at the Moon Palace there was one night where the families went to eat a Cajun meal in one of the 13 restaurants on the compound. After dinner when the families had split up and gone on to other things to do Scott and I headed to the beach bar for a couple of drinks and some laughter before heading to our rooms. We had both eaten big bowls of jambalaya for dinner along with several other spicy entrees and after a couple of hours it was working its way through both of us. The jambalaya was full of some spicy sausage goodness, but about an hour or so later, my intestines were p...

I picked up from the airport this afternoon a friend who is coming back up to Alaska to work with us. He was here briefly almost a year and a half ago working but it was more in the late winter into spring part of the year. It was good seeing him again and catching up on things this afternoon and until one of my out of town projects starts later this month he will be staying at my house. We kicked back for a bit and relaxed and talked about the economy in Montana and Alaska before everyone started to arrive at the house. My daughter and son in law decided they wanted to come over for a dinner of tacos and fajitas and go over some things since they never made it by over the weekend. It was a great dinner and the two grandkids were happy to eat peanut butter and jelly while everyone else chowed down on both chicken and beef fajitas as well as soft and hard shell tacos. We made fresh guacamole and a salsa blend with my “magic bullet” for that quick and easy meal...

My time on Saturday morning is spent for a couple of hours with a few friends during which we talk about all sorts of subjects, tell a few stories, and mainly laugh. It is therapeutic time to decompress the usually busy week. It is normally pretty full of people coming and going during the couple of hours we are drinking coffee. Sometimes watching the other people is fun and can sometimes give you a surprise or two. One couple was sitting behind us and we noticed they were not in a good mood while they waited to be seated. After a few minutes of strained conversation the talk turned serious. Woman: “Just once I'd like to sit down and have a conversation.” Man: “Pass the sugar, satisfied?” See . . . Talking Is So Simple . . . Really. Ice