I put my feet up on the desk and stared mindlessly through our little front window. I’ve been looking at this same scene damn-near every day for the past 18 months. What ever possessed me to think that I could cope with the boredom of being Deming, New Mexico’s first and only deputy sheriff? This…

How does the wind make the desert seem even lonelier? Is it the eerie howling or is it because the desert’s vastness and beauty is hidden by the blowing dust? It’s been blowing constantly for weeks and I’ve had it up to here. I’m tired of being cooped up inside my truck watching the world…

On a windy day in October 2006, I drove to Pony Hills about ten miles north of Deming at the far end of Starvation Draw. I don’t usually hike alone but I wanted to get some air and be alone for a while. I hadn’t been to Pony Hills with its ancient Mimbres petroglyphs in…

It’s hot, my tee shirt is wringing wet, my left arm throbs, my pajama bottoms are wadded up in my crotch, my mouth is painfully dry and I have to take a leak. The clock glows an eerie green 2:06 AM. Damn it all, I’d better get to the bathroom. Is this what getting old…

I’ve given up ranting. You people just don’t listen. And, if you do it doesn’t do any damn good. My new strategy is to champion some Amendments to our Constitution. Given our current indecisive congress, I have a better chance of getting a two-thirds vote of both houses and ratification by three-fourths of the states…

The Chez Robert is known for its classical French cuisine and intimate dining. I called and made a mid-afternoon appointment with the manager to see what he might do to equal the wonderful dinner our new trading partners had recently hosted in Tokyo. Robert Cheval is far more than the manager; he’s the owner and…

Jack Nicholson doesn’t own a cell phone. Why should we care what Jack does or doesn’t own. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big-time movie fan but I don’t really care much for so called “movie stars”. I like the characters they play but I find them egotistical, uninteresting and intellectually shallow. In spite of…

Deming Writing Group Assignment Prompt: One week after attending the funeral of a close friend, you receive a postcard in the mail with the words, “I’m not dead. Meet me tonight at Guido’s Pizzeria. Tell no one.” Bill wasn’t my best friend but we’ve been pals since the third grade. We reconnected when we both…

The name trivia is a bit of trivia itself, as it should be. Way back when all roads led to Rome, the Romans would leave news bits at the junctions in the roads, at the tri (triple) and via (ways), places where three ways met. This piece of interesting but useless information along with the…

These are the people I take to bed with me every night. Don’t snicker, I only shack up with them one at time and only for a few days. These are not just passing fancies; I’ve had long-term relationships with each of the people I’m about to blab about. My occasional one-night-stand with other folks…