The beginning....

Charlie, Lindia, Alan, me and Dana

At the end of the work day on August 5th I locked my office door and hurriedly changed from my uniform to my comfy clothes to head out on our 20 hour drive to New Mexico. By early afternoon the next day I was home.

We had a great time. The weather was perfect, the state was beautiful and the people...my people...were warm and welcoming as always. But most important, I was home.

I think I over did it while I was there though, I spent the last few days of vacation doing a lot of sleeping. Still we managed to put about 2000 miles on the bikes while we were there.

I've had a hard time bouncing back since my return. I honestly can't tell if its a physical thing from pushing too hard or if its an emotional/spiritual thing from having to leave the place I love.

I will be getting back to posting but I have made a decision. This blog and "The Zen of Paco" are the two blogs that take the most out of me. They are more reflective of my spirit. "The Capricious Painter"' is taxing in that its my art work and that is consuming but in a totally different way. That blog will set its own pace for that very reason.

So after some consideration I have decided to both slow down and at the same time put some pressure on myself. I have decided to limit my postings to Bare Naked Me and The Zen to once a month for a little while. What I write on these two blogs is very important to me so I want to make sure I am giving you, my dear reader, the best I have.

I will post a real article later this month...no I'll go one better, I'll give you and me a deadline. I will post to this blog again on the 17th.

Until then -