I was laying there being pushed through with dope when a bunch of cops (OH NO! I'VE BEEN BUSTED FOR POT!) came in dragging a gurney pushed by the EMTs with a lady picked off the streets nearly ground to hamburger so high on meth no one could understand her or know what happened or who she was. The hospital was eventually left with a human being, female, white, injured, with no more information. I listened as the cops, EMTs, nurses debated what...
I checked myself into the local hospital Friday evening for chest pains, and just now managed to escape the place and go home. Despite the ER physician's assurances that I was not in prison, I was not allowed to leave the premises until today, so I did not have my computer, a razor, and my toothbrush, let alone something to read or a radio. We did not determine the cause of the pain. We determined that I had high blood pressure (I've always had...
I'm at the Escapee park in Pahrump for a few days. I like taking this route through Nevada in the spring just in case there's a wildflower breakout in Death Valley. Not to be this year, so I'll avoid DV this trip (their season ends in a few days). I've not found a favorite place in Nevada, except Virginia City. Everywhere is a stopping place on to somewhere else, but there are those that have something I need. Like a grocery store. Having a...
High winds are predicted for Wednesday, so I'll be sitting here in the campground at a big marina. I always like staying here because it's cheap and filled with oleander. I'm a bit early, but in a week or so the flowers will be spectacular. About all I have to do here is pick up some groceries. I could go to a casino, but when I leave here I'm heading for the casino in Pahrump, so I can play there. So I'm just here to wait out the wind storm...
I'm beginning my trip back north, so it's Q for a few days. I'm not in a hurry, temperatures are pretty regularly in the 90's now which is acceptable, and the only thing I want to do is stop in Yakima on my way to the peninsula. Most everything is shut down or gone in Q (April 1 is the official end of season), but there are travelers aimed north.
Yesterday was dental, today was glasses. It takes a few hours to make new spectacles so I spent the day watching the people. The town depends on snowbirds: fat, ugly, obnoxious, and stupid people. They make an astonishing amount of money selling drugs, eyeglasses, and teeth care at a tenth of what it costs in the US. So I got some new glasses today, a prescription slightly better than what I've been wearing, but it will go bad in a few months....
Whatever your teeth condition, Algodones can handle it. At prices one tenth to be found in the US. As I prepare to leave the desert, I grab a cleaning and checkup from my favorite Mexican dentist. Well, actually my favorite Mexican dental hygienists. For $45 dollars (cash, of course) I get a cleaning (this is what I want), then a blessing from the dentist himself. Now, some might be wondering who my dentist is in Algadones. I think (superlative...
While bills and amendments wend their way through the legislative process, it's difficult to say with certainty how the revamped MMJ rules will read exactly, but general tendencies can be spotted. Patients must have a recommendation from a real medical doctor for a bona fide condition, and patients may grow their own or form small co-ops to do the growing. All players involved must register with the Dept of Health which will maintain a database...
It's been just the last couple of days that I've noticed a lot of RVs leaving the place, so I guess the spring migration is on. Today I saw the first red-winged blackbird, one of the very early species to get moving northwards. I'll be tracking the RWBB all the way to Port Townsend, I suspect. This time of year I'm watching the weather up north, deciding on which route or which weather-avoidance strategy to use to get to the Juan de Fuca strait....
This is the annual Escapees gathering/rally/convention, this year for the first time in the Tucson. Given the location and the timing, it was the biggest gathering by a large amount because the directors chose to have the event where people already were. I went over for a day visit which worked out nicely. Just wandering around I found a lot of friends, and this afternoon was a scheduled get-together of my buddies, so I saw a lot of people. It...
I watched another hearing in Olympia as the WA legislature processes three bills that address the medical marijuana problem in the state. Those bills do address the problem, the legislature seems inclined to pass one of them, and the governor will sign whichever law is written. That's good. But no matter which bill passes, the medical marijuana people are going to have a problem: only a very few are going to qualify for licenses, and those...
One of my all-time favorite places to visit. It's world-class birdwatching, I always enjoy the town of Tombstone, and the RV park I'm in is one of the best I've stayed in. Tombstone Territories RV Park is extremely popular and fills up (100 spaces) regularly this time of year. I pulled in on a gamble, and discovered they'd let me park in storage and wait until a space came up. For $20 a night. This matches the highest rate I ever paid for dry...