A good 2014!

Hello everybody!
 

Dec 21, 2013: Flagstaff

I ended up not going to Window Rock/Gallup yesterday.
Thursday night it snowed. When I opened the door at 06.15 there was about 15 centimeter on the ground.
My snow shovel is next to the door. First from standing inside, I cleared the snow from the steps. Then, standing on the steps, I cleared a place to stand on the ground. And then I started shoveling. Started at 06.30, was done at 08.00.

The sun came out.
Why did I not go?

• Although highway 40 would be plowed, the road to Window Rock would not be cleared. More snow was expecting, with the storm moving East, towards Gallup. 
• The fleamarket in Gallup would probably be closed.
• I might find my trailer snowed in driving back on Saturday.

I managed to cancel the motel reservation. I am going to try for next week friday......

Dec 19, 2013: Flagstaff

The snow from Dec 04, has mostly melted, except in shaded areas. Blue skies today. Tomorrow probable snow. Of course tomorrow is the day I'm driving to the Navajo reservation and stay overnight in a motel in Gallup, I'm visiting friends. I bought an emergency radio that has AM/FM radio, weather alert stations, walky talky channels. 5 power sources. AC/DC/rechargable batteries/batteries and a crank.

Here a video that I produced and broadcasted of the Red Rock Rock balloon rally that takes place every first weekend in December in Gallup.


and here a video from my "life from the Rez" documentary.
 

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS 

TO YOU ALL

JOSÉ

Dec 13, 2913: Flagstaff

I don't like the month of December.
Short days, and the month never seems to end.
On December 4 it snowed 10 centimeters. A week of severe cold (-10 Celsius) followed.
While it snowes and after the snowfalls ends

I have do this: Shovel around the trailer in a 10 meter circle and shovel a path to the chicken coop, car wide, about 30 meters)

 Behind the trailer as well.

Snow melts from below but only if the dark ground is close to the surface. Yesterday I sat in the easy chair, in the sun, reading.
I managed to finalize my Obamacare application. It seems I qualify for Medicaid. We'll see, Arizona state has to determine whether that is true.

Dec 06, 2013: Flagstaff

Some snow came down on Dec 04, same as last year! Sunny most of the week, but last night severe cold. It was -9 Celsius inside my trailer this morning. Blue skies now, but Saturday evening  through Sunday morning, snow, about 4-6 inches....
Hopefully not like this (blizzard in 2009)



Went to the health clinic Tuesday, had my blood tested, It was good (1.9), but could be a little better (2.5) 1mg higher dosis until the next test on Monday.
I managed to create an account for the Obamacare. The site says that my application is in progress....I have no idea what that means, logging back into my account was impossible yesterday and today.