For Kara

I invented something new called a blogcard. It’s like a Hallmark card, but it lasts forever on the internet. I picked these flowers for my friend, Kara.

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(No flowers or trees were harmed in the making of this blogcard.)

When you’re feeling blue
and you don’t know what to do
why not sing
a song or two?

At 10:11 on the video, there’s an Armenian singer that looks just like you, Kara. And the woman from Switzerland who sings after her looks a little (tiny bit) like me (as a teenager). 🙂

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

If you wave your arms in the air while you’re listening to this video, and I wave my arms in the air while I’m listening to this video, does that mean we’re married or just friends?

Kara, if Danyl Johnson can’t make you smile, then you’re a lost cause. Feel better soon, my friend. 🙂

Let’s Play With Balls

I’m sure almost every university in this country has more than one sports team. This is the baseball field for the University of New Mexico Isotopes.

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I have to say, they keep it in pristine condition.

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I didn’t see any graffiti or trash at all.

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Third base entry? Sounds just a little pornographic. 🙂

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(There was no comparison in the cleanliness of this stadium and the campus at UNM, where I spotted more graffiti than I expected. I guess there’s no money to keep the campus as pristine as this stadium. Photos to come at a later date. Spoiler alert: there’s a duck pond!)

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Looks like the stadium was sponsored by Ford, but I doubt the corporation helps pay for its upkeep.

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It’s a nice stadium, but it seems kind of sad that it’s just sitting there, empty.

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No matter what the financial condition of a city or state, there’s always money for the sports teams.

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This is the mascot. It’s called an isotope. I looked up the definition of isotope, and I still don’t get it. He looks like an aging, groovy hippie from the 1960s.

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Find the plane (if you can).

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Yes, the parking lot was empty.

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I was the only one there.

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Until this guy showed up. I sure hope he doesn’t have to vacuum the whole place with that tiny vacuum cleaner.

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Does the isotope have atoms, baseballs, or balloons on top of his head? And does he look a little bit stoned to you? Like he just ate a cannabis brownie? 🙂