Gut Instincts And Premonitions

 

Above, that's Silver Nightshade, it's Toxic to Humans and Animals, pretty yet Deadly, it grows Wild here and is invasive.  Some things are Deadly even if they don't look like it on the Surface and appear Harmless enuf.  The Plant has many Medicinal Benefits too IF you know how to use it, but it's not to be messed with if you don't.  Native Americans had many uses for it.  So, this Post will mostly Deal with Gut, Instincts & Premonitions as a Post Title Hook & Topic of discussion.  I hadn't wanted to try to squeeze a Doc Appointment of my own into an already Family Hectic Medical Schedule on our Calendar but I think I'll have to... Shit!!!  I don't Need one more thing to Deal with right now, but, you know how it goes... sometimes it's One Thing after another... 

 Some things you just have to Deal with and shouldn't put off or ignored.  This is one of those Things.  I've got a sore spot on my Left Ear, it's Small yet very Painful and it won't just go away, so, whatever it is doesn't seem temporary and Healing on it's own.  It's hard to examine your own Ear, so I don't know what it is and want to get it checked out.  I mostly Sleep on my Left Side and it began to hurt to on that Ear.  At first thought I'd just scratched it or had a Pimple or something on it, but, this is Arizona, and so I did think about possible Sun Damage.  We're outside a lot and your Ears get more exposure to Sun Damage than other Body Parts.  I don't have a Peace about my Ear even tho' it seems insignificant, it might not be???

Of coarse these days you know what you do, Google it, sore spot on Ear.  *LOL*  Dr. Google said to get it checked out, tho' Ear Skin damage isn't uncommon and most problems aren't serious and are benign, of coarse they could be serious conditions.  And even serious problems can be resolved if caught early enuf, so, I'd rather err on the side of Caution.  Arizona is notorious for Skin Cancers, I've had several Friends get it and just have minor Surgery to resolve it, especially on areas of your outer Skin on or around your Head area.

Other than that everything is Swell.  *Eye Roll*  We're on the low Countdown of actual Days now before The Man has his 2nd Heart Surgery to unblock his clogged Artery, so I don't need to be sidelined with my own Health Issues to resolve.  They did keep him Hospitalized for a while during the last Procedure to do the same thing, and when he finally did get Home he wasn't requiring a massive amount of extra Care at least, since, it went well and he Healed well and behaved.  I'm hopeful for similar results to last time and this was the only other problem Artery they found.  So, hopefully he'll also feel ever so much better too?  I sure Hope so, he's been in decline on many levels lately and it Worries me and Grieves me if nothing can be done about it.  So, if something can be done about it, we do it.

The Kiddos got the Irrigation done on Saturday Night and we seemed to have a really good Head of Water this time.  So, mebbe that E-Mail from SRP to everyone in the Community helped with whatever the problem had been?  I still think a Neighbor was Stealing Water again, it happens, and has in the Past with a certain Neighbor everyone seemed to know does it and told us about.  Either they don't Pay for Irrigation, or, they take on more Water than allowed, either way, it's Water Theft from other Paying Neighbors within our Community.  And in a Desert, Water Theft or Waste is a Big Deal and Neighbors get really irate about it and will turn an Offender, or suspected one, in to SRP to Deal with. 

SRP usually sends out a Blanket E-Mail to all Residents reminding them of the Rules of Irrigation and mostly that then is enough, becoz it makes it clear it has come to their Attention.   And it could also be that someone isn't maintaining their Private Section of the Canal, also something you and whoever you may Share it with, are responsible for.  Some parts of the Community have smaller Personal Ditches that distribute the Irrigation and don't Share it with another Neighbor coz it runs across their Front Yard, or Side Yard if they are on a Corner Lot.  But, ours we Share with the Neighbor directly behind us and is a bigger Canal we both take turns maintaining.  Maintenance of all Canals is critical or Irrigation gets compromised.

Some within the Community have covered their Ditches so they're not Open, I don't like that coz debris can get stuck then in the underground Tunnel, and you cannot see it or easily unblock and clean it.   Some Cemented in their Canal Bottom, ours is still Dirt Canal, I'd like to Cement the Bottom to prevent Weed growth and erosion, but, would need to Share the expense with the Neighbor who Shares the structure.  Laura's Boyfriend initially said he'd do that but hasn't actually taken Action to get together to get estimates coz he's more a Do-It-Yourself Type.  A lot of Mini Farmers are around here, if he did a good Job I'd help Pay for him doing it, I don't Care how it gets done.  Just let me know a prospectus on Cost is all for Supplies & Labor.

Right now I have bigger Fish to Fry and Laura has her Property up For Sale coz she and her Boyfriend HATE the New Pinche Neighbors that bought the House Next Door to them.  They're the ones who paid over $800,000 for a gorgeous Contemporary Pueblo Style Home recently Remodeled with fabulous Desert Landscaping and numerous Majestic 60 Year Old Palm Trees, and turned it into either a Party House or Drop House and now it looks Ghetto.  They tore out ALL of the gorgeous Front Landscaping Plants and Trees, which broke everyone's Heart.  They have numerous Vehicles parked on it all the time all over the Front Yard now, it looks like shit, and Host raucous Parties every Weekend.  I don't mind a good Party, but, be considerate of your Neighbors, these folks aren't. *Insert Resting Bitch Face*

  They did build a matching Casita in the Back Acreage and that looks nice, but a once fabulous looking Property with curb appeal now looks neglected and laid to waste, it's tragic.   Such an Investment to be devalued and of coarse Three Neighbors around them have now put their Properties up For Sale before they have more lost Equity due to these Lowlifes.  Either it's an Investment Property and the actual Owners don't even live in Arizona, which isn't Uncommon, especially with Higher End Real Estate turned into Air B&B Party Houses, or, several Adults pooled Resources to be able to afford it and multiple Families or Single People live there?

I don't see any Children ever, but I see a LOT of Young Single Hispanic Men, SO many Vehicles at that House all the time, perhaps a Female or Two once in a while, I suspect a Party House, Drug House, or Drop House for Human Trafficking.  Neighbors have told local Police they feel these Neighbors are a Problem to our Community, so, a lot of the raucous Parties did cease or at least tone down.  If they're on Local Law Enforcement Radar, and with current ICE Raids, I'd think they wouldn't dare to draw undue Attention to themselves if any Illegal Activity is coming out of that Property?   And I been around The Sun enuf times, back when Pixs were often still Black and White, sometimes even in Sepia, not to be Naive about Life's Problem shit and Problem People.  *Winks*

 Folks are Neighborly here, super Friendly and Tolerant of whatever each other does if it's not gonna be a Problem, and it's a predominantly Hispanic Community.  But diverse, Young, Old, Multigenerational, different Ethnicities living Harmoniously.   But those Neighbors became a Problem immediately and nobody liked it, it was disruptive and they laid a high end Property to Waste and Neglect in no time, so, we'd all like for them to Sell and move on.   Laura's Boyfriend is an Older Hispanic in his 7o's and originally is from Mexico, he said he felt they had Cartel influences and he could be Right?   The Cartel have Money to buy High End Properties in Nice Neighborhoods.  The one time they sent someone over to our Property about Irrigation, Mando said he got a Vibe... so did The Daughter.

They had sent one of the Females, but, how she presented herself was a Red Flag, Mando is from The Hood, the Old Barrio we used to live in, everyone being Street Smart whose from there.  The Daughter and Laura's Boyfriend both had lived in Mexico long enuf to know a Bad Actor from there when they see one, their Spidey Senses said, these folks are likely Trouble.   The Daughter has been OG Gangsta a long time, she even told me which Region she suspects they hail from, by the Spanish spoken, and that if so, they are problematic.  So, we don't have anything to do with them, Bad Hombres are to be kept out of your Orbit if you're Wise and not in The Life.  She got out of The Life and has no desire to cultivate or invite Problematic Contacts into her or our Lives.  We helped them with their Irrigation that one time they solicited our advice and Help, coz we are Neighborly if someone has a problem or Emergency.  If we can be of Help we will be, it's how we Roll, even if we don't particularly Like you or wanna get to Know you.  *LOL*

  They didn't know how to do Irrigation properly and were Flooding everyone's Property, including Ours, Omar's, Laura's and TJ's Parents... so Rob, Laura's Boyfriend, Mando and The Daughter all rallied to resolve the Issue and show them what they should do and how to do it in the Future.   But, we aren't encouraging any further contact or involvement with them, we don't get a good Vibe and don't Invite Trouble.  Rob's Family agreed, Rob, The Daughter and Mando have done Time, so said they mos' def got a Criminality Vibe of the Males over there.  I did too, the Flash some are wearing tells their Story and Associations... and I pay attention to shit like that, the DA's Office taught how to Read Crime related, Prison, Cartel and Gang related Tattoos.  The Flash don't Lie and wearing unauthorized Flash can get a Fool killed or seriously fucked up.  Who Needs that shit, Right?  I don't Need nobody else's Drama and Headaches spilling onto us.   My Mama {Below} didn't Raise no Fools.  Even if you Be Crazy, don't Be Stupid.  *Winks*

We once had a File on a Fool I was Processing at the DA's Office, in the Witness Protection Program, but being Housed in Prison until he could get a Hell's Angel's Tattoo removed before the Organization cut that Pound of Flesh off him!!!  He was not a part of them and you can't wear anything of theirs, not even their Colors and definitely not their Flash, if you're not one of them, without dire consequences.   Everyone knows that, or should know that unless they're Fools and Idiots.   Why he got it, and who was foolish enuf to give it to him, could have cost them both their Lives!!!   The Guy didn't even have a Criminal History, but, had to be Institutionalized for his own Safety until he could get that Biker Flash completely removed!!!  What WAS he Thinking, I wondered as I worked that Fool's File???!!!!!

We don't Need anyone's Vida Loca fucking up the Neighborhood's Zen and Collective Harmony.  Anyway, those Pinche Neighbors have Calmed Down, they fucking Needed to coz nobody around here is Down for any Drama and a Headache from anyone moving in and 'New', get with the Program or get the fuck out.   Everyone has too much Invested in their Properties and most Families around here have been here since the early 1960's and are tight knit among themselves.  And are Welcoming and great with any Good 'Newbies' who are a Welcome addition to a Wonderful Community that we all want to stay that way.   Take care of your Business, take care of  your Property, don't make Trouble or as a Collective there will be Pressure put on you to straighten up, shape up or ship out.  I think we need to Collectively do that and push back hard against the Bad Politics destroying America too.

Things are escalating Politically now and in the Streets of America this Regime is sending Troops into to create a Crisis and then pretend they're resolving the Problem they Created.  It's reaching a boiling point in some Cities already Targeted and I feel it's a matter of Time before all Hell is gonna break loose and there's no coming back from Anarchy once it explodes onto the Scene.   I think this Regime underestimated some things, and tho' I'm disgusted that America has let it get this far so fast, at some breaking point it's gonna explode.  When you go to War against your own People, if it's a War you want then it's likely a War you're gonna get, becoz at some juncture Resistance and Self-Preservation will prompt a mutual Conflict then.  I think he's Jonesin' for a Civil War tho' to justify the Violence his Cabal are capable of and WANT to exact upon the Citizenry as a Power Play and Grab to dominate, oppress, enslave and subdue us?  Don't let it be on our Watch that it happens and they're successful in that End!

  Too many have bowed down, prostrated themselves and now Worship that Fucker like their god!!  They probably even Buy his Grifter Lines like this Altar Candle of him thinking he's a Messiah and the Second Coming of Christ!?   An Antichrist mebbe, I'd be looking for Triple 6's myself, I recognize Devils when I see one.   I think we all Need to Stand Tall and say NOT MY America, Home of the Free and Land of the Brave, Generations Sacrificed too much to KEEP it that way!!!  Many were MY Ancestors and The Man's.   Either you're FOR the American People or you're AGAINST us, as a Leader you better decide which Side you're on?   And if you're not FOR us, then you don't Represent or Serve us, and you definitely Need to be ousted and replaced immediately.  I don't Care how they get him and his Cabal out either at this point, they're dangerous and threaten all of us and our way of Life along with our National Security.  He's in Bed with some Bad Foreign Actors for sure, they Own him and he Owes them and does shady Business with them.   The problem only is that some Americans seem Down for him still and they will be living amongst us always.  

 So we gotta figure this shit out with some measure of diplomacy or America is fucking doomed, and our Real Enemies of Foreign origins, will pick up on that shit and use it to their advantage, Trust and Believe.  And for all I know, that Documentary had some Teeth to it that Bad Foreign Actors have been Cultivated by a Home Grown Cabal for literally Generations of Partnering secretly, so, this is more complex than most may realize?   I always felt the Real Masterminds were lurking in The Shadows, invisible intentionally and flying under Radar so as not to be detected.   My Spidey Senses are rarely Wrong about dangerous shit and Warnings I just Sense, even if I don't yet know particulars, I usually don't even Need to.  They've Served me Well all my Life and I Trust my Instincts, Gut, and Premonitions.  

And at the River, judging by the Protection Candles the Santeria and Hoodoo are leaving, and Praying for, I can see what they are most concerned about due to our current Politics too.   Protection from Bad things and Gossip being spread and said about them {Tapa Boca}.  Prayer for the Power to Dominate difficult Situations and Enemies {Prayer to Santa Marta Dominadora}.   Releasing all Toxic Ties and Reclaiming Inner Peace {Separacion Break Up Prayer Candle}.   Destruction of Enemies and Negative Influences, break Curses and inflict Bad Luck or Spiritual Retribution upon one's Enemies {Veladora Destructora Lista Negra Black List D.U.M.E. Prayer Candle}.   And finally inserting Control, Influence and Authority over a Person or Situation {Dominacion Domination Prayer Candle}.   I see see that the Santeria and Hoodoo are definitely putting some of their Practices against this horrible Regime and it's vile Practices, I'm glad they are... I'm in Unity and Agreement with them.  May it Be.

 

 I want to say these are the Typical Offerings and Prayer Candles one would normally see at the River.  In the Past, when things weren't so filled with Political fuckery, one would see Prayer Candles for Healings, for Prosperity, for Success in Love... things like that.  But, they definitely are very Aware of the Need for Spiritual and Divine Protection right now against the Powers that be running America at the present time, that's evident and Serving Devils as well as being disciples of Evil Men in Power!!!   So, Yes, I light my own Prayer Candles and construct my own Altars against such Oppression and Cruelty being exacted right now against fellow Human Beings by a toxic and heavily corrupted Political Party now in Control and tearing at the Fabric of a decent and orderly Society and better way of Life of and for everyone in America.  Princess T even put a Red Hat on my Donnie Two Dolls Troll Voodoo Doll.  *LOL*

And when Princess T gets Home from her Boyfriend's I'll have to Share the most recent Pix one of her Older Sisters in Mexico sent to us {See Below}.   She Models, which is pretty obvious, she's a Beautiful Person inside and out.  This is one of Salvador's Oldest Children, she's just a bit Younger than The Daughter and has Two Beautiful Children, a Boy and a Girl.  The little Girl looks so much like Princess T did at that Age.  This Sister also has the Darker Hair and Eyes like Princess T does.  So this Sister if very fond of her Little Sister that resembles her so much, even tho' they've never met yet, she wants to some day and keeps in Touch with us via The Book Of Faces.  She's helped all of The Daughter's Kiddos out as much as she can, she's a good Big Sister. 

 She and The Daughter became close and very good Friends when The Daughter was with this Granddaughter's Dad.  She's not close to her Dad, but she has become close to all her Sisters that are The Daughter's Children.   Salvador had a lot of Children, too many Children, with various Women, and they all don't have contact, just some of them, so some of them we'll never know.  When Princess T was in School, when asked how many Siblings she had, she'd just say, "A LOT".  *LOL*  That's not an understatement or hyperbolic either, I think the total is 15, but I only know 6 of them that he Fathered and all of those are Girls.   I don't even know the Names of all his Kids since he doesn't have contact with most of them or their Mothers.   Some of the Kids don't even know about their other Siblings either.

 I do know he has Sons tho', including a set of Male Twins that are some of the Oldest Children, and Two Daughters the same Age, but who have different Mothers.   He definitely was a Playa-Playa, he has Four Daughters by our Daughter.  This is part of why I don't have anything to do with him, his Life Choices and various Associations he has, have not be conducive to having healthy relationships and he hasn't changed enough I want any contact at all.  I'd prefer he have little to no contact with any of the Children actually, for their sakes.   He's often put his Family in grave Danger with his Lifestyle and Enemies.  And so it is with a lot of 3rd World Countries, which is why I don't want America run like one, Banana Republics, Authoritarian Regimes and their Leaderships are rife with Criminality, intense Violence and Danger to it's Populations and decent Citizens.

The Son took his Dad and I out for Lunch, I had the Open Faced Roast Beef Sammie and The Man had the Open Faced Meatloaf Sammie, The Son had the French Dip Sammie.   So, that will be your Food Porn offered for Today.  You're Welcome.  Or... you might Hate me, either way, I understand.   *Winks and LOL*   Some folks HATE those of us who Photograph our Food and Share it.  *LMAOROTF*  And it doesn't bother me to have Haters, it really doesn't, I think it's hilarious actually when a Hater gonna Hate and get all Worked Up about it.  Just don't look at the Photos, Solution, coz, I'm Solutions Oriented and at no Charge will give you the Solutions to being upset about what anybody Photographs and Shares or Writes and Shares.  

Your Choice to Read it and See it, or not to!   So you have the Solutions in your own Hands and easily at your own disposal rather than Clutching Pearls, Banning Books, Protesting what someone else chooses to do with their Free Will and Life.  Like, if  you're against Gay Marriage or Interracial Marriage for example, decline a Proposal from a Gay Person or a Person not of your Race to Marry you then, Simple.  *Winks*  None of it is Mandatory or Required of YOU, but don't try to intrude on everyone else's Free Will Choice of who to Love, what to say or do with their Lives, it's none of your Business.  People Need to get back to Minding their own Business, plain and simple.   And quit worrying so much about what other folks are doing and content with to find their own Happiness and Contentment.  It's not all about you all of the time, so, lighten up, quit being so Uptight and Oppressing the Rights of other folks, and get out of other folk's Business that is none of your Business and doesn't even Involve you!!!

The Son's Girlfriend, who has Worked for the State a long time in acquisitions, got Laid Off.  She said so many Women, Gays and Minorities are being Laid Off or Fired from the State, the City, the County, and the Federal Government.  It all seems so corrupted now and shamelessly discriminatory and overtly biased, Racist, Homophobic and Misogynistic.  Being Indigenous she's both a Minority and a Woman, so they got a Two-Fer in Laying her Off.  She's on a short Paid Leave of Absence she'd Earned, but she has no idea what she'll do now, she's a Single Mom of Two and only in her 30's.   She said they all had to Sign an NDA so as not to discuss anything, that would be Legally binding to remain Silent about everything happening that the Public doesn't know about.  This Administration is certainly taking us backwards for Generations, where discrimination by Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation were rampant, and now are again, and shamelessly unapologetically so. 

 

Clearly they're doing the same thing in the Military and most Women and Minorities in high Ranking positions are being terminated as well, with no regard to time in Grade or performance.  It's merely purging them only due to their Gender and Race.  I do hope every single person illegally Fired or Laid Off sues the shit out of them and is awarded damages and restitution for their Careers being destroyed due to prejudices alone.  I was saddened to hear that.  Anyway... The Son's Car broke down again and he along with Mando worked on it all Weekend but didn't get it finished in time so I'll be taking him to Work in the Morning.  That means a 3:00 in the Morning Wakeup and long Commute both ways, ugh!!!  Luckily Princess T doesn't Work on Mondays so I don't have to race back to get her to Work too.  *Whew*  Then Tuesday Morning Mando & The Daughter have to take her to Work coz I have to get The Man to the Hospital in time for his 2nd Heart Surgery that's Scheduled that Morning.

Today The Daughter had a Housecleaning Job in Chandler for a Friend of mine.  I took The Man so he could unwind, he was pretty Wound Up and even being taken out for Lunch by The Son hadn't Calmed him enuf.  He had a good time Shopping with me in Chandler while The Daughter Worked from 2:00-6:00 p.m..   We went to "Ivy & Sage" again, they'd already almost Sold Out of all things Halloween that I'd Shared Imagery of from the last visit only a couple Weeks ago, and moved on to all things Christmas.  So the whole Store was Transformed and it was surprising how much they'd Sold of Halloween and Autumn Product.  No more Creepy Dolls left, they only had a very small section now devoted to Autumn and Halloween coz of how little Inventory they still had of that Seasonal Merch!!!   I Photographed some of the Halloween left and a lot of Pixs of Christmas, which, I won't include in Posts until it's closer to that Season.  It was all quite fabulous tho', it blows me away how that Shop Showcases all their Vendor/Designer/Artist's Wares!

We went to our fav Mediterranean Restaurant for Dinner and then realized an East Indian/Pakistani Restaurant that was just profiled on Guy Fieri's Show was just a couple doors down called "The Curry Corner".   The Owner, who'd been on the Show, was there with her Husband and I told them I'd just watched their Restaurant profiled on the Guy Fieri Food Network Contest.   I got a selection of their Appetizers and some Garlic Naan, To Go, it was all very good and so fragrant.  I got the Aloo Tiki which are lightly Spiced Potato & Pea Patties shallow Fried.  The Samosa Chat, which is Samosas, Chickpeas Seasoned with Tamarind Sauce, Sweet Yogurt & Biscuits.  And Chicken Pakora, which is Florets of Chicken Fried in Spiced Chickpea Batter.   Their Naan is exceptional too.  So, lotsa Food Porn Imagery of our indulgent Food Day.  *Winks*  We had enuf to bring Home for everyone to partake of coz servings were generous from both Restaurants.   Believe it or not that is only Three Bucks worth of Naan there in the last Pix!!!   And most of the Appetizers were under $6!!!   It was a very good day, and I relaxed afterwards watching "Halloween Wars" and "Holiday Baking Championships".

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More to come later... Dawn... The Bohemian