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Simba, our alpha male dog (that's god backwards) has been overwhelmingly voted Pet of the Week here in Groove Land.  Simba's skills in herding and disciplining the other dogs is beyond reproach.  He is to the canine spirit as Oscar Wilde was to the printed word…what a dog!  Meanwhile back at the Chapel:  Casa Kali is fully functioning as a studio/retreat space.  That lovely photographer who was here yesterday took photos of Richard, Manchas, and I in the new space.  I would love to see those photos published.  I do know this:  I have a great photo of Simba grooving in the studio…here he is…Simba Schultz, the Casa las Ranas Pet of the Week!

…and no, John Lennon, not a warm gun…poor guy had to meet his maker in those words.  To me happiness is such a byproduct of the moment…so intangible.  So when I am happy  I know that I am riding a wave…and sadness and all the other emotions are just waves in this gogly-goop sea that we have this impression that we are navigating  We are riding…it is surfing…it's about the wave and the way we ride it.  The freedom is in the ride…tomorrow a photographer for a big newspaper up north is coming out here to photograph the place.  I am very happy about all this…nice wave.  So Surf's Up…I am glad that Richard is here for her visit…I wonder where this wave will take us?

…but hey, whooz complaining.  I almost started complaining, but my inept spelling skills prevented me from going further.  So here I am leaving the complaint compartment and just hoping that Richard's lil' restaurant downstairs will be serving soon, cuz then I have an excuse for procrastinating…because I am nourishing this very Body:  The Buddha.  Guess what?  I am not registered to vote….I need to do that and I will on Wednesday, the last possible day.  Oh my God…well, I must admit, my citizenship skills have always been a bit bent…but I promise to register…Maggy Sperling just called me and threatened me if I did not register…So I send my best to all…and to all a good day!

Well those delightful burros who just got Pet of the Week honors have broken out of their corral twice today. The Award must have given them a more elevated taste for freedom.  The last time they almost made it up here into the garden…they did get a few cornstalks out of the lower veggie garden.  Lolita and Barbarella are the main culprits.  I have Dilly Jo tied to a tree now and I may have to do that for the rest when Richard ARRIVES….which is momentarily.  A new stable gate is in order first thing Monday morning…dullness is not part of the scenario here on our lil' corner of the Universe…This is Life!!!  This all reminds me of when I was 14 or 15 when I used to sneak the car out late at night from the garage….there was such mysterious freedom…something so new and absolutely seductive…almost like sex.  These burros still long for that magic.  There is a lesson in this……..and it's for me.

Well due to interruptions in Denver while Barak Obama was accepting the Democratic Nomination for the Presidency of the United States, the results for Pet of the Week here at Casa las Ranas and the Chapel of Jimmy Ray were late in being posted.  This weeks winners (yes, winners) are:  Dilly Jo, Cleopatra, Barbarella, and Lolita.  These Burros withstood a week of rainy nights to out distance Cielo the Cat and Patzky Groove for this weeks honors.  These girls deserve the award.  All four are rescue burros from the campo who now have a docile life free of burden.  I want to congratulate Cielo for keeping me company all this time while Richard was up in the US and for Patzky who is back from a high fever and is as of this writing grooving down in the studio.  Love to all from the Chapel of Jimmy Ray Groove Brood! Oh, before I forget, as Willie Nelson would say, "I've loved you all over the World"…this goes out to my special partner, Richard Groove.

This is my favorite time of year.  The Heavenly Blue Morning Glories have bloomed from seed droppings from last year.  I always take it as a good sign that the planet continues to give us a show.  However, the recent rains are of concern to me….Way Way Way too much rain.  The fields below our property are under water.  When I went into town today, I had to cruise through a small pond at the bottom of the hill.  The road leading to the bridge to Cruz de Palmar is washed out.  Earth in Upheaval as the license plates used to declare in Sonoma County.  Global Warming is as a matter of fact as the New York Yankees…always with us.  I will be posting the Pet of the Week tomorrow here at Casa las Ranas and the Chapel of Jimmy Ray.  I know all of you are sitting on white knuckles as the ballots come in…you just may be surprised…..