Chilly today, hot tomale

Photos! I promised photos, but still can't get the gosh darned technology to work for me. Gunfunnit!
Gunnison is still here, thank goodness. It's changed a little, but very little. That's refreshing. I've heard there are prospective big changes on the horizon. They sound grand and even ominous. Some sound like good changes. Others, not so good. It still seems there is great interest and participation on the part of the citizenry here, so I believe the place is in pretty good hands. I've had a great time bopping around, catching up with friends in town. It is cold here, especially in the mornings. I don't mind really. That could be because I know I'm headed back to the tropics in a few days so I don't have to endure it for months on end. I have enjoyed the sun and the fall colors, but most of all I find it refreshing that all the fun, witty, intellegent, nice people I came to know and love here are not only still here but are still fun, witty, intellegent and nice.
I've still got a few chores to complete before the cabin is ready for winter. So, I'm off once again to the hardware store.
Photos will come. Really. They will. Really.
A hui hou. Aloha!

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