FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10

I'm finally home.  I did not reach Lincoln County in time to pick Rumsfeld up from the poodle spa, so I'm home, alone, with the cats.  They appear to be enjoying the situation.  The most exciting part of the trip was while we were unpacking my parents' car.  My father and the neighborhood skunk came within about 6 feet of one another.  A good time was had by all, except for the skunk, who chickened out, did not spray, and waddled back into the thicket.

Gas at the Santo Domingo Pueblo is $2.85! 
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