No time for opportunity

Last week I was making deliveries in Mitchell county when I was flagged down by a man in a pickup. I drew up next to him and noticed right away that he's wearing a button-down shirt with DEVON embroidered on it. He was asking me if I knew who owned some piece of local property and I explained I wasn't from around there, gave him a phone number of someone who could tell him more, and noted to him that he was most likely a landman. Then I let him drive away. Didn't tell him I had property in Fisher County, didn't ask him ANYTHING. I'm kicking myself now, but at the time I was running late and had to get going. Now I have cards printed up with all my information, including my property survey name and number.

In the past couple of days I've been hearing the name Gunn Oil Company repeated. It seems they're leasing and surveying and are soon to be here, or a little east of Hobbs.

Kelly Spinks & Miles of Texas is going to be playing at the gym on November 16, 8 p.m. - midnight. The doors open at 7 p.m., $15 cover, $5 cooler. Come out a little earlier and have a bite at the cafe, they're open until 8 p.m. We were in there yesterday and it was full, half civilians, half hunters. Judy hardly had time to say hello, she was pretty busy.

I've got special memories of maize, today's featured photo. I remember going to harvest with my dad, uncle and grandma. Daisy and I would sit in the truck or pickup while the men worked. They used to tell me the combine belonged to me and it made me the proudest three-year-old in the world. I stood in the back of the grain truck filled with collected maize, thigh deep, with the smell in my nose and fancy little shield-shaped bugs crawling here and there. Yes, later there was itching and scratching, but not enough to ruin my recollections of those times.

This week I've been reading The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. It's one of my standbys when I can't, or won't, find anything else read, but I've only read it about three times, even now. At first it seems like it's going to be boring, then it gets very good. Kingsolver is one of my favorite authors.

The movie I found palatable was Girl Most Likely with Kristen Wiig, Annette Benning and Matt Dillon. Oh, and I reconnected to the weekly drama The Good Wife, which comes on Sunday evenings. Last week was a good time to get in if you haven't been watching all along, because you could catch on to the storyline without having to know any back history. I think you can watch past episodes online.

Keep an eye out for Hobbs locals in the Dallas vs. Vikings crowd today. They're somewhere behind one of the end zones. I know some Snyder people who are also going.

Go VIKES! Hahahahhaa!