School Shooting

It's sad to read about a new school shooting where innocent people gets killed. This time it happened at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.  Nikolas Cruz, 19, was charged with the crime of killing at least 17 people (15 others are wounded and in serious condition).

Which bring us to the Gun Control debate, and Republicans want no part of it. The Gun Lobbyist pour money into their campaigns. They have their hands tied. In my opinion, we need to have some sort of control over these weapons (automatic) which are used on most of these shootings. As Senator Chris Murphy said: “Let me just note once again for my colleagues …This happens nowhere else other than the United States of America, this epidemic of mass slaughter, this scourge of school shooting after school shooting. It only happens here, not because of coincidence, not because of bad luck, but as a consequence of our inaction,”

I do not know what is going to happen if any legislation will come out of this; one thing is for sure: there will be more shootings in the future unless something is done about it.

T. G. I. F.

My favorite day of the week is got to be Friday! As soon as bell rings for my last class, I am relax and I am in "kick-back" mode! We usually eat out on Friday or order Pizza. Once I am home, I catch up with my shows and or news. I also watch the Friday shows such as: Dateline, 20/20, and 48 Hours. After watching TV, I will play games on my computer, drink lots of coffee and go to bed at 2:00 a.m. if not later. Happy Friday!

Salvation Mountain

Last year in May, I had a chance to visit Salvation Mountain. It was created by Leonard Knight (1931–2014). He started his project on 1984. 

Salvation Mountain Entrance Sign. - May 2017- P. Vasquez

Since Leonard Knight Death, the site has been administered by volunteers and artists who have continued his project.

Salvation Mountain - May, 2017 - Pic: P. Vasquez

"The Folk Art Society of America declared it "a folk art site worthy of preservation and protection" in the year 2000." Wikipedia

A view from Top of Salvation Mountain. -May 2017- P. Vasquez

Best Friends Killed!

Jesus Felix, 22, and Omar Valadez, 23,were best friends and they were always together.They die in an accident on  Wednesday,  on 54th Avenue near Thermal. The investigation says that speed was involved. This is not the first time the young people get killed in accidents were speed is involved. This should serve as a reminder of the danger of driving at high speed. I am a former Traffic School Instructor and one of the topics I always stressed in my classes, was the fact that speed causes more deaths on the road than anything else. They were both former Coachella Valley High School students.

The Returned

I was watching this show yesterday, The Returned, is about people who have died only to return alive a few years later. The show has a good premise but has lots of holes in it. For example, the first thing they do after returning is eat. They are very hungry but is not explained why. They basically leave it up to us to figure this out. Also, they affect the lights as they walk by but not home appliances or other electrical stuff such as cars, elevators and more.
Other that this minor details and other I will not mention, the show is okay. I can probably rate it:

It has been canceled read the news here: 'The Returned' Update: A&E Does Not Renew Show For Season 2

The Chupacabras is back!

This morning on my way to work, I was listening to the news that the "Chupacabras" was back. What is the Chupacabras? It's a legendary creature that comes at different times of day and attacks animals (farm animals), and people. People have seen glimpses of it but there is not a picture of it. The only thing we have are tales and stories of its attacks. Here is a picture and a link to the latest report.



Regresa el Chupacabras y mata a 12 animales en Chihuahua