and why it feels like coming home to an oddball/eccentric like myself. Just a few examples of how anything goes:1. The calendar of upcoming events for a week in the local paper included Tibetan throat singing, Irish folk dancing, a Wiccan [good witch] celebration, Hannukkah on Ice, and an introduction to Kabala.
2. Buying cat food at Petsmart, I saw a woman dancing with all her heart to the 70s rock playing over the PA system.
3. In another store a 50+ year old woman with blue hair and a pink feathery jacket over layers of clothing told me that she "just felt like going back to her punk roots today."
4. The rodeo grounds and stadium are next door to the community center which contains an ice skating rink, 4 indoor swimming pools, gyms, and an expresso bar.
5. The average person here is by no means average. Most are Native American, Spanish, or Mexican, with white anglos in the minority. There are lots of tall lean older folks with long hair and dressed with flair and character. They are great looking, distinctive, articulate, passionate about their beliefs, but with a wonderful dry sense of humor. It's where all the good looking hippies have come to retire.
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