Philbert Leonard Downs

Allow me to introduce myself to my new followers: Philbert Leonard Downs, 88 year old retired Navy veteran/librarian and philosopher.

@DominoRxxx @Aflgirl13845 I haven't needed one since retiring from the Navy. Now, I'm a volunteer librarian, and I grow my own.

@Aflgirl13845 I love it. If you need to pass a drug test (thc) this herb is your best friend

We are growing a lot of different basil this year, genovese lettuce leaf, cinnamon, Thai and holy. I’m excited to make tinctures with holy basil, but I think it stinks. It doesn’t smell pleasant to me. Is it just me or does it have a funky smell?

@PhilbertLDowns We wish you did, Philbert!!

@DominoRxxx See it's been a few days and I just read your message. I had a flip phone before recently getting an iPhone. If you ever want to do a book reading here at the library in Dona Ana County, I'll clear out the space for you.

Sorry folks I don't get on here every day

Thank you

@DominoRxxx We put a library there instead

Either a hipster saves this, or a data center goes in. You have to choose one

Back in my day, I sent my wife to the plumbing supply store so many times that she started to know more about parts and equipment than the store clerks.

@PhilbertLDowns Yeah you are!!!

Spread some wildflower seed in my back yard yesterday. The wind was so strong that some blew into my eyeball. I had to dump an entire water bottle on my face before I drove into town. Yes I'm 90 years old and still drive

The library in Dona Ana will be closed #NewMexico

@Empty_America I volunteer at the front desk at the library in Dona Ana Monday - Saturday and also give philosophy lectures in the parking lot if you ever want to join

Do you have the courage to be bullish on Deming New Mexico?

Thanks

Someone commented on my Facebook post announcing my candidacy for Dona Ana County Commissioner saying I was a con artist due to my association with a local businessman named Gregg 43 years ago, but he was mistaken. I was only an operator for 2 years, not a full business partner

@TyMcDuffey I came here from Billings after my Navy Days on the ship in Newfoundland and knew it was my home. That was more than 50 years ago and I still love this place. It always shocks me when people from lush green forested areas like our desert so much

It's spring 2023 and I am leaving my life as a journalist in rural Montana behind, heading south for a new start in Dona Ana County. I have never stepped foot in New Mexico and have seen the Organ Mountains only through Google Images. I spark up a joint as I drive with all the windows down, the fresh green prairie grass and sagebrush quietly hissing through the Crow Reservation. I spent a lot of the drive figuring out who I wanted to be going forward. Southern New Mexico was a new opportunity for me to have a better life. We made it to our stop in Trinidad, Colorado, after a long drive through Wyoming and Montana. The mountains were incredible, and our Airbnb sat on top of a hill on an original brick road overlooking the town. The house was overrun with little white moths due to their yearly migration. We walked the dogs and ate pizza and salads. We woke up at 5 AM and showered in the dark. Time to hit the road. We drove all through the morning, arriving in New Mexico before we knew it. The northern part of the state is incredibly beautiful. It’s empty and spacious and mountainous and full of life. I fell in love with it. We stopped at a little town called Vaughn for gas and food, one of the only stops in that rural part of the state. We drove through the @CarsonNF flanked by mountains to the left. The plains rolled along. We pulled up to our house in Las Cruces after driving through White Sands National Park and the missile testing range. The weather started to change rapidly. It was hot, but I survived an afternoon of emptying out the U-Haul and unpacking in the sun. I had a tan line after just one day. The air smelled dry and sweet and warm. Our house was beautiful. It was big and spacious. The dogs had a nice backyard. I meditated out there as the sun rose over me. The nights and mornings in the Chihuahuan Desert are spectacular.

@DominoRxxx @CapobiaNB Got some seeds in my eye because it was so windy earlier

@PhilbertLDowns @CapobiaNB I will!

I’ve got a couple of these potato hoops going. It’s just some old chicken wire made into a circle. Then I added aged manure (chicken and horse) and layered potatoes. They’re starting to peek through now.

@DominoRxxx Here is an absentee ballot except change the words New Hampshire to New Mexico

I have lived in Dona Ana County for over 50 years, ever since my retirement from the Navy. I am the common sense vote for Dona Ana County Commissioner.

@straussjamesv @bradmwarren Agreed with Jim. Good luck

@bradmwarren Congrats and good luck.

This is so special. First nomination for our KWYB Butte station, and the call letters that gave me first job. Thanks Butte!

@DominoRxxx @CapobiaNB Spread some wildflower seed this afternoon

@CapobiaNB I used this method once and got a ton of potatoes considering how little i started with

@TonyBynum @GovGianforte Couldn't be me coming from my hometown of Billings more than 50 years ago. That's why I'm running for county commissioner in Dona Ana

When it comes time to vote, dont forget what party and what Governor taxed our children to use our land. @GovGianforte is grooming our kids to accept more taxes for things we already own. The part of #moretaxes