Author Archives: Patrick Lamb

Last week, police in Las Cruces responded to a break-in call at the local Baskin-Robbins store. An alarm had been triggered when someone smashed a window at the ice cream parlor and when the cops arrived, they found a somewhat disoriented man wandering around the premises. He first claimed he had no knowledge about theContinue reading “I guess he had something else in mind when he wanted sprinkles on his ice cream cone…”

You may remember my recent blog about the fact that “buttload” is an accepted term for a measurement. Here is is, if you need to refresh your memory: https://aero-cordero.com/2020/11/25/a-brief-diversion-into-almost-bathroom-humor/ Well, someone in Albuquerque took this term to a new level about two years ago. A man riding a motorcycle was pulled over by a BernalilloContinue reading “Buttload, Version 2.0…”

Our golden doodle, Chester, turns three years old today. He still has lots of energy and acts like a puppy most of the time, but we’re okay with that. He gets better every day in responding to our commands. He thinks everyone and every dog wants to be his best friend, and a treat isContinue reading “From puppy to dog nerd…”

This last Sunday, my wife and I, along with our dog Chester, explored an unexpected geological treasure near Las Cruces. It’s appropriately called “Slot Canyon,” and as my wife noted, it looked like it could have been on the set of an Indiana Jones movie. It’s a very narrow canyon gouged by rushing water thoughContinue reading “We thought Harrison Ford might come around the corner at any minute…”

A faculty organizer for the 2006 Rio Grande High School homecoming dance was in charge of selecting a memento for the event. His choice — a shot glass. Following an apology from the school administration, the faculty member who selected the item said he “didn’t think students would actually use them for alcohol.” Um, sure.Continue reading “It was worth a shot…”

In 2006, an 8th grade student at Rio Rancho Mid High School was booted out of class for five days after he was spotted passing some kind of drug to his friends. The school had a zero-tolerance policy for drugs, so it required immediate action. When the drugs were turned over to authorities to analyze,Continue reading “His classmates must have been real stinkers…”

During the pandemic, as my wife and I have tried to limit our excursions out of the house, we’ve started watching more and more mysteries on TV. We have, I think, become self-anointed experts on what makes a good mystery. It always starts with an unexplained clue (or in some cases, a dead body), thenContinue reading “The mystery of the abandoned boots…”

In 2012, the Alamogordo owner of a 35-pound desert tortoise discovered that the critter had figured out how to push open a gate in his back yard. The tortoise, off on an unknown adventure, could not be found anywhere. Imagine the surprise of the owner when a week and one-half later he got a callContinue reading “I’ll bet he got there before the hare could tee off…”

Wish I could say I thought of this, but I got it from an Instagram post by my long-time work associate, Andrea. If you’re like us, we have a steady stream of deliveries at our door because of COVID-19 restrictions, and with the holidays we’re getting even more deliveries. These people are working late intoContinue reading “A great idea from a good friend…”

I began playing rugby in the 1970s, having first seen it played when my wife and I stumbled upon the annual Aspen Ruggerfest tournament on an early fall excursion to Colorado. We were living in Santa Fe at the time, and when we returned home, I poked around and discovered that there was a localContinue reading “Why rugby???”

In 2006, a sheriff’s deputy in Albuquerque pulled over a vehicle that was suspected to have been involved in a minor traffic accident. When the officer approached the car, he found a somewhat confused looking young man who seemed to be wrestling with a moral dilemma. Before the deputy even began the interrogation process, theContinue reading “Maybe he was trying to use reverse psychology…”

Yes, you read that right. Here’s the story, and it’s not as sordid and you might have been wanting. In my freshman year of college at the University of New Mexico, my fraternity brothers learned that Playboy magazine was going to be on campus to do a photo shoot for next year’s male college fashions.Continue reading “I was a teen-age Playboy model…”

For several years, my long-time fly-fishing buddy Bill and I used a guide on the San Juan River who was quite the character. He would work on his guitar music in the winter, then guide on the San Juan in the spring, summer and fall, living in what we suspect was not much more thanContinue reading “A brief diversion into (almost) bathroom humor…”

Last week, police in Roswell apprehended a California man on charges of kidnapping, robbery and carjacking. Taken to the police station to face further questioning, the suspect — wearing a blue jumpsuit from the Chaves County detention center — managed to break free from officers and run away. About two hours after the escape, policeContinue reading “Maybe it was the red beard that gave her away…”