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In the interest of lighter weight and fuel efficiency, certain body panels in new cars and trucks are made with composite (read that plastic) materials. For example, my current SUV has a hood, tailgate, front fenders and front doors made from composite materials. Oddly, the rear doors are made from steel. The discrepancy in materialsContinue reading “They just don’t make ’em like they used to…”

New Mexico is in a state of self-congratulation after Sir Richard Branson’s historic launch of his Virgin Galactic spacecraft above the central New Mexico desert last Sunday.  Now that we’ve all taken a deep breath to take in the accomplishment amid lots of hoopla, remember there is more to come. In 2013 two pop cultureContinue reading “Yep, stars are expected over the New Mexico Spaceport…”

In 2013, a man entered a Mexican restaurant in Deming and announced it was a stick-up. He then grabbed the cash register but as he headed for the door, the hostess spotted a potential weapon to stop his escape — an empanada. She hurled the split fingered dough ball  at the fleeing robber and taggedContinue reading “Looking for relievers where you wouldn’t expect to find them…”

I’ve just finished reading a book by my friend, author-historical researcher Jack Wilson of Las Cruces about some interesting footnotes in Arizona history. It’s entitled Arizona Across 400 Years, Stories from a Colorful Past. Last year Wilson released a book about some previously unknown or little reported incidents in New Mexico history in a book entitled NewContinue reading “Sometimes, we might know more about our neighbor than they do…”

You might remember a post I did a few weeks back focusing on a humorous approach on the Navajo Nation to encourage safe social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around the reservation, posters showing a drawing two sheep end to end separating two people. The message was to keep your distance, which was “two sheepContinue reading “Animals helping with COVID-19…”

I had been hoping for several comments on my post last week about whether our state’s name — New Mexico — has been a hindrance to its development and success compared to other states. I was disappointed that I received only one response, from a very dear friend who agreed with me that the nameContinue reading “The Silence to the Lamb(s)…”

By now, most of you have probably read about the tragic balloon accident in Albuquerque last weekend that claimed five lives.  Many friends, who know I am a hot air balloon pilot, have asked me whether I knew the pilot and wondered what might have happened. I was familiar with the pilot, probably met himContinue reading “Rattlesnakes in the sky…”

(With apologies to Daivid Letterman. And bear with me, this post might be a bit long and philosophical… ) Many years ago, my father, who prided himself for his knowledge of New Mexico history, told me that when the territory was being considered for statehood, there was consideration given to calling it “Lincoln” instead of NewContinue reading “Lincoln , Lincoln, a town so nice they named it twice…”

I do feel sorry for Espanola. It’s the butt of endless jokes (and even has its own “Epanola Jokes” cult following.)I think it sits in a spectacular location along the Rio Grande with vistas of the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo Mountains on either side.  It has a wonderful cultural blend with Native, Hispanic andContinue reading “Poor Espanola…”

You might remember an earlier post I wrote about an Albuquerque RIDE (municipal transit system) bus which was involved in a collision when its driver, noshing on a breakfast burrito, failed to notice the stopped car in front of him and rear-ended the vehicle. And you may remember all of the drama which has surroundedContinue reading “Albuquerque transit — bringing dangerous moving objects to you…”

This story showed up on our neighborhood “Nextdoor Digest” last week, which triggered some long ago memories of growing up in Ruidoso. This sighting happened in metropolitan Rodeo, NM, about as far in the southwestern corner of our state as you can get. It seems that the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Department — apparently short onContinue reading “Law enforcement on the cheap…”

I’m sure you’ve all read about this incident in Albuquerque during the past week — a drone with an offending sex toy dangling below buzzes around a candidate’s rally. If you haven’t here’s the synopsis: The controversial sheriff of Bernalillo County, Manuel Gonzales, was holding a campaign rally for his run for mayor of AlbuquerqueContinue reading “It’s not the first time for titillations in the air…”

For more years than I care to remember, I’ve been able to take out my frustrations about not having a gold medal trout stream in my back yard by traveling up to the Rio Penasco, an unexpected spring-fed trout fishery on the eastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains just two hours away. The water hereContinue reading “The big splash…”

June 5, 2020 — my first blog post on my website. I was thinking that it was sometime in the middle of June, so I decided to look it up this morning. So since that date, I’ve posted 146 blogs. I hope a few of them were entertaining to you and I really hope noneContinue reading “I missed the anniversary…”