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If I were a betting man, I wouldn’t pick the Philadelphia Eagles to win this weekend’s Super Bowl. That’s because Chester, our overly enthusiastic Goldendoodle, has made what is likely to be his fourth bad pick on which team will win the football game. As we’ve done for the past four years, we’ve tossed twoContinue reading “Chester’s choice…”

As many of you are probably aware by now, President Trump signed an executive order on his first day of office to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” Whether he has the authority to do this and whether the change would be recognized worldwide is not something I’ll delve into, given myContinue reading “Coming to you from Las Cruces, New America…”

It’s an old adage that having four wheel drive in your vehicle only gets you stuck further away from help. I experienced this first hand when I was in high school and owned a surplus World War II Jeep (made by Ford) and did my best to prove it could go anywhere. Unfortunately it didn’tContinue reading “The error of his ways sunk in…”

Last week, we experienced an unusually heavy (for southern New Mexico) snowfall. The snow began in the morning and lasted most of the day. At our home, we accumulated about three inches, which was more than the frosting that the Organ Mountains received. The snow was very wet. It was perfect for snowball fights andContinue reading “Remembering snow days…”

In 1973, when I was Santa Fe bureau chief and political reporter for United Press International, a particularly sensitive topic was on the agenda of the New Mexico Legislature. It was a vote on whether the Legislature would approve the national Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. Although New Mexico was one ofContinue reading “Waiting for the other shoe to drop…”

Monday’s Albuquerque Journal served up two stories of interest to me that have prompted me to offer some thoughtful responses. (Well at least in my warped way of thinking.) The first was the listing of the Albuquerque home where the character Walter White of the TV series “Breaking Bad” was filmed. The home, now surroundedContinue reading “Of pampered dogs and overpriced homes…”

I’ve gone to several high school reunions in my home town of Ruidoso. At each one of them, someone brings up one of the more embarrassing moments of my school days. Do they remember the game saving tackle I made in our football battle against arch-rival Capitan in October of 1964? Did they remember myContinue reading “Empathy for the elk…”

On several occasions since I’ve been writing this blog, I have been surprised when someone unexpected from my past sends me a me a note saying they’ve liked what I’ve written and want to reconnect. They usually explain how they tracked me down from a friend’s recommendation, many times from people I didn’t know wereContinue reading “Revisiting Ulysses S. Grant…”

Our son, Tyler, was born the day after Christmas in 1978 while my wife and I were living in Albuquerque. A few weeks before he was born, I recall going to the obstetrician’s office for what would be my wife’s final checkup before delivery. While visiting with the doctor, he complained that he had spentContinue reading “A paper bag, sand and a candle…”

About a year ago, I reconnected with my stepsister — the only daughter of my father’s second wife. I had not seen or heard from her in many years. She somehow found me through a search process, which I think was rather difficult since I don’t have a Facebook account or post on any otherContinue reading “The “batwing” mystery…”