Joox bee nida' anehi--The NM hoops game

The birding scene today is much different than it was a couple of weeks ago in the South Valley. On my acre, I've seen scrub jays for the first time in several years, although I know that's not a big deal, but in Valencia County we're further from the mountains than Albuquerqueans are -- a good expanse between the Manzanos where they summer, and the valley.I also saw the first Painted Towhee here since I moved to Bosque Farms. What a delight. It seemed to arrive at the same time as the jays.
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I have to sympathize with Kendra's plight that appeared on the front page of today's (10-11-09) AbqJournal and her problems with Presbyterian HMO. I have a similar autoimmune disease, and have not been tossed under the bus quite so dramatically, but I have seen sharp increases in critical drugs even as they move toward patent expiration or have already expired. And this is not the worst problem, but I won't get into that. One of my docs calls Pres HMO the 800-pound gorilla in the (NM) room" and… Continue

The first sandhill cranes I've seen this fall flew over my South Valley home today (Oct. 1). A little later, and after a day of no activity at the hummingbird feeder yesterday (Sept.30), I saw a black chinned hummer who hung around all day. He should be heading south, too, because it might frost overnight. The population at my feeder has dwindled from about 20 over the last week. So the biggest and smallest birds in New Mexico shared habitat, at least for a day, in the Albuquerque area..It's dou… Continue

I can barely remember Albuquerque's Glen (Wichita Lineman) Campbell singing and playing on the Dick Bills' Show on black and white TV in the 1950s. There must be dozens or hundreds of stories about him among Duke City old-timers, however. Anybody care to share?
I'm particularly interested in whether or not he played basketball. Looking through an AAU tournament program from 1952, I've found a Glen Campbell on the roster of Mike's Food Store, which was located at 901 North Fourth. I'm wondering i… Continue

I hope the headline is sufficient to attract someone's interest, particularly someone who follows basketball or the surname Schuster or is old enough to remember long ago UNM events. In 1898, according to the Albuquerque Democrat and to basketball historian Charles Ferris, the first and second baskets ever scored by a UNM Lobo were by Belle Schuster in a game against NM A&M at the Albuquerque Armory (Dec. 27, 1898). Schuster would have been (it is thought) the first person to score a basket… Continue