I'm friends with a group of guys who are engineering grad students, but when they're not doing engineering-type things they're playing in a rock band called Detuner.



This Sunday, April 20, beginning at 5pm, Detuner is participating in a Battle of the Bands at the Windchime Champagne Gallery.



Also competing that night are Tragedy of Me, Severkill, Relentless, When Darkness Falls,… Continue

So I made it to the Taylor Ranch Community Center at 12:05 today to cast my ballot. Yes, they were voting at the middle school walking distance from my house, but for some reason it made more sense to send me on a 12 minute drive to Taylor Ranch.



I parked my car and scurried inside the community center. I waited in line… some clever Udall staffer was getting signatures for his race. I signed the… Continue

I find myself trying to figure out how I can attend this lecture and make it a work-related absence since this e-mail arrived in my inbox this afternoon:



"Seekers and Sanatoriums: Chasing the Cure in New Mexico"

Nancy Owen Lewis, PhD



Thousands of health seekers flocked to New Mexico from 1880 to 1940 seeking a cure for tuberculosis. The lungers, as they were called, spawned an entire industry that helped transform a territory into a state. Their experience and its impact… Continue