Life, food, events, and community in Albuquerque, NM

All Blog Posts (4,454)

Review of Flip MinoHD

The Flip MinoHD is the latest product from Pure Digital Technologies, a pretender company which has turned the video recorder market on its head with its family of digital video recorders.

The Flip concept is easy - a tiny, handheld video camera reduced to its essentials. As compact as an iPod, it has no tapes and wants no FireWire it records to integrated flash memory, pops a USB jack out the top, and mounts on your Mac's desktop with standard MPEG-4 video files ready to use.

… Continue

Added by Danny Shin on November 26, 2009 at 8:18am — No Comments

Morning Fix

Happy Thanksgiving Albuquerque! So how many of you, like me, are parked in the kitchen with their laptops at the crack of dawn preparing the bird for the oven, or whatever else you are serving today? We can keep each other company... Haps... Disgusting… Continue

Added by Cara on November 26, 2009 at 6:30am — 6 Comments

Duke City Solar - Part 3

Wednesday, November 25: The paperwork is done and the data is in: Adding a PV system is a good investment. If you've read Part 1 and Part 2 and are considering doing it yourself, this entry may be quite useful: It's all about paperwork and production. I'm not sure what to put in as images, but feel free to holler if you'd like so… Continue

Added by Brendan on November 25, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

workforce phone line: things remain the same

since my temp job ends dec 13, found myself calling workforce to try to get a fix on what (if any) benefits i have left. wouldn't you know it? on hold with the unemployment dept for 40 minutes, and calls ahead of me went from 42 to 9. then my call was dropped in a queue where no status was given regarding the number of calls ahead of me for another ten minutes, then i was disconnected. thanks for adding insult to insult, mofos! actually, their job security depends on all of us staying unemployed… Continue

Added by Richard V on November 25, 2009 at 3:07pm — No Comments

NM in Focus: Giving Thanks (2009-11-27)

New Mexico continues to mourn the passing of former three-time Governor Bruce King. His memorial service last weekend even drew the likes of former President Bill Clinton. Ahead this week on New Mexico in Focus, THE LINE panelists put King’s legacy in perspective. Plus, meet some of the newest additions to the New Mexico in Focus team. Host Gene Grant sits down with new correspondents Peter St. Cyr, Gwyneth Doland and others. Continue

Added by KNME on November 25, 2009 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Happy Thanksgiving and other local weekend haps

It's the day before the big turkey, family, friends, crazy eating day. Whew. While some of us are gearing up by consuming nothing but a thin consommé in prep, others are doing exactly the opposite (stretching, as it were). For me, I'm spending part of my Wednesday that feels like Friday con… Continue

Added by Kitson Harvey on November 25, 2009 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Lovely Holiday Giveaway: Gift Certificate from Mama's Minerals!

I don't know about you, but I'm thankful to Mama's Minerals for giving away a $25 gift certificate to use at their store. The place is amazing -- if you haven't been in there, so worth a trip! -- and this gift certificate is some lucky winner's ticket to a cool holiday gift for a loved one (… Continue

Added by la sirena on November 25, 2009 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

As I think about reorganization under a new administration, I present this poem to you....an observation from an employee perspective...

The Masquerade The masquerade has begun. Who are they Once recognizable Predictable Now strangers The parade has begun With introductions Confident and pompous Vitas polished and exposed The masquerade has begun Dressed in credentials Dragging on the floor These strangers With hopes of acceptance and promotion A masquerade of administrators Mechanical faces Plastic demeanor These strangers Like mannequins in the window The office hall their runway One by one They pose, they boast I exceed t… Continue

Added by Anna Louise Armijo on November 25, 2009 at 10:26am — No Comments

Ten Years After... (Shhhh)

I like to talk about myself. I like to… Continue

Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on November 25, 2009 at 10:00am — 22 Comments

Morning Fix

I have a confession. I thought, stupidly, that I didn't have enough on my plate, what with four kids, a husband, two cats, a dog, 15 hours at UNM plus a TA gig in another 3 hour course...so I offered to watch my friend's dogs while she is out of town. One is a quiet, 7 year old, small white dog, the other is an… Continue

Added by Cara on November 25, 2009 at 6:30am — 25 Comments

Give Thanks for Living in the Duke City.

I remember the drive into work that morning. I was running through all of the possible scenarios as I sped down the freeway and across the San Mateo Bridge. If my boss did not approve my request to move to Albuquerque then I could get fired. In the Silicon Valley, it wasn't uncommon to lose your… Continue

Added by Doug R on November 24, 2009 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Is it Cerrillos or Los Cerrillos?

It was such a beautiful afternoon today that I couldn't bear the thought of taking I-25 to Santa Fe. I pointed the car eastward and through Tijeras Canyon we went. At Highway 14 (the Turquoise Trail) we headed north and enjoyed a wonderful relaxing drive through Golden, the Ortiz Mountains and Madrid. However, as far back as Tijeras, I started to see signs for Cerillos then Los Cerillos and Cerrillos again. Which one is it????? So, naturally (ha ha) we had to stop. A few miles outside of town w… Continue

Added by Doug R on November 24, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

End of a Friggin Era

My sister just sent me an email. The Hofbrau's gone. Even though it was more recently known as Penn Station, it will always remain in the hearts of the countless barflies who passed through its doors each morning as The Hofbrau. "Gone" as in bulldozed. To the ground. It's dead. Nicht mehr. Bleeding deceased. I worked (and lived) at the Hofbrau back in the early to mid-1980s along with my ex-wife and ex-girlfriend and a cast of characters including world famous bartender Mary Schwering, Owners… Continue

Added by Dick Chingadero on November 24, 2009 at 5:00pm — 14 Comments

Morning Fix

So what else is new? "In less than six weeks, the federal government will be treating New Mexicans as foreigners, as your state driver's license may no longer get you through airport security." I guess we all hoped that the Obama adminis… Continue

Added by Cara on November 24, 2009 at 6:30am — 23 Comments

JROTC, APS, and a Culture of Violence

Does JROTC foster a culture of violence, as some in Albuquerque purport? I did not wake up thinking that today’s blog would address this question. Instead, I was all set to post a blog about renovation in Barelas and the challenge of maintaining historic archi… Continue

Added by Barelas Babe on November 23, 2009 at 3:30pm — 32 Comments

Morning Fix

Good morning! This is my first shift eva as Morning Fixtress...so let's get to the haps... Saturday we said goodbye to our beloved former Governor King. Thanks, President Clinton, for knowing just what to say. For those of you who haven… Continue

Added by Cara on November 23, 2009 at 6:30am — 10 Comments

Ridgecrest Coyote Alert!!!!

Tis the season to keep your small animals indoors. Not just because of the low temps at night but also due to marauding Coyotes??? I spotted a fully grown adult Coyote roaming through my neighborhood this afternoon (Anderson Ave and Solano Dr SE). He or she wasn't just wandering down the street looking lost. The coyote was checking out everyone's front yard with a purpose. And after thinking about it, I am not surprised. We have a ton of outdoor animals in this section of town. So beware cat an… Continue

Added by Doug R on November 22, 2009 at 3:30pm — 6 Comments

ok...this is a poem I wrote about a November night.....probably needs to be tweeked...but here goes....

November Night The night was brighter than usual That November night Kick Kick Kick Each kick yielding a cascade of light Kick Kick Kick That November night As I walked along the dirt road Lined with stark trees on either side Filled to the brim with golden leaves Reflecting moonlight Reflecting starlight That November night I walked slowly Dragging my feet through and through The blanket of golden leaves Kick Kick Kick That November night The explosion illuminating Fourth of July fireworks Ign… Continue

Added by Anna Louise Armijo on November 22, 2009 at 1:44pm — 5 Comments

Two Bongs Don't Make it Right

A story in the news today is that three million dollars worth of bongs were confiscated at a California port. Since it's illegal to import drug paraphenalia, the Chinese shipper had labeled the glass bongs as Christmas ornaments. Sooo, it's illegal to import bongs, which means that all bongs in America have to be made right here in America. WTF? Can we assume that the Bong lobby got this passed to protect the American bong industry? If we can outlaw foreign made bongs, why in the world ar… Continue

Added by Kelly Vickers on November 22, 2009 at 1:14pm — 1 Comment

The Sunday Poem: Todd Moore... instructions

A gun barrel, 70 words, 37 lines. This skinny poem looks like a coffin nail, a phallic gesture, a rush to death, or the passage of Time itself. But along its narrow length are 37 little framed pictures clicking by as you drop down the page. "When I read a poem I want it to be something that could sc… Continue

Added by The DitchRider on November 22, 2009 at 7:33am — 10 Comments