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January 2009 Stories (165)

My Profile Picture

Time to change my picture again. I notice many people have had the same profile picture for as long as I've been around, which isn't that long really, but it seems they don't change. Quite a few DCFers change frequently. I guess I am falling into the latter category for a few reasons.

First, I feel lots of changes going on lately regarding me. After a few years of nearly complete inactivity because of a physical malady, I found myself… Continue

Added by Sarahjmd on January 31, 2009 at 3:31pm — 8 Comments

Francisco Bussetti at the Wooden Cow Gallery and Art Space!

Born in New York City in 1981, Francisco grew up around art and culture. His exposure to places like the MoMa and the MET shaped the way he looked at the world. Being a second generation American of Italian, English and Chinese decent has allowed him to interact with relatives from around the globe. When he was a young teenager his parents moved… Continue

Added by The Wooden Cow Gallery on January 31, 2009 at 9:43am — No Comments

Dash-Cam-Chaos

It was not a good week for Albuquerque DWI Attorney, John Higgins, seen at this KOBtv link threatening APD officers on video . The powers of the Cop-Dash-Cam are pretty revealing.

Added by Jeff Hartzer on January 30, 2009 at 6:30pm — 10 Comments

AIA's questionnaire to APS Board Candidates

The local AIA chapter has published candidate responses to a questionnaire sent to all candidates for the upcoming election (February 3rd) for APS Board positions.

The five questions asked, while being innocuously self-serving coming from a professional association, are not nearly as revealing and interesting as are the answers.

In case you're wondering what APS Board Member District you live in, you can… Continue

Added by jeff on January 30, 2009 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Morning Fix: Gems Are All Around

NM unemployment up to 4.9 percent in December, well below the nation's 7.2 percent unemployment. FYI, Business Week listed ABQ in October as a good place to ride out the recession.
Already underfunded ABQ schools about to get even…

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Added by Somegye on January 30, 2009 at 5:30am — 8 Comments

Week Three Revolutions Wrap-Up and Contest!

Week Three: Saying Goodbye Gracefully and Grandly

It’s sooooo hard to say goodbyeeeee to yesterdaaaaaaay…Well, it’s officially here. The last week of the Festival. Please dry your eyes. You still have two days to see absolutely fantastic theatre and if it’s my blogs going away you’re concerned about…Don’t be. You can’t get rid of me that easy. I want to take this moment to remind you that I will be here, weekly, letting you know all about life in the Tricklockverse. Let’s be brave,… Continue

Added by Revolutions International Theatre Festival on January 29, 2009 at 10:54pm — No Comments

Fun @ the UNM campus / Cheap Thrills

I realize the perspective might be different for folks who've lived here all their lives or who went to school at UNM but as an outsider fresh to the scene, I had a lot of fun ambling around the UNM campus for several hours last Sunday.

I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of trees planted around the campus. Right now, with the leaves gone you can really check out the beautiful…

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Added by Kimm on January 29, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Pregnancy and construction

I am less than 4 weeks from my "due date" and since last September I have been keeping a blog. This week I posted an update on my last minute remodel to our Master Bathroom. Nothing like a contractor to decide that it's a good idea to start a remodel in her 8th month of pregnancy. What can I say, maybe the chemicals got to my brain after all these years.

Anyway, this week on my blog I decided to post a slew of designer/contractor tips… Continue

Added by Camian on January 29, 2009 at 7:22pm — No Comments

Revolutions International Theatre Festival 09: All the Stuff you Didn't See

Hola Internet Community!

So, I’ve been keeping you up to speed about the things that you CAN see, but I thought it might be nice, on this beautiful Wednesday, to talk about the things you can’t see. As in, the things you already missed. Now, you might be all “Why would you tease me like that? This is inhumane!” But, if you’re anything like me, you might need the big picture. And a lot of this stuff you can YouTube or Google and see clips, so it will be like watching a theatre… Continue

Added by Revolutions International Theatre Festival on January 29, 2009 at 5:13pm — No Comments

Top 5 Cities to Build Wealth

Just found this article and had to click to see if my beloved Albuquerque maybe, just maybe was on the list. Well, it was! Albuquerque is number FIVE on the list! I've always said that this is a great place to live, but again and again we are ending up on the top lists for being a great place to be during the recession. So, keep your heads up people, Albuquerque ROCKS!!

Added by Chroma Studios on January 29, 2009 at 12:36pm — 7 Comments

Roadtrip circle- Socorro, T or C, Hillsboro, Silver City, Glenwood and more

One of the great things about living in Albuquerque is that it's roughly in the center of the state- this makes road trips throughout the state relatively easy- many can even be completed in a day. Last weekend we took a trip down south.…

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Added by Brendan on January 29, 2009 at 12:25pm — 9 Comments

Morning Fix: Spring Anticipation

Nearly 2,000 former and current Los Alamos National Lab workers could have been exposed to beryllium.
KOAT has two neighborhood stories. First, Nob Hill is on the verge of losing $150K in state-funded improvements. Second, Gold Avenue in Downtown is attracting…

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Added by Somegye on January 29, 2009 at 5:30am — 7 Comments

for the love of curves, sparkle, and twirling tassels

I think growing up I never knew what beauty really was. Looking back at childhood pictures, I realize that I didn’t really acknowledge the common notions of fashion, beauty, or mainstream iconology. In the past few months I have spent an ample amount of time looking at family photos, so this is something that has been on my mind a great deal. Those of you who know me best know that this was spawned by some extreme family drama culminating in the… Continue

Added by RiRiSynCyr on January 28, 2009 at 8:30pm — 17 Comments

2009 is the year for volunteering, standupforkids.com

Hey everyone, I just wanted to let Albuquerque know that there is a new non-profit organization starting up. It is Stand Up For Kids and our goal is to help homeless youth. We just want kids to know we are here for them; weather it is listening to them or providing them with clothes. If you want to help please let us know. You can visit standupforkids.com.

The Search is on. Volunteers NEEDED!

STANDUP FOR KIDS is an all volunteer program, so for us to be there for our homeless… Continue

Added by Crystal on January 28, 2009 at 7:31pm — No Comments

Living in Barelas!

Richard, great article addressed to the Mayor of Albuquerque! Loved your eloquence! Have been expressing your concerns for years! We've come a long way since I moved back to Barelas!

Added by Dolly on January 28, 2009 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Hillsboro New Mexico

Up the Black Range from Truth or Consequences is the little "ghost" town of Hillsboro New Mexico, it is not really a ghost town, there are a couple of vintage motels, cafe's… Continue

Added by Celine on January 28, 2009 at 11:00am — 14 Comments

Morning Fix: Fiddling Contests

Study: More than half of all New Mexicans work for small business. ABQ Chamber of Commerce working with business owners to keep operations afloat during the recession.
KOAT reporting on the human side of the economic hardships. At least one success story has…

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Added by Somegye on January 28, 2009 at 5:30am — 6 Comments

Waiting on new racing leathers ...

I finally got a tracking number for my new racing leathers .... but thinking .... I'm gonna look all kewl and be all daring and speedy ... and leathers are made from cows .. hoping I wont get any moooooving violations ....

Added by David M on January 27, 2009 at 7:07pm — No Comments

The Underworld

Today I attended a visit to the Burque Underworld with the Flickr group.

Photo by Kevin Eddy

It was a nice day and no rain in the forcast, perfect to visit the tunnels in the diversion channels.

It was a little wet, but not bad at all.

We saw a lot of grafitti.…

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Added by buggs on January 27, 2009 at 2:37pm — No Comments

Some NM Christians in Panic

Tomorrow our State legislature is hearing testimony and possibly voting on a domestic partnership bill. Gov. Richardson has promised to pass it, and it looks like we finally have the votes for this important civil rights law to pass. I was listening to the local big Christian radio station, and, as usual, they are resorting to fear tactics to try to motivate listeners to call their congresspersons saying, "we must act now to protect our children and our grandchildren!" uh, yeah, from what? My… Continue

Added by Kelly Vickers on January 27, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment