What's going on, Albuquerque?

January 2010 Stories (97)

Guns in movie theaters

Do we need to pass through weapons checks on the way into major movie venues?

Added by Eleanor Grogg Stewart on January 13, 2010 at 10:58pm — 2 Comments

I’ve been thinking a lot about cooperation lately. I’m not sure why. Maybe I’ve been watching the lack of cooperation in Congress and am hoping for better.

Whatever the roots, my thoughts tend toward the performing arts. Artists are known for their egos and their temperaments, but what they should be known for instead is their cooperative attitude, especially those in the performing arts. Yes, there are those whose egos become impediments to cooperation, but most performers I’ve… Continue

Added by Terry S. Davis on January 13, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

"The Sets In Da Buildin"- Is this how ABQ Hip Hop is?

I (regrettably) came across this as part of my addiction to internet surfing, as documented earlier here.

Now you all have to suffer the same fate.

d.i.e. set…

Continue

Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on January 13, 2010 at 10:00am — 5 Comments

My Family Stuff

Adding some family stuff...

Albuquerque Real Estate Agents Dennis and Tim Fish

Added by Tim Fish on January 13, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Morning Fix - T.E.R.R.O.I.S.

Git yer grub on! New restaurant event coming to selected Albuquerque (and Santa Fe) establishments near you...
This whole Leno (NBC, really) vs. Conan thing got you yearning…

Continue

Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on January 13, 2010 at 6:00am — 4 Comments

The Two Whos on life's little things -- "I do not wear anything"

From Two Whos:

Yun went shopping over the weekend. More accurately, Yun accompanied one of her friends shopping. Knowing that Yun is not a shopper, nor beauty salon visitor, Cece was excited for her: “Good for you! Have Fun!” Yun was a little apprehensive: “Yeah!” This sounded suspiciously like Cece’s excitement over the SEO!

Yun stepped into the Dillard with her friend who had the intention to buy a pair of pajamas, a pair of shoes, and… Continue

Added by yun li on January 13, 2010 at 5:00am — No Comments

Morning Fix - "Realist, All His Life"

Back to Tennessee, alleged felon.
National Latino Publishers conference headed our way. The Guv'ner will serve as Co-chair. Further…

Continue

Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on January 12, 2010 at 6:00am — 9 Comments

The Two Whos on life's little things -- "Calibrate your Food, Calibrate your Thoughts"

From the Two Whos

Sometimes, You do not Know Something is Wrong, until you know that Something is Wrong!”

Cece has lost a lot of weight and is meticulous about her meal planning. She uses a nutritional program and plans her menu every day. This includes weighing and measuring her food when she is home. As you may remember from a previous post, Cece has been looking at all kinds of variables to explain why she… Continue

Added by yun li on January 11, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Morning Fix - Concealed Carry Headlines

Glad I keep procrastinating on the whole Avatar thing. Here's a cool blow by blow account, complete with spoilers for the…

Continue

Added by Masshole in Fringecrest on January 11, 2010 at 6:00am — 7 Comments

I Resolve to Evolve

My lovely machine (to me, anyway) stands neglected. I haven't ridden in over a month and this galls me every time I look at it. Look at it's headlights. See that glint of reproof? Meant for me and only me, muchachos y muchachas.

Perhaps I should state here and now my intentions for this new year? Public humiliation as a punishment for failure is a great motivator, non?

* Ride my bike! Ride to work often and… Continue

Added by Rob Creighton Garrison on January 10, 2010 at 2:30pm — 9 Comments

The Sunday Poem: Jessica Lopez... Ordinary Woman

The extraordinary Jessica Lopez reflects on "the ink blots and back ants" of love gone bad.

Jessica Helen Lopez is a Poetry and Creative Writing Teacher/NM History Instructor at Robert F. Kennedy Charter High School. She is a former member of 2006 and 2007 City of Albuquerque Slam Team and the 2008 National Champion UNM Lobo Slam Team. She is currently a member of the writing collective and performance troupe Mestizo… Continue

Added by The DitchRider on January 10, 2010 at 8:00am — 8 Comments

The Two Whos on life's little things -- "Singing in the Rain, Dancing in the Downpour!"

From the Two Whos

There is a saying, “ When it Rains, It Pours.” For Yun, it has every truth in it.

After the Saturday fiasco, (see “I am not Guilty”), Yun is back to her normal self, productive and happy. However, it is as if there is an after quake for her emotional storm. Yun’s life is full of ‘events’. She has had quite an eventful “day after” with one thing going out of order after… Continue

Added by yun li on January 9, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

The Two Whos on life's little things -- "Eat like a thin person?"

From the Two Whos

Hey! By now we all know that if our operating system is not working, we change it out and get another. If we were speaking specifically about computers, we might change from Vista ,which people felt did not work well, to Windows 7

Yesterday, Yun was working on changing her emotional operating system and today I am working on changing mine. Changing our belief systems..or the way we operate is… Continue

Added by yun li on January 8, 2010 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments

Morning Fix: Modern Style and Mountain Views

APD officer voluntarily removes himself from ranks.
$617 million dollar mil levy and bond election set for Feb. 2. Here's what APS plans to do with the money.
Weekly Alibi's…

Continue

Added by Adelita on January 8, 2010 at 6:00am — 8 Comments

The Two Whos on life's little things -- "What is it that we need?"

From the Two Whos

It can be little discouraging when running about the town, and all you see is people everywhere with bags of stuff. What is all this stuff? It is likely not needed… but wanted … just because.

Well, there is nothing bad about the stuff, but the desire to have things, bigger and better things, in order to be happy, is irrational. Like the rat running on the wheel trying to go somewhere, the true… Continue

Added by yun li on January 7, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

New Painting entitled "Enchanted Hearts"

"Enchanted Hearts" is my most recent painting and is my submission to the Albuquerque Arts Alliance exhibit and silent auction. The theme for the exhibit is "For the Love of Art: Valentines!" and is a benefit for the arts alliance. The exhibit is from January 15 - 29, 2010, with a closing reception on January 29 from 5-8pm.

Fine art prints, posters and greeting cards of this painting can be purchased on my various print… Continue

Added by Gayle Faucette Wisbon on January 7, 2010 at 6:32pm — No Comments

Albuquerque Airport

I just had to post this picture of the airport when I dropped my husband off so he could fly to Seattle to work. This is a stranger..don't know who it is, but they were the only car behind us when we stopped to unload. There were only 3 cars in front of us.

In Seattle, where my husband will eventually get off the plane, there will probably be about 100 cars out front in the 4 or 5 lanes the pass the front of the airport, and in… Continue

Added by Katie Johnson on January 7, 2010 at 3:50pm — 1 Comment

34 Gigabytes a Day

In this season of counting calories, I found another statistic last month that concerns me about how much I’m consuming. The New York Times reported that we Americans take in 34 gigabytes of information each day.

That translates to 100,000 words a day. Written or spoken, printed or televised, texted or phoned. And the variety of sources grows constantly: YouTube, Facebook,… Continue

Added by Terry S. Davis on January 7, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Further Adventures in ABQ Recycling

So far I've dropped off hazardous household materials and taken a collection of glass bottles to go live in the great glass bottle ranch in the sky. Now, I find myself faced with a slow New Year clean out of my garage. The cardboard boxes I have no problem with - break them down and toss them in the recycling box. Unused (but still useful) items have been taken over to Thrift Town as ARC donations.

But what was taunting me were the two old… Continue

Added by Edith Grove on January 7, 2010 at 8:53am — 10 Comments