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Featured Stories – July 2008 Archive (111)

Morning Fix: Half Full

Flooding hits burned areas of Manzano Mountains.
UFO tourism still popular in Roswell. Local museum reports jump in attendance figures.
Sides chosen in vehicle pollution lawsuit. Environmental,…

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Added by Somegye on July 10, 2008 at 5:45am — 4 Comments

One of things that has always worked well for me about New Mexico is the choice in clothing. Many people work on style, not so much what is fashionable, but what looks good or is fun to wear. I think that some of this is income related. We are a state of good yard sale/thrift store shoppers. Some of it is art related, even people with money have been known to lean toward the funky.

I love that people mix trendy and vintage or old jeans and fancy jewelry.

All three of my kids have a… Continue

Added by mombat on July 9, 2008 at 8:00pm — 11 Comments

Barelas Kudzu

Help! The trumpeter vine is taking over my house!

Added by Barelas Babe on July 9, 2008 at 7:33pm — 9 Comments

What does Albuquerque sound like?

Baseball and mockingbirds if you ask the FreeSoundProject where I recently downloaded all my ringtones. Surely, we can round out the project database with a few more recordings of fair Burque. You know, local aural phenomena such as:

That Olympia Cafe guy…

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Added by chantal on July 9, 2008 at 7:30pm — 16 Comments

Steve Stumped

I was just watching the KOB-tv midday newscast, and caught a little snippet on how sex gets better with age. There were some particulars given, such as women reporting more sexual satisfaction as they got older, and the men reporting slightly less, etc.

The young, pretty female anchor, Marla Tellez, was giving the story, and at the end, the camera was on both Ms. Tellez and the decidedly older Steve Stucker.

I have never, ever seen the guy so quiet or with such a blank… Continue

Added by Jessica on July 9, 2008 at 12:28pm — 7 Comments

Big Bad Mamas

I have a secret confession. I love to sing. I love singing in the car, at home while cleaning the house, and whenever the spirit moves me. There’s just this one little problem - I am tone deaf. To say I sing off key is an understatement. And I’ve got the vocal range of about two notes. I would love to have one of those big powerful voices like Lola Beltrán or… Continue

Added by Adelita on July 9, 2008 at 11:17am — 19 Comments

Morning Fix: Cushy Jobs

KOB goes undercover into the world of security guards and finds all sorts of trouble. Also mentioned is the Wizzinator (NSFW).
Folks behind Uptown mall development say a monorail connecting the three shopping centers could be 20 years…

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Added by Somegye on July 9, 2008 at 5:46am — 2 Comments

Morning Fix: Git

State seeks ideas for re-doing State Fair property. Nearly 240 acres of land comprise the fair, so someone should chime in right here.
The Supersize Me guy has filmed a…

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Added by Somegye on July 8, 2008 at 5:30am — 5 Comments

The Relatively Recent Panache of North Valley Real Estate

When I was growing up in a respectable Mossman home in the northeast heights, I recall my parent's disdain of the North Valley. It was scary to them---a place they believed was full of crime and crumbling old homes. Boy, has that shifted!

A dear friend of mine bought three acres in the north valley thirty years ago for a total of $24,000, mainly because she loved the beautiful cottonwood trees (above) that filled what became the backyard of her… Continue

Added by Kelly Vickers on July 7, 2008 at 10:00pm — 16 Comments

Where are all the Japanese?

In the quest to fill up on frozen taiyaki, I found a few "Japanese" stores and restaurants, and none I've seen so far belong to Japanese. Sumo Sushi in Downtown is ran by Chinese, little store at Wyoming is Korean, etc.. I guess it would not be weird for me to open a Japanese store then. Maybe the cross-over is the Albuquerque way. On the other hand, Red Square at Lomas is run by Russians.

Added by Pete Zaitcev on July 7, 2008 at 6:02pm — 11 Comments

Sunport Blogging, Part 2

Airport – a neutral place between worlds.

Each time I’m at an airport, I’m always reminded of C. S. Lewis’s Wood Between the Worlds -the pervasive lassitude and sense of being neither here nor there.

Obviously, airports lack the WBTW's lush green foliage and pools leading to different worlds in Narnian cosmology.

Still, the idea of bypassing TSA… Continue

Added by Barelas Babe on July 7, 2008 at 1:00pm — 9 Comments

Local Etsy Seller of the Week- Household Saint by KaranSipe

This weeks Albuquerque-based Etsy seller is Household Saint by KaranSipe and her work is best described in her own words. From her Etsy page:

'At Household Saint, you will find all things good, with no guilt. Each piece is one of a kind, inspired by all things discarded that once was lost but now is found.'

KaranSipe also sells locally at… Continue

Added by Spring Griffin on July 7, 2008 at 10:50am — No Comments

Morning Fix: Already Pondering Fall

Initial reports of promising for N.M. green chile pepper crop.
Secret details to emerge this year about Rosenbergs' spy trial, testimony. Background.
4P:…

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Added by Somegye on July 7, 2008 at 5:00am — 7 Comments

Speaking of being HOT!! Cool ways to keep your Dogs and Cats Cool this summer!

#1 NEVER NEVER LEAVE YOUR DOG OR CAT LOCKED IN A PARKED CAR ON A HOT DAY..or at all-ever-never-ever-ever!! This one should be common sence folks and yet while running around town I usually see some dummy with their dog locked in the car...Temps in a parked car can rise really fast so even if "you just left fluffy in the car to run into the store real quick" you run the risk of seriously harming or killing your pet. Just leave them at home!

#2 Take your pet for it's walk early in the… Continue

Added by Bow Wow Blues on July 6, 2008 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments

What does Albuquerque taste like?

To some it's a chili-laden hot dog from The Dog House. To others, it's anything covered in chopped green from Frontier or a bowl… Continue

Added by chantal on July 5, 2008 at 1:30pm — 16 Comments

Always High Prices. Always

When I was in the process of moving back to the Q, I actually used the search term "Flying Star" at Craigslist to help me locate our new home. When I was here a couple of years ago I would hang out at the "Grand Star" or the "Silver Star" for hours every day enjoying the net, great magazines, and decent all you can drink coffee. Sure enough we moved into a place a short walk from the Silver Star---still the best design of the growing bunch. Unfortunately, the prices of everything have increased… Continue

Added by Kelly Vickers on July 5, 2008 at 11:13am — 28 Comments

muchas gracias

Thank y'all wonderful DCF'ers who came to my Studio She sale! Not only was it great to see you, but your appreciation and support was such a delight. Again, muchas gracias!!!

Added by zoodeb on July 5, 2008 at 9:23am — No Comments

Fourth of July in my front yard

After the great debate on the forum about what to do to celebrate the Fourth of July in Albuquerque, we wound up having a couple of friends over and setting off fireworks in the street in front of my house. We had fun with the big sparkly Rain Dances and Golden Showers (yes that's what the package called them), but I think the clear winners for goofy fun of the… Continue

Added by Spring Griffin on July 4, 2008 at 11:52pm — 4 Comments

Sunport Blogging, Part 1

Once again I’m blogging in an airport upon wending my way back to Albuquerque from (yet another) conference.

These days the Sunport seems more familiar than my backyard garden, now brimming with apricots and plums ready for cooking, canning, freezing, and drying.

I’m weary. It feels like I’ve been through the Sunport at least forty times this… Continue

Added by Barelas Babe on July 4, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

4th of July on Rooftops

Like a classic New Mexican, I too love to go up on the rooftop to watch the fourth of July fireworks. I guess that I think I'll avoid the crowds, the noise, the traffic. But it will be cooler up there, hopefully with just a bit of breeze. I go up just before sunset; it seems like the sun takes forever to set in summer. I look around and remember I'm supposed to put more tar around the skylights, that maintenance I told myself I'd do last winter. I remember to take a cold beer (near frozen with… Continue

Added by Joel Deluxe on July 3, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments