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Ha ha holiday Tips from Mi Hacienda to Yours

With Hanukkah starting today, Christmas and Kwanzaa just weeks away, Martini Mike wants to give you a gift from the heart. God I love Wikipedia. So, without further ado…here are a few tips for enjoying the holiday season.

1. Order your tamales early.

2. Better yet... make your own tamales! God I love Google. Start digging out a recipe & gathering ingredients early.

3. Don’t forget to share tamales (recipes at least) with Martini Mike.

4. Be careful to keep tinsel & wrapping paper away from pets. They could choke on the tinsel or make cute hats from the paper.

5. Here’s one I forgot until the cold, dark, still of the night last weekend… test your outdoor lights before attaching to house & putting ladder away!

6. Always walk past the stair stepper on your way to get more eggnog from the fridge.

7. If you don’t like traffic… buy your Luminaria Tour tickets early.

8. Empty your piggy bank & give an extra tip to that hairdresser, bartender, barista & others you frequented throughout the year.

9. You’re a hermit? Give to a charity. Not a hermit? Give to a charity. Although this is a good idea year round.

10. Is your entire street putting out luminarias? Don’t be a party pooper. Get out there & buy some candles, bags, and a lighter. We have plenty of sand… this is a desert!

11. Support your local businesses, although I did pick up a few toys at Wal-Mart… sshhhh.

12. Remember last winter? Get some salt before it sells out. (Wishful thinking)

13. Be nice to that weirdo near the pay phone at 7-11…it could be a runaway bride.

14. Put down the Patron or call a cab.

Feliz Navidad

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Comment by Paula Manning-Lewis on December 4, 2007 at 11:47am: 15. Buy art from LIVING artists (NOT Walmart!) and give it to everyone on your list!

Comment by Craig Alinder on December 4, 2007 at 3:17pm: Explore the amazing set of arts events taking place this Friday December 7th.

Comment by Paula Manning-Lewis on December 4, 2007 at 3:29pm: Including, but not limited to, First Friday at the Factory on Fifth! ;)

Comment by Michael P. "Martini Mike" D'Arco on December 4, 2007 at 3:54pm: I am actually planning on being there Friday! With or without my entourage.

Comment by Craig Alinder on December 4, 2007 at 3:59pm: Don't miss Joie Villeneuve's amazing paintings at the new ARTHAUS66 gallery.

Comment by Paula Manning-Lewis on December 4, 2007 at 8:40pm: I've been meaning to stop by the Arthaus66 gallery, I have a friend from Denver (Cynthia Guajardo) that shows her work there.

Comment by Michael P. "Martini Mike" D'Arco on December 5, 2007 at 9:58am: Martini Mike IS a little odd. Like Gene Simmons of KISS...he only wears this makeup when writing in certain venues. My actual initials are MPD... like multiple personality disorder... go figure. ;)

Comment by Michael P. "Martini Mike" D'Arco on December 6, 2007 at 10:52am: Craig: Are you on http://www.artscrawlabq.org/html/current_first_friday.html
?

Comment by Michael P. "Martini Mike" D'Arco on December 8, 2007 at 4:45pm: I bought art from a living artist! First Friday Arts Crawl Dec.7th. Ran out of time to make it to galleries other than Factory on 5th at 10 PM or so. But we loved it. We even ran into artists we knew from other places. And I bought a great piece called "Crows & Branches" by Daniel Garcia. Check it out, he just delivered it... http://www.flickr.com/photos/17060325@N03/2095840541/

Comment by Paula Manning-Lewis on December 9, 2007 at 1:02pm: That's awesome! I guess I missed you. So happy to hear that you supported a living artist! That piece is awesome too!

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