What's going on, Albuquerque?

Morning FIx: A Vast Maneuver Space

Man caught in flagrante delicto with his automobile indicted on aggravated indecent exposure charges. Rumored to be considering irony defense.
Lead and Coal to get makeovers. Didn't they just get makeovers?
USS Albuquerque steams from Connecticut to California to join the Pacific fleet, "reaffirming the use of seapower to influence actions and activities at sea and ashore."
Bernalillo County D.A.: White collar crime on the rise.
Weekly Alibi takes a look at Albuquerque's post-secondary education options.
Weekend fun: Watch Jennifer James demonstrate the fine art of potato grilling and check out exhibits and information from local greenies at the Los Ranchos Sustainability Fair.
Eat a Guatemalan insanity pepper at Salsa Fiesta 2009 in Old Town.
Or, learn how to ride in traffic at this Saturday's League of American Bicyclists Bike 101 class.

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Comment by Spring Griffin on August 14, 2009 at 8:18am: The Homer Simpson in me wants to drink some candle wax and give that insanity pepper a try.

Thanks for an awesome week of Morning Fix, Andrew!

Comment by Another Mike on August 14, 2009 at 8:42am: RE: Lead and Coal -- Yeah, well, you know...somebody probably put the bike path on the wrong side of the street. Also, there's certainly been a shortage of the Orange barrels around town....

Comment by once banned twice shy on August 14, 2009 at 9:04am: Um, erm, not to be too picky, but the Bike 101 class is not actually put on by the League of American Bicyclists. It is put on by the city and...BikeABQ! Anyway, it is CERTIFIED by the League of American Bicyclists, meaning it uses the LAB's curriculum and also LAB certified instructors teach it. I know it's a tiny point, but there you go.

And, to second G. Golden Crutcher, it is a great class. Even if you think you know everything about cycling on the road, you probably don't. Like the lady who honken at me on Campus the other day, wanting me to get on over into the right-turn only lane--even though I was not turning right. She even bothered to roll down her window to tell me she bikes on Campus all the time and that I was doing it wrong. Uh, no, lady. SHE needs to take herself to a Bike 101 class where she'd learn that a bicycle, like a car, needs to be in the lane that best serves its destination. Since I wasn't turning right, the right-turn only lane would have actually been the most dangerous for me--and annoying to vehicles wanting to turn right, too. Oh, I could go on and on...

Comment by once banned twice shy on August 14, 2009 at 9:22am: Okay, so the dude who was drunkenly humping his cars could possibly spend FOUR YEARS IN JAIL? That is beyond ridiculous. Dude needs some help, possibly, but not incarceration for making an ass of himself in a parking lot. Feh. We need to quit sending people to jail for the most minor of offenses. Yes, humping a car in a parking lot should be a minor offense.

Comment by once banned twice shy on August 14, 2009 at 9:31am: honken

That's Old English for "honked."

Comment by Benny the Icepick on August 14, 2009 at 9:34am: Ack. That second video was supposed to be this one:

Comment by Barelas Babe on August 14, 2009 at 9:41am: Awesome job with the Morning Fix this week, Andy!

I loved the list of post-secondary schools in the city - there are some good options for a second career choice. Barelas Babe, Pet Groomer to the 'Hood, has a nice ring to it.

Comment by Benny the Icepick on August 14, 2009 at 9:45am: e: Lead and Coal
The first phase has been implemented - reduce the number of lanes and add a bike lane - but the entire project goes well beyond that. The aim is to make it a "complete street," meaning walkable, bikeable, and friendly to public transit as well. The next phase of the project will add nice, wide landscaped sidewalks, making a much more pleasant experience for everyone involved.

Comment by Juan on August 14, 2009 at 9:45am: I agree OBTS, it is a creepy thing to be fornicating with your car in public, but you would assume some form of treatment would be better for this guy than prison. Also thanks for giving personal insight into the Bike 101 class. I can't make it this weekend, but I want to make the next one.