Sarah’s Spaced

Being grateful is something I have been focusing on lately. Grateful for who I am, where I live, and especially grateful for the opportunities of an instant burst of happiness that just seem to pop out of the air sometimes. It doesn't take much to be pleasant to others. A friend and I went to Costco the other day. On the way home we were being directed down to one lane due to construction. There was a "gang banger" in his pimped out car waiting to get in to traffic. He was looking pretty unhapp… Continue

Being in the business of tourism, I am a recipient of lots of stuff pertinent to this industry. We all know there has been a push to make big changes downtown; to create a design to bring in more big conventions and more tourist dollars. What exists now isn't enough to draw in large scal… Continue

I have a cousin who used to live on the westside. She lived here for 10 years. Two years ago her husband died and she moved back to NJ. Being a responsible voter, she registered to vote in her new location. A few weeks ago she complained to me, (we're from NJ...that's what we do), about the calls she is getting from candidates she assumed were in NM since they weren't people running in her neck of the refineries. After telling me their names I confirmed that they were indeed NM candidates. I go… Continue

General Obligation Bonds are voted for by the public, and paid for with increases in our property taxes. Bond Issue A is for Senior Citizen Facility Improvements. I am all for that since I think it is a good thing, and I will be a senior citizen sooner than I like to think. I downloaded the League of Women Voters of Central NM Voter'sGuide2008.pdf to sift through this years Ammendments and Bond Issue… Continue

I posted about this on the events page, but I am afraid it won't be seen until it is too late for those of you who are interested. Wildlife Rescue is an incredible organization that takes in, rehabs, and releases the hurt or orphaned animals brought to them from all over the greater… Continue