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  • Back in the USA

    We are back. I got off the plane Thursday night with a tropical shirt on. Well, I do like the seasons. We had a very good time.
    We already have another cruise booked for South America in March. 14 days from Rio to Buenos Aires and back. Lots of [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 8:56am EST

  • Green Chile



    Green Chile. How do we love you? Let us count the ways. Well, one is on cheese burgers. If you were to ask the chefs on the Zuiderdam for a green chile cheese burger they might go rummaging around [...]

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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:10pm EST

  • Costa Rica




    We spent Monday exploring Costa Rica. We sailed into Puerto Limon, Banana capitol of the world and set off for the rain forest. The rest of the gang went to a banana plantation. They [...]

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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 10:06am EST

  • Panama




    We spent the day at sea on Saturday and arose at 6am to watch our ship enter the Gatun Locks in Panama Canal. It really is a marvel and now we have been here. This [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 2:22pm EST

  • Curacao

    Bobbi and I crossed to the main shopping area on a pontoon bridge.


    Curacao is interesting because as you get off the ship you are in an area of markets and local stores intermingled with a [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:28am EST

  • Gang of Six


    Here is the Gang of Six, Rodger and Connie Beimer, Ed and Jolene Mahr, Bobbi and me after we demolished Thanksgiving Day Dinner onboard Zuiderdam. We toured Aruba all day and came back for dinner on the ship. Tomorrow we go to Willemstad for a [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:14pm EST

  • Half Moon Cay



    We had a great beach stay at Half Moon Cay. It might be the nicest beach we have ever been on….anywhere.

    Rodger and Connie thought about pedaling back to the Zuiderdam but they might have been identified as pirates [...]

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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:21am EST

  • Cruisin




    They say pictures are worth a thousand words. Rodger and Connie Beimer are at the Crow's Nest Bar along with Ed and Jolene Mahr. We plan on having fun but will all go our own [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:19pm EST

  • Delta Frown

    Delta is my airline. They had a bad day yesterday with broken planes and misplaced luggage. That stuff happens occasionally and is just unavoidable.
    However, the strain of reduced salaries and increased work loads is showing on Delta employees. We spent a good ten hours dealing with Delta on [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:47am EST

  • Outta Here

    We will all be at the airport Sunday morning for our flight to Fort Lauderdale to board our ship. Here is hoping Delta Airlines and the FAA can manage to get us there. Then overnight before embarking on the Zuiderdam. We have been on four of Holland America's Dam ships [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 4:38pm EST

  • Bobbi and Me Crusing

    Bobbi has laid out all of her clothes for our upcoming cruise to the Caribbean next week. We will be joined by friends this time and it will be a more relaxing cruise than we usually embark on. Lots of beaches and lazy days. Panama and Costa Rica are included [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 6:59am EST

  • Misc.


    Bobbi and I went to see that disaster movie last night. 2012 seemed to be a satire on the republican party. Yuk.
    The Associated Press has laid off many veteran reporters including Deborah Baker in Santa Fe. They now have one staffer left in Santa Fe. This is really [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:42am EST

  • The Bureau of Land Management

    I need to understand something. Why is it that after 10 months in office that the Obama administration has allowed all of the bush appointed Bureau of Land Management state directors to remain in their jobs? Some of them should be transferred out for their complicity [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:44am EST

  • Payment in Advance?

    I see where Mayor Marty Chavez is getting a workman's compensation settlement for injuring his back jumping a fence. One might consider this compensation for the pending storm of criticism he will have to endure on the budget he is leaving the Mayor elect. I heard yesterday from a pretty' [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:43am EST

  • Never a Finer Man



    I heard of Bruce King's passing on the way from Phoenix to Albuquerque this morning. I had a nice long drive to think about him. This is a picture of Bruce King and me in 1975. I was working as his news secretary during' [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:19pm EST

  • On the Road

    I will be traveling for the next couple of days to a board meeting in Tucson. As I write this on Tuesday evening I haven't decided whether to fly or drive. I will decide in the morning when I leave the house.' [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:52pm EST

  • Pariahs

    I often bemoan the art of scapegoating. So in the spirit of the art I will now scapegoat bankers. Yesterday I received a notice from CITI Bank that my credit card interest rate would be more than doubling to almost 20%. The letter just might as well have said, "Bend" [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:04am EST

  • Bloggers

    I got a note from a friend the other day wondering why news organizations like CNN and others are now relying on bloggers and so called eyewitnesses to send in news stories. The nation's news organizations are literally on the skids financially so they might think that citizen journalists can' [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:15am EST

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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:49am EST

  • Tar and Feathers

    Lt. Governor Diane Denish has succumbed to mob rule and is now on the bandwagon of scapegoating so called 'double dippers' in state government. I have been one of those since I was called back from retirement about two years ago to serve as State Natural Resource Trustee. I had [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:59am EST

  • Misc.

    Albuquerque Mayor elect Berry's transition is a big yawner so far and it may well be indicating his style as a leader. He is not issuing hourly news releases nor is he getting his face on the evening news. One can't even be sure that there is any concerted message [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:16am EST

  • Message?

    As suspected the media is trying to say there is a great message in the defeat of two democrats in their races for Governor back east. (These were extremely low turnout elections.) They say all dems nationwide should heed the message. I still have trouble figuring out what the message [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:13am EST

  • The Legislative Branch

    It doesn't matter whether it is a city council or a state legislature. These bodies will always blame the executive branch for all budget problems when in fact they are just as complicit in disregarding discipline.(They vote for these budgets.)

    Let me give you some examples. Every city councilor' [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:19am EST

  • The New City Council

    The new Albuquerque City Council will be a interesting group to work with and I don't envy Mayor elect Berry's upcoming battles. One of the new guys, Councillor Michael Cook, is demanding to know how much money CAO designee David Campbell was paid by me when I asked him to [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 6:37am EDT

  • GOP and Big Oil

    You can almost see the incest. The republican party and the oil and gas industry are skipping down the road hand in hand. They are denying reality and what is in both their long term interests. (Here in New Mexico the republican party is run by Yates Petroleum.)
    The [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 7:35am EDT

  • Retirement!

    After the Governor's cabinet meeting today I had a chat with the Governor to let him know I would be retiring on December 31st. He was very gracious and said he wanted to make sure a strong conservationist would be there to take my place. I have to say as' [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 12:56pm EDT

  • Juxtaposition

    Yesterday one of the Albuquerque Journal's front page bloggers went on a frontal assault against KRQE investigative reporter Larry Barker for calling a former state official out on falsifying documents and pay slips. This official was the former head of the Commission on the Status of Women. The Journal story' [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 7:29am EDT

  • This Week for State Executives

    Here is the life of a cabinet member and other high ranking executives in state government this week. On Monday morning they will get to work and head into their offices as all eyes follow them. They will sit in their offices for a few moments trying to figure out [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 7:41am EDT

  • Arghhhh

    The meat cleaver approach which will cut many services to New Mexicans has prevailed at the state legislature. The across the board cuts of 7.5% are dramatic and need to be improved upon. I am not arguing about the amount of money that must be saved, but the meat cleaver [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 10:44am EDT

  • Great Quotes

    "Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies."---Thomas Jefferson

    "What is robbing a bank compared with founding a bank"---Bertolt Brecht

    "The best way to rob a bank is to own one."---William Crawford

    "Finance is the art and science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage" [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 10:08am EDT

  • Misc.

    I see where the Pope is trying to be very inclusive. He is offering membership in his church to all Anglicans who want to leave their church because it is inclusive. I love irony.

    If Mayor elect Berry's choice for CAO, my old colleague David Campbell, does not get' [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 9:22am EDT

  • Pique

    Many legislators are finger pointing at the Governor and trying to blame him for all of the state's budget problems. They are also trying to lay it at the feet of Lt. Governor Diane Denish. She presides over the Senate. But stop and think a moment. The Governor must get' [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 9:49am EDT

  • The Other Shoe

    I am still waiting for the other shoe to drop in the aftermath of the financial condition of the state that the Governor and Legislature are trying to deal with. That shoe would belong to the incoming administration of Albuquerque Mayor Elect Berry. There is an ominous silence on city [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 9:00am EDT

  • Sunday Morning

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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 10:01am EDT

  • Misc.

    Yesterday there was a big story in the national financial media about the fact that the largest bonus payouts in history for CEOs in the financial industry are about to take place. At the same time there is a story in Colorado that the legislature will lower the minimum wage [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 10:06am EDT

  • Out of the Gate

    Mayor elect Berry's selection of David Campbell as Chief Administrative Officer is a winner. Dave is a good guy with progressive tendencies and a good overall understanding of the city bureaucracy. I worked with him a lot when I served as Mayor. He is a realist and a thinker.
    [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 9:40am EDT

  • Irony

    Think about it. Our legislature that is. Last November the progressive minded democrats took over three legislative seats in the primary election from more conservative democrats. Add to that the loss of another half dozen or so republican seats to democrats in the general election. That was a signal of [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 7:28am EDT

  • Solar Update

    Our Solar Panels that went active on the roof around August 1st are starting to pay off. For the month of Sept. 9 to Oct. 9 our total bill for electricity from PNM was a minus $37.50. Yes, that is right. They owe us money for [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 11:05am EDT

  • Journal At Its Best

    The Sunday Journal has started a great series on Latino/Hispanic youth education issues. It is the kind of thing we wish we could see more often. I am looking forward to the ongoing reporting on this most important of issues for New Mexicans. [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 11:03am EDT

  • Misc.

    The headline in the Albuquerque Journal this morning on President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize really pissed everyone off in this house hold. It says, "Nobel unlikely to help Obama". Now, that is a pretty negative headline for a Nobel prize winner. It is ironic, as [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 11:15am EDT

  • Cleansing





    With all the Albuquerque political stuff ricocheting around in my head I find the best way to cleanse it is by going to the Balloon Fiesta. I had not done it in a few years. Here is a history of my [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 11:46am EDT

  • Fatigue

    Well, Richard Berry did take the Mayor's election without a runoff. I thought it unlikely, but fatigue with the Chavez administration did Mayor Marty in. Richard Romero just could not give good reasons to vote for him. This was all done on a low turn out and low interest election' [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 9:16am EDT

  • Campaign Committees

    I got a comment on my blog yesterday from the good people at common cause who said my prediction that 'measure finance committees' would turn an Albuquerque Mayor's runoff election into a mockery of the public finance law is just not true. They say that if a committee starts spending' [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 10:28am EDT

  • Predictions

    My predictions on the non partizan Mayor's race in Albuquerque are as follows.
    1. Republican Richard Berry will get in the runoff. Republicans could try to get him to that magic 40% to avoid it, but that is not likely.2. Mayor Marty Chavez might get in the runoff.3. Richard Romero [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 8:20am EDT

  • Apology

    The UNM Athletic Department called me this morning to apologize for the conduct of one of its fundraisers in my state office the other day. Apparently the fund raising is done by contractors and not by UNM employees. It was nice of them to call.

    I will be taping [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2009, 10:58am EDT

  • Misc.



    The Navajo and Hopi tribes have told environmentalists they are not welcome on the reservation lands because they object to coal fired power plants. This mainly concerns the Desert Rock Power Plant that would buy coal from the tribes. That would be needed cash [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 7:26am EDT

  • True Story

    I am not making this up. A young man just came into my office trying to raise money for the Lobo Club at UNM. I told him we were a state office and he could not be soliciting here. He argued he could do it. I also mentioned to him [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 10:06am EDT

  • Who's Your Daddy?

    So, how many things can a candidate claim to be before someone says...wtf? I say this because last evening I got a call from a close friend who is not so quite politically active as me. He and his wife were really upset because they had [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 7:16am EDT

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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 12:53pm EDT

  • Misc.

    So republican Mayor's candidate Berry is increasing his exposure on immigrants being the cause of all crime and all your problems. I think that probably gets him into the runoff, but what does it do after that? All readers of this blog know I have no love lost for Marty' [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 7:18am EDT

  • It is Not Dandruff

    Listerine?

    Go into any gathering of people who like politics and you will see everyone scratching their heads. No, it is not dandruff. It is them trying to figure out the handicapping on the now back in play Albuquerque's Mayor's Race. I sure can't think' [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 10:43am EDT

  • Mayor's Race

    The poll in the Journal this morning will have one concrete effect. Every out of work republican operative in New Mexico will shine up their resumes in hopes of getting a job with candidate RJ Berry who is in the lead at this point. Those operatives have all been out [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 11:49am EDT

  • PNM Heroics


    I just gotta say that PNM is on my A+ list after telling the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to stuff it. PNM did this because the Chamber thinks climate change science is b.s. and that a Scopes Monkey Trial would prove it. PNM, love [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 9:15am EDT

  • Misc.

    The Catholic Bishops in New Mexico are insisting that the Legislature and the Governor not cut the state general fund budget when the special session occurs. Of course, they are entitled to their opinion like every one else, but I find it hard to reconcile this stand with the American [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 7:50am EDT

  • Land Office Race

    Public Utility Commissioner Sandy Jones says he will run as a democrat for State Land Commissioner. I like Sandy a lot, but I need to warn him and all other Democrats in the race that they are up against the Oil and Gas industry which owns and operates the republican [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2009, 9:17am EDT

  • Bingaman on the Hot Seat

    Wow, Jeff Bingaman may really end up on the hot seat in the hellish health care debate. Given that Jeff represents a state that has one of the highest uninsured populations then his influence and courage will really be tested. Jeff is not a showy and ego driven politician. He [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:38am EDT

  • Aunt Pelta

    Our Aunt Pelta Lucero Baca passed away today after a short illness. She was born in November of 1913 and like many in our family lived a very long life. She was a teacher for over 40 years in the Corrales and Bernalillo school systems. She [...]
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    Posted: September 19, 2009, 5:15pm EDT

  • Wilderness


    Unobserved by most in the media, Senator Jeff Bingaman and Senator Tom Udall introduced into the Senate yesterday a bill that would protect 400 thousand acres of wilderness in Dona Ana County and southern New Mexico. The bill is entitled "The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness" [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 9:52am EDT

  • Preservation or Conscience

    Everyday most Congressmen and Senators have to make a decision on whether or not to introduce or support legislation that might be construed as being dangerous to them keeping their jobs. It is a fine line. One case in point is Congressman Harry Teague who voted with republicans to not [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 9:26am EDT

  • Time Flies

    Wasn't I just trying to convince my daughter Noelle to not get sand down her pants at White Sands National Monument?

    Now, here she is with a serious boyfriend Luke out in the Arizona Wilderness having a good time. Notice the boots' [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 2:19pm EDT

  • What Is A Candidate To Do?

    Since most of the usual Albuquerque Mayor's race issues don't seem to be on peoples minds then a candidate needs to figure out what he must do to get some attention. In the case of republican Richard Berry that would mean picking out some segment of the population and blaming' [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 9:38am EDT

  • Poll

    The Albuquerque Journal's Pollster was at it again. Brian Sanderoff of Research and Polling rarely gets things wrong in his surveys. What was surprising in Sunday's poll results was the fact that health care reform was out pacing the economy as the most important issue on people's minds. It is [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2009, 3:32pm EDT

  • One More Shot

    The positive thing about Joe Wilson's out burst at the President will be that this once unknown confederate son will now not be able to go into a bath room without some one reporting on it. All of his contributors, affiliations, and secrets he thought were safe will now be [...]
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    Posted: September 13, 2009, 3:23pm EDT

  • Shark Fest

    Yesterday morning I sent a $25 check to the opponent of Congressman Joe Wilson in South Carolina. Apparently 500K came roaring in to that guy in 24 hours.

    Sure enough, I started getting appeals from every congress person I ever gave money to. They were [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 12:12pm EDT

  • Obama

    I thought it was a good speech. The pathetic republicans sitting on their hands was enlightening. Their disrespect for the President was unprecedented. All those white rich guys sitting there with hatred on their faces.

    Here is a edited comment that a close friend sent about the republican response [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 7:36pm EDT

  • Chamber of Commerce

    I watched a truly horrendous TV commercial last night on health care reform. It was full of lies and innuendo and it was paid for by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It got me to wondering if the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce is part of that effort. It would be [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 7:45am EDT

  • Mayor's Race

    The news media is letting us down seriously as we look at an election that is just weeks away for Albuquerque's Mayor and City Council races. The only news we seem to see is about who has the first TV commerical running. I have been carping on this for a' [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 7:37am EDT

  • Weapons Sales

    There was a story in the New York Times this morning about America moving way ahead in the sales of weapons to foreign countries. Uncle Sam has increased his share of the market even in a recession. What a way to keep the nation's nose above water.

    I have [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 5:17pm EDT

  • TV News

    It seems the only thing you see on TV news in New Mexico anymore concerns one of two things. These stories always lead. One is drunk driving stories. The other is about dog fighting or abused animals. No leading stories on people being out of work or children being homeless. [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2009, 7:59am EDT

  • Incredulous

    Lots of things have me thinking I have shifted to an alternate universe where logic is not functional. Let me count the ways.

    1. Republicans think their children are stupid and dense. I say this because they think President Obama's 'stay in school' address to returning students will indoctrinate' [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 7:52am EDT

  • Wing Nuts

    Only republican wing nuts could object to the President of the United States giving a speech that welcomes kids back into the classroom for the year. That is really happening and some republicans are even sending their kids to raise hell with the school administration in Albuquerque.

    I [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 7:33am EDT

  • Golf

    Damn, I shot an 88 at Santa Ana. I was hoping for a score under 100 but didn't think that was possible after 2 years of not playing. Maybe I will start again. Sunshine and exercise!' [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 3:29pm EDT

  • Today

    I am taking a day of leave today from my job and will play my first game of golf in 26 months. It will be ugly. [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 7:50am EDT

  • Metaphor


    I spent the morning watching a highly efficient and inexpensive crew from JC Trees take down two massive trees in my back yard. The Sycamore shown here was struck by lightening a couple of years ago and then contracted some blight. It was time for [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 10:56am EDT

  • GOP's Chairman Yates is the New Joe Mcarthy

    Tail Gunner Joe would be proud. In what has to be one of the silliest, or maybe scariest news releases I have seen in some time, GOP Chairman Harvey Yates seems to invoke communism and climate change scientists as one in the same. You [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 12:51pm EDT

  • Governor Richardson

    As I munch my lunch after the Governor's cabinet meeting today I can say that he seems to be in a pretty good mood and on top of the budget issues the state is facing. Certainly, there are challenges there and the upcoming special session of the legislature will be [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 12:36pm EDT

  • Auction Bizzaro

    This formerly filthy rich guy John MacAfee, whose software protects most peoples computers, has hit hard times and is auctioning off all of his assets. His investments turned his $100 million into $4 million. It is really strange but this story has got more legs than I would have ever [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 12:19pm EDT

  • How Much Did It Cost?

    With the demise of any case against Governor Richardson and his staff one can only wonder how much money was spent by the federal prosecutors on this case. Also, how much money was spent by the defendants in hiring high priced attorneys to defend themselves in this year long debacle?
    [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 7:45am EDT

  • Apology?

    KRQE News was out with a scoop last night that says Governor Richardson and his staff will not be charged with any wrong doing in 'pay for play' allegations. The U.S. Attorney's office apparently just wasted millions of dollars and countless man hours pursuing a politician unnecessarily. Think what they [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2009, 7:23am EDT

  • Arghhh


    Bobbi and her Camry Hybrid got nailed by a guy making an illegal U turn today. No one was hurt and the guy was very apologetic and polite. Phone and policy numbers were exchanged. The problem was that his insurance company had canceled his policy. [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 2:13pm EDT

  • Waiting

    What is going on with Albuquerque City Government finances? We keep seeing stories about New Mexico state government finances and the challenges the Governor and legislature are facing. We all know that a starting points for cuts in the current budget for the state is three percent. But, what is [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 7:51am EDT

  • 32%

    After thinking about this mess with former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil Giron I figured out how much money this Armando Gutierrez might have got away with. First he took a 17% administrative fee off the top the multi million dollar contract. Then I believe he might have recieved another [...]
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 10:25am EDT

  • Why We Have A Freezer


    Eighty one bags of Hatch 'Big Jim" green chile is why we have a freezer.

    Today Bobbi and I did the annual ritual thing of traveling to the Fruit Basket and ordering two large burlap bags of raw chiles. The green chile roasters are'" [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2009, 2:40pm EDT

  • Absence of Malice

    There was probably an 'absence of malice' in an incredible error made in the Albuquerque Journal's reporting on the indictments of former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil Giron, Armando Guiterrez and others. When I read the story I actually questioned the background they gave on Gutierrez. I was right when [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2009, 9:53am EDT

  • Groan

    There was an article in the Times this morning that will bring a collective groan to the Governor and Legislators. Natural gas prices are at a seven year low. Right now it is $3 mcf(thousand cubic feet), last summer it was $13. I wonder if this new number has been [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2009, 9:58am EDT

  • Corruption

    Former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil Giron, Armando Gutierrez and others will probably all do some time before this is over. It is sad to see Rebecca, who I first met in the 1980's, go down this road. The evidence doesn't look good for her. Power corrupts for sure. Her [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2009, 9:46am EDT

  • P.R.

    I blogged a couple of days ago about the business community luncheon that I attended. They are working on renewable energy resources as a way of powering their businesses while fighting climate change. At the event I ran into John Fleck of the Journal. We were wondering why there was [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 12:18pm EDT

  • My Day

    I think I am starting this process today.

    Update. Everything is seems fine. I gotta check back in six weeks. [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 9:35am EDT

  • Head in the Sand

    Yesterday I attended a luncheon on the corporate and business sector's responsibility in assuring climate change doesn't kill us all. This group is working towards revenwable energy to power their enterprises. The keynote was given by Senator Bingaman and then a panel made up of business economists and owners responded. [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 7:50am EDT

  • Dennis Jett Strikes Again

    This is another of my friend Dennis Jett's columns. He is a retired diplomat and former Ambassador to Peru and Mozambique.

    He added in a note to me when he sent this along, "The editors insist on writing the headlines even on op ed pieces. I would have entitled" [...]
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    Posted: August 17, 2009, 7:27am EDT

  • Hiding Out

    I noticed that Mayor Marty is hiding from voters. Last night he flipped off the people who showed up at the North Valley candidate forum by saying he had an endorsement interview with the Fraternal Order of Police. As a former candidate and Mayor I can tell you that those [...]
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    Posted: August 14, 2009, 7:13am EDT

  • Reassurance

    I have for the last couple of days been wondering how so many American citizens have been so ignorant about things. Has it always been this way? Maybe. How can they fall for the Limbaughs and Becks of the world? How can they work against their own self interests in [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2009, 5:55am EDT

  • Take this Quiz

    My sister Carlota says everyone should take this quiz. [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 11:41am EDT

  • Weapons at Town Hall

    Legislators have mostly protected themselves from having to worry about wingnuts with concealed weapons coming into the Capitol building in DC or in New Mexico for that matter. But, they are finding themselves vulnerable at these town halls they are holding around the country. I am wondering if concealed weapons, [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 9:21am EDT

  • Bombs Away

    This is a bombshell story out of the Washington Post. I wonder how many games of connect the dots that people will make out of this. I think the Republicans, the US Attorney's Office, Senator Domenici and Heather Wilson all need to take a deep breath. And maybe the [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 1:24pm EDT

  • Comcast

    I recently switched my phone service to Comcast from Vonage. Vonage was having a lot of problems....for me anyway and I got a pretty good deal from Comcast. The cable guy showed up on time and did a great job. That is the good news.

    Now I want to [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 11:28am EDT

  • Misc

    Are all the political candidates out to lunch? Why has no one said anything about trying to save the GE Plant in Albuquerque from closing and subsequently trashing 400 good union paid jobs? None of the Mayor candidates, Governor candidates, Lt. Governor candidates have said much at all about this. [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2009, 9:48am EDT

  • I Wish I Had Written This

    So, we get our dose of reality every evening from Jon Stewart. On Friday evenings we get Bill Maher on HBO. His column today pretty much hits things on the nose...... [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 1:11pm EDT

  • Bobbi is Always Right (mostly)



    Bobbi has been fretting over the posts that support our back porch. She kept warning me that they were rotting from14 years of sitting on concrete moistened by lawn sprinklers.


    "Oh, it is probably not all that bad" [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 10:29am EDT

  • Dear Republican Party

    A letter that might get written.

    Dear Republican Party,

    I am a republican candidate for Governor. I need some advice. I am sure many of my moderate republican Congressional and Senate hopefuls will be contacting you too.

    Here is my question. How do I get elected after [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2009, 2:49pm EDT
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