Picture of the day.
I spent late morning out at the Alameda Bosque this morning after waking up from the jarring adjustment called Daylight Savings Time. Seagulls like the Rio Grande, and here can be seen partying at a bend in the Great River.
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After a day of gloomy skies over the mountain, the sun burned off most of the clouds, and at dusk, sunlight made the towers on the Sandias stand out against the dark clouds behind them.
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Leaving work this afternoon, a sprawl of gray spread over the city from the west, moving to Sandia mountain, shutting out blue skies for the rest of the day.
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I went by my folks’ house after work to drop off some soup and to say “Hi”, and somewhere along the way, my mom became ornery and feigned snapping my dad’s suspenders. We know she’s feeling normal and healthy when that part of her finds its way out. My dad is a good sport...
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Fourteen years ago, I finished a marathon, and then the running shoes went first into a closet, and later into the garage. In January this year, I decided I wanted to trim up quite a bit. After a good few months of better dieting, and with warmth now on the horizon, it recently seemed...
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Back in January, I determined I would try to eat better- for my heart and for my future. Part of that plan involved cooking more at home, and always a fan of soups, I also determined to make more soups. One of the first I sought out and found a recipe for on the...
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I spent a very spring-like Sunday morning traipsing around trails at the Rio Grande Nature Center. In the main pond, turtles swarmed the basking branches near the Visitors Center.
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After a day at home, on the heels of some tough news about a friend, and reflecting on the passing of Gene Hackman, watching his 1986 film about the little school that wins the Indiana state basketball championship seemed like the right way to spend the evening this evening.
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I went over to my sister’s house tonight to play dominos, and came out at dusk to look at the fading sky for a few. I lost at dominos.
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A morning visit to a second Walgreens pharmacy to pick up a script resulted in a non-unique “Not Ready” response from the pharmacy tech. On this morning, the particular pharmacy was “Not Ready”.
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