Recently it has begun to feel a lot like waking after a long winter. No more sitting idly by, licking my wounds, going within and purging the old. No, now it's time to come out of my self-created shell and embrace the world once more. I have now entered a new phase of my life, t… Continue

• Born under a biohazard sign


• Hopefully Worlds Largest GCCB In Mesilla

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Popular wisdom that holds that half of American marriages end in divorce. But what about the other half?

These profiles are about learning the secrets to their success.

This series is actually called LOVE in the Land of Enchantment, but the two videos below feature well known couples / b… Continue

Since Duane and I decided to take Tuesdays off from our toil in the rug mines we do stuff in Burque that we never normally have time for. Usually its the ol' run round town doing errands, library, petstore, TJS etc. But this Tuesday we wanted something to take the edge off running a retail store....insert google search for batting cage! Duke City Fix came up for… Continue

• Hold me closer tiny twister


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I can barely remember Albuquerque's Glen (Wichita Lineman) Campbell singing and playing on the Dick Bills' Show on black and white TV in the 1950s. There must be dozens or hundreds of stories about him among Duke City old-timers, however. Anybody care to share?
I'm particularly interested in whether or not he played basketball. Looking through an AAU tournament program from 1952, I've found a Glen Campbell on the roster of Mike's Food Store, which was located at 901 North Fourth. I'm wondering i… Continue

• Local performer makes the LA Times


• Learning to Drive at Five huh?

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Mondays are becoming my favorite day of the week. Not only is Monday the only day I have off but the past two Mondays I have had to take my friend Steve to work at the diner/drive-in Hurricanes.

Steve started working at Hurricanes back in 2007 when he had dropped out of school and was looking for a job. Back then Hurricanes had two locations - Lomas & Washington, and Eubank & Candelaria. He worked at the Eubank location, getting the job through his neighbor who was a cook. Six months af… Continue

• Burquenos Celebrate Independence

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Folks, after following a full-size SUV all the way down from the Crest this morning, I felt compelled to offer a bit of advice. If you take a drive up to the Crest, a wonderful drive by the way, be sure to use a lower gear on the way down so you don't have to ride your brake all the way. I smelled burning brake pads all the way down today and he could have avoided all the extra wear and tear if he had just used a lower gear.… Continue