Oh Fair New Mexico, for better or worse, you are stepping up your game.
First we had our friend Bill run for the Office of President, and it looks like Bill is soon to be appointed to Secretary of Commerce.
And today I’m reading in Michael Coleman’s blog in the ABQJournal that Louis Caldera, former President of UNM, has been appointed Director of the White House Military Office.
Well ok! Biscochitos for everyone!
Tony Hillerman passed on Sunday.
A good man, a good New Mexican and a terrific crafter of stories leaves behind a profound body of work.
He will be missed.
Photo and story source.
Seems the New Mexico State Fair Expo New Mexico has gone and gotten a little Puritanical this year.
Sure, you can still getcher corn dogs and gaze at prizewinning rabbits.
But you *cannot* get a peep at The World’s Smallest Woman OR Angel Snake Girl.
Nope, Fair Expo management shut down those two attractions, saying “We don’t really condone that kind of thing at the fair.”
I’m sure they were concerned that your average everyday Fair Expo freaks on the Midway would feel the heat of competition. Cuz the regular ol’ normal people freaks on the Midway are where the real oddities begin…
Source: ABQjournal
From Wednesday’s ABQjournal:
“LOS LUNAS — Thieves ripped off a 300-foot section of copper phone line in Valencia County, knocking out service to more than 500 Qwest customers.
The Valencia County Sheriff’s Department says the line, worth $75,000, was stolen late Monday night.
Qwest workers spent the next day restoring service to the customers.
Deputies say the thieves likely stole the copper to support drug habits.
The wholesale price of copper is about $3 a pound.”
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You should see what they are getting for stolen fiber. The theft of both copper and fiber has been a pain in the tookus for those of us who work with, near, around, kinda close to, the telecom industry.
Especially if…oh say, you have a c-level executive who wants fast network at his house and you and your IT team move heaven and earth to get the fiber to the properly line..and while waiting for said c-level guy to get a trench dug to his house…the fiber is stolen…all hypothetically, *of course*…
A local assemblywoman has decided she’s going to clear this up by passing a bill to put stern limits on recycling.
Scratch yer head a minute on that one, whydoncha.
Ok, my head hurts. It’s been a long week. Happy Weekending everyone!
From today’s ABQjournal:
“When Christopher Lucero was stopped by State Police for weaving in and out of traffic on Interstate 40, authorities say he had an excuse: His passenger spilled his beer, he told the officer.”
Yeah, man! It’s not MY fault I zigged across four lanes of traffic! My buddy spilled his beer!
One of four open containers found in the car.
Needless to say, APD doesn’t have a sense of humor about such things.
Oh Fair New Mexico…we gotta do something about the drunk driving in our state. Because whatever we’re doing now isn’t working…
edit…faboo, this little tidbit made Yahoo’s “Odd News”. Good times.