Summer haven
Where does one go to escape the summer heat?
Category Perspectives
The intruder
Can you imagine the terror wildlife experience when approaching a busy roadway? Deer and coyotes sense the danger but snakes, lizards, turtles and even tarantulas high-stepping their way do not. Can the Intruders become good neighbors? Please, be more observant of the wildlife that bring us joy in observation.
Stuff you need to know, 6.29.23
Today's intelligence: New Mexico agencies divided on how to deal with the reduced allotment of Rio Grande water that is a likely outcome of the upcoming settlement of Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado. Plus: the impact of this week's Supreme Court ruling on the Navajo Nation's fight to secure adequate water for its 170,000 enrolled members
Stuff you need to know, 6.28.23
Today's intelligence: arguments for and against the federal government's recent return of the wandering Mexican gray wolf dubbed Asha to her natal Arizona. Plus: a midterm assessment of the tenure of U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland
Ancient elders
As I grow older I am amazed to find a month has passed and I have to think hard as to where it went. This article was originally intended for Earth Day but the story still applies even a month later.
Stuff you need to know, 4.28.23
Today's intelligence: a Taos-initiated court case seeks to restore access through a private property to public recreational lands and a closer look at Virgin Galactic's recent flight test.
Stuff you need to know, 4.25.23
A "collosal" expansion of Los Alamos National Laboratory's nuclear mission prompts New Mexico religious leader John C. Wester to speak out forcefully for nuclear disarmament. Plus: a closer look at the possible nullification of a new law aimed at preventing nuclear waste storage in the state
Stuff you need to know, 4.24.23
Wondering whatever happened to the Turtleback Trails volunteer planning effort to improve access to Sierra County's Rio Grande recreational assets? Its formal concept paper is now in the hands of the Truth or Consequences City Commission.
Feed my soul
There comes a time when someone has to decide to fight or to let it go. One can also fight quietly and not lose the joy some of us find imperative to a good healthy life. This post is my path.
What a deal
There is right and there is wrong. How you decide says a lot about who you are.
Stuff you need to know, 3.21.2023
Today's intelligence: an assessment of the accomplishments of New Mexico's 2023 legislative session from two progressive activists' points of view
Forest road 40E denied
Imagine the place you feel most comfortable in, the place you call home. Imagine that place altered overnight. This is what our quaint mountain town of Kingston, New Mexico recently experienced.