Azulstar has almost completed the city wide wireless network in Rio Rancho. Although I’m soon to be a resident of Rio Rancho, I probably wont subscribe to this network. Instead going with cable and my own router.
This might change later, especially if If the signal is as strong as they say it will be. The main issue is that I have multiple computer I want to have on the ‘net at the same time.
LANLs is in trouble again. A guy bought a salvaged computer from them that hadn’t been completely erased, unfortunately for them he works at a TV station.
KOB-TV of Albuquerque reported Thursday night that one of its photographers bought an Apple computer several weeks ago. “In the computer … we found documents labeled classified,” KOB reported.A Los Alamos spokesman said there is “little to no chance” classified information is on the computer and the station “misserved the public” and “jumped to erroneous conclusions.”Lab spokesman Jim Fallin said Friday that the computer “never, never would have used or produced classified information, nor was the computer ever in a classified area.”
Oh lord, no. I just paid $2.70 a gallon yesterday and $2.50 last week. Albuquerque is usually on the low end of the price scale, but were over the national average lately. So what the fuck, lets talk about $5 a gallon next year. You know it’s coming, prices never go back down.
“Why are they charging higher prices for gas? Because people will pay it. Apparently, we’re not changing our driving habits much,” he said. “Blame this on ourselves. This country has not built a new refinery in 30 years, we stopped new oil exploration . . . and put a moratorium on offshore drilling.”
Of course the oil companies are raking in record profits and not making the refineries or reinvesting. We cannot totally blame ourselves for everything.
Ex-wife I understand, but that he has a girlfriend now. Some people just go too far sometimes and I think this is one of those times.
Willie Windsor, 54, of Phoenix has for several years lived as a full-time baby, wearing frilly dresses, diapers and bonnets, sucking on a pacifier, eating Gerber cuisine, and habitually clutching a rag doll, in a home filled with oversized baby furniture. According to a long Phoenix New Times profile in June, the diaper is not just a prop. Windsor said he worked hard to become incontinent, even chaining the commode shut to avoid temptation, and the reporter admitted feeling “disconcert(ed)” that Windsor might be relieving himself at the very moment he was describing his un-toilet training. Apparently, Windsor’s brother, ex-wife, girlfriend and a neighbor tolerate his lifestyle (though no girlfriend has yet been willing to change his diapers). Windsor is a semi-retired singer-actor and said he’s been celibate for nine years. [Phoenix New Times, 6-9-05]
Thanks Sis!. Here’s the original article at the New Times.
I submit the following logo for a Phallic Logo Award. This was taken out on the west side of Albuquerque. Double bonus for not spelling built correctly.
I ended up with a very busy weekend, with school, a friday trip and a party on Saturday there was no time to post. Not to mention the wireless I’m, er… borrowing, went down and I my trial of MarsEdit expired.
The fact that 2 people have died going down the same part of the river did not stop us from making a rafting trip down the Rio Grande river on Friday. That’s me in the picture, the blue hat in the back. I was a little worried at first, but it wasn’t really that bad.
The trip was suppose to take 3+ hours but took less than 1 1/2 because of the speed of the water. We also saw where the the unfortunate incident took place that lead to the death of Carolyn Whalen. Really, it’s a matter of a good guide keeping the boat from going in the wrong place and the river not forcing you there.
It was fun, were looking at doing “the box” which is a rougher part that’s farther north up the river.
Summer in Albuquerque gets hot, but not nearly as hot as Phoenix. It rains but it does not get humid like Austin. The summer time in Albuquerque as warm and dry, and we can use some pretty simple technology like the evaporative cooler. Albloggerque explains why it’s so manly.
The swamp cooler is the last bastion of twentieth century manhood. I say this for several reasons.
- It is up on the roof. Take your tools, sun hat, beer cooler…go up that rickety ladder and say adios to civilization until you feel like coming down. It is like disappearing under the car in a “Gasoline Alley” cartoon. For kicks, yell down the opening, “Turn on the fan!” once in a while. Then, “Okay…turn it off.”
- The guts of the cooler are straight out of a 6th grade science book. Nothing hi-tech here: just pulleys, tubes, pads, and pumps. This is basically a nostalgic visit to the science of Mr. Wizard.
- A cooler is so mechanical…a car is not. Guys used to work on the car or truck all the time. Change the points, plugs…maybe the condenser. You need gapping gauges, sockets, screwdrivers. Nowdays cars have no points, no condenser, and plugs last forever. Open the hood and you’re lost. Coolers, on the other hand, still require the occasional wrench and screwdriver. And it feels so good…pockets full of a crescent wrench, a 1/2 inch open end wrench, pliers, and a brush.
- It has its own secret vocabulary. You get to sit around with other cooler-techs and throw out words like: pillow bearings, octopus, brass ferrels, 3 quarter horse motor, squirrel cage, and fan belt.
- The job can last as long as it needs to. I swear you can be out of there in 20 minutes…or it can last a day and a half. It all depends on how much you replace and how much beer was in your toolbox. (And how much you like being on the roof. A shady tree usually adds a couple of hours to the job).
- You go to a party. There are 3 drinks, 2 sandwiches, and 4 kinds of candy. How many combinations of all three are possible?
- You have the sides of a rectangular prism flattened out. How many faces and how many total cubic inches are there?
- You have a carpet and a runner of certain dimensions. Is the rug 3 square feet more than the runner?
These test questions or for 4th graders, do they seem like they might be over their heads? I’m not qualified to say what’s good for a 4th grader and what’s not but this seems like they are bit complicated. I even had a hard time understanding exactly what the questions are asking on the first few read through.
Albuquerque schools are in a dismal state. I;m glad to see the school district trying to improve things but this might be a bit more than the kids are ready for right now.
Click through to see if I answered them correctly.
Let’s see if I answered these questions correctly?
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169 photos from the 2005 Supernationals taken on 1/30/2005. I’m getting better with the camera, increased the exposure a bit too much so some of these are a little blurry. Overall I feel they came out better than the photos I took at the 2004 Supernationals. These photos are available at flickr (2005 Supernationals set) or watch the slideshow below.
The title of these photos are: Waiting to get into the 2005 supernationals, Hot Wheels Car, 1955 Chevy Pickup – Darrell & Tim Cimbanin, 1955 Chevy Pickup – Darrell & Tim Cimbanin, Motorcycles, 1964 Plymouth Road Runner, 1964 Plymouth Road Runner, 1955 Chevy – Jim & Barbara Canress, 1964 GTO, 1927 Ford Roadster – Ted & Betty Peirce, 1970 Chevy Truck, 1968 Chevy Camaro, 1957 Willys Jeep FC 180 – Troy & Michelle Fry, 1957 Willys Jeep FC 180 – Troy & Michelle Fry, 1957 Willys Jeep FC 180 – Troy & Michelle Fry, 1936 Chevrolet Standard Coach – Berry & Cheryl Lardsburg, 1936 Chevrolet Standard Coach – Berry & Cheryl Lardsburg, 1941 Willy’s Coupe – Mark Manly, 1941 Willy’s Coupe – Mark Manly, 1968 Chevy Camaro – Robert Martinez, 1913(?) Ford Hearse, 1913(?) Ford Hearse, 1913(?) Ford Hearse, 1932 Ford Roadster – Ron Ginn, 1932 Ford Roadster – Ron Ginn, 1955 Chevy Sedan Delivery – Jim & Ann Nelson, 1955 Chevy Sedan Delivery – Jim & Ann Nelson, 2002 Texas Chopper – Danny Hathaway, 1972 Chevyrolet Suburban – Porfie Maldanado, 1967 Camaro RS – George Bustamante, Ford new car booth, exciting stuff, Ford GT, Ford GT, 1972 Chevy Pickup, 1972 Chevy Pickup, 1972 Chevy Pickup, 1996 Toyota 4Runner, 1932 Ford frame & engine – Paul Blass, 1968 Chevy Camaro – Terry Card, 1968 Chevy Camaro – Terry Card, 1956 Chevy Hard Top – Richard Chavez, 1956 Chevy Hard Top – Richard Chavez, 1971 Chevy Nova – Vicky Marihugh, 1951 Mercury, 1951 Mercury, 1934 Chevrolet Phantom Sedan – Rich & Paige Hdell, 1934 Chevrolet Phantom Sedan – Rich & Paige Hdell, 1934 Chevrolet Phantom Sedan – Rich & Paige Hdell, Custom Motorcylce, 1957 Chevy Belair – Albert Benavides, 1957 Chevy Belair – Albert Benavides, 1964 Chevy Chevette – Albert Benavides, 1958 Chevy Truck – Bill Terrazas, 1958 Chevy Truck – Bill Terrazas, 2003 Campagne T-Rex – Bruce Loughridge, 2003 Campagne T-Rex – Bruce Loughridge, 1966 Chevy Nova "Johnny Rocket", I1966 Chevy Nova "Johnny Rocket", 1966 Chevy Nova "Johnny Rocket", 1966 Chevy Nova "Johnny Rocket", 1968 Chevy Truck – Eddie Aterio, 1968 Chevy Chevelle, 1972 Ford Mustang Mach1 – Jim Martinez, 1972 Ford Mustang Mach1 – Jim Martinez, 1955 Ford F100 – Lee Laner, IMG_4896.JPG, Mustang, Mustang, 1961 Chevy Wagon, 1961 Chevy Wagon, 1967 Ford F-100 1/2 Ton – Jim McCoy, 1967 Ford F-100 1/2 Ton – Jim McCoy, 1939 Ford Cabriolet, 1939 Ford Cabriolet, Tri-cycle, 1968 Chevy Camaro – Joseph Ortiz, 1959 Chevy Suburban, 1959 Chevy Suburban, 1969 Chevy Camaro – David & Jacob Graston, IMG_4881.JPG, 1969 Dodge Dart GTS – Bob Chavez, 1969 Dodge Dart GTS – Bob Chavez, 1929 Ford "A" – Wayne & Bonny Holly, 1957 Chevy Sport Coupe, 1976 Honda Civic 1500 – Bob O’Connell, 1976 Honda Civic 1500 – Bob O’Connell, 1976 Honda Civic 1500 – Bob O’Connell, 1954 Chevy – Amy Sanford, 1955 Pontiac Star Cheif – Richard & Debbie Figved, IMG_4865.JPG, GTX Hemi, GTX Hemi, 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, IMG_4858.JPG, IMG_4857.JPG, IMG_4856.JPG, IMG_4855.JPG, IMG_4854.JPG, IMG_4853.JPG, IMG_4852.JPG, IMG_4851.JPG, IMG_4850.JPG, IMG_4849.JPG, IMG_4848.JPG, IMG_4847.JPG, IMG_4846.JPG, IMG_4845.JPG, IMG_4844.JPG, IMG_4843.JPG, IMG_4842.JPG, IMG_4841.JPG, IMG_4840.JPG, IMG_4839.JPG, IMG_4838.JPG, IMG_4837.JPG, IMG_4836.JPG, IMG_4835.JPG, IMG_4834.JPG, IMG_4833.JPG, IMG_4832.JPG, IMG_4831.JPG, IMG_4830.JPG, IMG_4829.JPG, IMG_4828.JPG, IMG_4827.JPG, IMG_4826.JPG, IMG_4825.JPG, IMG_4824.JPG, IMG_4823.JPG, IMG_4822.JPG, IMG_4821.JPG, IMG_4820.JPG, IMG_4819.JPG, IMG_4818.JPG, IMG_4817.JPG, IMG_4816.JPG, IMG_4815.JPG, IMG_4814.JPG, IMG_4813.JPG, IMG_4812.JPG, IMG_4811.JPG, IMG_4810.JPG, IMG_4809.JPG, IMG_4808.JPG, IMG_4807.JPG, IMG_4806.JPG, IMG_4805.JPG, IMG_4804.JPG, IMG_4803.JPG, IMG_4802.JPG, IMG_4801.JPG, IMG_4800.JPG, 3 buidlings worth of cars, IMG_4798.JPG, IMG_4797.JPG, IMG_4796.JPG, IMG_4795.JPG, IMG_4794.JPG, IMG_4793.JPG, 1932 Ford, 1932 Ford, 1971 Ford Ranchero, 1965 Chevy El Camino – Darrel Yottn, 1965 Chevy El Camino – Darrel Yottn, 1965 Chevy El Camino – Darrel Yottn, 1965 Chevy El Camino – Darrel Yottn, IMG_4781.JPG, IMG_4780.JPG
The forecast calls for more rain this week. 2004 was one of the top ten wettest years since they started making records of such things. Just based on the first 2 months, 2005 could become the wettest!
Seen here, the snowy Sandia Mountains at sunset.
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