Phil | June 10, 2008
I very nearly had an affair with a taco today. Due to my status as a mostly-kosher Jewish New Mexican, I don’t really eat tacos. We headed down to a little New Mexican restaurant for lunch today.
Feeling adventurous, and no longer like I was about to die from overdosing on eggplant parmesan last night, I [...]
Phil | June 7, 2008
My trip home this time around was not entirely vacation-related; Robert had surgery yesterday, so we’ve spent the last two days at the local hospital. All went well, and after spending the night there last night, he’s back home and doing the one thing the hospital environment didn’t allow him to do: sleeping.
The two of [...]
Phil | June 5, 2008
I’ve been back in Albuquerque for one day so far. It’s amazing to be home, and I’ve found I’ve missed a lot more of the city than even I had realized. For instance, I love the way clouds form here. And it’s amazing how blue the sky is. That’s probably in part because I’m a [...]
Phil | June 4, 2008
In about four-and-a-half hours’ time, I’ll be heading back to Albuquerque. It’s only taken me the better part of two days, but I I’m finally ready. As with most trips I take, I didn’t realize until about 10 o’clock this evening just how much shit I had still to do to prepare myself.
In no particular [...]
Phil | November 27, 2007
New Mexico, though generally known as the Land of Enchantment, has another less well-known title: the Land of Mañana. This particular saying comes from our wonderfully laid back culture. In other words, sometimes things are really, really slow out here.
Generally, I’m a big fan of the laid back sensibilities. Shoot, I’d better be, considering I’m [...]
Phil | November 24, 2007
Drag racing is the shit. Because on Saturday night, there’s nothing better to do than just that. Goodbye, fun with friends, trips downtown, or just hanging out at home relaxing. Hello, asphalt racing ground with 35-40 mile per hour speed limits!
The winner of tonight’s questionably legit drag race: a souped-up silver Ford Mustang. Because how [...]
Phil | October 13, 2007
I’ve officially gotten my balloon fiesta fix for the year. As my life-long residency in Albuquerque has taught me, the fiesta was every bit as wonderful as it always is, and also every bit as nerve-wracking.
When I went to the balloon glow on Sunday, I had my heart set on getting a cool pin [...]
Phil | October 7, 2007
October is here. Which means that here, in the great state of New Mexico, it’s one of the touristy-est times of year. Welcome to Albuquerque’s International Balloon Fiesta. Non-New Mexican people have a tendency to refer to is as the balloon “festival.” Please note that this term is completely and totally inappropriate. It’s fiesta. Considering [...]
