Exile in Portales

Bec asked in the comments to "Just Checkin' In," below, if I had any left-overs from T-Day in my fridge. The pictorial answer...

Black Friday. Both SN1 and SN2 were up at the crack of dawn and out seeking bargains this morning, if all went to plan. And I mean tha...

Of all the things I’m thankful for on this day…family, friends, reasonable health… I thank God most of all for making me an American. Mo...

From the NM website : “ New Mexico is rich in personality. No other state can claim our geographical or cultural diversity, or match our ...

Today’s Pic: From a slender volume titled “Little Known Horror B-Movie Out-Takes, vol. VII.” “The happy couple stood on the valley flo...

I’m fresh out of motivation to link and comment on the news. Again. So, here’s a short collection of Random Notes … “My Lil Reminder” is ...

Today’s Pic: Inside a Santa Fe glass shop. The picture just doesn’t do justice to the brilliant colors of/in the objécts . Perhaps i...

So Lileks makes this offhand remark today after a lengthy rumination on Minneapolis ’ urban renewal plan: Anyway, I see lots of planter...

Today’s Pic(s): A brief photographic dissertation on genetics. The flower bed outside my door. August, 2005. Update: Added a longer ...

Few things in life live up to their billing, and that’s especially true when it comes to football. But yesterday’s Michigan – Ohio St...

Bo Schembechler died yesterday. Here’s an obituary written by Mitch Albom. I cannot improve upon Albom; I won’t even try. RIP, Bo. ...

...so the best I can do is assume my curmudgeonly persona and give you an EIP semi-regular feature, to wit: Miscellaneous Moans, Groans, Bit...

I’m having a spot o’ bother getting started this morning. I didn’t get up too very late (0830), but my brain is refusing to fully engage...

Some pretty cool and unusual plane pr0n: The MiGs of Area 51 . That lil photo off to the right is a YF-110, the designation for MiG-21s...

So. The wind has subsided a bit, and it’s turned cold. When I say “subsided,” I mean: “Wind: From N at 24 mph, gusting to 29 mph.” (from...

The blog is one year old today. I’ve put up 690 posts and been honored with 10,293 visits during the past year. Time sure flies when y...

"Fair and Windy." Note the "gusting to" number. We be rockin'!

I woke up this morning, fired up the coffee, and raised the shades. My initial impression: what a brilliant and beautiful day! Just t...

Well, I’m back. If you’re looking for pointed political commentary and links to illuminating thought on the issues of the day, move on. N...

We dipped down into the low, low 30s again last night. Our forecasted low was 31 degrees and I have no reason to doubt we hit it. It w...