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About Me

New Mexico joined the Union on January 6, 1912 as the 47th State but has a long and colorful history that is beyond the scope of this little myspace page.

Mostly, NM is just a little backwater state that most people forget exists and that is just fine with me. If you come to NM, you can get all sorts of fun souvenirs such as Yersinia pestis, the Hantavirus, and any of the other little nasties that exist in this state. You can also get eaten by the various fauna that live here, and there are a lot of rocks to fall off of.

Our capitol is Santa Fe and our largest city is Albuquerque. People have all sorts of colorful nicknames for both of these towns and for our state in general, such as Fanta Se, Burque, and the Land of Entrapment.

NM also has a lot of sun (and melanoma if you forget your sunscreen), some oil, a few state universities, a bunch of mountains, and a smattering of lakes. There are numerous opportunities to have outdoor adventures in NM, and there is a much deeper culture here than I suspect most people realize.
An in depth look at New Mexico can be found here: http://www.50states.com/newmexic.htm

My Interests

The sun, droughts, the Rio Grande, roadrunners, yucca flowers, Ophiostoma, stupid bark beetles, Route 66, Bill Richardson's diet, orange barrels, green chile (Capsicum annuum), lowriders, pick up trucks, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

I'd like to meet:

People who live in NM, who have lived in NM, or who want to live in NM. If you dislike NM, go find another state like MA or CT to drool all over.

Movies:

Stuff filmed in NM, unless it really sucked, then let's just forget it ever happened.

My Blog

SLUSH PUPPIES!

I have compiled a list of purported locations of Slush Puppies in NM. If anyone visits one of these locations and has additional input on the subject, please let us all know how it went. &n...
Posted by New Mexico on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 10:09:00 PST

Twofer today!

New Study Finds New Mexico Government among Worst in North America at Promoting Economic Growth (Albuquerque, New Mexico) In a just-released study by the U.S.-based National Center for Policy Analy...
Posted by New Mexico on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:36:00 PST

Two for one day

Flash flood watch posted for most of NM ...
Posted by New Mexico on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 10:01:00 PST

Floods Force New Mexico Residents Out Of Homes

(August 16, 2006)--Authorities ordered residents living in low-lying parts...
Posted by New Mexico on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:29:00 PST

Second plague death reported in New Mexico

By ASSOCIATED PRESS July 25, 2006 SANTA FE (AP) - A Torrance County woman hospitalized last week with bubonic plague has died, the second plague fatality in New Mexico this year.The st...
Posted by New Mexico on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:38:00 PST

New Mexico weekly fishing report -- July 18

Weekly Fishing Report This week's stocking report July 18, 2006This fishing report has been generated from the best information available from officers and anglers. Conditions encount...
Posted by New Mexico on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:59:00 PST

New Mexico Town Will Greet New Uranium Miners with Open Arms

By James Finch This is Part 3 of a three-part series. Once the proud center of the Uranium Universe, and until recently the worlds largest uranium producer, the city of Grants (New Mexico) nearly co...
Posted by New Mexico on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:20:00 PST

New Mexico to get uranium enrichment site

By MATTHEW L. WALD New York Times In a milestone for nuclear power, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a license late Friday to a European consortium to build a uranium enrichment plant ...
Posted by New Mexico on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:30:00 PST

Two sorta related news items.

Two illegal immigrants found dead in southern New Mexico Last Update: 06/09/2006 10:18:34 AMBy: Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Author...
Posted by New Mexico on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 03:10:00 PST

Website Tracks New Mexico Fires

By Emily Esterson, 5-24-06 We, like so many other freed-for-a-three-day weekend, are planning a little hiking outing this coming weekend, if we can find a stretch of wildland that isn't a) burning,...
Posted by New Mexico on Thu, 25 May 2006 03:47:00 PST