As it appears, again for the billionth time, that a statement by our current president will not be passed along by any major news organization in this country, BB will fill in the gap by passing it along to the seven, eight on a good day, readers of this blog. Trump: “Somalia — they turned… Read More News Not Found in the “News”

Every time I visit a city, I take a picture like this one and wonder, again, for the umpteenth time “Why doesn’t Albuquerque have signs like this?” It really isn’t that hard or expensive, folks. We can do this. And yes, if you squint you can see that the “Murchinson Drive Bikeway” doesn’t really have… Read More El Paso Signage

As my friends will tell you, I spend WAY too much time looking and obsessing over how much crude oil is produced in New Mexico. Hey, we all need hobbies. Neighbor Texas continues to dominate in terms of totals, but let’s look at oil production per capita. Barrels produced per day per person by selected… Read More New Mexico Oil’s Boomiest Boom

Larry Stoehr was killed while cycling at Claremont and San Mateo last November 14th. I didn’t know about it for several weeks, as I’ve been practicing the same form of mental health news curation many of us have chosen to remain at least somewhat sane in these extremely challenging times. Not to make this about… Read More Larry Stoehr and Claremont NE at San Mateo Blvd

Getting out of town over MLK, Jr. Weekend and heading down to the West Texas town of El Paso (cue Marty Robbins). My first visit of substance and I’m really looking forward to riding this: That’s an El Paso Streetcar. Whenever I drive someplace, I’m a park the car and forget it kinda person. Bringing… Read More Visiting El Paso and Streetcar-Oriented Tourism

Deciding to obtain and ride an e-bike adds a plethora of legal, moral, ethical, and sociological complexities to one’s life. That is to say e-bikes are heavier, and not just because the battery weighs ten pounds. One of those trillion legal, moral, ethical, and sociological considerations is wordlessly expressed on this recently spotted sign: Amid… Read More That “No E-Bikes” Sign in the Bosque