Saving some commentary and perhaps even the occasional “fact,” for a post coming tomorrow at Duke City Fix, the single entity that is currently “Better Burque” completed the quest to visit every ABQ brewpub yesterday. Relative to Part I’s rather massive arc of northern and eastern areas of our fair city, Part II was a… Read More Burque Mega-Brewpub Crawl: Final Report (Sorta)
A critical safety gap for long-distance cycling might be remedied as a by-product of the redesign of U.S. 550 through Bernalillo. Included in the project, as reported by Rick Nathanson at the Journal, is a new Rio Grande bridge, one that will include a bike/ped walkway. Other details, such as whether the renovated stretch running… Read More Today in News for Wombats (Cyclists): NM-550 Redesign in Bernalillo
Dear and wonderful readers here know I was unsuccessful in my attempt to visit every brewpub in Albuquerque last weekend. Thwarted by goatheads and my own stupidity (one of my most consistent traits), I ended up at brewpub #16: Sidetrack Brewing with a flat tire and a pint of cask-conditioned pale ale waiting for a… Read More Burque Mega-Bike Crawl III: Cue Tubthumping
The New Mexico Legislature is wrapping up a frustrating session at Noon today, one held amidst downward spiraling revenues and inexorable Governor opposition to revenue enhancement (higher taxes). Despite all the doom, gloom and lack of compromising room, there are capital outlay projects that have survived, at least to this point, in the session. Here’s… Read More *Security Camera Lightning in a Time of Educational Funding Drought
Watching quite a bit of the 30-day New Mexico Legislative session online has been a bit like watching a long-running TV series in which the actors already know the show’s been cancelled. It has also reminded one of any family situation when things are economically tight. In other words, the acting on nmlegis.gov is tired and… Read More Watching Heads in the Sand: The NM Legislature’s 30 Days of Avoidance Strategy
I’ve had a full 24 hours now to salve my emotional wounds, seal some 26-inch tubes and look back on my failed attempt to conquer all 26 or so Burque brewpubs in a single day of bike riding yesterday. It was such an epic journey that it requires multiple posts, or at least my sore… Read More Burque Mega-Brewpub Bike Crawl II: A Tale of Two Goatheads
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