It’s been a while since I’ve posted on breadder burque. It’s not because I haven’t been baking—I have, every week, sometimes twice a week. I have had some noteworthy success and a few noteworthy failures. Topics have popped into my head as potential blog posts, yet I have not put my fingers on the keyboard.… Read More Breadder Burque Ch. XX: Bread + Creative Spark = Productivity
If you have lived in Albuquerque for quite some time, you may have had the experience, pre-pandemic, of attending a musical event at Tingley Coliseum. And you may have thought about that experience in ways unmistakably stolen from David Byrne and the Talking Heads: And you may find yourself Attending an Iron Maiden concert And… Read More ABQ’s Dearth of Suitable Music Venues: Isaac Stern Performs at the Gym
by Emily Esterson In the case of my most recent brioche disaster (I’m going to keep baking that damn thing until it I get it right or I weigh 300 lbs), I simply forgot to turn the page. I am not kidding. I didn’t turn the page of the book I was using. What the… Read More Breadder Burque Ch. XIX: Stairway to Baking Heaven
Today’s users of the Bosque Path south of Dolores Huerta/Cesar Chavez (Bridge) Boulevard walk/roll past the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Bueno Foods plant, and a set of baseball diamonds. Burque Old-Timers, particularly those who grew up in Barelas, remember a slightly different set of sights and smells in this stretch. Those of us who aren’t… Read More What Happened to Burque’s West San Jose
This week saw the end of a 10-year relationship with a client. I admit I hung on to this mistrustful relationship far longer than I should have. It’s never good to know a client doesn’t trust you (especially as I never understood the reasons for mistrust), even if you continue to do your best for… Read More Breadder Burque Ch. XVIII: Break-Up Baking
Back on June 8th, going on 50 days ago, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller signed the “Active Streets Initiative,” making it possible to close some streets to thru motor traffic. The Initiative sponsored by City Councilor Isaac Benton follows measures in other cities, such as Seattle, seeking to encourage safe, socially-distant walking and rolling in these… Read More How YOU Can Help Implement Burque’s Active Streets Initiative
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