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Cat Chronicles – Rest in Peace, Lucy.

For many personal and professional reasons, this year has been great…a banner year. For a multitude of other circumstances, this year has totally sucked. One of the latter reasons of major suckage was because we had to euthanize Lucy – our five-year-old Tortoise-shell cat – last Friday. I know that pet owners will pump hyperboleContinue reading “Cat Chronicles – Rest in Peace, Lucy.”

Joe’s Life Goals #034.3: Enjoy Flamenco in Albuquerque

I like this photo – don’t know what else to say. This shot was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it opportunity during the dress rehersal of “ARCHitecture Flamenca,” a dance event at Central New Mexico Community College (CNM). Details of the event last November are here. CNM professor Bridgit Lujan came up with the show’s premise during her yearContinue reading “Joe’s Life Goals #034.3: Enjoy Flamenco in Albuquerque”

World Street Art – Valencia (ESP)

This colorful mural of the female form was across the street from the Valencia Joaquin Sorolla train station. While the climate of Valencia was beautiful on its own, it was surprising to see such a colorful mural when stepping outside. The apartments – design, height, color palette – seemed standard from the building I sawContinue reading “World Street Art – Valencia (ESP)”

Joe’s Life Goals #034: Take in Flamenco

For some reason I get stuck on a song or two while adding them to the soundtrack of my life (TM) for 2024. This year, for some reason or another, I had Counting Crows’ “Mr. Jones” as an earworm. I’ve listened to this song since it came out in the 1990s but never really consideredContinue reading “Joe’s Life Goals #034: Take in Flamenco”

A Pointed Message toward the East

Earlier this year, I had a member of the Lithuanian Armed Forces explain the situation to me – a relatively ignorant American – about his country’s “hate/hate” relationship with the Soviets/Russians throughout history. While I was only in Vilnius for a short time (2 days), I made an attempt to visit the site of theContinue reading “A Pointed Message toward the East”