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South-SIde Santa Fe: Vote or host a Zombie!

If people on the south-side of santa fe don’t vote in this year’s mayoral election, there’s a good chance they may be asked to host a zombie in their home. don’t believe me? Look at the Midtown Campus or GreenTree… Continue Reading →

I couldn’t Change it or accept it so i Left

I’m always teaching that when circumstances and situations challenge us, we have three (3) options and only three (3) options: 1) we can change the circumstances; 2) we can accept the circumstances; or, 3) we have to leave the circumstance…. Continue Reading →

Is santa fe cesspool or perfume?

St. Augustine spoke of afflictions affecting both the wicked and righteous alike. The difference to him was that when suffering strikes both, the wicked blaspheme and attack god. The righteous, however, do not blame others and complain about God’ injustice…. Continue Reading →

I promise my community that i will do more as a parent, uncle, and counselor to teach our kids that there is hope

I failed him. No excuse. i’m a substance abuse counselor, licensed to work in schools and I did nothing to prevent his murder. Maybe if I were in the schools I could have reached at least one of the kids… Continue Reading →

Santa Fe needs to do better

Santa Fe is better than this. Violence has claimed the lives of three young people under 18 within the last few weeks (one was a prominent basketball player). Two within the City’s southside. We are failing our young people and… Continue Reading →

Removal of this statue means cancellation of this culture

cultural tension, even to the point of detente, is one of the biggest elements of what makes Santa Fe special.

Is Santa Fe’s hope greater than its fear?

Over the last week or so, Santa Fe has saddened me. Supply hoarders have limited supplies of items that everyone needs. There’s already enough fear in the world right now, why on Earth would anyone want to add anger to… Continue Reading →

Flying Tortilla in Santa Fe is simply the best!

If there’s no food left anywhere, I’m moving into Flying Tortilla in Santa Fe, NM. It’s one of my go-to places as it is, but the way it’s responding to the current crisis is nothing short of brilliant and I… Continue Reading →

It may be the end, but at least we’ll be Commando Clean!

Heaven requires Being Commando Clean. You see, whenever Buddha or Mohamed or Baby Jesus comes to take some of us into heaven, he’ll be looking at our drawers to make sure they’re as white as the day we pulled them… Continue Reading →

It’s our responsibility to heal Santa Fe

I hate to say it, but my beloved Santa Fe is degrading: We have a labor force composed of people who will take any crappy job that’s available, simply because they lack technical and marketable skills. Our community leaders bicker… Continue Reading →

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