Tag Santa Fe
When he walked into our meeting, I immediately felt that a special presence had entered the room. It was more than just the typical energy I sense; it was as though a force enveloped him and carried him more so… Continue Reading →
As a substance abuse counselor, I have had to advocate on behalf of clients to probation officers, lawyers, and judges more times than I can count. Legal troubles often accompany substance use disorders (SUDs); so often, in fact, those with… Continue Reading →
Study after study places NM in the worst possible categories: Among the worst three in early childhood education; The highest opiod-related deaths in the nation (per capita); Among the poorest measured states in the nation. I, for one, have grown… Continue Reading →
The gods must have been twiddling their thumbs when they allowed me to emerge into a circumstance that should have killed me, as it has so many of my homeboys. At least those bored gods in the universe armed me… Continue Reading →
The very place in which I live and work and breathe is, like many places, a town with wide extremes between its inhabitants. But even in all it shares with other places, Santa Fe is one of those joints that… Continue Reading →
I’ve built my life believing that this is a fair and just world. I’ve heard it said, literally thousands of times, that life isn’t fair; but I’ve never wanted to believe that statement. Today, my foundation has been cracked and… Continue Reading →
Almost nothing in this life irritates me more than when information technology (IT) personnel misuse their power. See, IT has its own language that scares non-IT people. I’ve always likened it to the old world when priests were necessary mediators… Continue Reading →
Winter and spring have been fighting for control of the weather in Northern New Mexico for the last three (3) weeks. Strong, cold winds counterpunch a jabbing warm sun. Clouds blanket blue skies with thick dense clouds that darken spring’s… Continue Reading →
Santa Fe’s City Council actually did something right: They removed a ten (10) tax for using a grocery store’s paper bag. They removed this tax as part of a bigger ordinance to remove plastic bags from our streets. We all… Continue Reading →
