Via NewMexiKen comes Karen’s list of the “Top ten things I miss about Christmas in New Mexico:” 8) Christmas Eve midnight Mass in Spanish with the overpowering scent of frankincense filling up the overly warm church. Pure torture for a small child, but oh how I’d belt out the carols… And when we came home [...]

And he was in it! I joined my mom and sister for a production of The Nutcracker this evening, my first real trip to the ballet.  The performance had a bit of a Washington D.C. spin (it was set in 1882 Georgetown) and incorporated not a small amount of Americana (Katchina dolls, the Western frontier, [...]

A conversation I’d like to have with my boss this week: Me: Listen, I don’t think I’m going to be able to make it in this week Boss: Oh, no? What’s the problem? Me: Well, I think I’ve caught a vacation. Boss: I’m sorry, come again? Me: Well, my mom’s got this week off from [...]

There you moved, in and out of the crowd, together but not really together. You’ve already seen the pictures hanging on the walls; you’ve read the descriptions and marveled at the quality. You’re not an expert, but you’ve been moved by the sheer technical mastery, and you now know something of this photographer’s journey. She’s [...]

My dad is in town, and a great friend from high school will be here all weekend as well, so I probably won’t be posting again until Monday. I hope everybody has a great holiday, and a wonderful weekend.

An IM conversation with my sister:1 me: OK So, dad is bringing heavy bags, he said, so we should get off as close to your place as possible, right? Sis: yeah. and i can come pick you up at the metro me: Coolio Sis: yup. Columbia Heights is the closest metro to me which is [...]

Possibly the single greatest flow chart element I’ve ever seen: From the Procrastination Flowchart.

It’s amazing how minuscule your normal traffic appears when you have one day with more than 40,000 visits:

(Update below) A former Western New Mexico University student, George Ambriz, asked a debate question1 during the Democratic showdown in Las Vegas Thursday night. Ambriz asked whether the candidates believe there is a connection between immigration and terrorism. Robert Lovato at the Huffington Post has a bit more about George’s question: If you listened closely [...]

I used to joke that writing for a daily newspaper was like drafting a news story over and over and over: the names, dates, and places may have changed, but very often the narrative stayed the same. It could be very formulaic, and try as I might to shift things, to make the tale more [...]

My sister and I have been preparing to see the Decemberists this weekend during their four night stint at the 9:30 Club. Of course, that was before this: The Decemberists have canceled the rest of their fall tour, citing an illness to an undisclosed band member. After performing in Chicago earlier in the week, the [...]

So, I guess I can let the word out: I’m the new assistant managing editor for Congresspedia. “But wait,” you say. “Didn’t you just start a new job?” Well, I did, but I applied for the Congresspedia position at the same time, and I think it will work out better for everybody involved. The Studio [...]