…10/4-08: respect is a two-way street

56º in ABQ; 43% humidity at 6A…good morning for a Mass Ascension; the head of NM Game & Fishing DEPT has had his license revoked for illegally killing a deer on private land; the ABQ Box help move balloons from the N to S, then the burners are ignited for the return journey to the landing site; McCain will hold a political rally on Monday; settlement made out of court for drunk nurse who caused the death of a five year old in a Lovelace PEDS Urgent Care Clinic; Eva Longoria will be in Las Cruces this weekend; male politicians opposed the bailout bill, but the Mrs. Wilson supported it; there have been seven W Nile Virus case reported in NM, in six counties; progress is the problem for landing; about 850K people expected to attend this yearly Duke City event; the first female Mexican pilot will fly in this Fiesta; there will be a 101 foot tall cathedral balloon, and a yellow jacket special shape; some people don’t like military time; early evening showers, canceling nighttime events; up to eighteen inches of snow could fall in N NM mountains; murder-suicide in Barelas neighborhood; 24 countries, 42 states are participating in this year’s Balloon Fiesta, including a ladybug and a Clown Kachina;

Bush quickly signed the bill; OJ Simpson may spend the rest of his life in jail for stealing his own memorabilia from a hotel room; CO frat house firebombed; will the bailout help the housing market, or just Wall ST & banks; no one can promise this rescue bill will work; won’t guarantee economic stability; 760K jobs have been lost in 2008; next PRES debate will be held in Nashville; the phrase ‘Cadillac plan’ has resurfaced, spoken by Obama, in describing McCain’s proposed health plan; there are 2.5 million gay seniors, some discriminated at nursing homes & health care facilities; US military planes grounded, due to defective screws & bolts on the wings; now, ‘cash will be king’; more equity, less debt, higher down payments, no “liar’s loans”; no more ‘vulture clubs’, or ‘bubble economy’; Red Sox beat the Angels in their second playoff game; some people are allergic to straight answers; September was the biggest lob last month in the past five years; the VP debate now described as a ‘dignified discussion’; the NATL AVG price of gas is $3.547 per gallon; the CNN media saw a premier showing of ‘The Watchmen’; the movie is still set in 1985, against the wishes of some who wanted to bring the film closer to the present [for what reason?]; $250 billion will be available immediately; odorless Tiki Torch Fuel being consumed, people think it is apple juice, coats the lungs, hampers breathing; the Episcopal Church split over gays; NM lottery winners make AOL news;

US airline maintenance being outsourced to foreign countries, and oversight on repairs at these locations are lacking; Asian stocks kept falling, in spite of America passing a bailout bill; N Korean leader seen watching sports game; US copters crash while landing in Baghdad; the world watches & wonders if our bailout plan will work; Europe opposes taking the same measures;