…12/9-09: friendship starts with a kind remark

25º in ABQ; 66% humidity at 6A…GAQ; SW ABQ without power for twelve hours; AM ‘black ice’ on roads & sidewalks; Otero CNTY still in the dark, including a nearby ski lodge; Duke City homeowners sue over ‘tax lightning’, sharp increase in property taxes; gas is $2.49 per gallon; head of the Farmington Indian CTR accused of embezzling $20K; NM spent less on smoking cessation programs as it did in the previous year, dropping it from eleventh to twelfth place; the CEO of PNM is stepping down; Los Lunas Middle School, and its temporary ‘outdoor’ cafeteria, while the current ‘indoor’ one is renovated; recent storm damaged Ski Apache resort;

am I going to a meeting this PM…yes; no CTI Admits; got a ride from Judi; nurse stalked while taking her AM walk in NE Heights, used cell phone as a ruse, car stopped following her; got a ride to the R/R stop by Judi, got home by 4P;

snow in MTN near Los Angeles; snow in the N Plains & Midwest; ‘ground blizzards’ in the Great Plains; E Coast floods from NC to NJ; blizzards in IA, WI; very wet in CT, NY & RI; twisters from GA to NC; heavy snow for Madison, Milwaukee, Erie, Pittsburgh & Boston; downpours in NYC, Philly, DC and along I-95; N New England snow; blowing snow near Des Moines, most roads, such as I-35 & I-80, are considered a ‘nightmare’ for traveling; ‘whiteout’ from IA to MN, snow plows told to stay off the roads; TN downpours;

the ‘new deal’ in health care reform, fingertip scissors modernizing hair styling; 24K motion baby cribs being recalled; Medicare coverage starting at 55 years old?; coverage similar to FEHB plans?; first female [D] SEN for MA; compromises on abortion & public option for health care reform, with more INS coverage choices; most cats like to look out windows; total home value losses reach $500 billion; dog in UT was stuck in a storm drain for three weeks, but has been rescued; who will become the next mayor of Houston: a white lesbian, or a black man?; now, the White House party crashes will neither talk, nor testify; some TSA workers are on paid ADMIN Leave; the DOW ended up; the ‘complaint choir’; Chicago man pleads not guilty in 2008 Mumbai attacks; Bank of America repaid bailout loan; as of today, sports gurus see the Patriots in the playoffs; do strippers have rights?; compromising health care coverage;

US diplomat in N Korea; Obama will receive the Nobel Peace Prize; giant iceberg sighted off the coast of Australia; Al Roker reporting from Camp Eggers, AFG: one woman there is from ABQ, working in support services; gold is $1,145.50 an ounce; oil is $72.92 per barrel; AFG Anti-Corruption conference will be held, but many officials live in ‘poppy palaces’, and thrive on bribes; corrupt people remain in power;