Saturday, November 29, 2008

…11/28-08: man vs. the elements

38º in ABQ; 89% humidity at 6A…GAQ; some icy spots; people asking for donations, in previous years, they were giving food items to the needy; for two days in a row, high winds & heavy rain caused the tram to stop; KOAT has online links to the best bargains; Eclipse Aviation had $1 billion debt before declaring bankruptcy; an ‘we’ in NM have to absorb their loss; fatal fire in Chimayo, caused by wooden stove; Carlsbad’s Christmas on the Pecos is a holiday attraction; NM has very good in vitro fertilization clinics; what’s the best way to save money…don’t shop!; fog near Raton, Las Vegas & Clayton; turkey grease can be recycled into fuel; long lines at Circuit City; did Domenici ever have brain illness; suicide affects many in NM, double the NATL AVG; Kotsafti Plaza at Seventh & Copper; saw ‘Indiana Jones’ film; Santa Domingo Pueblo member was killed in Santa Fe hit & run; people shopping in Olde Towne; crash killed three people, shut down I-25N, near Socorro; NM ski slopes open; Jenny Craig helping in Coats for Kids campaign;

Saturday schedule to work; is my MGR off the hook; Meangel readmitted: empty AM R/R, until the ATC; UNMMG MGMT allowed workers to leave at 3:30P this past Wednesday; Myrna’s mother was back in the E/R, had blood in her urine, they released her, and show enjoyed Thanksgiving & thunder with her family, but no one can diagnose her condition; the constant complaining, it never end; missed R/R, took Central bus home; JoAnn, and her ‘duplicates; finished Rounds by 8:45A; got a big hug from Myrna; I left about 11A;

temps from 20s to 70s; rain/snow: along parts of I-20, I-55, I-75, I-80, I-95, New England, MI, WI, SE US, Gulf Coast, Great Lakes area; flurries in Detroit;

today, they are called ‘Thanksgiving Day sales’; the American Express ‘charge card’; red, black or blue Friday: competition for the best deals, if anyone has extra bucks; big items have big discounts: if it goes down in price during December, customers will get the difference in price, if they keep the original receipt; Wall ST works until 1P; good day for plumbers; CA rogue wave killed three men; malls & hotels will be the next to suffer in the economic crunch; Glacier NATL Park may be losing its natural attraction, melting quicker than expected; in about a century, Boulder Glacier has disappeared; empty airports on the ‘busiest’ travel days; meteor streaked across Seattle skies; the ‘turkey hangover’; fiery crash killed seven people on I-25 near Denver; erosion vs. house: the elements won, as the structure finally fell into the sea; oldest woman in the world, who lived in the US, has died: she was 115 years old, now the title gets transferred to a Portuguese woman; Barbara Bush recovering well from surgery; more melamine found in baby formula; shoppers armed with sale coupons; Long Island man killed after being trampled by a crowd, who tore the doors off its hinges at a Wal-Mart store, and injured a pregnant woman; two killed in Palm Desert, CA Tory ‘R Us store, appeared to be gang related; no taxes on Black Friday gun purchases?; 69 million TV sets are not ready for digital; GM may also be dropping SAAB; Detroit Lions are 0 – 12; series of quakes have shaken AR; fifth day of stock gains, as poverty moves into the suburbs; the NATL AVG price of gas is $1.84 per gallon: only seven states exceed $2 per gallon;

events change the world; Endeavour heading back to Earth; India is indicating PAK knew attacks would take place; 400 people have been killed or injured, gunfire can still be heard; now, Indian police trapping the terrorists; struck transportation & commercial centers; one of the places attacked was the Trident Hotel; the city is not safe; what better way to get global attention; battle about Kashmir; al Qaeda says US will fail; travel alert across Asia for Americans; for sale: Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber, going for $150K; in India, ten pound hairball removed from woman’s stomach; 60% of British pets are overweight, and can also suffer from diabetes & respiratory illnesses; gay Chinese penguins stealing eggs, nurturing them as all males do; chemical tanker attacked by pirates; nine dead at Shiite mosque in Baghdad; India says PAK ‘elements’ responsible for attacks; event is being called India’s, or Bombay’s 9–11; fighting continued on Saturday AM; two Rabbis murdered; at least five Americans have died in Mumbai, including a father & daughter from Charlottesville, VA, who were part of Synchronicity, a meditation group; fourth day of protests: gunshots at Thailand’s two airports, want current GOVT leaders to step down; using prescribed heroin may become legal in Switzerland; oil is $54.43 per barrel; INTL Space Station has an added bathroom, kitchen & two bedrooms;

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