…1/11-09: friends, family, fun

27º in ABQ; 55% humidity at 6A…DNA results will determine who slashed the neck of a Clovis woman, killing her; Duke City auto theft or vandalism still occurs too often; ‘no shower Sunday’; B-52 bomber, the heaviest aircraft in history, built during the 1950s, was moved along Eubank this AM from KAFB to the NM Atomic Museum; 20K unemployment checks are being sent each week in NM; another Duke City mayoral candidate; Kirtland FED Credit Union robbed yesterday; Blu-ray disk costs more than DVD, better quality?; people who contributed to NM GOV campaign obtained lucrative contracts, such as the GRIP program; Duke City property crime is the top criminal activity; Lovington commissioner faces fraud charges; both sides met in Olde Towne to express their opinions about the Israeli–Gaza conflict; prepare to get ready & wait, NM unemployment systems crashed in December, and is still flooded with calls; parking problem at Expo NM solved, free parking to visit flea market, security guard posted at reopened entrance; last night’s ABQ blackout lasted 2½ hours; retaliation firings at Habitat for Humanity; art will appear on the Central AVE bridge, city spending $1.3 million to redecorate the span, will be completed by the end of January; man claims he was fired at LANL because he was of Iranian ancestry; buy one designer suit, get one free; increasing S Valley graffiti; Duke City ‘green’ police cars are costing more to upkeep; NM GOV heard concerns from citizens on topics from education to the DUI problem; man struck woman with a machete; another man drove to his own mother’s house, told her he had shot his girlfriend; Brad made a great Peanut Soup; Santa Fe attorney faced driving charges in Arlington CNTY, VA;

when it come to stop smoking: it’s OK to fail, and try again; Cardinals & Ravens won their playoff games; a pregnant woman never drinks alone; feet of snow fell on Chicago, and across New England; $28 million castle style mansion in TN damaged by fire; Americans have to tighten their belts, sacrifices made by everyone; truck crashed into NH tanning salon; 4.5 million Americans collecting unemployment benefits; 140 year old, twenty pound ME lobster gets reprieve from the dinner plate; Goldie Hawn is in her 60s; Golden Globes Awards tonight, Brad & Angelina are both nominees; aircraft carrier dedicated by the current PRES Bush, is named for his father; Obama has provided breakdown of new jobs to help economy; the highest employment rate in 16 years; 8K police will patrol DC on inauguration day; Obama children had question for their father; what type of dog, and when?; Santa Ana winds in S CA; Steelers & Eagles won; 350K have applied for jobs on the PRES Elect transition team; massive pileup on I-93 in NH, no serious injuries reported; Obama family visited the Lincoln Memorial; Inauguration Day dress rehearsal;

additional troops being sent to AFG; 2009 Car of the Year: the Hyundai Genesis; an electric car will be built by Mercedes-Benz within two years; Prince Harry apologizes for insulting Arabic comment; for his first foreign trip as PRES, Obama will visit Canada, PRES Elect has a Middle East Peace Team; there were protests in Spain, Bosnia & Indonesia; the Israel–Gaza conflict is more than two weeks old, and the fighting will continue until Hamas is unable to rearm; a psychological factor has been added to the battle; Hamas has booby trapped doors to buildings; suicide bomber attacks on the rise in AFG;