…1/30-10: beauty everywhere

28º in ABQ; 88% humidity at 6A…copper is considered ‘red gold’, priced at $2.50 per pound; I-40 has been completely reopened; car theft turned into a police chase yesterday, ending with the suspect wanting to be killed by Duke City police officers: he was wounded, and transported to UNMH; NM House of Reps approved the ‘web cast rule’ their sessions will be aired; police involved accident on I-25, near the Rio Bravo exit; Brad prepared Blueberry Crepes for breakfast; NM ID theft ring busted: thieves stole vehicles and used their ID numbers; NM medical marijuana will not be taxed; last night, another attempt to hack into my computer, a ‘cookie attack’; Santa Fe CONV CTR keeps losing money; fatal car crash in Lea CNTY; Rio Rancho robbery at Bank of America; tragedy at an ABQ car wash incident at Paseo del Norte & San Pedro: a worker struck & killed; another employee with a Jeep Cherokee after the vehicle went out of control at the end of the cleaning tunnel; we enjoyed Brad’s Blueberry Blintzes for dessert; the ‘Super Nationals’ classic car event is in the Duke City this weekend; enjoyed a Chinese meal from Lam’s;

rare blue diamond on display at the Smithsonian; the area near I-26 & I-40 in Asheville, NC is still closed due to wintry conditions; singer Roy Orbison gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; citing financial concerns, gay dating site ad will not air during the Super Bowl; tragedy: PA man set the family’s puppy on fire in front of his children, after the pet nipped at them; two WA students accused of sending child porn to other classmates; the IPad is too big, it cannot access YouTube, only has one headphone jack, and one connector port, it multitask, nor is there a GPS or camera; historic Pasadena Playhouse may close, another victim of the current economic crisis; why are there so many birth defects in a CA town?; the winter storm that is bringing snow to the E Coast started in the NM area;airlifts have stopped until it is determined who will pay for Haitians receiving medical treatment in the US; Russia test its first stealth fighter jet; Japanese protest US troops in their country; pajamas not allowed in UK supermarket; the term ‘reliable workers’ in UK want ad considered discriminatory; will US sell weapons to Taiwan?; if so, China will stop military exchange visits with the US; Russell’s Viper from India is the world’s deadliest snake; the Toyota pedal problem may linger for years, and repairs will take months;