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Thursday, December 31, 2009

2009

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I am glad 2009 is gone. Pretty much I believe it will go down as the 'Angst ' year. I am hopeful that 2010 will be much better for...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Fixation

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A good friend and I were talking about how the American Public and Media are fixated on Airport Security. It is like a loss leader at a dep...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Misc.

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I am taking my son Justin and his wife Karly to the airport this morning. They are the last of our holiday guests to leave. We all had a r...
Friday, December 25, 2009

Great Christmas Day

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We had a relaxed Christmas day at my brother Tom's House. This is a picture of our family all together for the first time in two years....
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

4th Circle of Hell

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I have decided that the 4th circle of hell is where they make you fold luminaria bags for eternity. The 5th level of hell is where you do d...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Found Money

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Bank of America called. They found my money and credited my mortgage. They were apologetic but could offer no explanations of what had hap...

The Bank Thing and Arrivals

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I spoke yesterday with a person in the office of the CEO of Bank of America. They are trying to help find my money and said they would call...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Bank of America Catch 22

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Bank of America still has not found my huge payment to them, although they took it out of my account to pay off my mortgage. Today they tol...
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Monday, December 21, 2009

The Banks

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I volunteer for any firing squads dealing with bankers on Wall Street. Well, not really. But I would like to see them all out shoveling sno...
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Friday, December 18, 2009

No More Money for the DSCC

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I am cutting off all funds to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee. I want to make sure that not one penny will go to reelect Senator B...
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The Gang

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We are getting ready for lots of holiday house guests. My son Justin and his wife Karly are coming in. Noelle and her significant other, Lu...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Torn Down

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Rodger Beimer called me yesterday to let me know that the old KOAT television station building at 1377 University NE had been torn down. I ...
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Public Input?

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Before Picture After Picture For over thirty years I have been walking my dogs in the Bosque. You see a lot of senior citizens down there d...
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Monday, December 14, 2009

Compliment to the Journal

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The Journal actually did an important story Sunday morning on New Mexico High School Graduation rates and proficiency in math and reading. ...
Friday, December 11, 2009

Must Reads

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Other than going to the dentist today after breaking a tooth with my dental floss, the only other thing of worth I am doing is reading some ...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Egad!

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So the latest numbers I am hearing from Albuquerque's City Hall are that the deficit for this year will be somewhere between 26 and 40 m...
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Misc.

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I was opining last week that a legislative committee treated my staff viciously in an interim meeting. Apparently they are doing the same t...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

The New Mayor

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I was glad to see David Campbell's confirmation by the City Council as Mayor Berry's Chief Administrative Officer. Three republican...
Monday, December 07, 2009

Countdown

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I suddenly realize after coming off the Caribbean cruise that I need to start the countdown to retirement in just 24 days. While I was gone ...
Friday, December 04, 2009

Back in the USA

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We are back. I got off the plane Thursday night with a tropical shirt on. Well, I do like the seasons. We had a very good time. We alread...
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Jim Baca
Jim Baca has a strong record of visionary service to New Mexico. He retired as the State of New Mexico's Natural Resource Trustee 1n 2010. He has served as Mayor of the City of Albuquerque, as well as two prior terms as New Mexico’s elected State Land Commissioner. He served as the Director of the National Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior in the first Clinton Administration. Jim Baca also has served on the Boards of numerous non profit organizations including The Wilderness Society, the Wyss Foundation, and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Baca has run a successful public affairs consulting practice when not serving in public office. He spends his retirement playing golf, attending board meetings, and generally doing what ever he wants to do.
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