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No longer in Limbo, I’ve moved all material possessions, dog and husband (not exactly in that order) to Las Cruces, New Mexico. The old California house is sold—new house is in escrow. Meanwhile we (me, dog, spouse) are camped above the Mesilla Valley—material possessions on their way.

Last night the weather changed abruptly. Darkened skies oozed from behind the mountains. Lightning, thunder, and swift direction-changing winds engulfed the area and blew out the ...

Remember the old days (or should I say, young days) when all worldly possessions fit in whatever size car (or backpack) you had at the time? See somewhere else to go? —quit the job, call the landlord, pack up and you were on your way.
 
Well times, at least for me, have changed. Somewhere around my 45th birthday, I got a mortgage—the American dream, right? —sometimes. Mortgages, in my life, ...

The pledge to the New Mexico state flag is available in English and Spanish:
I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures.
— New Mexico Statutes and Court Rules, Section 12-3-3[9]

Saludo la bandera del estado de Nuevo México, el símbolo zia de amistad perfecta, entre culturas unidas.
— New Mexico Statutes and Court Rules, Section 12-3-7[10]

I never know for certain when I’m ...