Live and Learn New Mexico!

I watch the local news for stories about the homeless as well as take snaps of them when I'm out and about. It needs to be documented.  I also care deeply about their welfare; what can I do to help? And what is "help"? So I started posting about it on Facebook and people commented. Those comments, combined with the news stories, gave me an idea. First, I'm not the only one who empathizes with the homeless. I'm not the only one who wants to help. We're all on this planet together. Second, many of those living on the streets consider it home. They don't want to be shipped off, away from the neighborhoods they live in.  Third, businesses that have homeless people around them are losing customers and going out of business.  Again, to address the issue, let's think creatively and make use of all the resources available. Let's be kind as well.  If businesses are going out of, why doesn't the City (or State or Feds)

A day that many of us celebrate along with April fools day...the day recreational weed was legalized in New Mexico. I feel a special affinity as April 1st is also my birthday.  It's been interesting watching the changes in our everyday lives, and it's been amazing watching the cannabis business take hold in Albuquerque and surrounding communities like Moriarty. The local news stations have been reporting that the market is saturated, too many dispensaries for the size of the Abq population.  In the east mountains, there are several dispensaries. What I like about the ones I've visited is that they have good variety, high quality weed, and knowledgeable friendly personnel. They all seem to be successful so far, no competition for business, no oversaturation. I like to visit several and try different strains of their flower.  I'm so incredibly impressed with the medical side of it all. This stuff is so good for anxiety. I've found that the hybr

Dog grooming is a popular--and profitable --- business in the east mountains of Albuquerque. Lots of proud dog parents pamper their furry kids with visits to groomers for relaxing baths, desheds, nail trimming, and grooming.  One such business has gotten off to a great start at the Cactus Mall in Moriarty.  The idea for Wash Deez Mutts came to Mariah Worley after she had her first kid and got tired of commuting to Albuquerque, never seeing little Oliver. She wanted to continue grooming dogs but wanted to do it closer to home.  Mariah found a kindred spirit in sister-in-law Christian Thomas, a young mother of four who liked the idea of getting a break from her kids as she helped with the business, earned a little money and learned how to groom dogs. I think most parents understand that motivation.  So they jumped right in. Mariah's original thought was to buy a van, gut it, and make it into a traveling salon, like a food truck. When that became logistically d