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Page 1: WELCOME [nmmw.org] · Web viewThe ABQ Bring a Buddy committee has unanimously decided that we should cancel future Tuesday evening Bring A Buddy events, starting with the April 7th

N E W M E X I C O M E N ’ S W E L L N E S S

MAN ALIVE!G

HARVEST

FALL EDITION 2020

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WELCOME!A s t h e d a y s o f s u m m e r b e g i n t o s h o r t e n a n d c o o l , B l e s s i n g s ,

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by Mark Ayers

T h i s m o r n i n g I w e n t a ’ h i k i n gN o p a r t i c u l a r d e s t i n a t i o n i n m i n d .

I m e a n d e r e d u p h i l l o n a w e l l - t r o d d e n p a t hA m i d s t q u i e t p i n e s a n d g r a n i t e b o u l d e r s .

E v e n t u a l l y , I h e a d e d t o w a r d s G o a t H i l lA n d i t s s c e n i c p a n o r a m a

O f r o l l i n g h i l l s , s o l i t a r y m e s a s ,A n d t h e d i s t a n t v i l l a g e o f L a s V e g a s j u s t a w a k e n i n g .

O n t h a t h i l l t o p , I c l i m b e d o v e r r o c k sA n d I w a n d e r e d a m o n g t h e t r e e s .

I n o t e d t h e a s p e n g i v i n g w a y r e l u c t a n t l yT o t h e s o f t e r h a r d w o o d s ,

I n a t i me l e s s c y c l e o f s u c c e s s i o n . F o r a m o me n t , I s a t i n s i l e n t c o n t e m p l a t i o n

B u t e v e n t u a l l y I a r o s e t o m o v e o n .I k n e w I h a d n o t y e t a r r i v e d .

I f o l l o w e d o n e r u s t i c r o a d ,A n d t h e n a n o t h e r .

S e a r c h i n g f o r a f a m i l i a r p a t h ,Y e t n o n e a p p e a r e d .

S t i l l t h e f o r e s t b e c k o n e dA n d I l i s t e n e d .

I w a l k e d a mo n g t a l l c o n i f e r sT h e i r c o n e s s t r e w n i n a c a r p e t

O f f a l l e n n e e d l e sA n d b r a n c h e s n o l o n g e r n e e d e d .

T h e r e I e n c o u n t e r e d a f o r me r l y m a j e s t i c o l d p i n eL o n g t u m b l e d o v e r ,

N o w d i s c o n n e c t e d f r o m i t s r o o t s ,I t s w o o d - p e c k e d h o l e s e m p t y a n d l i f e l e s s .G r a d u a l l y , i t w a s d e c a y i n g i n t o t h e e a r t h

F r o m w h i c h i t h a d b e e n b i r t h e d .

I n t h a t m o m e n t , I d i s c o v e r e dW h a t I h a d b e e n s e e k i n g :

I n t h i s r e c o n s t i t u t i n g o f l i f e ,I f o u n d a n e m e r g i n g p o e mS t r i v i n g t o b e g i v e n v o i c e .

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FoundBy Bret t Ne l son

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C l i m b i n g o v e r a n o t h e r s l i c k r o c k r i d g ej u s t l i k e t h e l a s t o n e ,

I s t u m b l e i n t o a v o l u p t u o u s l i t t l e c a n y o nf u l l o f a s t o n i s h i n g b o u l d e r s , g r a s s ,

w i l l o w s a n d r u n n i n g w a t e r ,w i t h a s p r i n g a n d f e r n s ! u n d e r a p o u r - o ff .

I ’ m s u r e I s e e t w o b o b c a t c u b sv a n i s h u n d e r t h e r o c k s !

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How I Got f rom There to Hereby Ray J ohnson

 C o u l d n ’ t r e m e m b e r w h o I w a n t e d t o b ew h e n t h e c i r c l e o p e n e d .D i d n ’ t w a n t t o r u n i n t o a p o l ea n d k n o c k m y s e l f s e n s e l e s sf o l l o w i n g m y v o r a c i o u s b r o t h e r so u t i n t o t h a t w o r l d o f p o s s i b i l i t i e sa n d o p t i o n s .I k n e w I h a d t h e s p u n k a n d v e r v e o f G r a n d m aw h o l i v e d a f u l l 1 0 0 y e a r s , b u tw a s n ’ t s u r e w h e r e t o p l u g i n , w h e n t o c u t t h e c o r d .

 A n d a s G r a n d ma s a i d : “ A l w a y s l o o kt o t h o s e y o u l o v e f o r g u i d a n c ew h e n m a t t e r - o f - f a c t d e c i s i o ns e e m s o u t o f r e a c h , b e c a u s et h e y ’ v e b e e n t h e r e , d o n e t h a t a n d a r e a l i v et o p o i n t o u t p i t f a l l s a n d l i f e ’ s i n c o n g r u i t i e s . ”

   N o w h e r e I s t a n d , h e r w o r d s t o h e a r t ,m a s t e r i n g t h e n e x t m o v e . I t h i n k I ’ l l t a k ea t r a i n a c r o s s M e x i c o , a l o n g i t s d e e p c a n y o n ,k e e p a j o u r n a l , p r a c t i c e m y S p a n i s h , w o r k o n c o m p a s s i o na n d w r i t e a b o o k a b o u t t h e w h o l e f r i g g i n ’ a d v e n t u r e . L i k e G r a n d ma s a i d , “ E n j o y l i f e , ” t h e n p a u s i n g ,“ b u t p u t t h o s e m e a n o n e s , t h o s e n a s t y ,i n c o n s i d e r a t e b a s t a r d s i n t h e i r p l a c e ss o a s n o t t o d o h a r m t o t h e i n n o c e n t .B u t e n j o y l i f e . ”

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Notes From Chupadero Apr i l Snow

by A r r in R i chard

T h e r e ’ s s o m e t h i n g d i ff e r e n t a b o u t s n o w i n m i d - A p r i l a n d t h e d i s t i n c t s o l a c e i t b r i n g s . H a v i n g b e c o m e w a r m e d b y t h e n e w s p r i n g a n d t h a n k f u l t h a t t h e h a r s h e s t o f w i n t e r h a s p a s t , a n u n e x p e c t e d s p r i n g s n o w a l l o w s me t o s t o p f o r a m o m e n t . . . t o e a s e i n t o t h e d a y a n d p e r h a p s a n e w w a y o f b e i n g . L i k e p u l l i n g o ff t o t h e s i d e o f t h e r o a d t o t a k e i n a m o m e n t o f b e a u t y , t h e f a l l i n g s n o w b r i n g s m e t o a m o m e n t o f r e fl e c t i o n . . . a n d s i l e n c e . I t i s a l w a y s q u i e t h e r e i n C h u p a d e r o . T h e s n o w ma k e s i t e v e n m o r e s o . T h e n a t u r a l w o r l d h a s t u c k e d i n f o r t h e m o r n i n g , t h e c o m m u n i t y i s h u n k e r e d d o w n . N o w h e r e t o g o n o w , a s w e fi n d o u r s e l v e s i n a w o r l d t u r n e d u p s i d e d o w n .

S o a s I s i t b y t h e w a r m t h o f t h e w o o d s t o v e , w a t c h i n g t h e s n o w f a l l o n m y d e c k a n d t h e h i l l s i d e b e y o n d , i t ’ s a g o o d t i m e t o t h i n k . . . a b o u t w h a t t h e w o r l d w i l l l o o k l i k e g o i n g f o r w a r d a n d o f c o u r s e , m y l i t t l e w o r l d . . . w h a t d o I r e a l l y w a n t a n d n e e d t o g e t b y a n d b e h a p p y ? W h a t d o I t r u l y f e e l i s i m p o r t a n t a s c o m p a r e d t o j u s t s e v e r a l w e e k s a g o ? ? T h e s e a r e q u e s t i o n s t h a t m i g h t n e e d t o s i m m e r a b i t . B u t w h a t h a v e I a l r e a d y d i s c o v e r e d i n r e c e n t d a y s ? 2 W e l l , I n o w k n o w i t ’ s m u c h e a s i e r t o c o n s e r v e p e r s o n a l

r e s o u r c e s t h a n I p r e v i o u s l y t h o u g h t . . . a n d t h a t t h e r e i s a l w a y s s p a c e t o b e m o r e m i n d f u l , m o r e g r a t e f u l ! I ’ v e c o m e t o t r u l y a p p r e c i a t e t h e p e o p l e w h o m a k e u p a c o m m u n i t y , e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e w h o h a v e p u t t h e m s e l v e s o u t t h e r e t o h e l p t h e r e s t o f u s . A n d I n o w r e a l i z e t h a t g o i n g o u t e v e r y d a y i s n ’ t s o n e e d e d a f t e r a l l . Y e s , t h e s e a r e s i m p l e t h i n g s , b u t n o n e t h e l e s s i m p o r t a n t ! A n d s o m e t i me s w i t h i n t h e s i m p l e t h i n g s , I fi n d m y b e s t t e a c h i n g s a n d i f I ’ m l u c k y , c a t c h a g l i m p s e o f m y b e t t e r a n g e l s . T h e w o r l d w i l l r a m p b a c k u p t o s p e e d a t s o m e p o i n t , i n s o m e f a s h i o n . W h e n i t d o e s , I w o n d e r i f I w i l l r e s i s t t h e u r g e t o j u m p m i n d l e s s l y b a c k i n t o t h e h a m s t e r w h e e l ?

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I ’ m g r a t e f u l f o r t h e s n o w f a l l t h i s m o r n i n g . I t h a s b r o u g h t me a n e w w h i t e c a n v a s o n w h i c h t o p o n d e r ! P l e a s e s h a r e y o u r t h o u g h t s ! W i s h i n g y o u p e a c e . . . .

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AntiphonalBy Hank B lackwe l l

I w a s u n a b l e t o b e p a s s i o n a t ew i t h m y w o r d s a n d e m b r a c e s

u n t i l t h e y w e r e l u r e d o u t o f m eb y l i f e ’ s e n e r g y …

M y h e s i t a t i o n s i n g st o a s t o n e

s u r r o u n d e d b y t h e c u r r e n t o f f e a r …

A s o n g w h i s p e r s ,b a r e l y h e a r d

a b o v e t h e r u s h i n g c u r r e n t .I w a v e r b e t w e e n t h e a n t i p h o n a l ,

l i s t e n i n ga s i f I w e r e g l a n c i n g

b e t w e e n t h e h o r i z o n a n d m y f e e t .I a m c a u t i o n e d i n w h i s p e r s ,

f e a r f u l o f a b e t r a y a lb y m y o w n r e l u c t a n c e …

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A L i t t le Reopeningby Roger Harmon

A n e i g h b o r h o o d L i t t l e F r e e L i b r a r y , c l o s e d d u r i n g p a r t o f t h e p a n d e m i c , i s o p e n a g a i n ! A n d o n r e - o p e n i n g , i t h a s b e c o m e a L i t t l e F r e e F o o d P a n t r y , t o o .

T h e L i b r a r y , n o w L i b r a r y / F o o d P a n t r y , i s l o c a t e d a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t f r o m A l b u q u e r q u e ’ s B a t a a n P a r k , a s h e l t e r i n g s p o t f o r a s m a l l n u m b e r o f h o m e l e s s p e o p l e .

T h e l i b r a r y w o n ' t m e e t a l l t h e f o o d n e e d s , o f c o u r s e . B u t t h i s c o m p a s s i o n a t e o ff e r i n g i s a l o v e l y e x a m p l e o f a n e i g h b o r h o o d c r e a t i n g t h e w o r l d o f w h i c h w e w a n t t o b e a p a r t .

M a y a l l b e i n g s b e a t p e a c e , a n d m a y t h i s b e g i n w i t h u s .

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Notes From Chupadero Sometimes, Raspberr ies Fal l f rom the Sky

by Aar in R i chard

O n e m o r n i n g s e v e r a l y e a r s a g o , w h i l e I w a s c o n t e m p l a t i n g b r e a k f a s t , I r e m e m b e r e d t h e f r e s h r a s p b e r r i e s i n t h e f r i d g e . S m i l i n g , I g r a b b e d t h e

p l a s t i c c a r t o n a n d i m p a t i e n t l y b e g a n t o p r y i t o p e n a s I w a l k e d t o w a r d s t h e c o u n t e r . T h e l i d s p r a n g u p a n d t h e w h o l e c o n t a i n e r s u m m e r s a u l t e d o u t o f my

h a n d . . . a l l o f t h e b e r r i e s s c a t t e r i n g a r o u n d t h e S a l t i l l o fl o o r . A s u r g e o f a n g e r w e l l e d u p b u t i t

s o u r c e d n o t f r o m t h i s m i s h a p . N o , t h i s a n g e r w a s r o o t e d i n a d e e p s e n s e o f u n c e r t a i n t y a n d a n g s t I

w a s f e e l i n g i n m y l i f e a t t h a t t i m e . M y u s u a l s t r e a m o f p r o f a n i t y s t a r t e d fl o w i n g o u t b u t w i t h i n a

n a n o s e c o n d s o m e t h i n g s t o p p e d m e , m i d - c u r s e w o r d ! ! I t w a s l i k e a s i l e n t v o i c e h a d b a r g e d i n ,

f r o n t a n d c e n t e r . I k n e w i m m e d i a t e l y . . . I t w a s m y o l d f r i e n d a n d t e a c h e r , W o o d y . H e s h o w e d u p w i t h

t h i s m e s s a g e ; “ Y o u k n o w A a r i n , s o m e t i m e s r a s p b e r r i e s j u s t f a l l f r o m t h e s k y ” . I r e c o g n i z e d i t

i n s t a n t l y a s a n o t h e r o n e o f h i s b e a u t i f u l l e s s o n s , s o e l o q u e n t i n i t s s i m p l i c i t y . A s I s t o o d t h e r e l o o k i n g

a t t h e fl o o r i n a s t a t e o f b e m u s e m e n t m o v i n g t o w a r d s w o n d e r , m y f r o w n t u r n e d b a c k t o a s m i l e . . .

o f g r a t i t u d e .

W o o d y w a s m y o l d c o mp a n i o n a n d f a i t h f u l f r i e n d . . . a L a b r a d o r R e t r i e v e r . I a l s o c o n s i d e r h i m o n e o f m y g r e a t t e a c h e r s ! ! O v e r t h e y e a r s h e h a d p l a c e d s m a l l l e s s o n s i n f r o n t o f m e , w i t h o u t d e m a n d s , w i t h o u t o b l i g a t i o n s a n d w i t h o u t e x p e c t a t i o n s . L e s s o n s i n t h e W a y s o f B e i n g t h a t h e h a d m a s t e r e d t h r o u g h i n n a t e k n o w l e d g e a n d w h i c h I , t h e s t u d e n t , s t r u g g l e d t o g r a s p a n d a d o p t a s p e r s o n a l t r u t h s . W o o d y ’ s t e a c h i n g s w e r e a b o u t t h e t r u e n a t u r e o f a b u n d a n c e , l i v i n g i n t h e p r e s e n t , s p o n t a n e o u s j o y , g r a c i o u s l y a c c e p t i n g b l i s s a n d fi n d i n g t h e

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g o o d i n e v e r y o n e . T h e s e w e r e h i s t r u t h s a n d t h e t r u e n o r t h o f h i s b e i n g .

F o r m e , t h e y w e r e o f t e n p a r a d o x e s t h a t I h a d t o q u e s t i o n a n d p r o b e i n o r d e r t o fi n d t h e h i d d e n , d e e p e r m e a n i n g . B u t W o o d y w a s m a s t e r f u l l y p a t i e n t . H e h a d n o l e s s o n p l a n , a t t e n d a n c e w a s o p t i o n a l a n d g r a d i n g w o u l d h a v e b e e n t o t a l l y i n a p p r o p r i a t e . H e w a s j u s t t h e r e a s a g u i d e , w a l k i n g t h e p a t h , i n f o r m i n g b y e x a mp l e .

F o r u s h u m a n s , e x p e c t a t i o n s a r e n o t a l w a y s m e t w h i l e r e s i d i n g i n t h e p h y s i c a l r e a l i t y o f p l a n e t E a r t h . D i s a p p o i n t m e n t , h a r d s h i p a n d h e a r t b r e a k , l a r g e a n d s m a l l , a r e p a r t o f t h e t e r r a i n a n d w e d o o u r b e s t t o n a v i g a t e . B u t t h e r e i s a l s o i m m e n s e b e a u t y t h r o u g h o u t t h i s t e r r a i n . D e s p i t e a l l t h e t h i n g s t h a t g e t t h r o w n a t u s , s o m e t i m e s , w h e n w e l e a s t e x p e c t i t a n d f o r n o a p p a r e n t r e a s o n , r a s p b e r r i e s d o f a l l f r o m t h e s k y , l i k e l i t t l e m i r a c l e s t h a t l a n d i n a b e a u t i f u l a r r a y a l l a r o u n d u s . I f w e j u s t s t o p a n d t a k e a l i t t l e t i m e , t h e i r s w e e t g i f t s a r e t h e r e t o b e s a v o r e d . T h a t w a s t h e l e s s o n I r e c e i v e d i n t h e k i t c h e n t h a t m o r n i n g , w i t h t h e h e l p o f s o m e v i s u a l a i d s .

I t h i n k s o me o f o u r g r e a t t e a c h e r s i n l i f e a r e o n l y w i t h u s f o r a s h o r t w h i l e . T h e y c o m e a s g u i d e s t o i m p a r t w i s d o m a b o u t o u r j o u r n e y a n d t h e n l e a v e u s t o w o r k t h r o u g h t h e l e s s o n s o n o u r o w n , a s w e n e e d t o d o . B u t i n s p i r i t , t h e y n e v e r r e a l l y l e a v e u s . I b e l i e v e t h e y s t a y j u s t a s t e p a w a y , t h e r e t o h e l p u s t h r o u g h t h e d i ffi c u l t p a r t s .

W o o d y l e f t t h e e a r t h p l a n e o n t h i s d a y n i n e y e a r s a g o . . . . a n d I s t i l l m i s s h i s b o u n d l e s s l o v e ! ! S h o r t l y a f t e r , h e c a m e t o m e i n a v i s i o n . I w a s w a l k i n g d o w n a p a t h a n d W o o d y w a s r u n n i n g a h e a d a s u s u a l , s t o p p i n g o c c a s i o n a l l y t o t u r n t o w a r d s m e t o m a k e s u r e I w a s c o m i n g a l o n g . I t w a s t h e n t h a t I u n d e r s t o o d w h a t h i s g a z e h a d a l w a y s b e e n s a y i n g t o m e . . . ” C o m e o n A a r i n , t h e p a t h i s t h i s w a y , f o l l o w y o u r j o y ” ! !

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How I Got f rom There to Hereb y R a y J o h n s o n

Couldn ’ t remember who I wanted to bewhen the c i rc le opened .Didn ’ t want to run in to a po leand knock myse l f sense lessfo l lowing my vorac ious brothersout in to tha t wor ld o f poss ib i l i t i esand opt ions .I knew I had the spunk and verve o f Grandmawho l i ved a fu l l 100 years , butwasn ’ t sure where to p lug in , when to cut the cord . And as Grandma sa id : “A lways lookto those you love for gu idancewhen mat ter -o f - fac t dec i s ionseems out o f reach , becausethey ’ve been there , done that and are a l iveto po in t out p i t fa l l s and l i f e ’ s incongru i t ies . ”   Now here I s tand, her words to hear t ,master ing the next move . I th ink I ’ l l takea t ra in across Mex ico , a long i t s deep canyon ,keep a j ourna l , pract i ce my Spanish , work on compass ionand wr i te a book about the whole f r igg in ’ adventure . L ike Grandma sa id , “En joy l i f e , ” then paus ing ,“but pu t those mean ones , those nasty ,incons idera te bastards in the ir p lacesso as no t to do harm to the innocent .But en joy l i f e . ”

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About B i l l L ightby Rober t Younger

S o m e o f y o u a s k e d t h a t I s h a r e s o m e o f B i l l ’ s e m a i l s a s a r e s u l t o f m y s t o r i e s a b o u t h i m . W e k n e w e a c h o t h e r a n d o u r f a m i l i e s f o r o v e r 3 5 y e a r s a n d s h a r e d s o m a n y w o n d e r f u l t i m e s . H e w a s a g i f t e d s t o r y t e l l e r a n d a w o n d e r f u l m a n .

T h i s i s a s e r i e s o f e ma i l s f r o m a d e c e a s e d f r i e n d , B i l l L i g h t . I s h a r e t h i s w i t h y o u b e c a u s e a s h e w a s s i c k w i t h p a n c r e a t i c c a n c e r , h e r e v i e w e d h i s l i f e a n d w o n d e r e d a b o u t t h e d i ff e r e n c e h e m a d e a n d w h a t h e w o u l d l e a v e b e h i n d . H e w a s a l w a y s p o l i t i c a l l y a c t i v e a n d h e t a l k e d w i t h m e o f t e n a b o u t h i s t i m e i n M i s s i s s i p p i d u r i n g t h e F r e e d o m S u mm e r o f 1 9 6 4 . H e w o n d e r e d i f h e m a d e a d i ff e r e n c e a s i t w a s s u c h a s t r u g g l e b u t I t h i n k h i s w o r d s c a p t u r e s o m e t h i n g f o r a l l o f u s t o r e m e m b e r :

Somet imes what we do now, w i l l not be apparent in the p resent but su re l y has the potent ia l to effect change .

Seems very impor tant to remember g iven the c l imate we find ourse lves in .

“ S o me o f y o u h a v e b e e n r e c a l l i n g w h e n I fi r s t w e n t o ff t o M i s s i s s i p p i , 5 0 y e a r s a g o , w h e r e w e w e r e w h e n I t o l d y o u , t h e f e e l i n g s w e h a d a b o u t i t .   I n o w k n o w I w a s r a t h e r n a i v e a b o u t w h a t I w a s g e t t i n g i n t o , h o w d a n g e r o u s i t w o u l d b e , e v e n t h e c o m p l e x i t y o f m y r e a s o n s f o r d o i n g i t , t h e c o m p l e x i t y o f t h e r a c i a l p o l i t i c s , a n d o n a n d o n .

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T h i s t i m e i t i s r a t h e r s i m p l e r , t h o u g h t h e c o m p l e x i t y i s i f a n y t h i n g m u c h g r e a t e r t h a n i t w a s t h e n .   H a v i n g a b i t m o r e e x p e r i e n c e i n t h e w o r l d , a b i t m o r e w i s d o m , a b i t m o r e a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r t h e f a c t t h a t i t i s n o t a b o u t g o o d a n d e v i l , I s e e t h a t e v e r y o n e h a s a p o i n t o f v i e w a n d a s u m m a t i o n o f l i f e e x p e r i e n c e t h a t g e t s t h e m t o w h e r e t h e y a r e n o w .   N o t t h a t t h e r e i s n ’ t a c l e a r d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n w h a t i s r i g h t a n d w r o n g , w h o l e s o m e a n d d e s t r u c t i v e .  B u t t h e s u b t l e t i e s o f h u ma n i t y , a n d t h e a m a z i n g c o n v o l u t e d t h i n k i n g a n d f e e l i n g t h a t w e d o k i n d a p u t s a l l o f u s , r a c i s t o r n o t , i n t h e s a m e b a r r e l o f m o n k e y s .   B e i n g j u d g m e n t a l g e t s u s a b s o l u t e l y n o w h e r e .   T h e i s s u e i s h o w t o c o n n e c t , n o t t h a t I a m r i g h t a n d y o u a r e w r o n g .  

M a n y o f y o u k n o w m y f a v o r i t e R u m i q u o t e : " O u t b e y o n d a l l n o t i o n s o f r i g h t d o i n g a n d w r o n g d o i n g t h e r e i s a fi e l d ; I ’ l l me e t y o u t h e r e . ”

A l r i g h t , e n o u g h s a n c t i m o n y , O n w a r d !

F o r t h e fi r s t t i m e e v e r i n m y l i f e , m y s u i t c a s e w a s a l l p a c k e d a n d r e a d y t o g o 5 d a y s b e f o r e t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e j o u r n e y .   I g u e s s y o u c o u l d s a y I a m p r e t t y p u m p e d a b o u t t h i s a d v e n t u r e , e s p e c i a l l y s i n c e I g e t t o m a k e i t w i t h my d e a r f r i e n d , R o n B r i d g e f o r t h , t h e o n e w h o m o r e t h a n a n y o n e t a u g h t m e h o w t o a c t a n d h o w t o s u r v i v e i n M i s s i s s i p p i .   W e w i l l l e a v e T u e s d a y m o r n i n g , t h e c o n f e r e n c e w i l l g o f r o m W e d n e s d a y t o S u n d a y , a n d t h e n R o n a n d I w i l l d r i v e u p t o S t a r k v i l l e a n d M a b e n , w h e r e f o r u s t h e a c t i o n w a s .   W e w i l l r e t u r n t o S a n F r a n c i s c o o n T u e s d a y t h e 1 s t .   I w i l l b e g i n m y t h i r d c h e m o r u n t w o d a y s l a t e r .

I h a v e b e e n n e s t i n g i n m y n e w h a b i t a t ( B i l l w e n t t o S a n F r a n c i s c o w h e r e h e g r e w u p f o r c a n c e r t r e a t m e n t ) , p u t t i n g u p h a n g i n g h o o k s , fi n d i n g p l a c e s t o p u t m y t o o m u c h s t u ff .   I s u c c e e d e d i n m o u n t i n g a c l o t h e s l i n e o u t b a c k , s o I c a n s a y w i t h c o n fi d e n c e t h a t n o f o s s i l f u e l s w e r e h a r m e d i n t h e d r y i n g o f m y l a u n d r y .

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I a m f e e l i n g f a i r l y w e l l , n o n a u s e a p r o b l e m s r i g h t n o w , t h o u g h I h a v e a n e w w r i n k l e , m o u t h s o r e s t h a t m a k e m e n o t w a n t t o e a t o r d r i n k . I d o a n y w a y , b e c a u s e i f I d o n ’ t e a t a n d d r i n k I w i l l d i e , b u t I c a n ’ t w o r k u p m u c h e n t h u s i a s m .

I a m m i s s i n g m y f r i e n d s a n d c o l l e a g u e s i n t h e p o l i t i c a l r e a l m ( b a c k i n S a n t a F e ) , a l t h o u g h W e A r e P e o p l e H e r e ! s e e m s t o b e h u m m i n g a l o n g q u i t e w e l l w i t h o u t m y h e l p .   I ’ l l b e b a c k s q u a r e l y i n t h e p o l i t i c a l r e a l m n e x t w e e k , a n d i t w i l l b e g o o d t o t h i n k a b o u t s o m e t h i n g o t h e r t h a n c a n c e r a n d t h r o w i n g u p .  

I a m O K b e i n g b a c k i n S a n F r a n c i s c o , b u t I r e a l l y d o m i s s a n d l o v e y o u a l l , a n d n o t h i n g l o o k s b e t t e r r i g h t n o w t h a n b e i n g b a c k i n m y o w n h o m e w i t h m y o w n f r i e n d s .   S o o n , o j a l a ! ”

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WEB INSIGHTS--DO NOT MISS!

Wel lness , wel l -being and now, suggest ions regard ing coping with Covid-19 from Victor LaCerva at :  m y h e a r t s o n g s . o r g  h t t p s : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = V U 9 U G R B u P t 8

BARNRAISING

This sect ion is intended to hold a p lace for announcements of re levant events and

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happenings, as wel l as inv i tat ions for part ic ipat ion, support , in the fash ion of pu l l ing your neighbors and loved ones together for an o ld- fash ioned barn-ra is ing. Here are a few such i tems to pr ime the pump for the next ed it ion:

S i n c e C o V i d 1 9 h a s fi n a l l y b e e n c o n fi r m e d a s b e i n g i n N M , t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h h a s a d v i s e d a g a i n s t h o l d i n g " b i g g a t h e r i n g s . "   A l t h o u g h t h e u p c o m i n g B r i n g a B u d d y e v e n t s i n b o t h A l b u q u e r q u e a n d S a n t a F e a r e n o t e s p e c i a l l y l a r g e , t h e y d o a t t r a c t s o m e e l d e r l y f o l k s w h o m a y b e a t i n c r e a s e d r i s k .T h e N M M W B o a r d h a s d e c i d e d t o c a n c e l t h e S p r i n g g a t h e r i n g a t H u m m i n g b i r d . A n y o n e w h o h a s r e g i s t e r e d w i l l r e c e i v e a f u l l r e f u n d . I f you want us to keep your scho la rsh ip donat i on , p lease l e t J im Conno ly know, and your re fund w i l l be ad jus ted acco rd ing l y . T h e A B Q B r i n g a B u d d y c o m mi t t e e h a s u n a n i m o u s l y d e c i d e d t h a t w e s h o u l d c a n c e l f u t u r e T u e s d a y e v e n i n g B r i n g A B u d d y e v e n t s , s t a r t i n g w i t h t h e A p r i l 7 t h   e v e n t . E v e r y o n e ’ s p h y s i c a l s a f e t y i s o f u p m o s t i m p o r t a n c e a n d w e f e e l t h a t h o s t i n g m e e t i n g s w o u l d n o t b e w i s e a t t h i s t i m e . T h e y w i l l b e i n t o u c h v i a e m a i l w h e n i t i s s a f e t o r e s u m e o u r e v e n t s . P l e a s e b e c a r e f u l a n d w e l o o k f o r w a r d t o s e e i n g y o u a n d y o u r b u d d i e s i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e . T h e S a n t a F e A p r i l 2 1 B r i n g a B u d d y e v e n t i s a l s o c a n c e l l e d .T h e l a t e M a y c o u p l e s g a t h e r i n g i s s t i l l a g o , a s i s t h e s u m m e r g a t h e r i n g , a n d w e w i l l m o n i t o r e v e n t s t o d e c i d e i f t h a t n e e d s t o c h a n g e . V i c t o r p u t s o u t s h o r t w e e k l y f r e e p o d c a s t s , a n d t h e l a s t f e w h a v e b e e n o n c o r o n a v i r u s — w i t h h i s p u b l i c h e a l t h m e d i c a l h a t o n i n t e r m s o f w h a t t o e x p e c t a n d h o w t o p r o t e c t o n e s e l f a n d o n e ' s f a m i l y . I f y o u w i s h t o s i g n u p , y o u c a n d o s o a t   m y h e a r t s o n g s . o r g   P r o p e r h a n d w a s h i n g i s k i n g ! S o c i a l d i s t a n c e , o r b e t t e r c o m p a s s i o n a t e s p a c i o u s n e s s ( 6 f e e t ) w h e n p r u d e n t , p a r t i c u l a r l y i f y o u a r e o v e r 5 5 w i t h a c h r o n i c h e a r t o r

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l u n g d i s e a s e . T h i s i s a l u n g d i s e a s e : i f y o u h a v e a r u n n y n o s e o r n a s a l c o n g e s t i o n w i t h o t h e r s y m p t o m s , y o u m o s t l i k e l y d o N O T h a v e c o r o n a v i r u s i n f e c t i o n . The Hea l th Depar tment has a to l l f r ee number i f you have quest ions o r concerns about get t ing tes ted .  855 -600 -3453T h e y a l s o d e v e l o p e d t h i s q u e s t i o n n a i r e – d e s i g n e d t o a s s i s t f a c i l i t i e s w i t h a l a r g e n u m b e r o f e l d e r l y – t h a t m a y a l s o b e u s e f u l t o h e l p y o u " s e l f a s s e s s " y o u r c u r r e n t r i s k . NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FAC IL ITY V IS ITOR SCREENING QUEST IONAIRE  I n r e s p o n s e t o c o n c e r n s r e g a r d i n g C O V I D - 1 9 ( c o r o n a v i r u s d i s e a s e 2 0 1 9 ) , a n d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h g u i d a n c e i s s u e d b y t h e C e n t e r s f o r D i s e a s e C o n t r o l ( C D C ) , t h i s f a c i l i t y i s s c r e e n i n g a l l v i s i t o r s f o r c e r t a i n r i s k f a c t o r s b e f o r e e n t r a n c e i s a l l o w e d . F a c i l i t i e s m a y r e s t r i c t o r l i m i t v i s i t a t i o n r i g h t s f o r r e a s o n a b l e c l i n i c a l a n d s a f e t y r e a s o n s , s p e c i fi c a l l y t o p r e v e n t c o m m u n i t y a s s o c i a t e d i n f e c t i o n o r c o m m u n i c a b l e d i s e a s e t r a n s m i s s i o n t o t h e r e s i d e n t s . S e e 4 2 C F R § 4 8 3 . 1 0 ( f ) ( 4 ) .

 QUESTIONS                                                                                                                                                                                 1 .               H a v e y o u t r a v e l e d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y i n t h e l a s t 1 4 d a y s t o a n y c o u n t r y c u r r e n t l y d e s i g n a t e d b y t h e C D C a s a h i g h - r i s k l o c a t i o nf o r C O V I D - 1 9 * ?

2 .               H a v e y o u h a d s i g n s o f a r e s p i r a t o r y i n f e c t i o n i n t h e l a s t 1 4 d a y s , s u c h a s a f e v e r , c o u g h a n d / o r s o r e t h r o a t ?                                                                                     3 .               H a v e y o u h a d c o n t a c t w i t h a n y o n e w h o h a s b e e n d i a g n o s e d w i t h , o r s c r e e n e d f o r C O V I D - 1 9 ? 4 .               H a v e y o u t r a v e l e d t o a n o t h e r s t a t e w i t h w i d e s p r e a d

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