contrary to popular belief in some parts of the country, it IS a Part of the USA, and is in fact the 48th state! And you really don't need a passport to cross its borders!
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I have a sister who lives in New Mexico. I have visited her. I have stayed in a Residence Inn in Santa Fe. I have driven through that teensy little corner of New Mexico that keeps El Paso from being part of Arizona. I have driven through Durango and seen Four Corners. I know New Mexico. New Mexico is my friend. And I don't remember seeing you there.
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And Arizona was the 48th state, just in case it matters. They were very proud of it when I was in junior high in Mesa. Of course, now that I think of it, they might have been lying, the way North Carolina claims to have had something to do with inventing flight, besides being the runway.
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Are you sure you didn't see me? I'm the 5'5" NAtive lady with long dark hair and dark brown eyes. Think hard now. Posts: 772 | Registered: Feb 2005
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I visited New Mexico on a 3-week western-American train trip with my family about 8 years ago. We stopped off in Albequerque and I got a burrito.
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quote: The Old Broad's Cafe in Old Town Albuquerque serves the best hot cocoa and cinnamon buns you could ever hope to get past your lips.
and very nearby is the Natural History Museum where they have a T-Rex Skull! Can't get better than that!
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I know this song about Albuquerque by Weird Al. It's cleverly titled, "Albuquerque." I sing it with terrific enthusiasm, even though I've never been to New Mexico.
quote: And one day if you happen to wake up and find yourself in an existential quandaring full of loathing and self-doubt and racked with the pain and isolation of your pitiful, meaningless existance, at least you can take a small bit of comfort in knowing that somewhere out there in this crazy, old, mixed-up universe of ours, there's still a little place called ALBUQUERQUE!
Puerto Rico 51, Guam 52, Alberta 53, British Columbia, renamed Columbia, 54, West Texas, North Texas, South Texas, Exxon, and Texaco as 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, only because Texas was dissolved as it exercised its constitutional right to divide itself into up to five states, we have to have a huge footnote explaining that now all the numbering is off by one. And then Saskatchewan and Manitoba combined as "North Minnesota" make 60.
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Good to see that Quebec ain't on that list, Uncle Orson. If it was, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba would all leave. Fast. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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Uncle Orson please do not give Tom Delay any ideas. Texas breaks up into 5 states, with wierd borders to match voting preferences, and we have 8 more Republican Senators.
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Hey, the point about eight more senators from Texas is EXACTLY the reason Texas was admitted that way. Texas's "independence" from Mexico was all about slavery, and Texas insisted on the assurance that slavery would always be allowed in the U.S. before joining. Their guarantee was: If it ever looked as if some anti-slavery party was going to take over Congress, Texas could divide itself and put more pro-slavery senators in to block such a thing.
Wouldn't it be supremely ironic if the very party that Texas most feared (once it was formed), the Republican Party, now dominated Texas so that that ancient provision in the constitution was invoked to GIVE Republicans veto-proof control of the senate?
Let's start this as a rumor and see how long before it hits the news!
So here it is: pass it on.
"According to rumors circulating on the internet, Tom DeLay is plotting to invoke a little-known provision in the Texas Constitution, divide the state in five carefully gerrymandered parts, and put eight new Republicans into the Senate. It would give George W. Bush's judicial nominees a virtually filibuster-proof Senate - and guarantee Republican control of the Senate for many years to come."
Cut and paste, and let's see if we can start a groundswell of OUTRAGE against the evil Republican plan <grin>.
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I drove to Albequerque this past spring break. Couldn't stay long, though.
quote: Puerto Rico 51, Guam 52, Alberta 53, British Columbia, renamed Columbia, 54, West Texas, North Texas, South Texas, Exxon, and Texaco as 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, only because Texas was dissolved as it exercised its constitutional right to divide itself into up to five states, we have to have a huge footnote explaining that now all the numbering is off by one. And then Saskatchewan and Manitoba combined as "North Minnesota" make 60.
Ouch. Ten new states, and not one of them helps DC.
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I am from Nortern Minnesota-- I don't think we get any tax break from Saskatchewan or Manitoba--I sure could use one
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quote:New states, of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said state of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said state, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the federal constitution.
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I have friends in NM, and have visited a couple of times. I liked it. In fact, I owe said friends a call...
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Ah, high school football. My sister was on the high school drill team. This thread has actually made me miss some of my friends from Clovis. Dallen and Josiah and Matt. I wonder what those dudes are up to. I bet if I called, they wouldn't be there any more.
Sad.
Those were the days of Star Craft: Brood Wars, and N64. I must admit there were some fond memories.
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Texas will never split apart. Being "big" is built into their state-pride and no amount of political advantage will change that.
On the other hand, I would love to see a "Missouri Compromise" type situation with Texas and California both splitting into 3s. It would maintain the balance in the senate and Los Angeles could stop stealing our bridge tolls.
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New Mexico is a wonderful state, although the statistics wouldn't reveal that...we are constantly near the bottom in every category concerning human development, medication, education, etc...but we try! (well, actually, we don't try...we have a terrible legislature -- and not becuase of politics or values -- they are just not very good...we are also very rural although there are some great cities and towns and villiages...'Burque, Santa Fe, Taos, Clayton, Raton, Chama, Roswell, even Las Cruces has cleaned itself up). There is a wonderful mix of tradition and cosmopolitan...old hispanic and native american cultures (the oldest Capital city in the US - Santa Fe)...and the food - nothing like New Mexican food...(mmmmm...green chile....).... There's an entertaining mix of wacko lefties in Santa Fe and Taos and nutjob Righties in Catron County (the county contains a preamble of "we the people of catron county do find the federal government a clear and present danger to the citizens of this county" (paraphrase)...and everything in between....Ranchers, Dairymen, Farmers, Intel Chip Makers, PhD Physisists (sp?), artists, craftsmen...you name it, we have it....we even have the hanta virus!
Visit the Carlsbad Cavers, White Sands, Acoma "the Sky City", Chaco Canyon, Shiprock, The Trinity Site (1st A-Bomb), the UFO Museum.....
I recommend that everyone on these boards makes it a point to go to the International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque at least once in their lives (usually the second week of October). It is truly one of the few purely human events that are beautiful and aesthetic and nothing more - one of those things that makes you think, "yeah, humans can be pretty cool now and again."
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I lived in Los Alamos, NM from 1985 to 1991, and two of my children were born there. I loved it there and still have friends there. I miss the food something terrible.
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No idea. I've only lived here for 2 years and don't travel around NM too much (except for ABQ and locally.) Farmington is really a nice place to live, though.
Lived 3 hours away in Kayenta, AZ for 5 years, though. Back then (12 years ago), I hated going to Farmington and thought it was a dump.
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No. I swear there is some sity right next to Clovis thats close sounding to Farmington. ::Shrug::
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Several years ago I drove form Wisconsin to New Mexico with my 2 kids and my mom. We had a great time, went to Santa Fe then down to Carlsbad then to Alamogordo-- that drive was so awesome, through Cloudcroft, just incredible scenery and changes in terrain-- then to Silver City, where we stayed in this sweet little house called The Guest House. They had down pillows and comforters and we slept with the windows open, all snuggled in. I have never slept so well in my life before or since. Then over the mountains into AZ and then back into NM and headed home.
My son has wanted to move to NM ever since.
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I have driven through NM once. I really don't think I'll ever visit it. It looks a lot like Arizona (...without the Grand Canyon or the painted desert or the petrified forest or Sedona red rock or Ponderosa pines or people or...) which I've lived in my whole life.
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I do miss those amazing sunsets. Sunsets with mountains are one thing, but southern sunsets reach into the soul.
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