One of the best things about taking a road trip is seeing all of the different towns in a region. Some towns just seem tired, like Roswell. Other towns have responded to hypertourism, such as Ruidoso’s response to the ski traffic. Our favorite town today, however, was Capitan, this little tiny town dedicated to Smokey [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Day 3, From Smoky Bear to Space Travel and White Sands
Posted in Travel, tagged Capitan, New Mexico, Smokey Bear, Space Museum, White Sands on December 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
At some point, we make peace …
Posted in Travel, tagged Albuquerque, National Atomic Museum, New Mexico, Nuclear on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Paper Cranes
National Atomic Museum, Albuquerque
Day 2, From Aliens to Bottomless Pits
Posted in Travel, tagged Bottomless Lakes, New Mexico, Roswell on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In case you haven’t figured it out from my older blog entries, The Coach and I spend a lot of time in our car when we go on a vacation. For us, it’s about the journey: eating “local” food, seeing kitsch, stopping at nature sites [1]. This trip is no different. When we started planning [...]
Day 1, The Journey.
Posted in Travel, tagged Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Travel on December 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Editor’s Note: Okay, I am writing these entries on the fly and am a few days behind. Deal with it. {LOL}
It never fails. The Coach and I can never get on the road on time. We have good intentions, really we do, but it always takes longer to pack the car than we anticipate. This [...]
Giant Cat Box
Posted in Travel, tagged National Parks, New Mexico, White Sands on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Wait @ White Sands National Monument
{Where did all these people come from?}
Here’s One from the Road
Posted in Travel, tagged New Mexico, Roswell on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chaves County Courthouse
Roswell, New Mexico
Built in 1910.
Off to a late start …
Posted in Travel, tagged New Mexico, packing on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So much for leaving by 7:30! I still need to shower, pay some bills, and pack the computer. Ack!
Product Advisory
Posted in It's My Life, The Foodie Files, tagged Kitchen Disasters, The Foodie Files, turkey on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have now come across the world’s most disgusting turkey: The Honeysuckle White Cajun Turkey. As someone who used to live in Cajun country, let me tell you that this turkey was an insult to Cajun culinary culture. When will people learn that there’s more to Cajun food than heat? Really, this turkey was all [...]
Lazy Ass Professors, Unite!
Posted in It's My Life, tagged birthday, Books, Food, Glasses on December 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to Disenchanted’s Christmas Break where all pretense of working went out the window after those final grades were filed on Monday morning. Granted, I did:
Spend a little time working on my graduate syllabus on Monday;
Spend my Monday night cooking with Former Student;
Spend my Tuesday morning lazing around with a book that I bought from a bargain [...]
Disenchanted’s Home for Disabled Pets, Monday Edition
Posted in The Critters, tagged Cats, The Critters on December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Can someone please explain to me how such a hyperactive kitty can have such bad health problems? Over the past few months, Evil Kitten has been killing magnets, shredding my plants, jumping to the top of the curio cabinet, and generally being evil. He thinks he is the Super Siamese … or at the very least, [...]
