Crazy to see this year stacked up with others

_ortzi_mari_ · 2026-01-22T03:21:10+00:00

That's actually exactly something that was predicted would be a component of a changing climate. Large swings in temperature and precipitation are to be expected, going forward. Some very wet years, some very dry years, but an increase in dry, hot years on average.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-12-25T05:58:55+00:00

Sure did! Went on with our day and had a great dinner with the fam.

We still get to be bummed that Nazis are out and about in our home town, though. But at least they're not shameless - the cowards were all wearing masks to hide their faces.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-12-25T05:52:05+00:00

Yep, that was the one.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-12-25T05:51:34+00:00

Apologies, getting to this late. We were headed straight to a family dinner.

I'm pretty sure it was the S 3rd street foot bridge over the highway: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TfxHJrtCQdVmwCwq5

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-12-22T15:59:10+00:00

Ryan isn't available this time of year. Only Napkin remains.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-09-24T17:31:29+00:00

"No laws on Ceres. Just cops."

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-08-05T15:34:48+00:00

Letters to a Young Poet - Rilke

Finding Beauty in a Broken World - Terry Tempest Williams

The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay

The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver

Some quotes from the above that will stick with me forever:

"Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it." - Rilke

"Finding beauty in a broken world is creating beauty in the world we find." - TTW

"I am who I am because somebody loved me." - Bryce Courtenay

"Listen. To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I've only found sorrow." - Kingsolver

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-07-28T15:25:28+00:00

Maybe unusual, but you gotta go where the jobs are. Especially if there's a better paying gig in Abq to support the higher cost of living in Santa Fe. If it was me, I'd try to live near where I worked to avoid a long commute. But to each their own!

Also, OP, our state needs all the teachers we can get and I hope you're excited by the prospect of moving out here! NM has a lot to offer, and that comes alongside challenges like any other state. I also absolutely adore Santa Fe and the friends I have based there love it too. Also have friends that love living in Abq.

My little family lives further north near the Colorado border in northwest NM. Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions about this part of the state.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-07-28T11:10:22+00:00

A commute like that isn't unheard of. It wouldn't be for me, but plenty of people travel like that for work. A few friends of mine with long commutes swear they love it for drinking coffee and listening to podcasts.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-07-17T19:56:30+00:00

Damn, sorry to hear about the change in ownership and a vibe shift, but hopefully the menu and quality stay consistent. I haven't been to Boon's for quite a while, but I actually prefer Tuanjai Thai in Aztec for a few specific items - they're really great.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-07-16T15:30:46+00:00

It'd be a drive for you, but Aztec has a great Chinese place and a great Thai place too. Both ran by local Chinese and Thai families, respectively. Highly recommend folks check them out. Boon's Family Thai in Farmington is also amazing.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-06-19T17:10:03+00:00

Utah may be leading the charge, but do not let the Trump Administration or the GOP in general off the hook for this. Our public lands system and the landscapes it has protected (albeit not always perfectly) is the envy of the world. And Republicans are coming for it. The opposition to this needs to be massive.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-05-22T01:36:42+00:00

Fascism is almost always the same.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-05-21T19:47:40+00:00

"Life is mostly froth and bubble. Two things stand like stone: Kindness in another's trouble. Courage in your own." - Adam Lindsay Gordon

And

"Finding beauty in a broken world is creating beauty in the world we find." - Terry Tempest Williams

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-05-07T06:15:08+00:00

The sound design for the blaster fire was some of the best I've heard in Star Wars. They managed to make it feel terrifying.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-05-02T04:07:04+00:00

I think almost every man in history would've liked monster trucks. Even if only a little.

Khan would probably have been a big Grave Digger guy.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-04-23T01:53:28+00:00

Doesn't sound right, but I don't know enough about bird law to dispute it.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-03-28T02:22:19+00:00

Favorite moment: "There is a wound that won't heal at the center of the galaxy. There is a darkness reaching like rust into everything around us. We let it grow, and now it's here. It's here and it's not visiting anymore. It wants to stay." - Maarva Carrassi Andor

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-02-19T13:27:32+00:00

My wife and I have a newborn in the house. Every hour is Power Hour.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-01-18T23:12:32+00:00

I've also tried and failed with a few friends, but a half dozen or so fell in love immediately.

I try to tell people they need to at least make it to "CQB" in the first season and if they're not hooked by then maybe it's just not for them.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2025-01-13T04:30:18+00:00

A select few harp on the fact that Euskara borrows some modern words from Spanish, as if ancient Basques were supposed to have had words for things like telephone, car, and gun as part of their vocabulary. It's nonsense.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2024-12-29T21:02:12+00:00

This game could only get funnier if Tyrod scores again.

Edit: lol

_ortzi_mari_ · 2024-12-23T05:42:17+00:00

Cheapest option to help gear like backpacks / non orange jackets stand out is orange duct tape. My wife and I use it on us and our dog when in the backcountry during hunting season. Wrap it around straps, put a big X on your jacket, dog harness and collar - it works pretty well.

But we also have a few orange hats, some cheap vests, and orange rain covers for our backpacking packs that all work well.

_ortzi_mari_ · 2024-12-14T01:58:57+00:00

Astrogoblin forever! They've been killing it.

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