Sunday, April 27, 2008 - Albuquerque NM
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New Mexico hasn't seen the last of this guy
New Mexico has a firm hold on my heart - I'll be back come next fall. This is one beautiful, friendly state I want to spend more time exploring. Once I get my affairs in order back in Red Rock I'll be headed back to New Mexico for next winter, hopefully in time for the Albuquerque Balloon festival in October. A sizable contingent of Lazy Daze folks gather there each year and I'd like very much to join them.
First stop - the Apple Computer store in Albuquerque
My trusty iBook laptop is showing its age and I'm beginning to think about an upgrade. It works splendidly but with all the pictures I've been taking out here I'm running out of hard drive capacity. Plus it might be nice to have a faster chip and a bit more screen real estate. Unfortunately for my pocketbook I've discovered Apple has equipped its MacBook successors to the iBook with glossy screens. The screens offer a beautiful, crisp image but unless room lighting is carefully controlled reflected glare spoils it completely. Alas I fear that would be a big problem in the RV with it's big windows. I may be forced up to a MacBook Pro model where anti-glare screens are offered as an option - but, other than whacking my budget, that might not be a bad idea. The processors are faster, hard drives are bigger, and bigger screens are available too. We'll see....
Night camp
Wal-Mart Parking Lot in Albuquerque NM
Wal-Mart Supercenter in Albuquerque NM
Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #835, 400 Eubank Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87123 - (505) 293-8878
- Good level parking
- Verizon cell phone service- Very good
- Verizon EVDO Broadband service - Very good
- Find other Wal-Marts in the area
- Check the weather here
It's Time to Go Home
The truth about nature is that she is inside us, all around us, just waiting for us to ask her what to do. The truth about civilization is that it was an honest mistake, an invention that was necessary at the time, a mere 30,000 years ago, when nature appeared to be letting us down and we thought we could do better. But now it has outlived its usefulness, and is out of control, and threatens the survival of all life on our planet, so it's time to let it go. It's time to move forward and imagine and invent a new culture, a sustainable one that works for all creatures on Earth, drawing on the best learnings from nature and the best innovations from civilization.
It's time to go home.