Random Snippets

• Got back from a conference in Albuquerque, NM and a trip to Colorado Springs, CO on Saturday.
  
• New Mexico has some of the best salsa I have ever tasted.
  
• Albuquerque is not really a "city", per se, but the public transportation was awesome. $1 to ride, bus runs every 10 mins - better than Philly!
• I breathe better when there is no humidity.
• I am prone to altitude sickness.
• People in the western US just seem happier than people in the eastern US. I am not sure if they hide it better, or if they are genuinely happier, but they are much more pleasant to deal with.
• There are a lot of white people in Santa Fe, NM.
• I bought a ring from a Native American woman in Santa Fe. I'm not sure what to do with the unreasonable poverty and lack of education pervasive on Reservations. Because I am so far removed, I don't know how to approach and think about it. And I'm still not sure how I feel about the casinos, either.
  
• I like the mountains. I miss seeing them.
• Flying into Dallas is not fun. The heat and humidity makes for a rough ride landing.
  
• Flying out of Philadelphia at 6am is a good time to go. Even if it is 6am.
• Colorado Springs is not a good airport to fly out of. They're not too sure what they're doing. My computer had to be re-screened several times.
• One nice thing at Colorado Springs, is they let the families of soldiers accompany them to the gate to see them off. I was crying, just watching the interaction. I sometimes wish there was no need for military and good-byes.
• Ugggghhhh, it's humid.....