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High Tech Slinger
Joseph is a professional IT Hired Gun, sometimes Software Developer, and High Internet Plains Drifter.
"They didn’t come up with the technology, just a better way to market it..."
Sinuhe Speaks
Arthur Panaro is a psychotherapist, teacher and writer. He did 7 years of hard time on fantasy island, Manhattan, NYC, before making the jump to hyper-space in New Mexico.
"...memes are formed starting at birth and get progressively more sophisticated and implanted throughout life"
This Enchanted Life
Ana June is a writer, photographer and irreverent mama to four humans and five chickens.
Thing of Beauty Thursday, Oct. 27
"...and so today is beautiful for the life that continues, despite frost, despite time, despite death and sadness. It is all, in the end (as the beginning!) a thing of beauty"
Diminished Fifth
Gabe Gomez is a writer, radio show host & deputy director for the department of superfluous hyperbole (Southwest Office).
Q&A
Reinventing Idol: An Interview with ‘American Idol’ Alum Crystal Bowersox
Live at Santa Fe Sol, Jan. 28
‘These Go to Eleven’: Album Picks for 2011 and Hometown Accolades
"This list would not be complete without looking within our own music community..."
Fox in a Forest
Todd Eric Lovato is a Santa Fe native, the managing editor of SantaFe.com, an award-winning musician and an overfed, long-haired leaping gnome.
List(en): The Best Albums of 2011
"...most impressive is the unstoppable rise of mid-market independent and small label artists who continue to drive music trends and push the boundaries of music as an art form..."
Times Are A-Changin'
Lynn Atkison is an educator, yogi, writer, and keen observer of Santa Fe life.
"It occurred to me, then, that I could and would create my own change"
Education Not: An Educator’s View of Education in New Mexico
"I am no longer working at the college and, as a freelance blogger, am less restricted in making some careful observations and points..."
The Way I See Things
Eric Davis is rebel, a renaissance man, a racounteur, and a philosopher of little or no consequence.
The Way I see Things # 9
Shanti Ananda – A Life Worth Celebrating
The Way I See Things # 8
Santa Fe Talent: A Spectacular Spectacular
"...I’m going to rave (not rant) about the over-abundance of talent in the City Different, and how a bunch of musicians came together to make the holiday season just a bit more cheery..."
Speaking for a Wiser Life
Levi Ben-Shmuel is a Tai Chi and Kabbalah teacher, and co-creator of "Sulam Chi: A Dance of Life."
Growth and Comfort: How Uncomfortable Are You Willing to Be?
"Dancing on the edge of uncertainty..."
Scrooge, Vision and You: Cultivating Spirituality in the Workplace
"It's interesting that Dickens chose the workplace as the setting for 'A Christmas Carol.'
The Hitching Post
Jessie is a designer of boutique weddings and special events in Santa Fe. She has a serious case of creative ADD and is a whiz with a glue gun.
Planning 101: Thoughts on a Sparkler Send-Off
"A rose petal send-off is boring and a bubble send-off is so 1985..."
"As an ode to the millions of pounds of sweets, gobs of flowers and bajillions of balloons that will be purchased this year, I’ve put together a sweet pile of my favorite treats"
Veggie Trails
Paige Victoria is a professional fashionista with a passion for healthy eating and natural living.
"I like to hop onto the trail for jogging or to take my puppy on a long walk in the evening"
"Tsankawi is an ancestral pueblo village, which was occupied during the 1100s-1500s..."
At Home Outdoors
Karen Denison is owner of Outspire Hiking and Snowshoeing guide service, a former biologist, and a shameless admirer of the outdoors.
"Please be courteous on your outing so that other folks can best enjoy theirs"
The Beans & Chile
José Smith is a writer, stay-at-home dad and fiend of excellent essays.
Pro Baseball in Santa Fe? Huh?
"...an independent professional baseball team is on the verge of calling Santa Fe home"
"Someone just turned to me, demanding to know: Tupac or Biggie? Without any hesitation I said..."
People, Politics and Passions
I am a poet, teacher, novelist, poet and founder of Women’s Voices and Brain Dynamics
The Romney Money: A Mormon Family’s Legacy
"Like many other Americans and refugees, our family lost everything because of our faith, time and time again"
"We want to be cautious, but also to rejoice in these possible steps toward confidence that our country still has a future..."
Where’s My Great Career?
Patty Armstrong is a career counselor and educator on a mission to help people of all ages find careers they enjoy.
"Wouldn’t you feel better if the place you spend most of your week was a place where you enjoyed spending your time?"
Networking? I Don’t Even Know Where to Start!
"Most successful networkers don’t have a natural ability and have had to learn, work at and consciously develop these skills"
Que Onda Santa Fe
David Moore is a Santa Fe native, co-founder of Santa Fe Independent Film Festival and likes to burn diesel fuel.
SIFF Film Highlights: ‘The Birth of San Eliseo’ & ‘The Power of Two’
"Many people with cystic fibrosis die while waiting in vain for new organs..."
SIFF Film Highlights: ‘The Encore of Tony Duran’
" 'The Encore of Tony Duran' chronicles the day Tony (Gene Pietragallo) hits bottom and his inspiring rebound"
Secret Seeker - Beyond the Usual
Cheryl Engelke is a down to earth writer, explorer and student of the unknown.
Family, Photos, and a New Year
"I've put some pictures up to reflect some of my experiences this past year"
Communication Guru
Andrew Lovato, Ph.D., is a communication professor, author and eavesdropper.
What are your memories of Zozobra?
"What are your memories of Zozobra? If you are attending the burning tonight, I’d love to hear about you experience..."
Hoof Prints in Santa Fe
Susie Morgan is a lifetime lover of horses, the outdoors and lives for adventures. She lives in Las Campanas, and is reconnecting with horses after working 27 years in New York City.
Goose Downs Farm Accepting Retirement Horses
"Goose Downs Farms is able to take in several horses, from any discipline, and can handle special needs"
Natural Feeders are a Natural for Horses
"The feeder reduces allergies, hay waste, potential for ulcers, boredom and bad habits that develop with scheduled feeding"
All Things Architecture
Greg Allegretti is a pretty good architect, a fair painter and a student of mathematical physics.
"With more than 300 days of sun each year, Santa Fe and northern New Mexico are ideal areas for solar architecture"
"The popular outdoor music venue featured an extraordinary organic design created by visionary architect and environmentalist, Paolo Soleri..."
Horned Locust GoatScaping: Adventures in the Goat Life
Amanita Thorp aims to walk in beauty, is an artist, writer and enthusiast of inter-species relating
"I have serious reservations about walking through this area, about the rain runoff, as well as proximity to the river below"
Script & Screen
Rick Reichman is a screenwriter, author, teacher, critiquer, and he loves cats.
Are You Ready for Some Football! Yes. But…Where?
"...now finding a place (to watch all the games) is like finding someone who’s never watched or heard of Oprah..."
Hue and Cry: The (De)evolution of Books
"That challenge today is that more and more prose writers (publishers and authors alike) sell words on a screen..."
Once a Day Marketing
James Glover is a marketing fitness coach who helps businesses “firm up.” Known throughout New Mexico as That Branding Guy, when not consulting, Glover can be found hiking a mountain trail or snapping a photograph of something unique or interesting.
Poetically Hungry
Mary MacIntyre writes incessantly, is an avid photographer, and a classic health food nut.
"...but, what about going barefoot in the arroyo? cool soft earth slows me down..."
The Guy In the Groove
Dick is an all-around music guy and wild shirt aficionado.
R.I.P. Tom Ardolino, The Unsung Extraordinary Drummer
"As a drummer, I study other players’ styles and techniques and have to say Ardolino was one of a kind"
Santa Fe Barman
Chris Milligan is a bartender, bon vivant and a self-professed drink geek.
Video | Straight Up With The Santa Fe Barman - Manhattan
"Rye Whiskey, Vermouth, Bitters"
Santa Fe Creates
Kris Swedin is a community activist, writer and staffs a 21-year-old calico cat.
Santa Fe Fashion and Style
Greta is an artist, writer and renaissance woman
From Africa to Haute Couture: Black Women Designers Break the Barriers to Success
"...as more and more slaves obtained their freedom, metropolises became hotbeds for cutting-edge designs by talented African-American clothing designers"
Queer Qulturist
Linda Krauss is a producer and event promoter who appreciates a wicked sense of humor.
Bohemian Rhapsody: The Music of Ron “Dadu” Romanovsky
"...like a gypsy, prepare to wander down a musical path that will make you clap, dance, and smile in a rhapsody of life's delight..."
"Queer musicians, singers and composers have had a huge creative impact on music for hundreds of years..."
Santa Fe Sky 365
Does Santa Fe average 300 days of sunshine a year?
Santa Fe Sky 365: Feb. 21, 2012
"Never before was joy so violently contrasted with sorrow." -Elizabeth Keckley on the night of President Lincoln's death.
Santa Fe Sky 365: Feb. 20, 2012
"You can't make thirteen clocks strike precisely alike at the same second." - John Adams
Santa Fe Business Musings
Polly White is a local business owner, active community member and astronomy geek.
Modeling Integrity as a Business Manager or Owner
"These are some reminders for showing integrity and maintaining the respect of employees, co-workers, customers and other business associates"
Ben Lujan | An Icon in New Mexico Politics
"His strength of character has been a defining quality for all of his career"
Enchanted Odds - An Insight Into the Santa Fe Area Casinos
David Oakeley is a marketeer, journalist, and a ski/golf nut.
Enchanted Odds
Valentine’s and President’s Day Casino Events
"Area casinos celebrate with giveaways, food and entertainment..."
Enchanted Odds
"The new 86,000 square-foot facility has 750 slot machines (about the size of Ohkay or Cities of Gold Casinos), six poker tables, 10 table games, a food court, gift shop and a full-service restaurant..."
Culture Junkie
Staci Golar is a writer, artist and fan of the Welsh village name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob-wllllantysiliogogogoch.
Local Treasures
"How 'Our Lady' Became a Potent Symbol of Santa Fe"
Pueblo Feast Days Throughout New Mexico Fill Body and Spirit
"...it’s a quintessential New Mexican experience..."
Culture Vulture
Tom Maguire is a musician, arts supporter and a guy who travels the Southwest in a 13’ Scamp trailer, because he couldn’t figure out how the tent poles went together.
High Art: Santa Fe Ranked As Top Museum City
“Santa Fe No. 3 just behind New York and Boston…”
Thor’s Hammer
Thor Sigstedt is an artist in wood, words, cameras, bronze, cast iron, glass, notes and steel; a homesteader from Spirit Valley specializing in forest diversity and “land ethics” and a dabbler in practical and non-practical non-zero new paradigm complexity in the multiverse.
"...the plants, native and non-native, have a lot to teach us About diversity..."
"I am still amazed at how the world works and what triggers us to make those around us heros"
The Future of Real Estate
Alan Hoffman has been building sustainable homes and communities here in Santa Fe for 30 years and believes that the answers to our greatest challenges are already here.
Learn How to Reduce your Carbon Foot Print and Save Money
2012 Zero Energy Home Reception and Workshops
"..it is possible to build cost-effective Zero Energy homes at or below the cost of a custom home equivalent..."
Natural Homes of Santa Fe Offers Zero Energy Lifestyle
'now that we can build an affordable Zero Energy Home, why isn’t every builder building them?'
Cerebral Vortex
Jim Nolan is the President of Southwestern College, a polymath, and whatever the opposite of a Guru is.
Walking the Talk at Southwestern College
"...it is my belief that our Inner Knower has the inside track on what is most true for each of us…"
Transforming Consciousness Through Education
"...ultimately, it is my belief that our Inner Knower has the inside track on what is most true for each of us"
Musictech Digest
Craig listens to songs, writes songs, plays songs and tries to figure out how to market them.
"Not one of the many services that currently exist meet all of the attributes my vision demands"
"...music has become so ubiquitous that most people feel it is a part of everyday life and should be as free as air"
Media Rare
Casey St. Charnez has been video editor for Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide since 1986 and buyer for Lisa Harris' Video Library since 1981. He likes Lisa, cats, crosswords, and the Metropolitan Opera, probably in that order.
Media Rare #14
"...what we want to win and what does win are almost always two different things"
Media Rare #13
"The Santa Fe Wagner Society the society's mission is 'to gather Wagner aficionados, novices and those who are curious about the oeuvre of this enigmatic man' "
No Regrets
Michelle Laflamme-Childs is a writer, arts non-profit maven and a teenager locked in the body of a 40-something mom.
"I thought it might be fun to delve into the mysteries of the number 45 and explore its many meanings..."
Top 10 Things I Didn’t Get Around to Doing in 2011
"There were so many things I wanted to do , things I meant to do in 2011, but didn't"
Neglected beauty: a green blog showcasing the spaces and faces in our world that are making our environment a little more interesting and lot more beautiful.
Carole-Aine finds beauty in all aspects of the environment -- she is an advocate for locally grown flowers and beautification projects, and she is an award-winning floral designer who loves wearing impractical boots, even in the summer.
Ready-to-Wear Beauty: Weedrobes
"After the photo shoot, Dextras places her living sculpture in a garden or park setting and allows it to decompose over time"
Illuminated Beauty: The Electric World of David Wiles
"...you have entered a Southwest version of A Garden of Earthly Delights..."
From Here to Discernity
Steve Stockdale is a military-trained, artistically-inspired, pursuer of differences that make a difference.
Old and New Takes on Education
"Never be afraid to become embroiled in art or life or politics..."
The Rolling Stones of Broken Beliefs
"...sometimes we have life experiences that become unbound from our belief systems"
The Greene Room
Winston Greene is a writer, actor and lover of the arts.
A Christmas Carol Like No Other
"A stirring adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic 'A Christmas Carol' by Albuquerque's Blackout Productions"
Santa Fe Playhouse presents...
"'Give us a week and a bowl of peanuts and we’ll give you one of the greatest movies of all time”
Gourmet Girl
Lynn Cline is a former food editor and the author of two books – Romantic Days and Nights in Santa Fe and Literary Pilgrims: The Santa Fe and Taos Writers' Colonies, 1915-1950. She also loves to cook, when not dining out.
3rd Annual Santa Fe Restaurant Week March 4-11
"This year, Restaurant Week includes "Let's Do Lunch," where some of the participating restaurants serve two- or three-course prix-fixe lunches as well as dinners"
Food Fight: Monsanto vs. The World
"...the world is waking up to the dangers Monsanto has unleashed upon the planet"
Trips & Quips
Liz Simon is a photographer, writer and cyclist who likes to combine the three in her quest to discover the nooks and crannies of New Mexico. Sometimes, means of transportation other than bicycle are employed---including the Rail Runner and motorcycle.
"This movie shook me up, and it was the final scenes that delivered the death blow"
Belisama School of Contemporary Dance
"Belisama offers a highly personalized dance experience for people of all ages"
Nuthin' But Net
Jose Lopez is a basketball coach, fan, promoter of all things positive, as well as a brother, guardian and seeker of all things simple.
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Writer-ly
Sarah Velez is a photographer, writer, and slayer of euphemisms.
Submit Your Writing, Art to the Santa Fe Literary Review
"We’re looking for poetry, prose, short fiction, photography, painting, graphic design, comic strips, etc..."