I suppose it should’ve been a sign, and I suppose that sign should have been really obvious to me, I mean, the full moon is over, the interplay of planetary action is lessening, and I had a lecture which was populated by three Gemini’s to start with. I guess I should have also allowed for the weather in Albuquerque, too, but I didn’t. I was hoping to pull on shorts as I left town, but Sunday night, I noticed through the host’s window, there was still snow in the shaded portions of the Sandia Mountains. To be sure, I’m a few pounds heavier for my adventures, and it’s been a weird slide down the mountain of a trip. From charts that were all one way to charts that were all over the place is a polite way to put it. Unlike Austin, Cinco de Mayo is an important holiday, and it isn’t treated quite the same way as I’m used to. But it is certainly an important date. I had a chance to catch a little bit of real New Mexico cuisine before heading to the airport, and remember, “Help stamp out Gringo food.”
I sat next to Leo guy flying from Albuquerque to El Paso, and then a quick layover and another flight on into Austin. Now what was so interesting is that we shared many of the same Austin experiences, and he’s a neighbor to some of my friends, here in South Austin. And he’s working on a project that I was told in confidence, and all I can say is that I’m looking forward to going to Albuquerque again.
