Category Archives: History

37 years of love and happiness!

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Jabo

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Bring out your dead 9_14_23.

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Jabo

The State of Florida has issued an advisory regarding the updated Covid booster, declaring that no one under the age of 65 should get the vaccine. According to the Governor, “I will not stand by and let the FDA and … Continue reading →

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Grand opening of the Legal Tender 8_12_23

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Jabo

We had our wedding rehearsal dinner here back in 1986. Since then, the Legal Tender Restaurant and Saloon has had a variety of owners. Now, Allen Affeldt and Murphy O’Brien have re-opened it and my buddy Mike Gintert is running … Continue reading →

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Sunset 6_8_23

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Jabo

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Get well soon, Ragi!

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Jabo

Today at around 2 p.m.; Ragi – my brewing partner and friend for over 35 years (seen here wearing a really ugly shirt and complaining about something) was wheeled into an operating room and got himself a new pair of … Continue reading →

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Trip to the Pecos 4_18_23

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Jabo

I traveled up to the Pecos River to see how it was running after this year’s ample snowfall. It was fast and high but not flooding like other rivers in Northern New Mexico have been. Along the way, I stopped … Continue reading →

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Salinas Pueblo Missions 4_17_23

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Jabo

Because the winds were forecast to blow upwards of 60 mph on my birthday, we decided to visit a new place earlier in the week. The missions at the pueblos of Quarai and Abó (near Manzano, NM) were built in … Continue reading →

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Veteran’s Day 11_11_22

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Jabo

By John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt … Continue reading →

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Anniversary hike 10_10_22

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Jabo

To celebrate our anniversary, we tried going up to our favorite Fall color viewing spot in the Ski Basin. Sadly, a paving project turned the road into a parking lot. So we changed plans and visited the Santa Fe Canyon … Continue reading →

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July 28, 1974

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Jabo

48 (ulp) years ago, my older brother’s date canceled and he decided to take me along to my very first ever real rock concert. The acts were Jesse Colin Young, the Beach Boys and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. I … Continue reading →

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