{"id":12884,"date":"2012-05-11T08:25:06","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T15:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=12884"},"modified":"2012-05-29T08:40:23","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T15:40:23","slug":"a-year-out-from-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/05\/11\/a-year-out-from-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year Out From New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago today my mom and I entered New Mexico, and eventually Los Alamos, to spend a few days with my brother, Tom and my nephew, Alex. Sorry, Dr. Tom. And while I&#8217;m at it, Mr. Alex.<\/p>\n<p>Since it&#8217;s been a year, it&#8217;s time to start making plans for a return trip. Maybe in August on the way back from a possible trip to Austin, Texas for one of my best friend&#8217;s very important 40th birthday. Her name is Brenda and she is pretty and she is my friend and a girl turning forty is an important milestone in life.<\/p>\n<p>But this is about Los Alamos (where discoveries are made) with a need and an urge to go back for a few days.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s hoping that the stars and planets and kivas align.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Day-2-Sunday-05-11-11-34-lo-res.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[12884]\"><img data-attachment-id=\"12885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/05\/11\/a-year-out-from-new-mexico\/day-2-sunday-05-11-11-34-lo-res\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Day-2-Sunday-05-11-11-34-lo-res.jpg?fit=720%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304869968&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Day 2-Sunday 05-11-11 34 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Day-2-Sunday-05-11-11-34-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Day-2-Sunday-05-11-11-34-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12885\" title=\"Day 2-Sunday 05-11-11 34 lo-res\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Day-2-Sunday-05-11-11-34-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Day-2-Sunday-05-11-11-34-lo-res.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Day-2-Sunday-05-11-11-34-lo-res.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago today my mom and I entered New Mexico, and eventually Los Alamos, to spend a few days with my brother, Tom and my nephew, Alex. Sorry, Dr. Tom. And while I&#8217;m at it, Mr. Alex. Since it&#8217;s been a year, it&#8217;s time to start making plans for a return trip. Maybe in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/05\/11\/a-year-out-from-new-mexico\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[12,115,5],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1s2SN-3lO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7228,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/06\/24\/this-day-in-my-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":12884,"position":0},"title":"This Day In My History","date":"June 24, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"In 2004 I watched my nephew Alex play soccer and score his team's first goal during World Cup Day of his UK Soccer Camp in Los Alamos, New Mexico. His team was Brazil. In 2005, my friend Lannie and I met and hung out with the artist Shag at an\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Disneyland&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/06-24-10-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6386,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/05\/11\/trip-day-five-los-alamos-day-three\/","url_meta":{"origin":12884,"position":1},"title":"Trip: Day Five | Los Alamos: Day Three","date":"May 11, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Today was filled with lots of driving around town. Picking up, meeting, dropping off, searching, eating, gassing (not from eating) and photographing the entire process.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":382,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/06\/20\/birthday-party-in-los-alamos-nm\/","url_meta":{"origin":12884,"position":2},"title":"Arriving in Los Alamos, NM for a Birthday Party","date":"June 20, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Left Holbrook, AZ at 8:00, crossed in to New Mexico and arrived in Los Alamos at 2:00, in time for my brother's 50th birthday party.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Day02-05-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":426,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/06\/26\/leaving-los-alamos-and-heading-toward-phoenix\/","url_meta":{"origin":12884,"position":3},"title":"Leaving Los Alamos and Heading Toward Phoenix","date":"June 26, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Left Los Alamos this morning and stopped in Holbrook, Arizona to check out the Wigwam Hotel. Stopped for the night in the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear, where we met up with Kate and her daughter Jazmine for dinner at Cracker Barrel.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Day08-06-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":29,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2009\/11\/30\/preparing-for-my-gallery-exhibit-trip\/","url_meta":{"origin":12884,"position":4},"title":"Preparing for my gallery exhibit trip","date":"November 30, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I am heading out for New Mexico with my mom on Tuesday, December 1st.\u00a0 We'll be arriving on Wednesday for a 6-day stay, during which time I will have my Animal PhotoArt series exhibited at the Village Arts gallery in Los Alamos. 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