Hey Sally,
I can attest to what you are saying. :-) I spent two summers as an undergraduate research scientist at the Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute in Albuquerque, and I had an absolutely wonderful experience. The rugged countryside is quite beautiful, and truly enchanting. I would often ride my motorcycle across the various regions of the state, enjoying all the variety that the countryside had to offer. I have many fond memories of those days, so thanks for sharing.... :-) ~Sean On Jun 17, 2011, at 2:08 PM, Breeden, Sara wrote: > It seems that my reference to RETIREMENT has gotten everyone thinking > about it. Heh...heh.. It has been suggested that I reconnoiter in > advance of Those of You Who Won't Be Retiring Before I Do (February 29, > 2012, if the creek don't rise...). I would be happy to perform that > hazardous duty but I need more of those $5.00 donations coming in for > whatever it was that I posted last week (I hope my gray cells will > rejuvenate when I retire). I won't need the money for travel because I > think I'm right where I need to be. Have any of you thought about New > Mexico??? Just within the past year, it has occurred to me many times > why this is such a good choice for retirement. We do not have > hurricanes, we do not have tornados (okay, maybe rarely), we are not > prone to earthquakes, the weather is jolly darn good 90% of the time > (spring is out - way too windy) and we don't have more than a couple or > four inches of snow in the winter. We don't start our furnace/heater > until November and it's only in use until maybe early April. The air > conditioner was just put to use two weeks ago and we won't need it past > the first part of September. Low cost of living, lots of homes > (reasonably priced - info upon request) for sale and the number of > things one can do in New Mexico are practically endless. We have > everything but a beach (and if California keeps shaking, we might have > beachfront property - not that I'd wish that on California...). We have > skiing, a big lake (fondly called Elephant Butt [Butte]) for water > activities, stream, river and lake fishing out the kazoo, mountains to > climb, white sands in which to wallow, beautiful sunsets and terrible > drivers. Oops - that one slipped out! The margarita (and Bud Light) > are the State Drinks (if one is so inclined) and this is the Land of > Manana (read it like Spanish). Manana is way much better than "I needed > that right this very minute and no excuses"! Shaded patios, cool > evening breezes and gorgeous cool summer mornings (at least until 7:00 > a.m.). Besides, I need a replacement beginning March 1, 2012. Brand > new lab, tech-designed, bright and LEED, tons of space, a separate > storage room for blocks and slides AND a volatile storage room with two > acid cabinets and two xylene/alcohol cabinets and a salary (that's > another subject, I do work for a State...). Can't have everything, but > this is darned close. > > > > And I do not work for the Chamber of Commerce! > > > > Sally Breeden, HT(ASCP) > > New Mexico Department of Agriculture > > Veterinary Diagnostic Services > > 1101 Camino de Salud NE > > Albuquerque, NM 87102 > > 505-383-9278 (Histology Lab) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet