Life & times in Southern New Mexico

Just Another Day On The Farm

From the Clovis, New Mexico news:

Doctors reattach Curry County man’s arm after pig attack
A week after a 900 pound hog mauled him, Juan Cruz wonders whether he’ll be able to keep his arm nearly severed in the attack.
The 26-year-old Curry County man spoke about his ordeal for the first time Wednesday through an interpreter.
Cruz returned [...]

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Solid, quiet & big butt

I’m assuming there’s an entire vernacular surrounding the farm/ranch/horsey-cowboy lifestyle that I’m totally unprivy to. So, as a semi-urban city dweller it humors me to read the regional classified ads – particularly the farm & ranch section and more particularly ads like these:
Love the horse names…Beware The Mare, Watch Your Pennys, Bluffing Poppy, Fly Poppy [...]

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Smokey Dicks

It keeps getting better and better. I love it here and I do mean that.
A snip from the Sun-News:
LAS CRUCES — The owners of Dick’s Cafe have opened a second eatery in Las Cruces.
Called Smokey Dick’s BBQ, the restaurant opened on Tuesday at 2265 S. Main St., in the location where the cafe was temporarily [...]

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