Walking 2.25 miles on the track at North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center. Would post the time but I can’t figure out how to read the sundial that was used. Stretching. The slow start continues.
For Unto Us A Child Is Born – Core Cotton, Jamecia Bennett, James Wright, Carrie Harrington, Pat Lacy & Sounds of Blackness
O Holy Night – Musiq Soulchild
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Celtic Woman
I Believe In Father Christmas – Glòria
Away in a Manger – Joanne Shenandoah
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear -8 Julie Andrews
Celebra – Black Violin, De La Ghetto, Kevin Marcus Sylvester, Phil Beaudreau & Wilner Baptiste
In dulci jubilo – Choir Of St. George’s Chapel
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – John Legend, feat. Esperanza Spalding
The Longest Night – Peter Mayer
Carol of the Bells 3:15 Pentatonix
Cherry Tree Carol – Sting
Angels We Have Heard on High – Karla Bonoff
The Bushes Of Jerusalem – Tommy Sands
Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy – Anthony Rapp & Everett Bradley
Silent Night – The Temptations
Category Archives: Albuquerque
17 December 2025
Filed under Advent, Albuquerque, Christmas, Music, playlist
16 December 2025
The comeback begins. Walked slowly in the neighborhood. Did morning stretching.
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem – Darlene Silversmith
Uncle Carl – Aaron Lacombe
Christmas Must Be Tonight – The Band
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 – Comfort Ye, My People – Joan Sutherland, Grace Bumbry, Etc.; Adrian Boult: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Gower Wassail – Quadriga Consort
Canticle of the Turning – Rory Cooney, Gary Daigle & Theresa Donohoo
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen – Sam Levine
Snowfall – Liz Story
O Little Town Of Bethlehem – Bruce Cockburn
Carol of the Drum / Peace on Earth – Christine Anu, feat. Jay Laga’aia
Feliz Navidad – Daphne Rubin-Vega
We Wish You – Black Violin, Kevin Marcus Sylvester, Phil Beaudreau & Wilner Baptiste
Carol Of The Bells – Natalie Cole
Cradle Song – John Rutter: Clare College Singers & Orchestra
I Wonder as I Wander Joanne Shenandoah
Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Irish Christmas Folk Music
The Stockford Carol – Loreena McKennitt
Filed under Advent, Albuquerque, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
7 October 2025
Hispanic Heritage Month
Prison Trilogy – Joan Baez
BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US – Jessie Reyez
Moscow Mule – Bad Bunny
In the River – Raye Zaragoza
Waiting for Tonight – Jennifer Lopez
Enamorada De Ti – Selena
Good Morning Aztlan – Los Lobos
Ella Tiene Fuego – Celia Cruz
Taquirari De Verano – El Vate
Juana Mayo – Rubén Blades
Las Brumas del Mar – Simón Díaz
Don’t Wanna Lose You – Gloria Estefan
Dia Cero – Agua Clara
Medianoche – Inti Illimani
Cuando Voy Al Trabajo – Victor Jara
The Show Must Go On – Michael Giacchino
Crazy – Linda Ronstadt
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Current Events, Music, New Mexico, playlist
Purple flowers, Rio Grande Nature Center 3
Rio Grande Nature Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
13 September 2025
Filed under Albuquerque, New Mexico, Photo
30 September 2025
30 September is observed in Canada as The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day. It is a day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and generational impact committed on First Nations peoples by the Canadian Indian residential school system. It has expanded in the United State as a day to remember the atrocities and generational impact inflicted by the U.S. boarding school system on Indigenous peoples. The Indigenous peoples of Australia had a similar experience.
Lost Souls – Tom Jackson Lost Souls
Residential School Song (Indian Boarding School Song) – Cheryl Bear
Child of the Government – Jayli Wolf
BEFORE – A Tribe Called Red, feat. Joseph Boyden
Apatapasiq – Mike Bern
Battlefields – Twin Flames
Savage Mob – Snotty Nose Rez Kids, feat. Nooky & Birdz
open window – nêhiyawak
Took the Children Away – Archie Roach, Australian Art Orchestra, Paul Grabowsky & Ruby Hunter (the Australian Indigenous experience)
Take Me Home – Indian City
Spirit Horses – Annie Humphrey
The Land of the Blind – Ira Provost
Why Us – N’we Jinan Artists
500 Years – Rhonda Head
Residential School – Jerry Alfred & The Medicine Beat
Cut My Hair – Digging Roots
Residential School – Chris Pierce
For Our Children – Bryan Akipa
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Current Events, Human Rights, Music, playlist
16 September 2025
Mexican Independence; Death of Victor Jara; B.B. King Birthday;
Himno Nacional Mexicano – Banda de Genaro Nuñez & Banda Estudiantil del Estado de Jalisco
Me Gustan los Estudiantes – Tita Parra
El Pueblo Unido Jamàs Serà Vencido – Inti-Illimani
México Lindo – Vicente Fernández
Viva Mexico – Mariachi Veracruz
Mi Ciudad – Lola Beltrán
Pisagua 1973 – Los Miserables
Victor Jara’s Hands – Calexico
Victor Jara – Arlo Guthrie
15 de Septiembre – José Alfredo Jiménez
Estadio Chile – Pete Seeger
Manifiesto – Victor Jara
Juan Sin Tierra – Ska-P
Back Against the Wall – Hogni
It Could Have Been Me – Holly Near
Washington Bullets – The Clash
On My Word Of Honor – B.B. King
You’ve Been An Angel – B.B. King
Blind Love – B.B. King
Filed under Albuquerque, Human Rights, Music, New Mexico, playlist
Gaza 5K walk/run – Virtually
I’m fundraising for UNRWA USA by participating in the Gaza 5K walk/run VIRTUALLY on or about Sunday, October 12th, 2025. I’d like to walk in person in New York, but I will be in Albuquerque.
I choose to show my solidarity with Palestine refugees by committing myself to raising money for UNRWA mental health services. The trauma of the crisis and the stress of living under blockade, unable to leave the Gaza Strip, has left thousands of refugees, particularly children, in need of psychosocial support.
The situation may seem hopeless, but by providing counseling through UNRWA, we can support their mental health, help them cope with their traumas, and improve their quality of life even slightly during this assault on their homes and lives.
Though I know I can’t change the world for every refugee, with your support, I intend to reach as many children as possible.
If you share my commitment to bettering the mental health of Palestine refugee children, please donate to my Gaza 5K walk.
Proceeds will go directly to UNRWA mental health services and counselors–refugees themselves–in the Gaza Strip. NOTE – this fundraiser does not raise funds for immediate food needs. There are other ways to do this. This fundraiser helps to provide mental health services.
Thank you for supporting me to show Palestine refugees that Americans care and for giving what you can!
Filed under Albuquerque, Current Events, Exercise, Human Rights
A prayer for water
We went down to the river, Creator,
and no river flowed.
Dried sands,
muddy puddles,
cracked earth.
A bed.
No water. No river.
We walked across
and did not get wet.
Even as we suffer from too little water,
we know there are people and places
with too much water that results
in floods and mudslides,
destruction and death.
We pray for water, Creator,
for water is life.
Send rain to places in need of water.
Hold rain from places with too much water.
Help us all to learn and implement
ways to conserve the water we have.
Lead those who make decisions about
water allocation and sharing
to do so wisely.
Guide us to make responsible decisions
about uses of water
so that this precious resource
sustains life for all your children and this world.
We pray in the name of Jesus,
baptized in the Jordan.
Amen.
Despite its name, the Rio Grande is not that impressive in most parts of Albuquerque. It should look better than it did today.
Filed under Albuquerque, Current Events, Music, New Mexico, Photo, Prayer
12 September 2025 – Death of Steve Biko
Death of Steve Biko.
Steve Biko – Beenie Man
Biko – Peter Gabriel
Steve Biko (Stir It Up) – A Tribe Called Quest
Biko’s Kindred Lament – Steel Pulse
Prisoner – Lucky Dube
Kazet – Mahlathini & Mahotella Queens
Not Yet Uhuru – Letta Mbulu
Tomorrow Nation – O’ Yaba
Hellfire – African Jazz Pioneers
Unfinished Story – Stimela
Biko Drum – Christy Moore
Asimbonanga / Biko – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir Symphonic, feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo
The Death Of Stephen Biko – Tom Paxton
Tribute to Steve Biko – Tappa Zukie
Nkosi Sikelel ‘IAfrica – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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12 September 2025 – San Patricio Brigade
San Patricios Brigade. Saint Patrick’s Battalion.
St Patricks Battalion – The Wakes
San Patricio Brigade – Black 47 with Eileen Ivers
La Iguana – The Chieftains With Lila Downs
La Golondrina – The Chieftains With Los Folkloristas
A La Orilla De Un Palmar – The Chieftains With Linda Ronstadt
Danza De Concheros – The Chieftains With Los Folkloristas
El Chivo – The Chieftains With Los Cenzontles
San Campio – The Chieftains With Carlos Núñez
The Sands Of Mexico – The Chieftains Feat. Ry Cooder
Sailing To Mexico – The Chieftains With Carlos Núñez
El Caballo – The Chieftains With Los Camperos De Valles
March To Battle (Across The Rio Grande) – The Chieftains With Banda De Gaitas Del Batallón De San Patricio, Liam Neeson, Los Cenzontles & L.A. Juvenil
Lullaby For The Dead – The Chieftains With Moya Brennn
Luz De Luna – The Chieftains With Chavela Vargas
Persecución De Villa – The Chieftains With Mariachi Santa Fe De Jesus Guzman
Canción Mixteca (Intro) – The Chieftains Feat. Ry Cooder
Canción Mixteca – The Chieftains With Los Tigres Del Norte
Ojitos Negros – The Chieftains With Los Cenzontles
El Relampago – The Chieftains With Lila Downs
El Pájaro Cu – The Chieftains With La Negra Graciana
Finale – The Chieftains With Los Cenzontles, Carlos Núñez, Los Folkloristas, Banda De Gaitas Del Batallón De San Patricio, L.A. Juvenil
St Patrick’s Brave Brigade – Damien Dempsey
San Patricios – The Regulars
San Patricios – The Donegal X-Press Translations Irish 0
San Patricios – The Plankrunners
John Riley – Mary McPartlan
John Riley – The Paul McKenna Band
On September 12, 1847, the U.S. Army executed 30 captured members of the San Patricio Battalion for desertion during the Mexican-American War, and September 12 is now commemorated annually in Mexico to honor their sacrifice and memory. The San Patricios, a group of foreign defectors, including many Irish immigrants and other Roman Catholics, are regarded as heroes in Mexico for their loyalty to the Mexican cause.
Filed under Albuquerque, Ireland, Music, New Mexico, playlist
Along the Graybeard Trail 