Erika, Gary, Bill Balassi and Peter Esherick perform at ABQ Folk Festival, June 4, 2016, with their band Cheap Shots Gary Libman was a microbiologist, among many other things. So he understood better than most the horrendous odds he faced when diagnosed in June 2015 with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN), the rarest and […]
Continue Reading→For KrisE—2014 Retrospective
Jan
12
2015
By Merri
I kept a wonder jar in 2014, little scraps of paper pushed through a slot into a plastic container. Each one contained an event or image or fleeting moment of beauty, joy, or memory. On the last day of the year, I reviewed the scraps with Mark and our friends Ken and Benita. Benita […]
Continue Reading→Another Year & We’re Still Here!
Dec
31
2012
By Merri
© 2012, Merri Rudd, All Rights Reserved Holiday Greetings, Family & Friends, Mark and I attended an “end of the world, maybe” party on December 21. Just in case, we wanted to be surrounded by great friends, food and merriment. We were! But since the world didn’t quite end, I must now ruminate about 2012 […]
Continue Reading→Hurray for Las Cruces Dancers!!!
Jul
07
2012
By Merri
I just received a fantastic article in the mail (thanks mi amiga, Laura) that recently appeared in a Las Cruces publication. Lonnie Ludeman and Julie Schmitt, as well as all the musicians, dancers, and other callers, deserve humongous kudos for their fine organizing work. Article, complete with photos, can be read at: Las Cruces Contra […]
Continue Reading→I’m Healthy, But Uninsurable
Jul
02
2012
By Merri
Several months ago I wrote this column, and the Albuquerque Journal, our morning paper, finally published it today. With the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling upholding most of the Affordable Care Act, I guess the column was timely once more. Thanks for reading. Stay vigilant and insist that your elected officials of all parties make […]
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