i'll a-men/women the midwest touting...we have great (relatively speaking) chiles and wonderful woods and lakes here in minnesota as well as a wonderful mix of people from all over the world...lots of good eats follow...and no scorpions <grin> and many <gasp> love the snow ;-) h. alan (CH 1189) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Olson" <sandyo@myclearwave.net> To: "ChileHeads" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [CH] LAND OF ENCHANTMENT > I have to jump in and learn more about NM, as my son, DIL and family live in > Alamogordo. Of course what brought him there was his career in the Air > Force but when he retired a year ago, they decided to stay because of the > weather, friendly people and his work with the DOD at White Sands. We've > been there twice to visit them and all of us (four adults, three kids) are > spending Christmas Week in Santa Fe this year. I like what I've seen of NM > but, as someone mentioned, it sure does have pockets of poverty living right > alongside those who are much more blessed financially. Here in the > beautiful Midwest we have much the same thing but it's hidden by corn fields > ;^). Anyway, I'm looking foward to NM food while I'm there and I will be in > the company of a whole bunch of moderates! > > SandyO > CH #1146 > Grand Poobah of the Moderate Corps and looking for recruits > > > --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! ---