Mexico in his sights. POV: Morelos Dam at the Mexican border. 96 EXT. MORELOS DAM AT THE MEXICAN BORDER - DAY (DECEMBER 96 2ND, 1990) Careful not to be seen, Chris shoves off, just upriver from the dam/border. The floodgates are open just enough to allow Chris to lay back in the...
Within several years of Austin’s arrival in Texas, the situation in Texas was spinning out of Mexico’s control. The government appointed a commission to examine the Texas question; at its head was Manuel de Mier y Terán, a general in the Mexican army, a former government minister and me...
Other notable words: butterfly effect, done deal, first world problem, identity politics, Lyme disease, napa cabbage, Sony and Philips Electronicsconceivedthecompact discin 1979. Theblowoutof an oil well this year spilled 126 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, covering primary nestin...
In typical Nolan fashion, Oppenheimer is epic in scope, delivering jaw-dropping shots of New Mexico vistas, dancing particles, and of course, the fateful Trinity Test. But it's the film's third act that hits the hardest, as the weight of the Manhattan Project reverberates through time, ext...
The magazine editor who bought my story, Bill Edwards, was a native of New Mexico. He said he was laughing so hard when he read my story that he could barely make out the check. Evans was temporarily living atthe Garden of AllahRanch near Wickenburg, AZ. when I met him in the early...
If the beneficiary wasmarried to the person who diedand lives in one of nine community property states — Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington or Wisconsin. What happens to credit card rewards when a cardholder dies?
Mother Nature can also be dangerous. This summer, wildfires burned through Spain, floods devastated parts of the Midwest, and a huge hail storm blew through Mexico. As global warming continues, these kinds of events are likely to become more common, although they may not become more predictable...
Some even fly to the mountains of Mexico. It usually takes the butterflies two months to reach Mexico. When it is warm, they start to back north in the spring. But not one butterfly finishes the whole trip. They lay eggs along the way and die. It might take the monarchs as many as...
You might have noticed that the sun is already setting later in the afternoon than it did in December. In fact, according to MPR Meteorologist Paul Huttner, the Gopher State has already gained nearly 32 minutes of daylight each day since December 21st. ...
Schools across Louisiana and Texas are out for the summer, but school zones will still be posted as you approach campuses. Recently, when school was out, I drove through a school zone in Lafayette and the lights were blinking, indicating the school zone was active when no one was on campus...