Grandmother is preparing hot tamales for a feast day.
Note: These tamales are not for the fainthearted—or the delicate palates of turistas!
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Grandmother attended the Encinal Feast and ate at a friend’s house. A White man named Emilio sat at the table. They ate together. Afterward, someone told her he was the actor Emilio Estevez. Grandmother replied, “Izit, I didn’t know who he was.”
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Lady: “Why is your dog wearing those boots?”
Me: “He saw them on Pawshmark and just had to have them.”
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Grandfather: “Oh-oh! I lost one side of my ear loops. Da floor, help me fine it before the dog swallows it!”
Grandmother, 2 minutes later: “Diigis… it’s in your left ear.”
Grandfather: “Wah. Old age… no good.”
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Grandfather: “Back in day we protested for Indian rights. More than half of the protesters were White. I walked away and never protested again.”
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Yesterday evening, 1.25 of the 1.31 inches of rain that fell over 48 hours came down in just one hour. Yay! The sandbags held up.
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I was face to face with one of the deadliest snakes in NM. I launched myself in a graceful ten-foot arch worthy of an Olympic gymnast. My heart was pounding. My knees were shaking.
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My late mother told us stories about the hardships of the Great Depression and World War II, so I do not believe today’s economic challenges are as severe as some people claim.
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Grandmother in Las Cruces: “I’m at the Ndn center.”
Grandfather: “Ayaaa, Ndns and Walmart are what apple pie is to America.”
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