Karen Alma
What I think about. Things that happen to me. Stuff I like. And other things.
Category: Events
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This is the talk I presented in Managua at the first ever WordCamp Nicaragua. Check the notes for the spoken bit. I got a little bit of audio which I may attach to this later.
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This is a presentation I did some time ago for httq:)). Presentation Notes
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I heard a really cool story from my mom and dad the other night. We were going through some old correspondence from around 1970. In the pile was a card from an artist called David Silverberg. I asked who he was and how they came to run into an artist at Machu Picchu. Mom told…
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WPABQ Hackthon In early February, the Albuquerque WordPress Meetup group (WPABQ) organized a hackathon at a local coworking space called TechLove to create some websites for local non-profits. In the past, WPABQ hackathons have included Sky Garden (now Flow), Fairfield Farms, Cathryn McGill (performing artist). This time WPABQ worked with ABQ Zine Fest, Nano Network…
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Halloween decorations have been in the store for a month or so at least, so I can think about Christmas, right? I’ve been thinking about Christmas trees. Even though we were really into Christmas when I was growing up, we didn’t always have a Christmas tree. We always had something that represented the tree, it…
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Today we participated in another successful coop tour. We think we had about 60 people stop by, pretty good for our neck of the woods. It’s funny, we recognize people from year to year, it’s like the social event of the year for urban chicken owners. Rick sold lemonade all by himself. The chickens laid…
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If you are in Albuquerque you absolutely must head out on Saturday and Sunday, June 9th and 10th from 10-2 to see the fabulous backyard chickens this city has to showcase. We are, of course, proud members of the tour and our kids will be selling lemonade. In fact, if you want a chicken or…
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Tonight we went on a solar eclipse viewing journey around Albuquerque. It was a bit unplanned, but we were unsure of the best spot to view the eclipse. We started at a friend’s house to check out their telescope/cardboard box/construction paper contraption for viewing the eclipse. Then, we drove to Jazzercise del Sol to take a…
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This is for the Core Happy team. This is the barrista at a place in the French Quarter called Cafe Beignet.
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Lunch in Savannah with Core Happiness
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…but I don’t dress up and go to conventions like this dude => Nuff said. I haven’t watched Star Trek in years, ever since Star Trek Next Generation went off re-runs on and Star Trek Voyager ended. I didn’t even go the latest movie. I have 4 kids, what can I say? Trips to the…
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We’re at Comicon today. Having a blast, checking out the costumes. I’m just people watching and handing out info about the ABQ Tech Community. We brought the two older kiddos, they’re having fun just watching the crowds and reading their free comic they got in their goodie bag. Our booth is across from the tattoo…