state song

O, Fair New Mexico
Written by: Elizabeth Garrett

Under a sky of azure,
Where balmy breezes blow,
Kissed by the golden sunshine,
Is Nuevo Mejico.
Land of the Montezuma,
With firey hearts aglow,
Land of the deeds historic,
Is Nuevo Mejico.

O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
Our hearts with pride o'reflow,
No matter where we go.
O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
The grandest state to know
New Mexico.

Rugged and high sierras,
With deep canyons below,
Dotted with fertile valleys,
Is Nuevo Mejico.
Fields full of sweet alfalfa,
Richest perfumes bestow,
State of apple blossoms,
Is Nuevo Mejico.

O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
Our hearts with pride o'reflow,
No matter where we go.
O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
The grandest state to know
New Mexico.

Days that are full of heart-dreams,
Nights when the moon hangs low;
Beaming its benedictions,
O'er Nuevo Mejico.
Land with its bright manana,
Coming through weal and woe;
State of esperanza,
Is Nuevo Mejico.

O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
Our hearts with pride o'reflow,
No matter where we go.
O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
The grandest state to know
New Mexico.


The State Song of New Mexico was officially adopted in 1917.
About the author: Elizabeth Garrett is the daughter of Pat Garrett, the man who killed Billy the Kid.

Beauty and the Beast

I love that scene in Beauty and the Beast where the dishes start to wash themselves. The dishes wash themselves in a different Disney movie too. Do you know what one? That's right! Sword in the Stone. Merlin uses his magic so the boy can learn things. Point is, I wish dishes could wash themselves. It would also be nice to meet Gastolf, the bad guy from Beauty and the Beast.

reckless drivers are bad

Statistic

So I heard somewhere (actually in my Stat 145 class, yes I still have to take a freshmen class but it's one that I didn't know I had to take until recently) that people who have a car covered with bumper stickers are more likely to posses road-rage. I thought about this and it makes total sense. People with bumper-stickers tend to be more opinionated and therefor territorial. They want their word heard because they think that they are right. So if I cut off a person driving a car covered with bumper-stickers he/she is not going to think about how I may be right by cutting them off, but they will think I'm wrong. They have strong opinions and they want their opinions to be heard, especially the negative opinion they will project to me by giving me the finger and laying down on the horn.

reaction time

I'm a "bobbing bobcat". I think this describes me fairly accurately. Try the reaction test here here.

funny rejection letter

I thought this was pretty funny.

The Ultimate Rejection Letter

Herbert A. Millington
Chair - Search Committee
412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University
College Hill, MA 34109

Dear Professor Millington,

Thank you for your letter of March 16. After careful consideration, I
regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me
an assistant professor position in your department.

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually
large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field
of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.

Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in
rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at
this time. Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor
in your department this August. I look forward to seeing you then.

Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.

Sincerely,
Chris L. Jensen
http://www.chaosmatrix.org/library/humor/reject.html

funny rejection letter