As seen in the Albuquerque Journal Rio Rancho and Westside sections 6/6/09
Are you bored and maybe have a touch of cabin fever because the economy and high gas prices have kept you homebound? Your vacation is just a click away, my friends. Seems the webcam industry has exploded all over the globe, and every interesting (and not so interesting) spot on the planet is inviting you to click on them and enjoy a virtual vacation for virtually no cost — except the monthly Qwest bill.
The animal cams are a great distraction. You can find kitty cams, wolf cams, dog cams, hamster cams, elephant cams and many zoo cams online. Board your pets at Zoey's TLC Bed and Breakfast in Rio Rancho and while you are away swimming, snorkeling and seashell hunting, you will be able to watch your pet via the Zoeycam to make sure your furry friend is taking his naps and playing with his toys just like he does at home.
Earthcam.com is an Internet site that, you guessed it, has webcams from all over the world. In one click you can watch the yellow taxi cabs form a gridlock in New York, or see buses roll though the Plaza Mariano Moreno in Buenos Aires or even glace at pedestrians on a bridge in Ho Chi Minh City. But remember, Vietnam is 13 hours ahead of us, so you won't see much on camera if it happens to be night there. Everything is in real time.
Another very interesting — if not eerie — webcam is the Dealey Plaza Cam, a live streaming video of traffic flow in Dallas, Texas, as seen from the sniper's perch in the sixth floor window of the former Texas School Book Depository. Talk about standing in the footsteps of another. You won't find a better lesson in any history book written.
The fun never ends. Check out the weather and a bird's eye view of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Or see the majesty of Niagara Falls on one of their many webcams and relive the time you snuck off for the weekend with your college boyfriend to the popular honeymoon spot and, upon your return, having to convince your father you really, really did not elope. I think it took my dad all summer that year to believe that I was still single.
If you can't make it to Las Vegas, Nev., just click on one of the strip's numerous webcams and follow the excitement right in the people watching capital of the world. The Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel even has a webcam where you can watch Elvis officiate over couples tying the knot in theatrical-themed weddings; there is no lack of eye candy here.
A little closer to home, New Mexico has its fair share of webcams too, including downtown Burro Street in Cloudcroft, a Santa Fe Plaza cam, an Angel Fire ski cam and now a City Center cam in downtown Rio Rancho. Thanks to Oxblue and Edit House Productions, instead of driving all the way out to the City Center to see our downtown develop, simply click on www.ci.rio-rancho.nm.us/citycentercams and watch your tax dollars at work as Hewlett-Packard's new customer service and technical support center and the first building of UNM's West campus progress over the summer.
Speaking of webcams, why can't we put cameras along the river as to be able to watch our babies if the deadly current should take them away from us. God bless you, Hayes family. The whole community weeps with you. We all lost one of our own the day Corbin went missing. We wish we could sit in your kitchen, hold hands and cry together to get through this horrific time. May the love and support of the rest of us help comfort you now.
Quote of the Week: "Every move you make, every step you take, I'll be watching you." — "Every Breath You Take" by the Police
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