MSN Money yesterday reported that Juarez is "the largest center for maquila production" in Mexico, and the second-largest in the world. Let's hope that it all doesn't blow away. Yesterday's big wind storm continues today, at speeds of 50 m.p.h. When you live next to a junkyard and drive an SUV, however, it seems worse than that. This is going to be one of those stay-home-if-you-can days.

The wind has brought more trash into the yard than usual. This morning, in addition to the usual candy wrappers from neighborhood kids, we have a styrofoam tray that used to hold meat, wrapping paper, and tape. In El Paso, realtors are having trouble selling new houses because the porches keep filling up with tumbleweeds and the yards with debris.

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