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Codenames is a fun 2-team word game that's a bit like Password but much more interesting and enjoyable for both the game itself as well as social interaction with teammates. Years ago I used to play the table-top version but playing on the website is much better! You can play using your computer or your phone.
Time: 6:30 pm MT
Players that are new to Codenames are very welcome. You can take a look at it here: codenames.game But it's much easier to learn by doing and we're happy to teach.
The minimum to play is 4 (2 per team). So we'd like more players! We hope to reach at least 3 per team (total of 6).
To join us, here is the link to our Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/izo-rfpw-cwq
While we're playing, we use Google Meet to communicate.
If you're new to Google Meet, I recommend spending about 10 minutes ahead of start time to prepare and test your microphone and speakers. Video isn't needed.
Join my invitation email list to be invited by email each week as a reminder a few hours before play time. In it will be a link to the Google Meet as well as other info.
To be added to the email invitation list, send a request to my email address: gstelle@gmail.com
The game itself changes each week. So a link to the game will be in a follow-up email (if you receive my invitation emails) as well as in Chat of Google Meet.
Chat is Google Meet's in-call messaging feature. Once you're in Google Meet, look for the button at bottom right of screen that looks like a little rectangle with horizontal lines and says "Chat with everyone" when you point to it. Then tap on the link that starts with "Codenames.game..."
--David (The Gaming SIG of HSNM)
This month's topic: What can the Humanist Society of New Mexico do as a group to make Albuquerque a better city for all its citizens?
Join us to discuss a topic chosen the month prior. You don't have to research the topic ahead of time, but some members like to stretch their awareness of the topic ahead of time. And feel free to suggest a topic for the following month.
Our humanist friends in Otero County are having a meetup, and all are invited. It's an open discussion and a great chance to meet fellow humanists or just those who are curious.
***Please carefully read the entire posting before signing up ***
Truly the hidden gem and a valuable one at that for Albuquerque’s Open Space is Golden Open Space (GOS) east of the Sandias. First acquired by the city in 1964, by the early 2000s a network of hiking trails was born in the park. Our Humanist Society of New Mexico Hiking Special Interest Group adventure will explore a loop and a pigtail that encompasses the most easily accessible parts of GOS.
HIKING ADVENTURE: Recommended for those used to longer desert hikes. Our outing will explore the mesa tops at GOS plus an arroyo trek. We’ll go to La Madera Road off of NM 14. The approximately 5-mile route afoot gains 400 feet elevation over the duration of the hike, moving flat along the mesa, descending into Arroyo Seco and ascending to the backside of the loop returning to the trailhead. Beautiful multicolored layers of sedimentary rock abound along the way, framed by the Sandias, Ortiz and Sen Pedro Mts.
SIGNUP: See this Meetup link to register.
MEETING PLACE AND CARPOOL: Let’s meet at Smith’s Tramway and Central in the SW corner of the parking lot and travel together.
Please keep cell phones silenced during our hike. No dogs.
CANCEL: The promise of rain or adverse weather and road conditions will cancel this event.
IMPORTANT: If you sign up, please remember that the leader has you on a list and you have a responsibility to keep him informed of your plans so as not to cause delays and confusion on the day of the hike if you don’t join us at the meeting place. This can be done by text or call to his phone or comments on the Meetup posting.
Questions? Contact Derek 310-870-3133.
We'll start the new year with a hike in the Sandia Foothills at the Yucca Loop Trail (Trail 365). The trailhead is across from the home at 219 Camino De La Sierra NE. If you want to carpool or have questions, call Max Will at 505-459-5361.
Join the Unholy Rollers the third Wednesday of every month at Silva Lanes on Eubank. Just show up at the front desk and look human. A bowling angel will find you and direct you to Bowling Salvation! Approximate cost: $10-13. No skill required. IT'S BOWLING!
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
Of all the industries undergoing massive changes, newspapers and news gathering are among the most visible and important. We’ll hear firsthand about those changes and what’s happening with journalism across the state from the first speaker in our Humanist Speaker Series in 2026.
Jay Newton-Small is the executive editor and vice president of the Albuquerque Journal. Before joining the paper in late 2024, she authored the 2016 best-seller, “Broad Influence: How Women are Changing the Way America Works.” She served as a Washington correspondent for TIME Magazine and Bloomberg News, and founded MemoryWell, a national network of 1,000 writers who tell the life stories of seniors to help improve their care. She wrote nearly a dozen cover stories for TIME and served as the magazine’s London and Middle East bureau chief. Jay has an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University and undergraduate degrees in International Relations and Art History from Tufts University.
For more information, email Paul@humanistsnm.org.
Just when you thought the Thanksgiving/Christmas/holiday parties and potlucks were behind you, January throws us another 5th Saturday! This member get-together will be a low-key evening of soups, salads, and breads (heavens, we don't need any more desserts!) at Charlene's house on Saturday, January 31, at 5:00 PM.
She'll make a big pot of green chile stew and asks you to bring your favorite soup, salad, or bread to fill out the menu. Then we'll discuss what's on your bucket list for 2026 or beyond.
Please register from this page, but feel free to contact Charlene at huftrot@gmail.com or 505-350-2436 with questions. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH CHARLENE's HOME ADDRESS THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE EVENT.
Come join us for a cozy winter evening!
You have a head full of ideas, and we want to hear them. Join us for an open discussion that's exciting, respectful and wide-ranging.
Next up in our Humanist Speaker Series at the Albuquerque Museum is Jay Rogers, an HSNM member. Topic to come.
Next up in our Humanist Speaker Series at the Albuquerque Museum is Hope Curtis of the Fractal Foundation. Topic: The Amazing World of Fractals.
Next up in our Humanist Speaker Series at the Albuquerque Museum is Matthew Campen, PhD. Topic: Plasticizers.
Next up in our Humanist Speaker Series at the Albuquerque Museum is Dr. Gabriella Blakey, Superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools.
Next up in our Humanist Speaker Series at the Albuquerque Museum is Dr. Candace Gorham, president of the American Humanist Association.
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