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Albuquerque, New Mexico
Duran Central Pharmacy
1815 Central Avenue, SW
The first time I drove past Duran Central Pharmacy I was on my way to somewhere else, and the only thing that really stood out to me besides the sign:
was the fact that it had ample parking and the place I was headed did not.
The power of parking
My husband normally has what I think of as superior parking chi. When I go places with him, I am able to park easily and within reasonable walking distances.
By contrast, when I go out on my own, I am able to make a substantial dent in the 10,000 daily steps which are supposed to help maintain health. So there is the upside of getting the exercise I need to stay healthy, but there is the downside that it requires me to budget more time to get things done because I know I will be hiking in.
One Friday night, however, when we had plans to eat dinner at a newly renovated hotel on the historic Route 66, my husband’s parking chi was not up the daunting task we faced. There was very limited parking at the venue, and the only nearby parking we could find was the customer parking at Duran Pharmacy. Because we couldn’t find parking near our original destination, we changed our plans and availed ourselves of the Duran Pharmacy…
