George Adelo Jr. of Pecos came up with the perfect slogan to describe the New Mexico way: 'Carpe mañana.' Seize tomorrow. But don't try to seize Adelo's idea. He's got a copyright on it. 'I came up with that one after standing in line way too long at the DMV one day,' he said.
That was in 1995. He didn't get the copyright until 1997.
Case in point.
From Albuquerque Journal, July 14. Story by Phaedra Haywood. Photo from visitsantafe.com website.
