Home Country: No More Excuses
Home Country“Bert looks good this morning, Doc,” Dud said, quietly. Three stools down the counter, Bert smiled and said, “Yes, I certainly do!”
We turned toward our old pal. “You heard that?”
“Sure did, guys,” he grinned. “Look….”
He pointed to his ears. “Hearing aids,” he said. We walked over and looked, and sure enough.
“It was Maizie’s idea,” Bert said. “She made the appointment and everything. Said she was tired of having the TV on so loud.”
“But it was a good idea, Bert,” Doc said.
“Oh, I know. I’d been thinking about it for some time, Doc, but you know how a guy gets. You never really Read More
Pastor Granillo: Connectivity
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLOI noticed a sign this week that reads, “Everything in life is connected!” I believe that to be a true statement, and I think most people would agree.
We are all connected to each other through many channels including family, work, or school. Today social media has ensured that we are connected or connectable to anyone anywhere. Of course the sign implies a deeper connection than just everyday relationships; it reminds us that our lives intersect with the lives of others and all of creation in countless ways that we may never see but exist all the same.
I find it curious Read More
Sherpa Visiting Los Alamos Shares Wonders Of Nepal
Himalayan tour guide Phuri Kitar Sherpa is visiting friends this week in Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comPhuri Kitar Sherpa is visiting Los Alamos as part of his third trip to the U.S.
Sherpa owns and operates Himalayan Friends Trekking in Kathmandu, Nepal and is in town visiting with the family of Odalyes Fernandez. Fernandez is the owner of Bilingual Montessori in White Rock.
“My daughter Diana lived in Nepal for four years and she and Phuri became friends,” Fernandez said. “I’ve trekked with his company in Nepal.” Read More
Blue Window Bistro Announces Menu For July 25 ¡Fiesta Los Alamos!
Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Mark your calendar for ¡Fiesta Los Alamos!, a festive event taking place 6-10 pm. Saturday, July 25 at Fuller Lodge.
All proceeds raised at ¡Fiesta Los Alamos!, a fundraiser of the Los Alamos Rotary STARS, will support a shelter for the parents of children receiving treatment in Juarez, Mexico who are forced by poverty to sleep on the street while their children are in the hospital.
The Blue Window Bistro, a Gold sponsor and caterer of the event, has announced the menu as follows (subject to change):
- Salsa/dip bar (six or so different salsas, queso, guacamole)
- Tilapia
Tourism Booming Thanks To ‘New Mexico True’
By REBECCA LATHAMRecently, I’ve had the opportunity to join Gov. Susana Martinez as she delivers an important message across the Land of Enchantment: tourism is on the rise and is bringing dollars and jobs to New Mexico.
For the third straight year, New Mexico saw record-breaking tourism growth, with 32.7 million people traveling our state in 2014. That’s 500,000 more visitors than in 2013, a boost that is exposing more people than ever before to our cultural heritage and unparalleled adventure.
In fact, since Governor Martinez came into office, Read More
This Week At Farmers Market July 16
LAFM News:Solo Traveler: Delaying Dreams
Solo TravelerIf there is one thing everybody learns eventually, it is that nothing is under our control.
We might think we have control as we work to earn money to pay bills, keep our lives organized, and discipline our wayward children. But just as every child is unpredictable, so is the rest of life.
In 2002 I read The Female Nomad by Rita Gelman. It was her memoir about going from rich movie producer’s wife, living in a big house in LA, to owning nothing more than she could carry. She began an adventure to live at large in the world. During the next 20 years she visited Read More
United States Is First Country To Reach Pluto
Despite traveling at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), it took four and a half hours for this photo to reach Earth as it crossed the 3 billion miles between here and Pluto. Courtesy/The White House
The WHITE HOUSE News:
This morning, the United States became the first country to reach Pluto — and the first country to explore the entire classical solar system: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
NASA’s New Horizons interplanetary probe has been making its way to Pluto since Jan. 19, 2006, and has been providing the world with the sharpest Read More
Smart Design With Suzette: Design That Inspires
A window wall brings the outside in. Courtesy photo
Smart Design With SuzetteDesign that inspires creates emotions that make us feel, make us think and look at the world in a different light. Good design influences us.
It makes us feel peaceful and happy. Good design stimulates the five senses – not all at the same time of course – but deeply.
In America we spend around 90 percent of our time indoors, whether it’s at school, work, home, in shops, cafés, events, museums and galleries. Our environment says a lot about us, and the spaces that we inhabit Read More
Pastor Granillo: Freedom To Live
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO“Do you have any regrets?”
I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked that question. I hear it asked of people all the time. We seem to be very interested in how people feel about their choices. And why not? After all, how they feel about a choice they’ve made helps us decide if it a path is worth the effort or not.
For the longest time when asked, I would always answer, “No, of course not. My decisions created the path that got me where I am.” (I think this is the most common answer I hear from others.) Today when I consider my past before I met Christ, I look at it more holistically Read More
How The Hen House Turns: Turkey Poults
How The Hen House TurnsFrom May 26 to June 1, 1982, I traveled to Española with my friend Marge.
At the Country Farm Supply, all the turkey poults were crowded together at one end of a large metal tray in the chick room. Their feathers stuck together. The storekeeper tried to relieve their crowding by pulling them apart, but they continued to crowd themselves together. Finally, he put some older roosters in the tray to keep them stirred up.
“I need a turkey hen,” I said, out of ignorance.
“We don’t sex turkeys,” the clerk said.
I took two, when Read More
New Mexicans To Ride The Havana Express
NMJW News:Skin Care Column: Minimizing Aging Factors
Skin Care ColumAlthough we can’t stop the hands of time, the factors thought to be responsible for 85 percent of visible aging are largely preventable.
One of the primary offenders is UV exposure. Other forces responsible for extrinsic aging are less frequently discussed, such as pollution, sleep deprivation and smoking.
By addressing these extrinsic factors, our fight against skin aging can be more successful:
- Pollution – Car exhaust produces copious amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are
Scenes From Acoma Pueblo
From Mesa top at Acoma Pueblo. Photo by Jenn Bartrum
Acoma Pueblo Church. Photo by Jenn BartrumStaff Report
The beauty and history of the Pueblo of Acoma were revealed during a recent visit.
There is a great difference of opinion as to the age of the Acoma Nation. While traditional Acoma oral history reflects on a time far beyond our imagination, a time of creation and emergence onto this world, the Acoma people have always known of a special place called “Haaku,” a spiritual homeland prepared for their eternal settlement.
Recent excavations on Acoma Mesa tend to suggest Read More
Faith & Science: Evolution 6 p.m. Today
LAFSF News:Food On The Hill: German Potato Salad
German Potato Salad. Photo by Felicia Orth
Food on the HillIt’s best when served near room temperature, or just a little warmer, so if you make it in advance take the chill off it before serving. It is not a difficult recipe, but it is important to dress the potatoes as soon as possible after they cook; otherwise they don’t absorb the other ingredients. Here’s to nourishing Read More
Pasta Dinner At American Legion 5:30-7 p.m. Friday
LeAnne Parsons: Interpretations
By LeAnne ParsonsLast month, we took a break from our discussion of the Big 4 energy blocks to discuss the release of Bruce D Schneider’s new book, Energy Leadership. The book is doing extremely well – it has sold out on Amazon twice, and reached #1 on both the Organizational Development and Workplace Bestseller Lists and #2 on the Leadership Bestseller List. Thanks to all who have purchased the book. We’d love to hear your feedback on it – thewalkyourtalkcoach@gmail.com.
Jumping July!
The Big 4 energy blocks keep you stuck and prevent you from achieving what you want to in your Read More
Middle of Nowhere: Taos Pueblo
View of the Taos Pueblo. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
One of the buildings in the Taos Pueblo. While it may appear to be one structure, it is actually made up of many housing units that share common walls. The buildings at the Pueblo are made entirely of adobe. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
The middle of nowhere can be deceiving.
The phrase seems to conjure up places no one knows about or at least very few. As a result, it is easy to assume places described as the “middle of nowhere” are locations cloaked in obscurity. But that Read More
