Hygea Healthy Bite: Why Tomatoes in Jars are Better for your Health
Hygea Healthy Bite: Why Tomatoes in Jars are Better for your HealthThe federal Food and Drug Administration barred Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and children’s cups in June 2012 but it is still prevalent in food packaging and in our bodies.In fact, BPA is found in detectable levels in 93 percent of Americans over the age of six, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this column, we’ll cover what it is, where to find it, and easy ways to avoid it.
So, what the heck is BPA?…
It was first synthesized in 1891 and has become a key building block of Read More
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Introduction to Notation
Hannemann’s Music CornerIt’s time we learn music notation. Notation, in some form of representing sounds on paper, goes back as far as the Greeks. Notation has been described as a set of playing instructions, but it is much more than that.
Learning notation is learning musical literacy. Musical literacy serves the same function of linguistic literacy, allowing you to share thoughts and ideas and to communicate with others through music, just as linguistic literacy allows you to share thoughts and ideas and to communicate Read More
Letter to the Editor: So Pleased With Ashley Pond Renovations!
By DIMAS M. CHAVEZI moved to Los Alamos as a young boy in August 1943. At that time Ashley Pond was just a simple pond with some green colored canoes that had been supplied by the Military to navigate the small area of water.
I was present at this pond when the first Los Alamos fatal accident happened when a young boy fell out of a canoe, got tangled in deep weeds and drowned.
Ashley Pond was always the center of town, next to the military hospital.
When I read in the Los Alamos Daily Post, a section I frequently view to keep abreast of what is happening in Los Alamos, that a major upgrade Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Turkey Is Rude, Every Morning
How the Hen House Turns: Turkey Is Rude, Every MorningYou’d think turkey would know me by now. I’ve had her nearly 12 years and raised her from a chick. At least I watched the White Silkie, Ms. Fluff, raise her after the second bear attack. I’ve been bringing her lay pellets and cracked corn for a long time. I let her raise a couple chicken chicks after she set for four weeks. I bring her apple cores and give her a bite of sandwich when we have lunch on the back porch.
So why does she get all huffy and trill at me every morning now? Has she gone wild Read More
Food on the Hill: Pumpkin Waffles
This week’s recipe:
Pumpkin Waffles
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
The evening before:
1 pkg of dry yeast
½ cup of warm (105 degree) water
1 1/8 cups of milk, warmed
1/3 cup of cream, warmed
1 ¼ cups pumpkin
1 stick (1/4 pound) of unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon cloves
2 cups of flour
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Next morning:
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs, beaten
¼ to ½ cup of milk to thin batter
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
In the Evening:
Add the yeast to the warm water and stir until Read More
Solo Traveler: Packing Tips
Solo Traveler: Packing Tips
In the last column I talked about traveling light, taking one carry-on suitcase and a large purse-like bag for electronics. That sounds fine and dandy, but in reality, how do you pack everything you need for a month (or six) in two small carry-on bags?
It might help to take a look at what constitutes “need.” We’re familiar with the travel-sized packages of lotion, shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste. Unfortunately, the TSA has a limit on the amount of solids, pastes, and creams that can be carried onboard.
The bottom of the suitcase unzipped to pack flat
Yang: M&M – the kind that leaves a bad taste
M&M – the kind that leaves a bad tasteI am not a fan of chocolate, but an occasional handful of M&Ms is fun. But now contemplate the combination of “Managers & Meetings.” How many of you think that’s fun, tasty, and leaves you wanting more? Even managers themselves often lament the number of meetings they have to attend, with a typical response, “Well … I guess it’s a necessary evil.” The non-managers are usually powerless to eliminate meetings. So it is up to the managers. The problem is that their bar for “necessary” meetings may be too low. Meetings should be the last resort Read More
