Money IQ: International Banking Services
Money IQInternational Banking Services
The weather is warming up, summer is just around the corner, and the kids are wrapping up another school year.
It’s travel time. Whether you are planning a vacation or traveling on business abroad, let your financial institution assist in making your travel easier.
Why exchange currency here rather than in the country you are traveling to? Why not exchange currency at the airport? Will my debit/ATM card work in foreign countries? What is my backup plan? All good questions and in this week’s edition of Money IQ you will find a few tips about Read More
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: The Flocking of Birds
Red-winged Blackbirds flocking in a tree. Photo by Robert Dryja
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: The Flocking of BirdsRed-winged Blackbirds have been gathering in flocks throughout the winter.
The birds appear to have preferred trees, gathering in the same tree or adjacent trees for several days. They provide a choir of singing in the morning and so cannot be missed. There has been one flock in the Western area near the hospital. Another flock has been at the end of the road on North Mesa.
There is a pattern to their flocking behavior when they gather in a tree. The birds Read More
Food on the Hill: Cajun Creamed Shrimp
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comPut this over hot rice
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped (sm) celery
- 3/4 stick butter
- 1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cloves of garlic, pressed
- 1 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons salt free Cajun seasoning
- 2 teaspoon Cajun power garlic sauce ****(I get mine on the Internet. I use it for this dish and meatloaf, hamburgers. If you don’t get this, use 2 teaspoons of vinegar and one more cloves of garlic and 1 extra teaspoon salt
Solo Traveler: Perceptions of Los Alamos
Solo TravelerIn a traveling life, just like life at home, we meet people we connect with instantly, forming long lasting friendships. And sometimes we meet people we hope we never see again.
In San Cristobal, Chiapas, I met a handsome middle-aged world traveler named Temoc. He invited me to join him for coffee the next day. I was delighted. As an older lady, I don’t get asked on dates very often.
We met in front of an excellent coffee and pastry restaurant under the portal across from the Zócalo. Another woman showed up. After a few pleasantries, Read More
Letter to the Editor: Every Student Deserves Applause
By Leslie EsquibelHannemann’s Music Corner: What About Music? (Part 1)
Hannemann’s Music Corner: What About Music? (Part 1)How the Hen House Turns: First Turkey
How the Hen House Turns: First TurkeyLast week I mentioned that whenever we humans would go out the back door, First Turkey would come flapping across the yard, greeting us with her “ark ark ark, ark ark ark.”
Only once did she actually get off the ground with all her happy flapping. Going down the hill, she sailed through the air for at least ten feet before landing on her breast meat with a surprised squawk.
Of course, friends teased us whenever Thanksgiving rolled off the calendar. We did celebrate occasionally by having turkey for dinner,
