Posts From The Road: La Posada Hotel Winslow, Ariz.
La Posada Hotel: Spring leaves were popping out during a previous visit in March a couple of years ago to the La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Ariz. The hotel features many southwestern design elements throughout the facility. Architect Mary Colter designed the hotel to resemble a southwestern hacienda. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
La Posada Garden Entrance: A decorative wrought iron arch welcomes visitors to the garden area at the La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Ariz. A walk through the garden leads visitors to the main entrance of the hotel. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
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Fr. Glenn: Sent To Serve
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Much to our dismay, hardly a day passes in which we don’t see reports in the media of corruption in politics, in churches, and in others of influence and/or authority. This is just one of the dangerous temptations of power and fame: the capacity to use power and access to community goods for one’s own selfish advantage. And, of course, where opportunity lay, opportunists will then flock. Such is the magnet of statehouses and those in executive authority—from crooked cops to crooked presidents … from shady school board members to unscrupulous national legislators. Thus, Read More
Cinema Cindy Reviews: Poor Things
By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
“Poor Things” is not a film for the squeamish, nor would it be enjoyed by the prudish. (For proof of this, note the description in the MPAA rating at the end of this review.) For anyone else, it is a daring film. One review aptly calls it “an impeccably awkward, satirical adventure into absurdity” (IMDB), which about sums it up.
Poor Things has received the second highest number of nominations for Oscars this season: eleven to Oppenheimer’s thirteen. But again, be warned, it will take a strong stomach to watch this strange movie.
Emma Stone, who won an Oscar for LaLa Read More
All Shall Be Well: Slowing Down Enough To Listen
Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Rector, Trinity on the Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By Rev. Deb Beloved Church
White Rock Presbyterian Church
These days, when I read something, I’m often in a hurry. I’m either reading to get the dang thing read—reading a chapter ahead for a class I’m facilitating, for example—or I’m reading for information, skimming to get the gist.
Less frequently do I read things slowly—things like poetry, for example, or sacred texts, Read More
Hanrahan: Candlemas – Halfway Between Solstice & Equinox
By LYNN HANRAHAN
Los Alamos
Feb. 2 was Candlemas. It’s halfway between the Solstice and the Equinox. Thoughts turn to Spring. Growing up in the Midwest in the seventies it was known as the Blessing of the Throats. After morning mass the priest would bless all of our throats with candles to help us survive what remained of winter. It was kind of creepy but so were lots of things.
Our sports uniforms were scary. We wore the same reversible orange and black tops for all three of the Catholic girls league sports. They were stored in the parish hall basement between seasons and smelled like it. They had weird Read More
McQuiston: The Science Of Traffic Patterns
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance
Serving Los Alamos 1963
Some traffic scenarios seem to defy logic, such as how roundabouts can actually be more efficient than traditional intersections, and how waiting to merge at a lane closure can be safer than merging sooner. There’s a science behind traffic patterns and why certain road conditions reliably create congestion and delays. Knowing what to expect can help you anticipate and avoid potentially dangerous traffic patterns. Here are three seemingly paradoxical traffic patterns and the science behind them.
The Rubbernecking Redux
You’re Read More
Martinez: National Identity Theft Awareness Week
By LIDDE MARTINEZ
President, Los Alamos Region
Enterprise Bank & Trust, Member FDIC
This week is National Identity Theft Awareness week. Millions of consumers’ personal information is stolen each year, especially during tax season, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury. Thankfully, there are simple steps that can help protect you and your finances from scammers.
A very common form of tax identity theft is when someone files a fraudulent tax return using personal information, like a Social Security number, to get a tax refund. Once tax identity thieves have your personal information, Read More
