Fr. Glenn: Love vs. Guilt
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
A surreptitious conjunction of private readings came about recently that brought the contrast of guilt and love to the fore. A favorite little devotional of short daily reflections is entitled “Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man” by Protestant author Walter Henrichsen, who writes from the perspective of one who had earlier in life suffered what most of us have suffered—the inescapable feeling that there must be something “more”, exacerbated by his enduring some of the worst earthly pain imaginable—loss of a child. In an excerpt, he speaks of the guilt arising from Read More
Home Country: Don’t Feed The Wild Animals!
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Packing people into the back country doesn’t sound really exciting, I know. And if it gets exciting, it’s undoubtedly because something went wrong. But we did have occasional chuckles during those eight summers.
I stopped off at the backcountry ranger’s tent near Bullfrog Lake, in Kings Canyon National Park. He mostly checked fire permits and had a fun summer. He told me to get off my horse and, in the tent, … NOW, to see what he had.
He said no matter how many times they told campers not to feed the wild animals, there was always someone with a hearing problem. On the western Read More
McQuiston: What Is Diminished Value?
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Agency
Serving Los Alamos since 1963
After any accident, there is often damage. And that damage may include loss – not only physical loss but also inherent loss in value, commonly referred to as diminished value. But what exactly is diminished value?
Diminished value can best be defined as an economic loss in the value of damaged property. In the case of an automobile, a collision can negatively affect the market value of a vehicle. This means that the value of the vehicle prior to the accident has decreased due to the fact that it has been involved in an accident.
Evaluating Read More
Devolder: Handling Of Mixed Waste In Los Alamos County
By MARK DEVOLDER
Los Alamos
This letter addresses the issue of “mixed” waste items which find their way to the Los Alamos Ecostation as a result of daily waste disposal by Los Alamos County residents and commercial businesses, Community Development-approved demolition / building construction activities, and Community Development-initiated Nuisance Code-related waste disposal.
A fundamental problem with handling waste items is that people in Los Alamos County do not understand what comprises many commercial products. America has lost a great deal of manufacturing capability and Read More
Martinez: Register All Of Your Employees For No-Cost Professional Development Courses Today!
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
President, Los Alamos Region
Enterprise Bank & Trust, Member FDIC
The fall semester of Enterprise University has officially begun!
Explore our expert-led, no-cost, virtual classes covering management and leadership, human resources, marketing and sales, entrepreneurship and much more.
Enterprise Bank & Trust started the Enterprise University program in 2003 as a way for clients and business leaders to come together and learn from one another. Since then, more than 30,000 professionals have gained new business skills through our courses. With more than Read More
Leonard: Using Natural Movement To Age In Reverse
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
Tensegrity is a concept in engineering where structures are designed using tensile strength rather than strong foundations with support beams. Architect Buckminster Fuller, coined the term when he began working on alternative modes of building that would allow us to go lighter, cheaper, stronger and higher while maintaining superior structural integrity.
Buckminster described these systems as “self-tensioning structures composed of rigid structures and cables, with forces of traction and compression, which form an integrated Read More
Gruninger: Back To School Crazy – Time For A Long Exhale
Take time to practice Vishama Vritti, the calming breath practice. Courtesy photo
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT
Los Alamos
Going back to school, especially earlier than in past years, can create feelings of crazy and chaos. And, although it might not seem like it, it’s the best time to beef up your self-support practices.
Gandhi once said, “I have so much to do today that I must meditate for two hours rather than one.”
I’ve written before about different breath practices, but if I had to choose one practice I’d choose the one that extends the exhalation – Vishama Vritti, the calming breath Read More
