Fr. Glenn: Beginning With Me
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
So here we come to the final few days before Christmas. Now, one of the perennial Bible excerpts read during this time of year is a Messianic prophecy from Isaiah: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called ‘Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace’. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end.” (Isaiah 9:6-7)
And so, as we look at our world … it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Or not.
(Sigh) Russia building up troops on the Ukrainian border. China Read More
Home Country: Pick A Year
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
“And that’s another thing,” Herb said, with finality, “Changing that dang year on everything we write, every January. Goes against human nature.”
“Well I might just have an answer to your problem, Herb,” Doc said, sipping and dunking and stirring. “Why don’t we, here at the philosophy counter, pick out a year we like and stick with it? Date everything we do with that year. It might start a movement, you never know.”
Steve looked up from his coffee and twitched his voluminous mustache then twitched it again to make sure he got it right the first time.
“So Doc,” he said, “you’re Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Mushrooms And Santa Claus
Fly Agaric Mushroom. Photo by Robert Dryja
Dressed and collecting mushrooms. Courtesy/U.S. Forest Service
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
We previously have reviewed a pond in the wilderness unexpectedly turning a bright red for a couple of weeks. This is a rare event that may occur only every few years.
However bright red colors can appear annually for a couple of weeks. A special bright red also occurs on one day of the year. The mushroom in Picture 1 is called “fly agaric”. A fly agaric mushroom emerges from the earth as a bright red cone that is covered with white patches. This cone then may spread Read More
Brain Hacks For Creating Successful New Year Resolutions
By Dr. Laura Leonard DC
Los Alamos
Research estimates that it can take anywhere from 18 to 200 plus days to form or break a habit. Creating habits are an essential part of hitting our New Year’s goals.
We often give up if we don’t have success with our goals by the end of January. Now is the time to begin thinking about goals and to start writing down a plan to achieve them.
In a previous article, I discussed SMART goals as a tool for writing down our plan on paper. Get a New Year’s resolution notebook to write down SMART steps.
You will then have a place to journal about your progress and revise as necessary. Read More
Skolnik: COVID Briefing Note #8 – Omicron is Coming
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
Editor’s Note: This is the eighth in a series of COVID-19 Updates by Richard Skolnik that appear bi-weekly in the Los Alamos Daily Post. These are meant to keep the community informed on the status of the pandemic, critical new findings on the pandemic, and what this information suggests for our community’s response to COVID-19. These updates complement the data that Eli Ben-Naim prepares for the Post. Unless otherwise noted, data is from the New York Times and the New Mexico Department of Health.
Pandemic Data and Trends – For the Week Ending Dec. 13, 2021
Globally, Read More
Benson: Tell Los Alamos County Council That You Support ESB Pesticide Reduction Recommendation
By JODY BENSON
Chair
Pajarito Group Sierra Club
The (Los Aamos County) Environmental Sustainability Board will present its pesticides-reduction recommendations to the County Council tonight.
You’ve probably seen letters to the editor about the effort to ban global use of glyphosates. Interestingly enough, so has the Beyond Pesticides organization in Washington, D.C.
Glyphosate is a herbicide/pesticide used for killing weeds, but confirmed to cause some cancers in humans as well as killing pollinators. Eliminating pesticide/herbicide use is, indeed, a global issue.
Therefore, Read More
Gruninger: Yoga Therapy – Legs Up The Wall Pose
Feet Up the Wall Pose or Viparita Karani pose. Courtesy photo
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IATY, ERYT500
Los Alamos
One of the most effective restorative yoga poses is called Feet Up the Wall Pose or Viparita Karani. This is one of the easiest ways to turn yourself upside down without having to do a handstand or headstand and it’s just as, if not more beneficial for the mind and body.
This is a wonderful pose to do if you are stressed, have anxiety or depression or are just looking to see a different perspective on a problem. The idea is to melt into the floor and just let go.
Key benefits from this pose:
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