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Hofmann: The LTC Basics #2

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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services offers insights into Long Term Care:
 
The LTC Basics #2 
Column by SUE HOFMANN

Consumers may hear many confusing statements regarding the topic of long term care, both published in the public domain and repeated by misinformed individuals. Over the next few weeks, I will be submitting a series of columns containing accurate information provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, website https:////longtermcare.gov. I encourage you to watch for and read these informative columns.

The LTC Basics #2: 

Who needs Long Read More

How the Hen House Turns: First Turkey’s Demise Was Not Wasteful

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How the Hen House Turns: First Turkey’s Demise Was Not Wasteful
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

This is a tale from the days when Poncho, our “Santa Fe shepherd,” guarded the domestic birds of the Hen House when they were outside their pen, enjoying the freedom and wild grasses of our three-fourths acre lot on the canyon.

We had all gone off in a hurry to do assorted errands, and Poncho, who loved to ride in the car, had gone with us. Our only excuse for leaving the birds outside the pen was that we had not yet found an obvious way to get them all back in the pen quickly. Chickens

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Money IQ: International Banking Services

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Money IQ
By JOSE SANCHEZ

International 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

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Red-winged Blackbirds flocking in a tree. Photo by Robert Dryja
 
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: The Flocking of Birds
Column by ROBERT DRYJA

Red-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

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This week’s Recipe:
Cajun Creamed Shrimp
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

Put this over hot rice

Ingredients:
  • 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
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Solo Traveler: Perceptions of Los Alamos

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Solo Traveler
Column by SHERRY HARDAGE
 
Perceptions of Los Alamos

In 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

Hannemann’s Music Corner: What About Music? (Part 1)

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Hannemann’s Music Corner: What About Music? (Part 1)
By RICHARD HANNEMANN
 
I’ve been attending the final concerts of the school bands and orchestras and it has been a real treat.
 
We grow some very talented kids here. More importantly, we encourage kids to develop their own talents. The proof, as they say, is in the pudding and the musical pudding our kids have been cooking up is very sweet indeed.
 
Somewhere along the line, one wonders, “gee, if I knew then what I know now, what would I change?” For me, the answer is simple – I would put as much time into my
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How the Hen House Turns: First Turkey

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How the Hen House Turns: First Turkey
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

Last 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,

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Help With The Hard Stuff: ‘Getting Commitment, not just Agreement’

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HELP WITH THE HARD STUFF:
 
Part 8 (of 10)–“Getting Commitment, not just Agreement”
By GINI NELSON, JD, MA
 
I ended my last column promising to explore some of the older and newer alternatives to a conventional law practice that exist and are evolving in legal services. To me, it’s an access to justice issue. How can you, the person who needs help with the hard stuff, get that help effectively and affordably from lawyers? I think it’s hard, especially when the issues have you especially stressed and the involvement is tumultuous, as is common in divorce.

I think it’s especially hard because Read More

Hofmann: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Offers Insights into Long Term Care

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Offers Insights into Long Term Care
Column by SUE HOFMANN

Consumers may hear many confusing statements regarding the topic of long term care, both published in the public domain and repeated by misinformed individuals. 

Over the next few weeks, I will be submitting a series of columns containing accurate information provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website https:////longtermcare.gov. I encourage you to watch for and read these informative columns.

The LTC Basics #1: 

What is Long Term Care?

Most people Read More