Lifestyles

Home Country: No More Excuses

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

“Bert looks good this morning, Doc,” Dud said, quietly. Three stools down the counter, Bert smiled and said, “Yes, I certainly do!”

We turned toward our old pal. “You heard that?”

“Sure did, guys,” he grinned. “Look….”

He pointed to his ears. “Hearing aids,” he said. We walked over and looked, and sure enough.

“It was Maizie’s idea,” Bert said. “She made the appointment and everything. Said she was tired of having the TV on so loud.”

“But it was a good idea, Bert,” Doc said.

“Oh, I know. I’d been thinking about it for some time, Doc, but you know how a guy gets. You never really Read More

Pastor Granillo: Connectivity

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

I noticed a sign this week that reads, “Everything in life is connected!” I believe that to be a true statement, and I think most people would agree.

We are all connected to each other through many channels including family, work, or school. Today social media has ensured that we are connected or connectable to anyone anywhere. Of course the sign implies a deeper connection than just everyday relationships; it reminds us that our lives intersect with the lives of others and all of creation in countless ways that we may never see but exist all the same.

I find it curious Read More

Sherpa Visiting Los Alamos Shares Wonders Of Nepal

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Himalayan tour guide Phuri Kitar Sherpa is visiting friends this week in Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Phuri Kitar Sherpa is visiting Los Alamos as part of his third trip to the U.S.

Sherpa owns and operates Himalayan Friends Trekking in Kathmandu, Nepal and is in town visiting with the family of Odalyes Fernandez. Fernandez is the owner of Bilingual Montessori in White Rock.

“My daughter Diana lived in Nepal for four years and she and Phuri became friends,” Fernandez said. “I’ve trekked with his company in Nepal.” Read More

Blue Window Bistro Announces Menu For July 25 ¡Fiesta Los Alamos!

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Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

Mark your calendar for ¡Fiesta Los Alamos!, a festive event taking place 6-10 pm. Saturday, July 25 at Fuller Lodge.

All proceeds raised at ¡Fiesta Los Alamos!, a fundraiser of the Los Alamos Rotary STARS, will support a shelter for the parents of children receiving treatment in Juarez, Mexico who are forced by poverty to sleep on the street while their children are in the hospital.

The Blue Window Bistro, a Gold sponsor and caterer of the event, has announced the menu as follows (subject to change):

  • Salsa/dip bar (six or so different salsas, queso, guacamole)
  • Tilapia
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Tourism Booming Thanks To ‘New Mexico True’

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By REBECCA LATHAM
NM Tourism Cabinet Secretary

Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to join Gov. Susana Martinez as she delivers an important message across the Land of Enchantment: tourism is on the rise and is bringing dollars and jobs to New Mexico.

For the third straight year, New Mexico saw record-breaking tourism growth, with 32.7 million people traveling our state in 2014. That’s 500,000 more visitors than in 2013, a boost that is exposing more people than ever before to our cultural heritage and unparalleled adventure.   

In fact, since Governor Martinez came into office, Read More

This Week At Farmers Market July 16

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LAFM News:
 
Look at what’s at the Farmers Market this week:
 
Shrimp, peas, salad greens, green beans, yellow beans & purple beans, squash blossoms, squash, filet beans, onions, green onions, garlic, garlic scapes, fresh herbs, carrots, beets, radishes, cucumbers, tomatoes, honey, honey sticks, potatoes, sage decorations, weavings, sauces, pot pies, fruit pies, quiches, quinoa salads, old world breads baked in a pizza style oven, herb & fruit breads, scones, muffins, cakes, cookies, pizzas, and gluten free baked goods, apple cider, tea
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Solo Traveler: Delaying Dreams

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Solo Traveler
By SHERRY HARDAGE
Delaying Dreams

If there is one thing everybody learns eventually, it is that nothing is under our control.

We might think we have control as we work to earn money to pay bills, keep our lives organized, and discipline our wayward children. But just as every child is unpredictable, so is the rest of life.

In 2002 I read The Female Nomad by Rita Gelman. It was her memoir about going from rich movie producer’s wife, living in a big house in LA, to owning nothing more than she could carry. She began an adventure to live at large in the world. During the next 20 years she visited Read More

United States Is First Country To Reach Pluto

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Despite traveling at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), it took four and a half hours for this photo to reach Earth as it crossed the 3 billion miles between here and Pluto. Courtesy/The White House

 

The WHITE HOUSE News:

This morning, the United States became the first country to reach Pluto — and the first country to explore the entire classical solar system: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

NASA’s New Horizons interplanetary probe has been making its way to Pluto since Jan. 19, 2006, and has been providing the world with the sharpest Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: Design That Inspires

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A window wall brings the outside in. Courtesy photo
 
Smart Design With Suzette
By SUZETTE FOX
Design That Inspires

Design that inspires creates emotions that make us feel, make us think and look at the world in a different light. Good design influences us.

It makes us feel peaceful and happy. Good design stimulates the five senses – not all at the same time of course – but deeply.

In America we spend around 90 percent of our time indoors, whether it’s at school, work, home, in shops, cafés, events, museums and galleries. Our environment says a lot about us, and the spaces that we inhabit Read More