Inspirational People: Keeping Magic Intact For Teen
With Christmas arriving month after next I am reminded of an incident I encountered last year in the checkout line at Smith’s.
A teenage boy whose eyes sparkled with that Christmas Eve magic was emptying his cart onto the conveyor belt. Gifts for the family, snacks and a holiday cake moved toward the checker. I remember thinking how excited and proud he appeared. I wondered if this was his first year working, making money to treat his parents and siblings to a Christmas celebration.
He beamed as he inserted his shiny new credit card Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Oct. 18
Home Country: Successful Business
Benson: How Do We Express Our Profound Gratitude?
As the fires destroy, devour, and incinerate whole communities in California, as the Reel Deal shows Only the Brave, the story about the Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew that saved the Valles Caldera Cabin District just weeks before they went off to die in Arizona – I remember our own Los Alamos firefighters who were first on the line as they teamed with other crews from around the country to save our town during the 2000 Cerro Grande Fire.
When I was young I fought fire with the Forest Service out of South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Those were the days before the holocaust fires of today. Read More
Fr. Glenn: Au Revoir, Little Dove
“Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow … I weep; my eyes flow with tears…” (Lamentations 1:12)
“A voice is heard … lamentation and bitter weeping. [She] is weeping for her child; she refused to be comforted for her child, because she is no more.” (cf., Jeremiah 31:15)
Few scripture verses better capture the agony of parents who have lost a child to the scourge of death, which came Friday to a beautiful 27-day-old angel who stretched her wings and flew back to God … “the silver cord is snapped … and the spirit Read More
World Futures: Money, Trade, Value And Time (Part 1)
World Futures: What Do We Need?
By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
This series of articles examines money as a means of facilitating trade, the impact of value perception, and the compacting of perceived time. To do this, it is best to examine the historical perspective and understand the needs of the evolving system of humanity together with the impact of technology on how we do business.
In 3,000 B.C., the estimated population of the world was 14 million people. Around that time, the “city” of Uruk in Mesopotamia, with a population of 50 to 80 thousand people, Read More
Smart Design With Suzette: Fireplace Design
By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos
While each person has his own vision of the perfect home, there are certain design elements that leave everyone equally stunned. If I had to choose an item that suits every home and is always welcomed by people with various interests that would certainly be a fireplace!
Fireplace design ideas aren’t easy to find. Many of my clients need help with their fireplace whether updating it, redesigning it or adding one to suit their taste, wants and needs.
Why are fireplace designs so special? Think about all those special Read More