Rutherford: Western Wanderers Visit Magdalena
Historic Magdalena, N.M. Photo by Rebecca Rutherford
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
For spring break I wanted to take my junior foodie somewhere special, with a lot of history, science and great restaurants! After some consideration, I picked Magdalena, NM.
Why would I want to go there, you might ask?
- Tumbleweeds Diner
- Kelly Mine
- VLA (24 miles away)
- Pie Town (50 miles away)
Magdalena is a small village in Southern NM, just about 30 minutes outside of Socorro. All said, it’s about a 3 hour trip from Los Alamos to there.
We drove through Socorro, where we grabbed lunch at El Camino, Read More
DeVolder: America For Sale – Cheap Part VII Lack Of Precision
By MARK DEVOLDER
Los Alamos
What I find troubling in America today is that we as a people put too much emphasis on tearing everything to pieces – consumer goods, machines, other people, the environment – you name it. Tearing things to pieces is often meant to save time, save money (make money), or demonstrate some kind of power over something/someone. Tearing things to pieces is a sign of destruction/demolition and is opposite to building, fabrication or constructive behavior. Building or making something often requires planning and implementation in a “precise” manner. Almost Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Spread Out Or Clustered
Picture 1: The brown oblong seed pod of a mountain mahogany shrub contains a single seed. Pollen reaches this seed after first being caught by the white curly style extending from it. Photo by Robert Dryja
Picture 2: The pod of an acacia tree contains several seeds. The single seed pods of a mahogany shrub are spread apart compared to the batches of seeds in an acacia tree pod. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
We are more likely to notice a plant or animal when it is part of a cluster. Flowers may emerge on a stem as florets. A set of florets may give the impression of being a single flower by Read More
Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Blue Corn Atole
Video on how to prepare blue corn atole. Video by Liddie Martinez
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley
Blue corn was already widely used by Native Americans before the Spanish arrived in New Mexico in the 1500s and was traded by the Hopi all along the Rio Grande. It is clear that they recognized its valuable attributes early on and may hint at why it is revered and still used for ceremonial purposes in the pueblos. Besides its beautiful color, blue corn is much easier to digest because it has less starch and more protein than its yellow counterpart. It also contains antioxidants and anti-inflammatory Read More
Catch Of The Week: Backdoor Nearly Hits Linux
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
What is “open source software”? Basically it is software with a source code anyone can inspect, modify and enhance. Open source is a great way to make your code available to everyone, and a good way to enhance and improve the services it provides.
Linux is one of the most well-known kinds of open source software, used by about 42% of the world. There are many distributions, or “distros” of Linux, such as Red Hat, Debian, Kali, and many more.
In addition to the source code for the actual Linux OS, the source code for many utilities used by Linux Read More
Life After 50: If You Can’t Say It, Write It!
Gail and Jim Little. Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURTIZEN
Los Alamos
We have lost many cherished members of our commUNITY, during the month of March. I can’t write about all of them, but I have to share a few that have greatly impacted my life.
I am grateful to Dave Fox, the Fox family and CB Fox. They hired my mother and gave her a great work family, allowed her to work in the candy and acquire things she could never buy o her own. What I didn’t learn until a long time after, was that Mr. Fox helped her to buy her dentures.
My dad died young at 53. My mother was on her own with no insurance, no life insurance and Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: April 2, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
This is the last week that you can legally fish using your current license. The new 2024-2025 license season began April 1. It will expire March 31, 2025.
Licenses can be obtained online or at license vendors throughout the state. They can also be purchased at State Department of Game and Fish offices. If you currently have a Colorado fishing license, the same dates will apply.
Streamflows are slowly rising. Spring runoff has yet to really begin and is likely to still be several weeks away. It look like it will start peaking in late May. There Read More
