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“Is this the house you’re giving to the church?” my friend asked. After I nodded, he commented, “That’s a very generous gift.” Generous – or worthless?  As I told Larry, everything in this valley depends on snow in its various forms. It’s not just that Aspen tourism provides the cornerstone for the local economy, it’s […]

These days people say to me, “It’s too bad you can’t write about the president anymore, what with the political climate being so volatile.” While it is my dream to be the Ann Coulter of the Left, the truth is, it isn’t the volatile political climate that keeps me from writing about our pussy-grabber-in-chief. Because […]

When the curtain rises, all is hushed. The conductor lifts his arms, signals to the orchestra, and the symphony begins. He is in control of the ebb and flow of tempo, of heightened tensions and frenzied crescendos, until audience and orchestra arrive safely at the denouement. With a gentle downward undulation of his hand, the […]

Sound and fury at a Carbondale Bike, Pedestrian and Trails Commission meeting? Who’da thunk it? The topic was 8th Street. The fury came from John Hoffmann, former Carbondale trustee and current Senior Matters board member. “For heaven’s sake,” he fumed, “This town has been kicking the can down the road for the last 40 years […]

This new book I have assures me that, “fermenting vegetables is a simple, inexpensive process that was used reliably for a few thousand years.”  Okay, so if it’s so simple why am I so scared to venture into the world of lacto-fermentation? I assure you I know my way around a kitchen. I slice, dice, […]

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Director Jeff Robbins came to the Aug. 21 COGCC meeting in Glenwood Springs looking for a partnership with the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners on the enforcement of the health and safety provisions of Senate Bill 181. All I can say is don’t show your back to those […]

I had a rash on my arms and legs that lasted for months. At first, I thought it was a reaction to the president; my body physically rejecting the idiocracy. But I started to notice a correlation to food. Just the base of the food pyramid: bread, pasta, rice, soy… then the kale salad incident […]

In early August, my friend Ylice Golden posted that she was “kind of freaked out that Colorado prairie dogs have the plague.” Those infected prairie dogs probably wouldn’t have made the news at all had it not been for the fireworks show that usually happens after the Colorado Rapids soccer game. The Tri-County Health Department, […]