It seems with everyone more than a bit on edge, there is plenty of credit and blame to go around for …
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Building something meaningful through collaboration
There are worse places to be than above the Slate River near Oh Be Joyful, taking an early morning walk with …
Read More »Messaging… and obtaining ultimate change
More than once on Monday night the importance of messaging and having a productive conversation was discussed in terms of the …
Read More »The normal dog days of summer or just a summer daze?
The middle of August at 9,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains normally brings about the lazy dog days of summer for …
Read More »Rumors
In stressed out times the local rumor mill clicks into even higher gear than normal—and it is always running pretty much …
Read More »Ski season anxiety in the summer
The unthinkable was thought about last Monday. No, I’m not talking about the social media pounding of the valley’s most conservative …
Read More »So much to write about
The problem isn’t that there’s nothing to write about. The problem is there is too much and it’s busy. Colorado Governor …
Read More »Things to keep an eye on in the future
There are lessons in the past and always hope in the future. The pandemic has certainly thrown a wrench into both …
Read More »Insanity abounds
It would not be hard to fall into a pool of insanity these days. We have a pandemic that has upended …
Read More »We get what we deserve
Cause and effect. Karma. I didn’t see it but it sounds like the unofficial after-party of the unofficial Chainless Race last …
Read More »Pay attention
Sometimes the little things provide lessons for the big picture. For me this happened on what most would describe as an …
Read More »Echo chambers and community
Maybe it’s the haze from the Arizona and Durango wildfires that are smogging up the valley. Or perhaps it was the …
Read More »Mask on / Mask off… And don’t use the term “defund the police”
It appears there are some in the community who wake up in the morning and change their sleep mask for their …
Read More »Hope—and change?
Between a global pandemic that shut down the economy and has killed 100,000 people in the United States, peaceful protests over …
Read More »Heart at the end of May
The end of May traditionally brings two of my favorite events in this high mountain village. This year there were three, …
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