The mud encasing people’s feet at Burning Man was the weirdest glopping of mud I’ve seen since trying to get out …
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20 hours in Vail…
Heaven Forbid…A quick trip to Vail to watch Crested Butte local John Norton get inducted into the Colorado Snowsports Hall of …
Read More »A home run — and a swing and a miss….
Dropping into the skatepark this past weekend (figuratively, not literally), I saw the stragglers from the Evergreen Skateparks crew loading up …
Read More »Embrace the weird
Don’t be afraid of the weird — embrace it. As the summer season winds down, there is time to appreciate the …
Read More »Primum, non nocere (First, do no harm)…
About the time the winning duck crossed the finish line at Totem Pole Park on Sunday, we probably crested the summer …
Read More »Three judges, a book ban question and a suit
For I think the second time since I moved to Crested Butte, I put on a suit last Wednesday. The first …
Read More »Sound of Freedom in a warm CB theater
I don’t easily buy into conspiracy theories, but I read recently where, in an effort to discourage people from going to …
Read More »July is a stretch. Two examples—one good and one bad…
Ahhhh, July. July is the month when everything gets stretched a bit too much at 9,000 feet above sea level. Patience …
Read More »A wedding, 100 degrees…and 100 trees
My son’s wedding in Park City last weekend was wonderful and fun and pointed to an optimistic future for him, his …
Read More »Do you know where we can grab something to eat?
First things first – given I have a dog, I’m not a big fan of fireworks. But that 10:45 a.m. military …
Read More »Bird by bird…
Good advice I’ve heeded through the years is to take things bird by bird to get good things done…or in my …
Read More »Summer solstice and balance
That big sound heard Monday in the North Valley was not the noon whistle – it was a collective community sigh …
Read More »Courts and courting
There’s the basketball court, the court of public opinion, a court of law and the old-school courting of a potential mate. …
Read More »County GOP steps out of bounds with fundraising letter
It’s the BS that makes my head explode. One thing I’ve always appreciated about this place is that people can speak …
Read More »Omelets, patience and a super bloom in the valley
There’s the old saying that to make an omelet you have to break a few eggs. With our office over by …
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