September 2012

Editor’s note: In his doctoral dissertation, Pastor Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church is claiming the need for a re-visioning of the Christian church’s theology and its understanding of mission, the need for a more natural, integrative theology and for an earth-focused, contextual approach...

Today after school I was busy with my first ski practice. Ski training started at 2:00 p.m. The deal was to jump on the air bag for an hour and a half. Then we tramped for a while. I was just getting used to the ramp...

Editor’s Note: This is another installment of  a weekly series by the team of scholars/dynamic enviro-activists Anna Zivian and Billy Mason. Both have deep ties to Telluride, but have flown the coop to make a difference in the larger world outside Shangri-La. They are. [caption id="attachment_22955"...

PROGRAMMING WITH STRONG NUMBERS, A NEW INCLUSION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND A NEW HOME! Soon the streets of Telluride will see fewer kids clad in green and yellow Telluride Academy shirts. As the Academy winds down its 32nd year of programming, it seems there...

September 6 to 13, 2012        Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter  Evening: Mars and Saturn I’m in Denver right now, visiting family and I’m under deadline… Nothing new, deadlines happen every week. And I think I’ve mentioned that some weeks I have plenty of things to...

Editor's note: Thanks to the directors of the Telluride Film Festival, who never pull their punches, many of us were privileged, maddened and saddened to learn the story about the wrongful arrest and imprisonment of five black and brown teenage boys accused of assaulting and...

[caption id="attachment_22930" align="alignright" width="300"] Looking down at town of Megeve, France[/caption] Today was the first day of school, but I forgot my camera and so could  not take any pictures. I promise will get some on the blog this week. School here in Megeve starts at 8:30...

We can't get enough of that crazy stuff. I am talking jeans, which are the fashion world's answer to the American flag in the middle of election season. In other words: they are ubiquitous. We all have our favorite pair, maybe even two favorites: daytime soft, comfy,...