October 11 to 18, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mercury and Mars *The following is taken from the first Alacazem column of 2012. I reprint it now as a forerunner of thematic posts on the upcoming Galactic Conjunction of 12.21.12. The Mystical,...
I put out a request for suggestions for a hotel and base of operations to explore the Basque region of France – bien sur, pleine de charme – and the drums responded loud and clear: La Deviniere in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. La Deviniere also happens to be the...
Craig Childs’s reading at the Wilkinson Library this Friday at 8PM is one event not to be missed this weekend. The author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed books on nature, science, and adventure, Childs’s work has a way of elevating and astounding his...
“Occasionally a conference can, by the strength of its vision, create a whole new context within which to understand an issue.” ~ Paul Hawken, author and social entrepreneur 2012 appears to be a record-breaking year. Forest fires consumed 7.7 million acres of land, global temperatures increased 1.01°F, and...
Editor’s note: It’s no secret. The Telluride region is dog heaven. Unless you are one of our furry friends who gets caught in the maw of neglect and abuse. Then heaven is on hold until Second Chance Humane Society comes to the rescue. Second Chance...
[caption id="attachment_23907" align="alignleft" width="300"] Azay-le-Rideau[/caption] Villandry. D'Usse. Chenonceau. Chaumont. Chambord. The names roll off the tongue if your tastes run to noble pursuits and houses on steroids. We had seen many of them on a trip to the Loire Valley 21 years ago, but not the Chateau de...
There's an exciting workshop happening this weekend in Telluride. John Bruna, aka monk Chophel, will teach about mindfulness. As the Daily Om claims (which you can subscribe to for your morning e-infusion of wisdom), “Mindfulness is a learned skill that offers profound benefits in all...
Telluride has long been a hub for cinema, with world renowned film festivals like Telluride Film Festival and Mountainfilm in Telluride, but the newest film festival—Telluride Horror Show—is starting to steal the show. Telluride Horror Show celebrates the scary movie genre and is in its...
[caption id="attachment_23662" align="alignright" width="300"] On top of a bluff where everyone hangs out[/caption] Sunday, September 15, Allen, Clement, Nicolas, Camille and I went to a big paragliding festival. There were at least 10,000 people there. Folks were paragliding for four days and hanging out at the...
[caption id="attachment_23788" align="alignleft" width="95"] This year's Telluride Horror Show poster.[/caption] A lot of people, even self-proclaimed film buffs, turn up their noses at the mention of horror movies. But their cinematic snobbery doesn’t apply to things like film noir, Alfred Hitchcock’s dark, taut suspense or Quentin...
