December 5 to 12, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter Evening: Venus I see the dramatically delicate crescent new Moon shining in deep turquoise twilight, hanging slightly above brilliant Venus, low in the southwestern sky. The fields are covered in snow, crystalline white, reflecting the ebbing...
Some speak of the holidays in terms of "endurance" and "survival." It's all about materialism and family psycho-showdowns, right? Well, not so much. Just ask any child - or Google your own history for fond memories. Chestnuts roasting on open fires. Jack Frost nipping at...
[caption id="attachment_31094" align="alignright" width="223"] TFF #40 by Dean Tavoularis[/caption] For all your hardcore cinephiles, this just in from the Telluride Film Festival: Warm Holiday Greetings. We hope you enjoyed our 40th as much as we did. We're now looking forward to a great year ahead and the 41st...
As is always the case during the holidays, adoptions have slowed down significantly at Second Chance Humane Society. Understandably, people don’t consider this busy season a good time to adopt a pet because they are on the go or traveling. But I am writing today...
[caption id="attachment_36396" align="alignright" width="224"] Steel & tin heart By Jill Rikkers. Wall hanging measures 9 x 12 inches.[/caption] If Ah Haa was not in your line of march Noel Nite, it's not too late to find a gift of art from the heart. A gift of art...
The Telluride Nordic Association (TNA) is a 501©(3) non-profit dedicated to the education and enhancement of Nordic skiing for individuals of all ages and abilities in the Telluride region. TNA has an all-volunteer working board which spends countless hours making Nordic skiing a reality. Still,...
The week before Thanksgiving, we received an email from Pamela Zoline, co-founder of the Telluride Institute, inviting us to the annual Bridal Veil Living Classroom gathering to hear presentations by the eight students who participated in the program in 2013. The event is scheduled for Monday,...
University Centers of the San Miguel is the Regional Center for the Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC). It also partners with Colorado Mesa University (CMU), Prescott College, Western State Colorado University, Fort Lewis College, and Northern Arizona University. Since its inception in 2005, UCSM is the only higher education organization...
Talent is arguably the two percent you leave on the table after the perspiration. We received the following email from a program that is all about the two percent: America's Got Talent (Season 9). My name is Lindsay Spaulding and I'm a Casting Producer for America's Got...
One down. Two to go. Just about everywhere, the parade of cooking, shopping, and wrapping just picked up a new head of steam. While it is true that scribbling cards each year brings us closer to people we only get to see from time to time,...
