April 2014

Looking for something to do this off-season?  Throw the bikes on the car, grab your compass and get ready for some great outdoor fun. Nestled in western Colorado's alluring high desert  just north west of Grand Junction, Fruita offers a variety of outdoor adventures including some...

It takes a while for the mind to adjust to vacation. Consciously, we think we’re relaxing. We go through the motions of relaxing. We do yoga. Drink beer. Stretch out in the sun. Sleep in. Yet, for me, it isn’t until about day 4, that...

Last Sunday my sermon featured the important concepts of repentance and mind. Many Christians do not fully grasp the connection between some of Christianity's key concepts with the larger context of Greek philosophy and religion. The message of repentance (metanoia)  is an invitation to change...

In 1896, approximately 150 years after the dawn of the industrial revolution began to disrupt Earth’s natural energy balance, Nobel Laureate chemist Svante Arrhenius theorized that carbon dioxide (CO2) derived from fossil fuel combustion induced atmospheric global warming. Nonetheless, it took another 62 years before...

April 10 to 17, 2014    Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury, Venus, Saturn  Evening: Mars, Jupiter Wow! Here we are on the precipice of an enormously daunting cosmic cliff. Do we jump and test our ability to fly, soaring above the jagged rocks and raging rivers below, tapping...

Here's a good one for Jeopardy or the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle: What is the name of the person who invented video art? Art historians universally credit Korean-born Nam June Paik, who was married to another video artist, Shigeko Kubota, in the heyday of...

My name is Susan and I am a chocoholic. So when I came across these 35 killer recipes in HuffPost Taste, I had to share – starting with the Dulce de Leche confection from Two Peas and their Pod.   (Although I refuse to share...

We make a smoothies almost every morning to jump-start our day, and so we are constantly looking for new spins on an old theme. Check out these five great recipes from HuffPost Healthy Living. When's the last time you really considered what a culinary marvel the...

Family Field Trip to Ute Indian Museum in Montrose Saturday, April 26, 8:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. [caption id="attachment_39997" align="aligncenter" width="376"] Image from Telluride Museum archives[/caption] Gather the family for a day at the Ute Museum in Montrose, enjoy a guided tour and dig into Ute history with hands-on...