Memorial Weekend. In Telluride, the holiday is synonymous with Mountainfilm, a gathering of a tribe of indomitable spirits out to save the world, one cause, one film, one conversation at a time. (And yes, year after year, positive change happens as a result.) In other parts of...
Albert Einstein was more than just a scientist. Here are 25 amazing life lessons coming from the man himself! 1. Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. 2. Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. 3. Never do anything against...
May 22 to 29, 2014 Visible Planets:Morning: Venus Evening: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn As a young teenager, I can remember sitting on the front lawn outside our Denver home on Forest Street, in pink and turquoise twilight, observing the celestial pairing of a slender crescent Moon...
My wife, Debbie, and I recently visited our families in Atlanta. The focus of our trip was to address some financial and housing issues of our aging parents, my 84-year-old mother and Deb's 80-year-old father. We knew that it wasn't going to be easy. So...
May 15 to 22, 2014 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus Evening: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn The full Moon rising above the snow-covered San Juans in turquoise twilight last night was awesome. The first colored night-lights of the tiny town of Norwood twinkled below. The sky was a...
The article by Erica Larsen in Salon was brought to our attention by Telluride Inside...
First and foremost: Happy Mother’s Day! Yesterday the Internet was chockablock with tantalizing morsels to honor moms all over the world. This post by Shelley Emling for HuffPost Lifestyle was particularly charming. [caption id="attachment_40764" align="aligncenter" width="488"] Mother scolding daughter, courtesy of Huffington Post[/caption] Mother Knows Best, right? At least...
As I’ve grown older, I’ve realized it is much too easy to gravitate towards things I know and am comfortable with. The same is true about how I think. It’s easier to deal with a problem or uncertainty the same way I have in the past. However, I’ve...
May 8 to 15, 2014 Visible Planets:Morning: Venus Evening: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn It’s springtime in the Rockies. Mud and snow, sleet, rain and hail. Magnificent sunshine, peek-a-boo light and budding trees. Brave tulips and yellow daffodils pop up out of heavy mulch as cerulean bluebirds...
Editor’s Note: It all started with a Wellness Conference that took place in March at The Peaks Resort & Spa. The talks featured part-time Telluride local Dr. Alan Safdi, who offered evidence-based medical findings for healthy living in easily digestible sound bytes. The series was so popular,...
