It was my father who taught me to be independent. When I turned 16, he instructed me on how to change a tire and check my oil. He showed me how to take a fish off the hook. He took me on adventures, walking through...
"Valentine's Day." That's the name of a new movie from director Gary Marshall about intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles, break-ups and make-ups based on the pressures and expectations of the holiday, the high holy day of lovers. If it's not all wine and...
[caption id="attachment_37463" align="alignright" width="300"] A motion detector can send your smartphone an alert, from The New York Times[/caption] The future is knocking at your front door. Literally. Crystal balls are predicting the worldwide market for smart-connected homes could eventually be as large as $40 million and...
After getting both of them dressed in long underwear, ski bibs, jackets, mittens and helmets, loading up their skis, driving 40 minutes to town, and getting them out of their car seats, the 2-year-old lay down on the asphalt of the parking lot. “I don’t...
If there is no new snow, and I haven’t had too much wine Friday night, I often begin my Saturday morning at Erin Gehrke’s hot, weighted, yoga class at Studio E. She keeps the “kumbaya” portion brief and instead pours her energy into kicking your...
We show up at a holiday party, and run into people we haven’t seen in months. Instead of just saying hello, I dive right in, saying how beautiful the photos of their vacation were. My husband looks at me incredulously. How did you know where...
University Centers of the San Miguel and Rotary Club of Telluride are excited to announce a collaboration. The start-up is a new Mobile GED Testing Center Project for all interested regional residents 16 years and older within the San Miguel River watershed. UCSM is very grateful...
[caption id="attachment_36641" align="alignright" width="300"] Three friends taking self portrait with smartphone, from Huff Post Healthy Living.[/caption] What's out there in the cyber world today may be too many pics of – you! Are you selfie-obsessed? I found this article in the Huff Post Healthy Living that...
A colleague asked me if I was going to stay in Telluride for the holidays. I looked at her dumbfounded. “Telluride is the only place I want to be for Christmas,” I replied. Reflecting on the past 25 years, I can only think of two...
Everyone has an idea of what makes the perfect holiday tree. For some, it’s the quintessential blue spruce, tall, full, perfectly shaped and dressed. Others like the Charlie Brown variety, a few scraggly limbs and an awkward tilt, the tree that most needs love. And...
