A glimpse in the rear view mirror can be eye-opening. Especially if the view is all the way back to the civilization of the ancient Maya. This article in Huff Post is yet another affirmation of the simple fact the more things change, the less things...
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...
[caption id="attachment_37029" align="alignright" width="300"] (From Mark Bittman's great New York Times story)[/caption] Are you so over New Year's resolutions – the list-making, not the doing? Do you resolve not to read one compilation with new and improved options? Well, I suggest this one time you make...
Ed. note: Jerry Roberts sent this update today (Friday): "Viewing the latest model runs today it looks like we could have a better shot at snow in the San Juans. Increasing orographic winds along with cold temperatures will enhance the potential of snow production Saturday. ...
[caption id="attachment_36994" align="alignright" width="300"] Ladybug[/caption] The first Second Chance Pet Column of 2013 promoted making positive and empowering resolutions – as opposed to resolving to NOT doing something, which rhymes with just setting yourself up for failure: for example, last year Boris resolved "I will not eat...
Fashionistas, this one's for you. Found this tongue-in-cheek (not really) blog in HuffPost Style about shooting for the stars on New Year's Eve – only to crash land back on Earth. New Year's Eve is probably the most overrated event on the calendar. And yet each...
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...
[caption id="attachment_36921" align="alignright" width="300"] I won't automatically praise something because it's "street food." Because there is such a thing as bad street food. (from Huff Post)[/caption] If your eyebrows arch when an acquaintance mispronounces "ratatouille. " If you choose a different aisle to avoid processed cheese...
[caption id="attachment_36840" align="alignright" width="300"] Dogs given celebrity names at shelters in the hopes of attracting adopters include, clockwise from top left: Connie Britton, Eddie Vedder, Taylor Swift, Bill Murray, Cat Deeley, Rod Stewart, Diane Sawyer and James Earl Jones. (From The New York Times article...
