As self-serving politicians funded by the fossil fuel industry inhibit progress in America, Asian countries are quickly moving towards reducing risk, building resilience, and creating new economic opportunities by abandoning the business-as-usual approach in favor of going green. By 2020, China, India, and Japan will be...
My name is Susan. And I am a pasta-holic. So when I came across these mouthwatering recipes, my first impulse was to share, because I know my addiction is not unique. Nor is pasta itself. Pasta is one of the world’s most accessible foods. [caption id="attachment_39848" align="aligncenter" width="570"]...
Turning yourself into a pin cushion (acupuncture) turns out to make sense. Meditation reduces stress. It takes a village (community) helps us live longer and better lives. This article in the Huffington Post by Alena Hall summarizes eight best practices that have endured through the...
The recent success of Second Chance’s premiere fundraising event, Wine & Whiskers, was thanks to the generosity of its community members. And homeless pest like me are so very fortunate that this is a community of compassionate people with creative ways of giving. Business owners...
If you compared snow accumulation with dust from yesterday's storm, there is probably 1" of mud. The ferocious winds carrying desert grit did a lot of damage to our snowpack that will help melt our Snow Bank prematurely this spring. The weather this week into...
A pleasant but windy day on tap with increasing clouds later this afternoon & tonight. Much like our Wed/Thur storm, vicious winds will again create another dust event putting desert grit in the air & snow mixing with Sunday's precipitation. Currently a Gulf of Alaska...
We all have our dirty little secrets. My friend Amy was dismayed when she got the notice from her son’s elementary school teacher: she was supposed to bring in her old cereal boxes for an art project. “What? I don’t want everyone at school to...
Of late, Telluride has had a lot of celebrate (our first Olympian, Gus Kenworthy, the end of a successful ski and cultural season). But the region has also had to shed a few tears following the recent and untimely deaths of our friends Eliot Muckerman...
