If you have a child who is learning to ski, chances are you’ve been posed with the question, “When can I get poles?” To the kids, who gets poles seems rather arbitrary; it’s like losing a tooth. It eventually happens to all of them, but when...
In my last post, I explained that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the application for the commercialization of AquAdvantage salmon -- genetically modified salmon. Although the public at large finds confidence in “FDA approved” products, I discussed why perhaps this...
Green beer. Green hats. The greening of the Chicago River. Dying stuff green is how we usually celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in this country. But for me, St. Patrick’s Day is important because it means spring is here. Longer days. More light. And the real greening...
Another very warm, sunny day (Friday) with variable high clouds and light backing SW winds. We'll see a warm night with increasing SSW winds (30-40 MPH gusts) Saturday in advance of a large low pressure trough moving down the coast from the Pacific NW. The...
The "Nifty 50's" were an optimistic time. Fads included Hula Hoops and coonskin caps for kids, drive-in movies and rock-n-roll for teens, conical bras and gelatin molds for moms. On the fashion side of things, there were poodle skirts, knee length shirt dresses with pinched-in waists,...
While the rest of the country is experiencing March madness, the world of design is enjoying Moroccan madness. Spotting Moroccan influences in interior design is nothing new; there has always been an allure to its sensuous and exotic mystery. But now, Moroccan inspired decorating accents are...
The Telluride-based New Community Coalition announced its intention to form a Zero Waste Task Force at Monday’s Intergovernmental Meeting. The group will address the issue of regional Zero Waste goals and what it might take to bring those goals to fruition. We used to have regular...
When powder strikes, life takes on a new order in Telluride. A certain excitement hangs in the air, forcing people to wake up earlier than normal, gear up faster than previously thought possible, and slam an entire breakfast burrito (courtesy of The Window) just to...
If you haven't noticed magical Venus and magnificent Jupiter in the western evening sky over the last few weeks, you haven't looked. It's virtually impossible to miss them shimmering above the twilight horizon as they move ever closer to conjunction on March 13th. This is...
My mom often complains that I never ski with her. For the record, I ski with her every year on her birthday, when my sister and brother visit and often with my five-year old daughter. But, she is right; exclusive ski dates are rare. So, last...
