Search
27 Oct FALL SUNDAY: OFF SEASON CURRY
For many, fall off-season is a time when we shift our focus to home. The cooling weather slows our hearts and in turn, slows the pace of our days. The fun but frenetic months of summer—all the biking, camping, hiking, traveling, and fishing that we...
26 Oct ALACAZEM 2012.10.25
October 25 to November 1, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mercury, Mars and Saturn Halloween. Witches, ghosts and goblins. Things that go bump in the night. Wicked winds and swirling leaves. The crack between the worlds, the thin veil between the physical...
19 Oct FALL SUNDAY: A GIRL AND HER GUN
I never would have imagined that I would own a gun. Growing up on the east coast, I thought guns were things that people used to rob convenience stores or impress other gang members. Guns were bad, I believed. Why would I ever want to...
11 Oct ALACAZEM 2012.10.11
October 11 to 18, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mercury and Mars *The following is taken from the first Alacazem column of 2012. I reprint it now as a forerunner of thematic posts on the upcoming Galactic Conjunction of 12.21.12. The Mystical,...
01 Oct BOOK IT!: “WHAT OFF SEASON ?!?!?!?”
I repeat: “WHAT Off-Season?!?!?!?!?” Major fests are over. Academic and sport schedules dictate the rhythm. Start making off-season to-do list. Um, scratch that last one. Way too many cool events have fallen like splendid leaves into our events calendar, offering locals and visitors a menagerie...
23 Aug ALACAZEM 2012.08.23
Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury, Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mars and Saturn We have moved from sunny, radiant, center-of-attention Leo to hard-working, analytical, am-I-good-enough Virgo. And I’m wondering, can you feel the change? The pristine purity of light, shimmering sunshine, magnificent roses and magical wildflowers shout...
09 Aug ALACAZEM 2012.08.09
August 9 to 16, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mercury, Mars and Saturn The month of August in southwestern Colorado enchants the soul and uplifts the spirit. Mornings cool and I feel the wistful call of autumn in the air. Cumulus clouds...
03 Aug ALACAZEM 2012.08.02
August 2 to 9, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mars and Saturn Accepting life on life’s terms. Challenging, at best. The human Earth Walk is one of ups and downs, twists and turns; flat plateaus, peaks and valleys. And we can’t forget...