Concerned that my pup Charlie might be gaining a bit too much weight (Labs are notorious for that), I decided to check the calorie count on peanut butter, his favorite treat stuffed into a Kong and frozen. I can’t imagine now what I entered for my search, but the first thing that came up was … Continue reading No calories!
Jon Stewart takes on Okla. gun advocate Continue reading Stewart v. Guns
Webcams can certainly be informative. About an hour ago the live-streaming TundraCam, perched at 11,600 ft., caught these storm clouds building along the Continental Divide 17 miles west of Boulder., Colo. Forecasters have been warning of as much as two feet of snow in elevations above 6,000 feet, while Denver and points farther east and … Continue reading Here comes winter, again
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” —Robert Swan
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It’s certainly been a week of thought-provoking, gut-twisting, all-around bad news. And it’s only Wednesday. But these days could describe most weeks. Of course, we can blame it on the media and their determination to lead with the most catastrophic stuff they can find. But do we, society, have to keep providing such fodder? Apparently … Continue reading Only Wednesday
It’s all here, all in one picture: the great American West. From rolling prairie and bison herds, to modern cities springing up almost overnight, to the Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide. These bison are residents of the 15,000-acre Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, land that was once a military arsenal producing chemical weapons … Continue reading My American West
