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Susan Richards is a retired editor living in Thornton, Colorado.
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Wise we must be
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Too cute for words
This is “Cotton.” I found her in Bored Panda’s story “40 Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos Of This Month (March Edition).” She’s there with 39 other adopted pets, mostly felines and canines, but Cotton is mine. (I wish!)
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Love in the time of pandemic
I’m a hermit by trade. A loner. And I’m perfectly happy home alone most of the time. Until I was told I HAD to stay home. Now I fret constantly. My son and his family live about a mile away,… Read More ›
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‘Joy’ in Colorado
While sheltering-in-place as ordered, members of the Colorado Symphony used modern technology to get together and play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” one of my all-time favorites. I still get goosebumps every time I hear it. “Ode to Joy,” from Beethoven’s… Read More ›
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Feed a cold, starve a virus
Time Magazine writers Elijah Wolfson and Chris Wilson said it yesterday: Short of a miracle cure, the only way to halt this pandemic, experts say, is to starve it. And nations around the world are attempting to do just that,… Read More ›
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Social distancing for everyone
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A cat tale, part II
Some of you may remember that I adopted a kitten last May. He was a wee thing, 8 weeks old and just 2 pounds. I named him Rowdy. Time passed and he grew. Boy, how he grew! He is one… Read More ›
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Media mishaps: Grammar grinch gripes again
I heard it again this morning: NASA pronounced “nassau.” NASA is not pronounced “nassau.” Nassau (NASS-aw) is a city, the capital of the Bahamas. NASA (NASS-uh) is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. And that was enough to… Read More ›
