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Susan Richards is a retired editor who will tell you old editors never die, they just revert to type.
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Wild Basin webcam is my new favorite
I’ve long said Rocky Mountain National Park is my favorite place in the world. And it’s easy to assume that would mean a lot of time spent in and around Estes Park, gateway to the park. However, the majority of… Read More ›
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No collusion?
Apparently it depends on your definiton of the word.
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Because we could all use a feel-good moment
Eleven-year-old Tyler Butler-Figueroa was diagnosed with leukemia at age 4. He was bullied at school because of the hair loss caused by his treatment, and he was ostracized because of a rumor that his cancer was contagious. He got into… Read More ›
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D-Day: 75th Anniversary
Normandy by the Numbers The Normandy Invasion consisted of 5,333 Allied ships and landing craft embarking nearly 175,000 men. The British and Canadians put 75,215 troops ashore, and the Americans 57,500, for a total of 132,715, of whom about 3,400… Read More ›
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A cat tale
You might have noticed I haven’t been writing much lately. But I have reasons, or excuses, depending on how you feel about cats. Mousse, my beloved kitty for 16 years, died in early April. And as you might imagine, I… Read More ›
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Memorial Day 2019
~ Never Forget ~ All gave some. Some gave all.
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Cookies in the cabinet
Yep, I saw the video yesterday. Dr. Ben Carson, US Secretary of Housing and Urban Renewal, did indeed think the congresswoman said “Oreo.” Wouldn’t it have been nice (and amazing) if Trump had appointed qualified people to cabinet posts instead… Read More ›
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George Carlin on abortion
Given the recent surge of extremism re Roe v. Wade, now seems a good time to reprint these insightful words from comedian George Carlin, first published here April 26, 2012. For those who prefer to hear it straight from the… Read More ›
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Back to the Stone Age
Supposedly Alabama’s restrictive new abortion law is intended to get the abortion issue before the now more conservative Supreme Court in an effort to overturn Roe v. Wade. But unless and until that happens, it’s an incredibly cruel, regressive law… Read More ›
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Trade wars bad, very bad
Trump lost a billion dollars in ten years (ala “The Art of the Deal“!?), but at least it was his own money. Now he’s playing with your money and mine. Bad. Very bad. “If the world goes to hell… Read More ›
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My favorite webcams: Estes Park, Rocky Mountain NP, Pikes Peak, Denver/Boulder
Updated. Webcams are my favorite way to visit Colorado’s Front Range, any time, in any weather.
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Beneath the cover-up
Although I agree that Attorney General Barr is nothing more than Trump’s lackey, that’s not why I laughed at this cartoon. I’d never thought about what Trump’s hair must look like right after it’s washed. With the length he needs… Read More ›
