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
Category: Personal
I am from … a while ago
Several recent conversations brought to mind this item I first published in 2009. I probably should have mentioned in the first few paragraphs that all
An introvert and shy
“I want to be alone … with someone else who wants to be alone.” I was an introvert before author Susan Cain was a
A bit of Flatiron history
Some readers might recognize these rock formations as The Flatirons, a Boulder, Colorado, landmark. Symbol of the city, they rise from the foothills just southwest
A is for anxiety, C is for cancer
It’s now the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing I think about at night. Not to mention most of the time in
Ah, typewriters
Anyone my age, and certainly any former editor/writer my age, will recall some years spent pounding the keys of a manual typewriter. Mine was
More on ice chips and horses
An addendum/correction to my earlier post about ice deliveries in the 1940s: I got a note from my older brother last night regarding my recollections
When iceboxes were cool
Before electric refrigerators were introduced, Americans used iceboxes. Those of you more than a few years younger than I probably never had one and frankly, I
Day trip to Trail Ridge Road
A week ago I checked the webcam at the Alpine Visitor Center on Trail Ridge Road and discovered the camera had been moved, as seen
