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 this took place in Oklahoma City between the late ’40s and the end of the… Read More ›
Personal
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 gleam in her daddy’s eye. I was a highly sensitive person (HSP) before psychologists had… Read More ›
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 of town and are visible from miles away. (Weather permitting, they can be seen with… Read More ›
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 between. Cancer. You see, a phone call Thursday confirmed that last Wednesday’s biopsy was positive for grade… Read More ›
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 a Royal portable, and it was definitely a hate/hate relationship. You see, I didn’t take… Read More ›
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 about ice deliveries, ice chips, etc. He’s nine years older than I and has a much… Read More ›
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 don’t particularly remember the one my family had. What I do remember is the iceman who… Read More ›
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 above. The shot below is from October 6. I liked having the deck in the… Read More ›
Striking gold in Colorado, autumn 2014
Just a nod to the glorious foliage in the Rockies this week. My calendar reminds me every year that September 27 is the average annual peak foliage day in the mountains, but a cold snap several weeks ago triggered early… Read More ›
Driving habits of a 71-year-old
I won’t for a second assume that anyone drives the way I do — but in some cases, maybe they should. I’ve not been driving for 71 years, of course. I got my license when I was 16, so I’ve… Read More ›
Share the ‘Joy’
According to the YouTube notes, “Joy” is one of the best instrumentals of all time, and I agree. (I owned all the instrumentals.) It’s from the British studio group Apollo 100 and features keyboardist Tom Parker. “Joy” (1972) made it… Read More ›
Daddy was a Disney star
Even people my age cannot recount the earliest days of Walt Disney’s remarkable career. At best, we remember his animated hits of the 1940s and ’50s. Films like Pinocchio (1940), Fantasia (1940), Dumbo (1941), Bambi (1943), Song of the South (1943), Alice… Read More ›
