Freedom isn’t free
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Category: holidays
It’s Earth Day!
Where have all the decades gone?
Well, hallelujah. It’s April 8, 2013, and that means I’ve been 70 years old for almost an hour now. I don’t feel any different, physically, but emotionally, that’s something else. I don’t know whether to celebrate that I’ve managed to survive this long, and with relatively few health problems, or just hole up and drown … Continue reading Where have all the decades gone?
Storm won’t stop Frozen Dead Guy Days
Every state has its unique celebrations and events, and Colorado is no different. We have Frozen Dead Guy Days. Seriously. This weekend is the twelfth annual Frozen Dead Guy celebration in Nederland, Colo. Nederland (elev. 8,234 ft.) is a small mountain community (pop. 1,500) just 17 miles up the canyon west of Boulder. It retains much … Continue reading Storm won’t stop Frozen Dead Guy Days
The most romantic gift I ever received
Okay, I’ve done my “Bah, Cupid” bit for Valentine’s Day. But it got me thinking about the past, when romance, or potential romance, was still a part of my life. And I remembered, as I occasionally do, what still ranks as the most thoughtful, romantic gift I ever received. I had a male acquaintance that … Continue reading The most romantic gift I ever received
Happy Florist and Chocolatier Day
(The following is a reprint of my Valentine’s Day post two years ago.) It’s Valentine’s Day. Big whoop. I’m not celebrating, not involved, not doing it. If I had a significant other, I would be, of course. I’m a hopeless romantic in every sense of the word. Hopeless. Utterly. Or I used to be. When … Continue reading Happy Florist and Chocolatier Day