North To Alaska! I’m goin’ north, the rush is on. In fall of 1975, after graduating from CU Boulder with a European history degree, I headed North to Alaska to find my fortune. An intrepid friend of mine, Jimmy Gray, had done it. A few years before,...
And when they loom largeDecades ago-back in the ’60’s and ’70’s-I was quite the outdoorsman. Technical rock climbing. Big game hunter. Fly fishing. Winter camping. Fourteeners. Backpacking and mountain biking. The Colorado Trail, which I...
Out of the mouth of babesOur two little granddaughters spent the night with us a few days ago. It was the first time we’d had them both at once. Although we were a bit concerned that the movie picked out for the evening, The Polar Express, might go over the two...
Ever heard of vivisection? It comes from Latin words meaning “alive” and “cutting.” It’s the practice, in other words, of cutting living creatures. Sounds pretty creepy. And for that reason, the term’s largely fallen out of use....
When the movie’s better than the book.Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, is one of those stories I’ve never grown tired of. I’ve read it repeatedly. Listened to it in the car at least twice.And, on more occasions than I’m willing...