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BOOK CLUBS
With sweaty, drippy mid-August becoming the new back-to-school Fall (without any consultation or public approval, I will add 🤨 ), September's old signals of pointy pencils, pristine backpacks, and still-sticky glue sticks have been forced to cede some ground. Thankfully, many time-honored signs of September remain: chillier mornings, apples, early-turning leaves, cardigans just in case, football on TV, and — for the readers out there — the seasonal re-start of many book clu
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FIELD TRIP: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH (PART 2)
Hello again and Happy September! We're here with Part 2 of our entry-level tour of Colorado's Rocky Mountains — thanks for returning! To ease back into things, let's start with some COLORADO COLOR. If you ever road-trip to Colorado, just as you cross the state line, you'll be greeted by a similar version of this iconic, folksy sign: It's an exciting moment, but you might notice the surrounding landscape above isn't actually colorful at all, which — contrary to what I once i
Sep 910 min read
FIELD TRIP: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH (PART 1)
BUT FIRST, DOLLY: A few hours ago, my phone lit up with sad, shocked text messages about the passing of Dolly Parton — a genuine American legend and, most importantly, one of this world's better/very best angels. Dolly was deeply, consistently, spectacularly GOOD. Writing about Dolly back in January was a true joy because she was the living personification of JOY ... and of love, talent, grit, generosity, humor, smarts, kindness, open-heartedness, authenticity, and — of cou
Aug 2510 min read
