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A canvas for the holidays

A canvas for the holidays

Dec 8, 2022 4 min read

For many years I used to live in an HOA (home owners associaton) controlled neighborhood in Westminster, just north of Denver. After my divorce I didn’t need to discuss home decoration plans with anyone else and felt like adding a…

The biggest earth day ever

The biggest earth day ever

Apr 22, 2020 6 min read

Today is the 50th time we celebrate Earth Day. In other times many of us would have tweeted a “Happy Earth Day” from their SUVs on the way to the airport.  Today we enjoy unusually clean air, clear skies, and…

Rejecting the Unknown

Rejecting the Unknown

Oct 9, 2019 9 min read

Today is Yom Kippur. It’s the highest holiday on the Jewish calendar. Unlike the main Christian holidays, it’s a rather serious affair. It’s a day of forgiveness and jews spend it fasting and in deep prayer. On that day a…

A world without nukes – yes please

A world without nukes – yes please

Feb 5, 2019 3 min read

Last week we were presented with the news that the US is leaving the INF treaty.  This agreement was banning the possession of land-based short and middle-distance nuclear weapons for the US and Russia. Yes, there was some lying on…

To bang or not to bang

To bang or not to bang

Feb 5, 2013 2 min read

You have most probably heard of the Bang with Friends Facebook App by now. It made the rounds on nearly all social media blogs last week. It lets you select which of your friends you’d have sex with. If one…

To helmet or not to helmet?

To helmet or not to helmet?

Oct 23, 2012 2 min read

I grew up in a world where everyone whore helmets when riding a motorcycle and no one wore them for skiing or cycling except when  racing. That conditioned how I felt about them. I see people in Colorado riding their…

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