“Patience is a virtue.” When did this statement lose its importance? It doesn’t mean as much as it used to, and it may have to do with technology pervading our lives so much that it has made patience virtually obsolete. When I was a kid, I watched The Jetsons, thinking that future technology would save […]
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“Uncle Wilber, when are you coming out?” It’s a bright, beautiful summer day at the top of the hour, and a palpable sense of expectation is in the air around the Uncle Wilber Fountain at the corner of Tejon and Kiowa Streets. Kids have been playing in the fountain all afternoon, but now they have
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High on the hill above the city of Cripple Creek, Colorado is the Western Heritage Museum, a must-see not only for those interested in local history but also for nature lovers. Opened in 2007, this treasure of the Rockies houses some unique items that capture the history and imagination of a unique part of the
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When I wrote in my article “Altitude Sickness” about working at a local five-star hotel and the experiences I had with guests there, those anecdotes happened when I worked for the children’s program. I spent the eight years previous to that working in the retail part of the hotel. In fact, my first job ever
Every year on December 30, the AdAmAn Club travels from Manitou Springs to the top of Pikes Peak. At midnight, they launch fireworks in celebration of the New Year. Each year they add a new member to the group, hence the name “add-a-man,” whose name was stylized into “AdAmAn” by one of the original members.
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I often wonder, as I walk the streets of downtown Colorado Springs, what life was like here in the 1880s and ’90s, not long after General William Jackson Palmer founded our well-planned city. I imagine him strolling down the street after checking on things in his Antlers Hotel. Perhaps he chatted with people as he
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