Go north, dad,” my son told me over the phone. “How am I supposed to know which way is north?” I asked him. It was snowing hard in Greeley so I couldn’t see the mountains to orient myself. “Just turn left at the next intersection,” he assured me. I was lost in Greeley in my […]
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As the end of January approaches, and New Year’s Day shrinks in the rearview, a question lingers in my mind. What is it about holidays that inspires “educational” cable channel producers to air every apocalyptic documentary in their catalog? Even if you think you don’t know what I’m talking about, you probably do. Flip through
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Already, 2016 is turning out to be a terrible year for being a musician of a certain age, and we haven’t even finished the third full week. A few days ago, David Bowie died, and now, Glenn Frey is gone. A few might dismiss Frey as “The Heat is On” guy, the ex-Eagle who also
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Week 1: Chapters 1, and 2 (pages 2-19—18 pages)(Dec 7th, 2015) –Exiting a plane, Diana Buchanan asks Wade Middleton’s help with a heavy saddle. He throws his back out. Guilt overcomes her conservatism; she drives him home. The next morning his friend Jorge Calderon comes seeking help at work. –When Diana asks Wade about his
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This morning, I realized again that, just over two months ago, I turned fifty years old. Not that I make a habit of forgetting my age, but sometimes things hit you, and other times they hit you, you know? Imagine, for instance, thinking one day that you could stand to lose a couple of extra
Sports fans of all manner are literally fanatics. Some are just more fanatical than others, and world football hooligans are in their own category. The NFL playoffs are particularly intense. Supporters of teams that didn’t make it are demanding that coaches and general managers be fired or that certain players be traded away or obtained.
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