“Thank you for being my bacon,” my friend Sherrie said to me recently. I’ve known Sherrie since 2006 when we met as teachers in the same building. She and I taught many of the same students, so it was natural that we’d always find something to talk about. It wasn’t long before we became close […]
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I worry about today’s generation. Whether you know them as “Generation Z” or “iGen,” they are the people born after 1995 who have grown up with their own smartphones and social media accounts. As a Gen-Xer, I am two generations removed from these young people, and I struggle to understand and identify with them. Am
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One of my favorite people in the world is Dale. I got to know him in 2002 over a game called The Sims Online. He described himself in his online bio as someone who disliked tattoos and bad grammar, so he sounded interesting. I struck up a conversation which developed into one of the most
The start of the holiday season is signaled, for me, by Bake Day. Bake Day is a tradition carried on by my best friends (who are twins) that was handed down from their mom. Bake day occurs the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and a group of us spend a whole day baking everything we will need
The signal to summer’s end in Colorado is The Pueblo Chile Fest, which takes place every third weekend in September. The sun is still scorching, the crops are in, and it’s time to celebrate Pueblo’s favorite food: the chile pepper. Vendor tents, artisan crafts, carnival food, games, demonstrations, live music, and a jalapeno eating contest
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“If it’s not fun, stop playing.” That’s my number one rule in gaming. Although I have had lots of great times and built some lasting friendships online, sometimes there are people who take the fun right out of the game, and this article will expose them for who they are. In order to understand the
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