At 6:17 p.m. the phone rang, and I was placed on a Town Hall Conference Call with Michael Bennet. Disclaimer that the actual number of people on the call could have been 8,000 - I was listening to the call and cooking at the same time (who places these calls...

What is the word or phrase that means things converge - beyond simple chance - and seemingly not for any particular reason? Can't think of the word but this is the situation.

Last week I was chatting with a friend about local Boulder writers we knew and we could not...

Don't know about the rest of you with teenage boys but the entire purpose of Veterans' Day Eve was procuring Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Even here in Boulder getting this game was no easy feat. I had pre-paid for the game and figured that by 5:00 pm the...

A few years ago the Boulder Valley School District was in the throes of Closure and Consolidation. Every school board meeting was packed and the attendees were rowdy and partisan; PTA meetings were well-attended and full of passion. This year the issues are no less important (teachers' contracts, reduced funding)...

"SNOW! CANNOT HARVEST," was the email I received -- instead of the winter squash and onions I was expecting from our last harvest of the season. I am still digging out from hundreds of tomatoes so the lack of more fresh vegetables is a bit of a blessing.

In the...

The problem is the home-made Egg McMuffins. Organic, cage-free eggs are not a dime dozen but can be had for under $3 a dozen in most Boulder stores. American cheese -- actually not as unhealthy as you think if you get it with reduced fat -- is required on an...