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The Outsiders

The bright red lipstick was the first thing that caught my eye.  As I glanced over at the group of people at the next table, I caught the perfectly coiffed hair, styled with just the right amount of curl, despite the strong winds blowing outside.  The other women were similarly…

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The Empire Light Strikes Back

It’s 6 a.m. on a cold and blustery Sunday morning in late January.  By all rights, anyone in a sane frame of mind would be snug in their bed, sleeping deeply, covers pulled tightly up to their noses.  But not in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado…. One look from high…

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Wood stoves and mountain living

I woke up that first morning to temperatures that felt more like camping in the mountains than living in a house.  Wrapped in my covers like a caterpillar in its cocoon, I procrastinated as long as possible, before finally throwing the covers off.  Wondering why it felt like there was…

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Honey, I almost hit a moose!

Still groggy from getting up at 5 a.m., I climbed into my dirty Subaru Forester with my cup of coffee and drove out the snowy driveway.  Plugging in my iTunes for some driving music at this early hour, I glanced up and saw something flash across the road.  Slowing down,…

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