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Staycation Guide
Dear Reader, It’s summer, and it’s time to get out of the office. Put down the Blackberry and warm up the GPS. Get on the road and off the map. You have no excuses. Our backyard is waiting for you.…
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Who’s Your Momma?
In general, I carry a heaping bushel of disdain for holidays and their seemingly contrived celebrations. I’m not talking about Christmas or the candy carnivals of Halloween and Easter. I’m talking about The Days: those observances that fuel the greeting…
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When the World is Your Buffet
The buffet is a quintessentially American concept: row upon row of different kinds of food on display, all begging to be tried and tasted, drowning out common sense and the groans of an overfilled belly. A common—yet highly disparaged—iteration is…
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Bon Appetit
Boulder residents and tourists alike are so eclectic and diverse that it pays not to judge a book by its cover. That young man sporting Grizzly Adams’ beard and his be-dreadlocked wife could just as easily be young eco entrepreneurs…
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Challenging Elements: The Rib House
Have you noticed the delicious smells in the air around One Boulder Plaza lately? If you’re anywhere near 13th Street and Canyon, you’re bound to notice people turning their noses to the air and deeply inhaling the heady aromas wafting…
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Duly Noted: A Great Wall of Music
You’re in a band. That may be presumptive, but I’m playing a hunch here. If you’re reading this you’re either in a band or between bands or thinking about starting a band. Why? Because these days, everyone’s in a band…or…
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The Funk Master
Del Tha Funky Homosapien now qualifies as “elder statesman” when it comes to hip-hop. He cut his teeth with Da Lench Mob “back in the day,” to use the appropriate vernacular, waxing militant and angry with Ice Cube’s notorious backing…
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Can I Sext you Some Time?
The kids aren’t all right. These days, with the way youngsters are, Girls Gone Wild seems like mild sexual exploitation and youthful rebellion. Sneaking into dad’s Playboy collection, like Atari and the concept of the family phone, has become passé.…
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Bird’s Eye View
Birds give me—and you, if you choose to accept this assignment—something to look at and think about on walks, runs, drives. You just need to be aware. They’re dependable—they’re always out there. They don’t demand anything from you.
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