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Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, January 12, 2014 It’s 1970. Jimi Hendrix has recently played Sick’s Stadium in Seattle (about a mile and a half from my childhood home), but this is not what has rocked my world. Not Hendrix (who dies later in the year) or The Who or The Doors or Black Sabbath or…… Continue reading #trending = #theoppositeofsimple

Reverse psychology

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, December 29, 2013 You. Yes, you. You are no longer allowed to have New Year’s resolutions, by decree of the highest court in the land, signed and dated this 29th day of December, 2013. It is expressly forbidden and punishable by law. So don’t even try. When the ball drops and…… Continue reading Reverse psychology

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Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, December 15, 2013 Transcribed from the original letter, dated December 13, 2013. Dear Michelle, True, true, I don’t generally reply to letters. And I’ll admit it was the missus who suggested I make an exception – not because you’re particularly needy, or worthy, or unique, my dear, but because I know…… Continue reading Transcribed from the original…

Don’t spare me the details

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, December 1, 2013 Hey, just in case. In case I get up in the morning already chomping at the number one task on the number one list, already back in last night’s thoughts, the ones sputtering like grease in a pan before I drift off to sleep. In case I forget…… Continue reading Don’t spare me the details

Snafu

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, November 17, 2013 It is nearly midnight and you have just arrived in New York City. It’s your first day of vacation, and your first vacation in a long time. The approach, right over the city, is unbelievable — lights for miles in the crystalline black of night, Manhattan Island like…… Continue reading Snafu

First snowflake (the 99-year interview)

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, September 29, 2013 The sky is blue again, bluebird-blue, and the post-summer sun, more than ever committed to its last deeply golden moments, streams down in gushing rays, skipping across exposed human shoulders. There is no intention to burn a tissue layer off the most fledgling of earthly inhabitants, but sun’s…… Continue reading First snowflake (the 99-year interview)