Cotton candy, chutes and ladders

Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, June 21, 2024 “Because of this inner busyness, which is going on almost all the time, we are liable either to miss a lot of the texture of our life experience or to discount its value and meaning.” John Kabat-Zinn, Full Catastrophe Living The bottom line? It’s kind of a mess.…… Continue reading Cotton candy, chutes and ladders

Detox redux

Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, May 10, 2024 “Broccoli is incredible. It can prevent DNA damage and metastatic cancer spread; activate defenses against pathogens and pollutants; help to prevent lymphoma; boost the enzymes that detox your liver; target breast cancer stem cells; and reduce the risk of prostate cancer progression.” – Michael Greger  It’s springtime, an…… Continue reading Detox redux

Dragons and heroes

Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, April 26, 2024 “In a ruined and toxic future…” — Apple TV promo for a new series “We’re our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.” — Tom Robbins In my 20s, I worked in the rights department (sales of excerpts, quotes, cover art,…… Continue reading Dragons and heroes

Starting now: Idle a while

Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, January 18, 2024 “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” Sydney J. Harris The summer after college graduation, I moved to New York from the family home in the Northwest to start a new life. I decided to go via Canadian Pacific Railway, coach class, which…… Continue reading Starting now: Idle a while