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Monthly Archives: January 2006

January’s Full Moon

January’s full moon, today, January 14, is called the Wolf Moon, or the Old Moon, or less poetically the Moon After Yule.

Leaving Colorado

I can see why Boulder has compelled many. It would take me a longer time here to see why many have become cynical about it, about its exclusivity and jacked-up prices, but of course all the general evidence is available, if one cares to go with it. I don’t. I don’t care to pay attention [...]

Steamboat Springs break

Time to take a break from writing about Austria and the Viennese wine taverns (Heurigen) and the Schrammelmusik, violins, songs expressing maudlin themes …

People don’t know good novels

From the alumni list today:
From the NY Times: ——— Submitted to 20 publishers and agents, the typed manuscripts of the opening chapters of two books were assumed to be the work of aspiring novelists. Of 21 replies, all but one were rejections. Sent by The Sunday Times of London, the manuscripts were the opening [...]

SC Alt-Weekly Editor is Threatened

According to this E&P story, there’s been a new alt-weekly in Columbia (a place I called “home” for a few years) since summer’s end that has disturbed some — and at least one so much so as to force the unknown(s?) to break into the editor’s home and set his possessions on fire. [...]

Skating in Colorado