Where’s that twinkle?

My friend Gretchen has programmed her phone to ring with the sound from Bewitched when I call. You know that sound Elizabeth Montgomery makes when she wiggles her nose to cast a spell? But just as Kryptonite has a detrimental effect on Superman’s powers, so does debt stress on mine and my twinkle is...

Bull

I have been receiving some very caring messages lately from many of you, and I wanted to thank you. I say this with the utmost sincerity. I am so thankful for you, my beautiful friends, who keep on reading, regardless of all my imperfections, sending me love when I need it most. Without you, I could not do...

This one’s for you Aunt Tutti!

The other night Wade looked at me strangely. “What?” I asked as I ran around the house barefoot with three boys asking me questions and following me around like baby ducks. I was getting us ready for our trip to Telluride where the boys will be competing in their last freestyle event for the...

Facing our Aversions and Phobias

There are no scientific names for the aversion that many of us have to the scraping of metal against metal, fingernails scraping down a chalkboard or biting on a towel. I can barely write about this without clenching my teeth. There are many theories as to why these noises affect us and the one that I...

Poetry and Flyfishing: Cameron Scott

I wanted to begin my series on “healers in the valley” by introducing you to a new friend of mine, Cameron Scott. Cameron is a flyfisherman and a poet and although he may not consider himself to be a healer, he has had a very cathartic effect on me. I met Cameron one year ago at the Aspen...

Boys will be Boys – Go Torin!

WINTER X GAMES 15: SKI SUPERPIPE MEN’S ELIMINATION Elimination Results from Aspen/Snowmass on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 Top Eight advance to finals Name                                         Bib #    Hometown                      ...