The Hazlehurst Memoirs, Part 4: That time I was a drug kingpin
It was great to be back in Grenada, footloose and fancy free. I had saved a few bucks, and the…
The Hazlehurst Memoirs Part 3: Skirting stock regs in 1970s NYC and liberating a boat from the French
Intro to the Hazlehurst Memoirs Nov. 5, 2024 – Election Day! Like many of us in our sadly divided electorate,…
The Hazlehurst Memoirs Part 2: Sailing around the world and into a new life
Intro to the Hazlehurst Memoirs Nov. 5, 2024 – Election Day! Like many of us in our sadly divided electorate,…
The Hazlehurst Memoirs: A Colorado Springs youth in the 40s and 50s
Intro to the Hazlehurst Memoirs Nov. 5, 2024 – Election Day! Like many of us in our sadly divided electorate,…
A planned surgery and an unplanned one: Gratitude for a loving community
Wednesday, Oct. 11 – just another beautiful October day, somewhat diminished by the prospect of Thursday’s plastic surgery to rebuild…
October is Arts Month: A-r-t in OCC
Old Colorado City may not be a “real” city, since it’s nominally part of Colorado Springs, but we Westsiders think…
Can’t part with the art
What’s the difference between an art collector and an art hoarder? I found out last weekend, when I tried sporadically…
A nod to OCC’s historic homes, as I prepare to say goodbye to mine
What do humans do for shelter and safety? We may have started in caves, but we soon began to build.…
But what about the childless dog ladies?
Thanks to J.D. Vance, we can assume that many “childless cat ladies” that might have voted for the Trump-Vance ticket…
We need to de-geezify Washington
The great 18th-century French diplomat Charles Talleyrand said of the exiled Bourbons, who sought to return the Monarchy after the…