Life in snow country defines itself and those who choose to endure it. The luscious green mountains of summer turn white and edged in cold. Over the years, some of us have developed certain terms that help define certain conditions. Cold is one of them. Of course cold is relative. People in Florida and Arizona…

We were in our local Lattè shop yesterday. They were serving free coffee drinks all day to celebrate their third anniversary. Philip, one of the owners and world-class barista sat down to visit. Philip and I share a similar, twisted sense of humor so I always enjoy our conversations. Just as he sat down, his…

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” ― Isaac Asimov