I am 62 years old. More than 40 years ago, I met Dick Dils. He became my climbing partner for two decades and friend. He taught me about the wise assessment of […]
I'm a new Scrogue — but don't pigeonhole me
I’m a recent addition to the S&R line-up since my first guest appearance at the DNC, and I hope I can run with these clever, yappy dogs. I’ve been worried that I’m […]
If Sarah Palin were a Democrat…
… I have no doubt she would be getting roundly condemned by the Republicans, and especially conservative evangelicals, about her “poor choices” — and her daughter’s. Since when did the “values voters” […]
The hope of a tin man
Over the years, I’ve found that my ability to put my feelings on the shelf has served me well. The distance and perspective that this ability gives me is part of what […]
Denver is missing something – the homeless
I was walking up the 16th Street Mall this morning when I got stopped by a man offering me a small newspaper called the Denver Voice. It’s a paper written in large […]
The candidates' digital divide: reflections and ramifications
As I was walking down the 16th Street Mall this afternoon, I passed a woman wearing a button that said “Ask Me How Many Houses I Own.” It’s amazing how quickly a […]
Awareness – the Green Constitutional Congress, part 1
Monday night, Dialog:City held the poorly attended Green Constitutional Congress with the intent to open a democratic dialog between the attendees and the panelists. Instead, what the attendees got was nearly 30 […]
Quotabull
Young man, you have the gift of gab. Keep it up and some day you’ll be President of the United States. — an old Republican to a young Warren G. Harding after […]
Celebrating the heroes, damning the cheats, and always loving the game
This Olympics, 2008, we mortals have been in the company of gods. Michael Phelps. Eight golds. Seven world records. Usain Bolt. Two golds. Two world records. No-one who watched Usain Bolt actually […]
Nota Bene #36
Scholars & Rogues’ world-famous hot links! Jeff Huber at Pen and Sword: The Russia-Georgia conflict “looks more like the relatively heroic measures Big Daddy Bush took in the first Iraq war. If […]
