Boulder is in the center of world for many things. Denver lies 40 minutes to our South-East. To the immediate North-West, about the same distance away, lies Rocky Mountain National Park: a gem by which the sparkle of all other gems is measured. Once upon a time, before COVID-19, getting out of the park was […]

One of Boulder’s Bobbie Feldman’s many claims to fame is authoring “My Boyfriend’s Back.” This classic pop song performed by The Angels, dropped in 1963. However, the songwriters for “My Boyfriend’s Back” were credited as the team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer,  The song  also recorded by the Chifons, tells the story […]

Boulder Sunrise, like the Flatirons and the Foothills, never looks the same. Every time I look at the mountains, every time for over 49 years, they look different. Every photograph, painting, and other representation from earrings to necklaces is different. I love them all. Some are meditative, calm, while others are far more dramatic. A […]

Mom Checks It Out First Boulder, 5:45 AM, White collar, Invitation for Raccoon +2  “Are we ready to go kids?” Lenny Lensworth Frieling all pics Shared Knowledge is Power!

Did Boulder have the service of the most famous Pony Express? Well, not exactly. Boulder did however benefit from the Pony Express going through Colorado. There were no alternatives until the telegraph, by Samual F.B. Morse, came along. In the days long before junk mail, when people communicated by written letter, snail mail, there was […]

As the sun comes up over the Boulder Flatirons it casts the red of the morning sun on the Flatirons, from top to bottom as it rises. Getting up early is worthwhile. I find that the Boulder sunrises are more spectacular than the sunsets. I know for a fact that dogs (at least one of […]

This is good news or bad news or both. The Revered Bald Eagle is NOT THE NATIONAL BIRD! Yes, you read that correctly. The Minnesota legislature is deciding whether or not to name  Haliaeetus leucocephalus — the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States. WHY? Everyone knows that the Bald Eagle is […]

pic Gwen Dordick Fritillary! These butterflies remind me of the finch. There are a plethora of types of fritillary, as there are pages of different finches in the bird ID books. They share a common challenge. Most look about the same. Google ID, generally amazing, was great in ID’ing this as a “fritillary,” and different […]

What IS The Nobel Prize? The University of Colorado is famous, among other claims to fame, for its Nobel Prize Winners. What IS the Nobel Prize and why do we care? The Nobel Prize, established by the will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor, engineer, and industrialist, is one of the world’s most prestigious honors. […]

In preparing for my meeting with the head of franchise marketing for Crisp & Green, with its seven Colorado locations, I prepared questions. My most important was simple. “Are you doing something new, or are you doing something old, better?” The answer is easy. Both!  A salad is not new. A salad with the best […]