By Nellie Curtiss … As I clutched the steering wheel with my hands that weren’t clutching so much as they were pressing, I thought of the Cardiologist who helped me last year when I was air taxied into the Parkview Hospital. Now a year later, Dr. Derar Albashaireh (Pueblo Cardiology). who saved my life, hadContinue reading “ERC’s Izzy and Stephen earn giving stars”
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Open wide the floodgates of good will and gratitude
By Nellie Curtiss … Look out. The floodgates of shoppers standing shoulder to shoulder at big box and little box stores is about to pop out! Santa Claus commercials are at the ready and already have infiltrated our satellites, cable, Internet live and streaming cycles, and traditional antenna digital signals from San Antonio Mountain. WithContinue reading “Open wide the floodgates of good will and gratitude“
Drop the mic for Thanksgiving
By Nellie Curtiss … Thessalonians in the New Testament is often offered as a godsend: Do give thanks in all things. In conjuring the header for this column or blog, I played around with: Ahh, the days of Whining and Turkeys, which was a “play” on the 1962 movie starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick,Continue reading “Drop the mic for Thanksgiving”
Fort Garland’s ghostly guard walks by night
By Nellie Curtiss … Halloween night as you listen for unexplained shuffling of shoes against a hard-wood floor, or watch for flickering lights already switched off, and find doors ajar that were locked, remember whiskey, mayhem, and a friendly ghost. The Halloween winds are rattling again at Fort Garland’s infantry barracks where Pvt. Manuel LujanContinue reading “Fort Garland’s ghostly guard walks by night”
Gabby was under Brian’s thumb
By Nellie Curtiss … Anyone who has lived through domestic violence recognized the symptoms in the police cam that Utah law enforcement shared recently after a traveler reported abuse concerning Gabby and Brian. Brian and Gabby toured through several states including The Great Sand Dunes National Park in Alamosa County. As typical of abusers, BrianContinue reading “Gabby was under Brian’s thumb”
Not punk’d, but SKUNKED at 2 am
By Nellie Curtiss … With the changes in climate comes all-nighters. Despite taking Zyrtec D, squirting Flonase, later spraying Saline solution, and placing Breathe Right Strips for needed oxygen, my plugged-up nose woke me from a dream conversation about trap-neuter-release (TNR) clinics for feral cats. “It’s 2 a.m.,” Mickey Mouse on the watch face announced.Continue reading “Not punk’d, but SKUNKED at 2 am”
Climate change lessons and daily choices
By Nellie Curtiss … In a September 13, 2020 Barron’s article by Jennifer R. Marlon, we learn about how climate changes are shifting our lives. A research scientist at Yale University, Marlon reported that there are already seven ways that we as U. S. citizens are paying for climate change, whether or not we believeContinue reading “Climate change lessons and daily choices”
A life well lived with sentient felines
By Nellie Curtiss … Midway through the month, I ran out of moola for more Friskies chicken pate for the clowder of community cats. Except for one, Alphie, all the ferals here are neutered or spayed. So, Cats Alive SLV fetched three bags of Rachel Ray Nutrish dry food. Lisa Karst had shared she hadContinue reading “A life well lived with sentient felines”
The American dream and today’s workers
by Nellie Curtiss …. Labor Day was suggested and created by a union of machinists. According to the Department of Labor (DOL) web site, there is dispute if the founder was the McGuire who was a carpenter or who was a machinist. Research supports that the founder was most likely Matthew McGuire, machinist and memberContinue reading “The American dream and today’s workers “
Dust bunnies can run but cannot hide–the Shark vacuums them all!
By Nellie Curtiss … It’s a vacuum in here; or rather, I need to vacuum in here. I made that up, just now. As I look around at the dust bunnies clinging to the edges of the baseboards, I know it’s time to empty out the canister and start again. The hairy bunnies cleave toContinue reading “Dust bunnies can run but cannot hide–the Shark vacuums them all!”
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