Goodbye, My Sweet Cody Boy
Originally published in the Pagosa Daily Post, on April 25, 2012. This is a story about a dog, a disease, and a drug. My beloved dog Cody — short for Buffalo Bill Cody —...
Author: Cynda Green
OPINION: We Get the Drones? They Get the Dough?
I first learned about the possibility of our local airport volunteering as a test site for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (aka UAS or drone) in a February 28 Mountain Mail article by James Redmond, “Local...
The Politics of Windows
“The greenest building is the one already built…” — Carl Elefante I can’t wait until November 6, Election Day, when hopefully the political propaganda onslaught will cease. I told myself that I would vote...
Artist Bill Hudson Wins ‘PBR Art’ Mural Contest
A few weeks ago, Bill walked in the door of our little Salida apartment with some news. “I just saw a poster downtown. The Victoria Tavern is sponsoring an art contest,” he told me....
HUMOR: A Weighty Problem for Jennie-O… the Rest is Gravy
Last week we had a pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving. I highly recommend this sort of event, because it takes the usual pressure off Thanksgiving if you prepare Thanksgiving dinner on a different day, preferably prior to...
TURN OFF YOUR TV: This Week’s Live Music
Last Saturday I attended the Fort Garland Band Jam at the Fort Garland Museum Grounds, which featured many of our local musicians. It was a fun, relaxing event with great, diverse music. Some of...
TURN OFF YOUR TV: This Week’s Live Performances in Pagosa Springs
I have XM/Sirius, and the station I listen to the most is Classic Vinyl, which plays classic rock and blues. So when Rockola quietly disappeared into what I have coined “bar band quick sand”,...