Author Archives: Roger

The Pantry in Green Mountain Falls

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Roger

I’m not being overly-wordy in my title — that’s the name of the restaurant. We overheard the owner explaining things to another customer. When he bought the place in 2001, it was called “T’s Pantry.” He wanted to change it … Continue reading →

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Molly Brown House

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Roger

Margaret Tobin was born in 1967 in Hannibal, Missouri. As a young woman, she moved to Colorado where she met and married mining engineer J.J. Brown. He discovered a rich vein of gold, and the Browns became rich. They had … Continue reading →

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B.C.

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Roger

I’m not sure why I originally put the B.C. comic strip on my Pop Culture list, but as long as it was there …  Johnny Hart was born in 1931. He sold his first cartoon to the Saturday Evening Post … Continue reading →

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Toothday Morning

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Roger

It began a little over a week ago with an on-again-off-again niggling pain in the tooth nearest the gap created when I had my wisdom tooth pulled in October. I thought nothing of it — those type of small discomforts … Continue reading →

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Never In My Life Have I Needed a Bathroom So Badly

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Roger

It had taken us an hour and 50 minutes to get to Dillon from our house. We figured it would take a little longer to get home. For the entire 40 miles from Idaho Springs to Dillon, eastbound traffic had … Continue reading →

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