Posts by Carol Ross
Update on Wascally Wabbits
Last year about this time, I blogged about my problem with rabbits in my backyard. The rabbits seemed to have moved to the front yard and while they are a nuisance, I see them more in my neighbor’s yard than mine. I’m not the only one that thinks rabbits are a nuisance. People are Googling…
Read MoreGrand Gestures
I read in a travel magazine about Rory Stewart, author of the book, The Places in Between. The book describes his 600-mile walk across Afghanistan in 2002, right after the fall of the Taliban. He’s told by an Afghan when entering the country, "You are the first tourist in Afghanistan. It is mid-winter. There are…
Read MoreCircus vs. Art
A great quote from George Lucas, when asked at the D: All Things Digital conference what he thought about Internet video: "There are two forms of entertaining. Circus is random. And voyeuristic. It’s basically what you see on YouTube now. I call it feeding Christians to the lions. The movie term is throwing puppies on…
Read MoreSlash Careers
If you missed the June events in Denver with Marci Alboher, kick yourself, twice. I interviewed Marci for the Northwestern University Club of Colorado on one night and then the next night, Marci gave a talk for the Lighthouse Writer’s Workshop on the topic, "Secret Lives of Writers." After this second appearance, she emailed that…
Read MoreBoys and Women
My older son will be entering high school in the fall. It seems to be the norm these days that 8th grade graduations are big affairs. The school had a formal ceremony where the kids dressed up, walked up to receive a certificate when their name was called, and wound their way back to their…
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