In The Idler, Samuel Johnson wrote, “Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.” And you know, he was right. So many of life’s memorable moments come about due to some type of coincidence, happy accident, or just dumb luck. I’m chalking this one up as happy accident, a casual mention ofContinue reading “Elements of Surprise”
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Ports of Call
Destination: Grand Junction, Colorado. When I first went to Grand Junction for the Colorado Mountain Winefest, somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 years ago, I had no idea it’d become a haven from the nearly constant whirl of Denver. I thought of it as a quaint town on the western slope with a few goodContinue reading “Ports of Call”