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The sex behind population control
As taboo as it is to talk about sexual pleasure in the bedroom, talking about population control can be even more contentious. We need to have sex to make babies — that’s obvious. But in a world that is running out of room and resources, we would do well to ...
Rustic Apple Tart with Cinnamon Scotch Whipped Cream
Is it wrong to use words like yummy, yummers, nummers and the oh-so-widely-used phrase “yummers in the tummers...
End parental impunity
You’re sitting in a coffee shop. You notice that the adult sitting next to you is logged on to one of those torrent sites and is illegally downloading music, movies, books and games. Knowing that this person is breaking the law — and determined to teach him right ...
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Don`t worry, I’m not going to spew about the weather again, except to say ... it’s so hot, the chickens are laying hard boiled eggs. Thanks, I’m here all night! Of course it’s hot — it’s July. And what treat is front and center in this patriotic month? Ice cream, ...
Carr goes off the rails
In the past couple of years, the city of Boulder has done a number of things not to help the homeless, but rather to make life much more difficult for them...
Sometimes, the government comes in handy
Americans have a love/hate relationship with government, condemning those wasteful and corrupt government bureaucrats in the abstract while praising many public services in the concrete like the fire department, schools or parks...
White Chocolate Walnut Zucchini Bread
Who doesn’t love a courgette? No, not the animals in the wild, nor the women out and about in a few hot Boulder bars (which will remain nameless — boys, message me later and I will point you in the right direction). No, none of the above. A courgette is another...
Learning each other’s love language
Great sex starts with conversation in the kitchen. Or in the dining room, or laundry room, or over appetizers at the Med. For couples to thrive in the bedroom, they need to be able to communicate their needs, wants and desires before they even take off clothes...
County’s election forecast: smaller turnout, fewer glitches than in ’08
The 2009 election is less than a month away, and a host of improvements have been rolled out in the Boulder County clerk and recorders office to address glitches encountered in last years general election...
Chocolate Conversation Heart Sugar Cookies
I promise this won’t be a Valentine’s Day column full of lovey-dovey shizz...