Archive for January, 2010

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Midnite at Pete’s Cafe on Colfax

(scroll down and start the Elvis Costello music video – it makes a good audio backdrop to this story)
It’s a quarter til midnight. It’s 18 degrees f and the incherso of snow that fell last night in Denver squeaks and gives just a little under your tennis shoes. Mom and Dad and the SUV are [...]

Jan 29, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
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An open letter to an alcoholic friend

Note from Rick: This began as a private email. I decided to publish it in the hope that it would help someone else. Please comment and forward to someone you think would be helped by these words.
My old and friend – my little brother – my soul brother in the struggle
I can only assume from [...]

Jan 20, 2010 | 26 comments | View Post