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Happy Father's Day to my dad and all dad's out there (including me!) Enjoy the day...and when you have time, please keep an eye on events in Iran. There's not much we can do to help, but please do what you can if you have the technological skills.… more »

Dear reader of Rossputin.com, As I think more about how I might further my (mostly unpaid) foray into the world of news, opinion, and media, a close friend has suggested that if I ever want to get serious about it as a potential career or at least mor… more »

[Update: Thanks for everyone's advice. I went ahead and bought the tractor. It will be delivered to my house on Saturday. Should be a fun project restoring it (cosmetically, primarily, since it seems to run quite well)...something that should keep me b… more »

Here's wishing a Happy Mothers Day to my mother, my wife, my sister, and to all of your moms as well. It's a massively over-commercialized holiday to be sure, but who could really dislike a chance to tell our mothers that we love them? I'll be guest-… more »

I'll be guest-hosting the Luke Shiltz program from 4 PM to 6 PM today (Thursday, 5/7) on 1310 AM, KFKA, in Greeley, CO. Please listen in on your radio or listen online if you can, and don't be shy about calling in if you want to comment: (877) 353-1310… more »

A little break from politics and economics with today's note... On Tuesday night, while we were on vacation in Hawaii, my wife turned "the wrong way" while sleeping, heard a loud crack in her neck, and was instantly in serious pain, essentially unable… more »

I was wondering if someone can truly explain to me the Japanese obsession with photographing what seem to us non-Japanese as truly banal travel minutiae. The question arises because yesterday, while my wife and I were sitting at a cafe/restaurant here i… more »

TONIGHT'S EVENT HAS BEEN SNOWED-OUT. I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE RESCHEDULED "ROUNDTABLE" WILL BE HAPPENING! [This is a reminder...I posted the same note last week.] I'm pleased to have been invited by America's Future Foundation to speak, along wi… more »

Hello all, A friend of mine is trying to get a job as "caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef", with most of the job really being a glorified blogger...something my friend is very good at, having been blogging travel for years (and having invented a grea… more »

I've written recently about the upcoming Leadership Program of the Rockies retreat, at the Broadmoor hotel in Colorado Springs on March 6th and 7th. LPR has added a couple truly excellent, if less famous, speakers, including Maurice McTigue, a former… more »