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The Pioneer Spirit: What My Father Taught Me After He Passed Away

Dad and I never had a heart-to-heart talk. Yet, in the weeks after he passed away, I couldn’t stop thinking about his legacy and what I…

Jun 16

The Pioneer Spirit: What My Father Taught Me After He Passed Away

Jun 16

Jim Lein

Ring of Fire

Years ago, Tom invited me on a fly fishing trip with half a dozen other guys. I barely knew him. The others were total strangers. I had…

Aug 26, 2022

Ring of Fire

Aug 26, 2022

Jim Lein

People Helping People

We’d been trying for over an hour to no avail. Half a dozen times we thought we were on the verge of success and then…back to square one…

Jul 13, 2022

Tools of the Trade

Jul 13, 2022

Jim Lein

Pagan Rites

C’mon…admit it. You love the holiday season. Time off from work. Family gatherings. Presents. Wintry adventures. The celebration of…

Dec 23, 2016

Pagan Rites

Dec 23, 2016

Jim Lein

My Home Office Christmas Party

Office Christmas parties are a much-heralded holiday institution and the subject of abundant workplace lore. Fables of spiked punch…

Dec 19, 2016

My Home Office Christmas Party

Dec 19, 2016

Jim Lein

Build the Wall…at least a tall fence

Originally published in Colorado Serenity Magazine, September 2015

Nov 9, 2016

Build the Wall…at least a tall fence

Nov 9, 2016

Jim Lein

The Dark Side of the Moon: A Journey to the Center of My Colon

No, this column is NOT about astronomy. It is about endoscopy — my first (and overdue) colonoscopy. I recently experienced that Journey to…

Jun 17, 2016

The Dark Side of the Moon: A Journey to the Center of My Colon

Jun 17, 2016

Jim Lein

Skiing Mahogany Run

Skiing is not just the physical act of making right and left turns. It’s the whole enchilada — the anticipation the night before, the…

Apr 1, 2016

Skiing Mahogany Run

Apr 1, 2016

Jim Lein

Pagan Rites

C’mon…admit it. You love the holiday season. Time off from work. Family gatherings. Presents. Wintry adventures. The celebration of…

Dec 22, 2015

Pagan Rites

Dec 22, 2015

Jim Lein

Home is Where the Parents Are

So my Mom calls me up in April, just before they’re going to embark on the return leg of their annual snowbird journey between Phoenix and…

Sep 17, 2015

Home is Where the Parents Are

Sep 17, 2015

Jim Lein

Jim Lein

I roam the Rockies and the dark alleys of Evergreen, CO in search of offbeat adventures in the company of questionable characters.

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