Category Archives: SURPRISE

MUTTON BUSTIN’ The National Western Stock Show has been held annually every January at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado since it started in 1906. The purpose of the event is to better inform stockmen on breeding and feeding techniques and equipment. The founders included Elias M. Ammons, president of the Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers Association and later governor […]

(Editor’s Note: BOOK REVIEW – Kenneth Libbrecht’s books use a photomicroscope to photograph these tiny snowflakes showing them as small frozen crystals of water. There is a natural beauty to these miracles too small to be appreciated by the unaided human eye. This article is intended to promote Mr. Libbrecht’s books which feature his very […]

The Flag of Denver Colorado Denver, officially called the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality in Colorado. Located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains, just east of the Front Range of the Rockies and downtown originated at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River […]

An excerpt from On the Road on a marker in the center of Jack Kerouac Alley, a one-way alleyway in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, that connects Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue. (Above photo in public domain – This article first appeared in A&F Magazine in Sept. 2018.)     An Essay by Jonathon Kendall Photography by Jessica Beaulieu I first met […]

T-Rex King of the Dinosaurs. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science For more than 100 years, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has been at the heart of cultural experience in Denver. Explore the cosmos, uncover dazzling gems and minerals, see an IMAX film and a planetarium show, and get as close to […]

Thomas Nast’s etching of St. Nicholas for Harpers Weekly Haddon “Sunny” Sundblom (1899 – 1976) is the Swedish / American artist best known for the painted images of Santa Claus for The Coca Cola Company. The artist turned to the description in Clement Moore’s poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” for inspiration. Sundblom created the […]

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We found this little book in our library and decided to pull a few of the clever lyrics out to share with our readers. WE THREE CATS FROM ORIENT ARE 1_ We three cats from Orient are Terrified to get in a car. Why go out for celebra-a-ting? We’ll stay right where we are.   […]

A rendition of a song by Johnny Paycheck – see a video of his song at the end of this article. Sustainability By ARTS & FOOD® staff, information source: Dr. Brenda Uekert’s Early Exit Academy An Actual “Numbers-on-Paper” Plan for How To Leave Your Job and Create a New More Comfortable and Balanced Life/Work Situation! People always think […]