Category: History
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I’m Thankful, but not for Thanksgiving
I have mixed feelings around Thanksgiving. Those in Native American communities, justly, feel its a day of mourning over colonialism and genocide that followed earlier settlers in North, Central, and South America. I can’t deny their right to that, in fact I often think we need a day of mourning…
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Cruise Room Secrets
As a part of our anniversary escape my husband and I went to a Denver gem that is often missed, The Cruise Room. I knew about this hidden treasure from an interview with Nick Urata I had read, and for years I had wanted to visit. Well our time in…
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Brown Palace Romance
The Brown Palace in Denver is probably one of the most iconic locations in all of Colorado, if not the western United States. Built on a triangular plot of land, the hotel is oddly shaped, but the attention to detail is where the magic lays. The exterior of the hotel…
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My Favorite City
I rolled myself out of Edinburgh Waverly Station and when I walked out I was facing Princes Street, totally unimpressed and then I turned around.
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Cheyenne Frontier Days – Adventure of the Week
A few weeks ago I got invited to join in on a work event to the Cheyenne Frontier Days. While I had my hesitations, as playing Wild West is not really my forte, it ended up being a great day out of the office. The Cheyenne Frontier Days are one of…
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DNA Travels – Part IV
Part I, II, III Here is my conclusion, and its not a concise one. Let me start here: I have white privilege. White privilege in that the color of my skin, my ethnic background, does not cause me to deal with the prejudices and racism that plagues many people. My…
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DNA Travels – Part III
Part I and Part II 23andMe is distinct in that it goes beyond looking at DNA markers for ancestry, but it also finds information on genetic aspects such as risk for disease. 23andMe also works to look at DNA markers from historical DNA data as well as current aspects. However,…
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DNA Travels – Part II
Part I For my own tests I started in 2016. First off was Ancestry. As I had done my genealogy research on there I figured it would be beneficial to have DNA data to match with the paper trail available in Ancestry. Ancestry pulls much of its data in comparison…
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DNA Travels – Part I
I love this commercial from 23 and Me. The one where this gorgeous young woman traverses the world to find her roots, all found in a 23 and Me kit. She’s freckled, all smiles, grooves and moves. She has a new identity from the test, and it’s something profound and…
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Adventure of the Week- Paint and Pints
My adventure last Friday was something that has been on my list for at least three years. It was a paint and drink class, friends a necessity! I went with some fantastic friends from work and we had an absolute blast doing exactly what a company name like Pinot’s Palette…