By Dom Cioffi Testosterone is an interesting thing. The hormone, found in all humans, plays an important role in the body. In men, it’s thought to regulate sex drive (libido), bone mass, fat distribution, muscle mass and strength, and the production […]
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Mountain Meditation
Chinese Year of the Earth Pig has begun
By Marguerite Jill Dye I was mesmerized and awed by the full supermoon lunar eclipse just past midnight. Its rich red hue was startling. No wonder the moon’s always mystified me and our ancestors, since their beginning. With giant Jupiter […]
Movie Diary
With great power
By Dom Cioffi I know it’s a little early to be thinking about golf, but Tiger Woods was playing in his first tournament of 2019 this weekend and that got me watching. Tiger had a so-so outing at the Farmers […]
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ The Region with Fiddlewitch
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg If you’re into bluegrass, check out Fiddlewitch. Even if you’re not, check them out anyway – they play good music. I had the pleasure of speaking to David Hughes (age 57) who started the group two […]
Mountain Meditation
My studio: a creative, spiritual retreat
By Marguerite Jill Dye Virginia Woolf wrote an extended essay in 1929 entitled “A Room of One’s Own,” based on her lectures, that stressed the importance of a quiet place for a woman to write and think. Women were expected […]
The Outside Story
Ice capades
By Declan McCabe Come mid-January, when I’m acclimatized to Vermont’s winter, I enjoy an occasional stroll on the icy surface of Lake Champlain. I favor bays sheltered from the brunt of winter winds where the ice has had ample time […]
Money Matters
Don’t fall for tax scams or the temptation to perpetrate your own
By Kevin Theissen Every year the IRS releases its list of tax scams, spotlighting the myriad ways that people try to separate you from your money or reduce tax liability. Here are the “dirty dozen” that have regularly made the […]
The Movie Diary
Finding beauty in the struggle
By Dom Cioffi My son has been playing and taking drum lessons for quite some time. This percussion adventure started prior to Christmas a little over two years ago when his cousin agreed to forego a drum kit that was […]
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ The Region with Big Bang Baby
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Martin Luther King weekend is one of the premiere party weekends in Killington and on that Sunday the Wobbly Barn has chosen to go with a premiere band, Big Bang Baby (BBB). They’ve been playing there […]
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ The Region with Kung Fu
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Make sure you head to the Pickle Barrel Thursday for the return of Kung Fu. I look forward to this show every year. I had the pleasure of speaking to Rob Somerville, saxophonist and vocalist for […]