Denver Post: Living

Dear Amy: My in-laws are self-professed hoarders. They love showering us with thrift store, garage sale, and dumpster finds every month or two when they visit.
Whenever they give us something, they make sure to remind us that we’re not allowed to get rid of the items except to return it back to them.

Ski season is underway, but not everyone is a skier. That means it’s snowshoeing season for others, and there are plenty of trails to explore within a short drive of metro areas along the Front Range.

A decade-long run for a trendsetting restaurant is no small feat in Denver’s dining scene. And by the time Colt & Gray — together with its sister concepts Ste. Ellie and Viande — closes on Platte Street later this month, it will have lasted nearly 10 1/2 years in business.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Next time you’re in one of Colorado’s state parks, you and your mini-me may be guided on an interactive “mission” by Tyson the Bison, Agent Red-tailed Hawk or any of a number of other virtual “wildlife agents.”
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has developed augmented reality adventures for 10 state parks using the educational mobile gaming platform Agents of Discovery.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

We may have just missed Dave Chappelle, who played a trio of last-minute (and sold out) shows at Comedy Works downtown Dec. 3-4, but there’s plenty more stand-up to come in December.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The tree has to be decorated. Lights have to be strung outside. Cards need to be addressed (or emailed). Invitations need to be sent out. Gifts have to be bought, wrapped and mailed.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

More than 80 avalanches have been observed since a major snowstorm pounded much of Colorado last Tuesday, nearly half of them capable of burying someone, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

Dear Amy: Over 20 years ago, my middle school-aged younger sibling was violently sexually assaulted by the adult son of my parents’ best friends.
When my sibling told me about it, I convinced my sibling to tell our mother, assuming she would do the right thing.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Dear Amy: My wife is quite something, if I do say so, myself.
Unfortunately, she has cancer, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. She has a professional practice with a large number of clients, and desperately does not want it to get out that she is sick.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Dear Amy: I’ve attended several wedding showers recently where the groom stands around looking bored, posts to social media things like, “Save me,” and the attendees offer “condolences” that he has to spend his day with only women.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share