[Note: both of the people in this story are named Sara(h). It’s only confusing if you read it aloud. Also, this is part 3 of a series. For part 1, click here, for part 2, click here, for part 3, click here, and for part 4, click here.] Our last full day at the dude…
Dude Ranch Tales: Bueno (No Bueno) and a Horse Named Lacey Jo
[Note: both of the people in this story are named Sara(h). It’s only confusing if you read it aloud. Also, this is part 4 of a series. For part 1, click here and for part 2, click here. For part 3, click here.] There’s a certain amount of confidence you get when the horse you’re about…
Dude Ranch Tales: A Hitchhiker, EPA Spill Rafting, and a Motorboating Alpaca
[Note: both of the people in this story are named Sara(h). It’s only confusing if you read it aloud. Also, this is part 3 of a series. For part 1, click here and for part 2, click here.] OMG this dude ranch is amazing but not at all what we expected. But first: Telluride is our…
Dude Ranch Tales: 20,000 steps, 10,000 feet, and a Public Shaming
[Note: both of the people in this story are named Sara(h). It’s only confusing if you read it aloud. Also, this is part 2 of a series. For part 1, click here.] We did not get murdered, which was good because we booked that room for a second night. After enjoying a free breakfast (special…
Dude Ranch Tales: Utah Plates, No Air Conditioning, and Brothel Tokens
[Note: Both of the people in this story are named Sara(h). It’s only confusing if you read aloud.] “We’re definitely going to get murdered back here,” Sara said as we walked to our hotel room at the very far back corner of the Holiday Inn Express in Snowmass Village, CO. It is pretty dark, and…
Live-Blogging The Dead
I recently started live-blogging bad movies for Bitter Critic, and it’s been a mostly positive experience. Actually, it’s kind of a dream come true, because I grew up watching Mystery Science Theater 3000 and wishing I were on the show. This past year for Halloween I even went as the show, making Tom Servo and…
Beware Of Dogs. And Snakes. And Sharks. Sort Of.
I. My friend Sara and I didn’t do a ton of pre-trip research on Costa Rica after she suggested it as a vacation, but we discussed getting pills for typhoid or a yellow fever vaccine. Sure, we didn’t think of it until a few days before the trip, at which point it was too late…