Category Archives: Casa Dexter

Cañon City Hits the Top 10!

We made the Top 10 in the Small Business Revolution — Main Street! This competition selects one small town’s Main Street to feature in their original series, now in its 3rd season. The selected town — and six of its … Continue reading

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Once Upon a House (6)…Home at Last

Then along came Sara. Sara moved in with me while I was still living in my longtime bachelor house on Christopher Street. My roommate at the time, Bob, took Sara’s arrival in my life and our house in stride, amused … Continue reading

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Christmas Comin’ At Ya!

It’s the holiday season, folks, and for the first time in years, I am missing out entirely on the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. As we approach our first Colorado Christmas, I’m feeling a little homesick and nostalgic, so here’s a look … Continue reading

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Austin: In & Out of the Box

Even as we completed our Trajectory Towards Transformation six months ago, we knew we were in for a return run to Austin, one way or another. Even with 2 trips in U-Haul trucks, we still could not move all of the accumulated … Continue reading

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“Love Will Make You Do the Strangest Things”

…like get married — years ago! Happy Anniversary to good friends David and Anne Ducharme-Jones! In addition to being life partners for many years, these two partner together in song as well. Over the last several years, I have had … Continue reading

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Casa Dexter Moves to Main Street

“What’s Casa Dexter?” people ask me after seeing my name tag. That question has two responses: a) Professional response: “A digital publishing house.” b) Comic response: “My house.” Both answers are true, though b) used to be “truer.” See, Casa Dexter … Continue reading

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Casa Dexter: Little Home of Big Ideas

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Trajectory Towards Transformation: Part 2…but Where?

Continued from Part 1 So we found ourselves ready for the basics of the that first big step: sell the Austin house (should be no problem), pay off almost all our debts, and buy another house elsewhere. Now, it was … Continue reading

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Trajectory Towards Transformation: Part 1 — Time to Go!

I’ve been telling anyone who asks about our move, “We’re on a trajectory towards transformation.” So what does that phrase mean anyway? Well, trajectory implies a launching of some sort, an arc to overcome obstacles, be they walls, mountains, rivers, … Continue reading

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a Quantum State of Home

or How Can We Live in 2 Places at Once When We’re Really Nowhere At All? (with no apologies to Firesign Theater— just a tip of the hat) I’ve been woefully absent from this back porch blog awhile now. Have you missed me? … Continue reading

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