Family Talk: Who Are You Phubbing?

Therapeutic geothermal mineral waters in the Rockies have attracted soakers for centuries, starting with the Utes, who frequently visited them for physical and spiritual healing. These days, people often seek them out after a day on the slopes or adventuring in the backcountry, Or you can soak for the sake of soaking by taking an 800-mile Colorado Historic Hot Springs Loop for the ultimate in relaxing road trips.

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems.) When I was a boy, my sister and I used to beg my mom to buy us new art and classroom supplies before each school year. New college-ruled notebooks, cartons of pens and pencils, crayons and markers.

Dear Eric: I am a 60-something man who struggled for decades, working multiple jobs at a time. Many of those jobs were physically brutal, but thanks to a generous family inheritance late last year I’m finally able to rest my beaten and broken body and retire with my arthritis meds and pending joint replacements. My wife of eight months, who is physically whole and energetic, and who never held a paying job, wants us to spend my inheritance to live in “active seniors” retirement like those graying couples in AARP and prescription meds commercials: mountain climbing, volunteering to build houses, running marathons, kite-skiing, etcetera. Here’s what I want to do every day: Take my daily two-mile morning walk or pedal my bike about 10 miles, swim my laps at the YMCA, take a nap, then spend the next 10 hours writing, reading and catching up with all those long-ago movies and TV series I missed due to 70-hour work weeks and having to learn new jobs for so many years. Help? — Peaceful Retirement Dear Retirement: Congratulations on moving into this well-deserved next chapter.

From overnight charging fears to the dangers of fast charging and wireless pads, iPhone charging myths are everywhere. Let’s separate the truth from the tech lore, so you can charge smarter without stressing over your battery’s health.

I'll be honest—when Windows 11 debuted its revamped widget board, I, like many others, dismissed it as a frivolous addition. However, after giving it a chance, it has surprisingly become an integral part of my daily workflow, and that’s largely thanks to these indispensable widgets.

Experimenting with ChatGPT can bring some surprising results, and I wanted to see what some of the software's most contrarian views were. I tested the tool in dozens of categories, some of which I've included here.