Dear Diver,

What’s up with all the women in this town wanting to go see “Sex and the City 2?” It’s just a TV show/movie about catty chicks who are oversexed. Do all Durango women secretly want to live in the big city and wear $1,500 shoes that they can’t even walk in?

– Iron Man 2, via e-mail

Dear Iron Man 2,

I don’t think you are hanging around the right women…I have yet to have any of my friends try to drag me to that horrible looking movie! Maybe we should give all these ladies in Durango the benefit of the doubt, though they could want to see the film that was banned in the nation that allowed the filming of it. They could also want to see a perfect example of why America is so hated by so much of the world! Maybe all the women wanted to see “Sex and the City 2” for educational purposes! LOL

Just tell the lovely ladies of this town that you would much prefer to go see “Iron Man 2” because it is a much more realistic film; a man from America saving the entire world and creating peace while blowing up and destroying everything at the same time!

– Diver

Dear Diver,

I’m starting to feel alienated. I have lived in Durango since 1974. Recently, during this past month, I turned 54. TheDurango Telegraph’s “Word on the Street” never features any of my generation’s photos/statements of upcoming happenings. Should I start making my way to an old (once a Durangotang, but now forgotten) folks home? I have no close encounters of the old kind anymore!

– Alienated in Durango

Dear Alien,

I am very sorry that you are feeling so alienated, but 54 is really too young to be crawling away to a home! If you are gauging life in Durango by “Word on the Street” then I say that you just need to get out more and stop sitting at home, reading about all the goings on in town and get out there and have fun at the happenings in this town! There is actually an incredible amount of events that I think appeal to the 50-and-over crowd. I know my father has a much richer social life then I do!!! So stop feeling alienated, ‘cause really we are the ones who alienate ourselves. Go, have some fun, you are way too young to be worrying about the photos and statements of the younger generation!

– Diver

Dear Diver,

I’ve been following the dogs/whitewater debate for a couple years now. We all know the arguments. It’s too dangerous for Fifi vs. Fido loves being on the river. What’s the Diver’s verdict? Dogs in rafts or dogs on shore?

– Dog’s best friend

Dear Dog’s Best Friend,

I actually just had a long conversation about this very issue, and my dear friend gave me the best advice … if you feel the need to put your helmet on then it is time for your best hairy friend to hit the shores! Listen to your dog, don’t make them cruise the water with you if they don’t want to and if they do, make sure they have a PFD and just know when it is no longer safe for Fido to be on the boat! Be smart and have fun!

– Diver