Snowboard Girl
We took a family vacation to Breckenridge last weekend. We visited family, went siteseeing, had some wonderful meals (if you go to Breck, have breakfast at the Columbine Cafe and […]
Category Archives: Colorado
Potato Siren
Last night, we were eating dinner. Life as usual, and then, as we were talking, there was a pause. The storm outside raged on, but over it, we heard the […]
One Year Ago, It Started Raining
Last weekend, we went up to Estes Park on the newly repaired highway, one year after the flood. The city was jammed with people, all of the businesses appear to […]
Making Progress
I’m proud to live in Colorado today. Over the past weeks, the Boulder county clerk began to issue gay marriage licenses. The Colorado Attorney General ordered her to stop, and […]
One Hundred Dollars
A school district in my hometown has decided to offer free breakfast and lunch to high poverty families. This seems like something everyone could get behind. Kids having food during […]
Marijuana and Mennonites: 4/20 in Denver
Colorado legalized marijuana recently; you may have heard about it. The massive crime waves that were predicted have yet to emerge, and the pot shops have brought in tax revenue; […]
Come On, They’re Only Six
You may have heard about the little boy who was suspended for kissing a little girl in Colorado. Originally they had filed it as “sexual harassment,” which sent a lot […]
The Great Northern Colorado Flood: Aftermath
Thank you Lyons, Wishing you well and a quick recovery. That’s the sign hanging from my favorite barbeque restaurant in Lyons, Smokin’ Dave’s. It’s not open yet, but the building […]
Owen Hill’s Birther Joke
Today I read this article: http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=363324 Hill is playing the “everyone is oversensitive” card here, which is annoying, but bothers me in another way. I’m not a fan of […]
On the Failure of Amendment 66: A Challenge
Well, well, Colorado. I’m disappointed. Not surprised at all, but disappointed. Our education will continue to fall behind other states in funding, the class sizes remain huge and unwieldy, and […]
