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After Dark
Weather has mellowed out somewhat. The snow that came on Thursday is mostly gone. High today was in the 50s or so. And this evening, the moon showed up in between the brilliant planets Jupiter and...
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See Red
Thursday afternoon, I was on the way home from work, and Tim texted me, letting me know he'd gotten free passes to see an advance 3-D screening of John Carter. I thought: what better candy to sneak...
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I do not see any flavor in the room, other than Samoas.
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See Green
I haven't posted much lately. Sorry about that.We went to a Colorado Mammoth game on March 10...One Friday after work, a bunch of us went to the nearby Avery Tap Room, and I sampled some of their...
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New Belgium
A couple of weekends ago, we went to Fort Collins, CO, to visit the New Belgium brewery, the home of such great beers as Fat Tire, 1554, and Ranger IPA. They have an excellent tour, which is free but...
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Horsetooth Reservoir
After touring the New Belgium brewery, we went to Runza for lunch. The first and last time we'd eaten at Runza was in 2010, when we drove through Nebraska. At that time, we'd eaten hamburgers, only...
View ArticleMatter of Light and Death
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New Pet
Meet the latest addition to my aquarium!It's a Chocolate Chip Sea Star. Here we see him getting prepped for his new home, through the method of drip acclimation. They're very sensitive to sudden...
View ArticleSexy/Nerdy/Gay
Had three separate sexy/nerdy/gay news items pop up at once this morning.First of all, Jonny McGovern's new video is out! "#totdf" (aka "Texting On The Dance...
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Starfest 2012
This past weekend was Starfest, Denver's big annual geek get-together. Special guests included David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy. Also there were Star Trek actors...
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South Table Mountain
Sunday was Earth Day. To celebrate, I drove out to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. They weren't giving tours or anything on the weekend, but they have a parking lot, where you can park and...
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The Past Few Days
I'd like to begin by talking about the Civil Unions bill currently working its way through the Colorado Legislature. Last year, an identical piece of legislation cleared the Senate but died in...
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Renaissance Man
Leonardo da Vinci is a man who needs no introduction. A visionary centuries ahead of his time, he created countless sketches depicting inventions similar to modern tanks, machine guns, bicycles, hang...
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Yellowstone Adventure [Part 1 of 6]
About once a year, we like to take a several-day road trip across state lines to a nationally-known landmark. In 2010, we visited Mount Rushmore. In 2011, we flipped a coin to choose between the Grand...
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Yellowstone Adventure [Part 2 of 6]
When we started planning this trip some months ago, I had rather neglected the fact that an annular eclipse would happen on Sunday, May 20. Having seen my fair share of partial solar eclipses over the...
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Yellowstone Adventure [Part 3 of 6]
Starting out the morning at neighboring Grand Teton, we would visit Yellowstone National Park for the first time.At some ungodly hour of the night, I found myself outside with binoculars, stargazing....
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Yellowstone Adventure [Part 4 of 6]
This entry describes events that took place May 22, 2012.On our first day in Yellowstone National Park, we had watched eruptions at Old Faithful, toured more geysers and springs than we could count,...
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Yellowstone Adventure [Part 5 of 6]
Our last day at Yellowstone National Park, we drove along its northern boundary, passing through Lamar Valley and out the Northeast Entrance. It seemed we had all sorts of weather at some point during...
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Yellowstone Adventure [Part 6 of 6]
On the last day of our vacation, we began in Thermopolis, Wyoming. Our hotel was located within the Hot Springs State Park. Also in town is the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, a respected museum of...
View ArticleFirst Impressions
This entry is written for first-time visitors to my blog. I started writing a regular weblog in 2003, and created a LiveJournal in 2004 (retroactively transcribing some 2003 entries). For the last two...
View ArticleFuture Unbound
So, I think I'm ready to talk about what I've been up to since I was last active on LiveJournal.When last we met, it was the summer of 2012. I wasn't particularly caring for my call center job—it was...
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Destination Wedding
Five weeks from today, I will be a married man.Tim and I will go to Macon, Georgia to do the deed. It will be at my sister's house. We aren't being very lavish, and are trying to encourage a no-gifts...
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