Archive for the 'Check It' Category



Andy Griffith Is A Terrorist!

22Jan07

I can’t believe a stand-up guy like Andy Griffith would be associated with terrorism, but after watching this short clip, I’m convinced we should send him to Abu Ghraib and beat the hell out of him.

Denver Wins National Democratic Convention!

11Jan07

Not that I really needed to post about this since it will be all over the news, but Denver will be hosting the 2008 Democratic National Convention! Denver’s selection brings the high-profile political gathering to the Pepsi Center in August 2008 — exactly 100 years after the city hosted its first and only national party [...]

Photos From The Nebraska Ice Storm of 2006

06Jan07

The same recent storm which pulverized the area I grew-up in had a completely different effect in Kansas and Nebraska. In these photos, you can see how damaging an ice storm can be. I remember having an ice storm in Colorado sometime around 1984 (I was 5 or 6) which was not early this bad, [...]

Testing The Limits of the United States Postal Service

05Jan07

I just came across one of the most interesting and hilarious science experiments I’ve seen in awhile: We sent a variety of unpackaged items to U.S. destinations, appropriately stamped for weight and size, as well as a few items packaged as noted. We sent items that loosely fit into the following general categories: valuable, sentimental, [...]

Update On Rescue Efforts In Southeast Colorado

04Jan07

I was a bit surprised– earlier this evening I was watching TV and the blizzard which trashed Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Southeast Colorado was actually the lead-off story. Sadly the national news has better coverage of the storm than anything locally I’ve seen so far. There have been a few short blurbs here on the [...]

2006 Blizzard Pictures from Southeast Colorado

03Jan07

My dad sent me some photos of the aftermath of the snow in Walsh, the town where I grew-up. Crazyness.

The Real 2006 Blizzard Aftermath in Southeast Colorado

02Jan07

I just got off of the phone with my dad, and it sounds like the recent snow storm that mostly hit Southeastern Colorado is being very under reported, at least in the Denver area. He said they received 45″ of very heavy snow there, where drifts are regularly at 6′ and in places reach up [...]

Welding Classes in Denver

29Dec06

While I took a couple of years of woodworking in High School, I greatly regret not being able to fit a Welding class into my schedule given my interest in cars. I have actually had to have someone do some welding for me on a past project car, and see myself needing to weld-up some [...]

Dining In Denver With A Purpose

27Dec06

The SAME Cafe in Denver just made national news in an article titled Where “Check Please” is Your Call in Time Magazine. I’m kind of surprised this is the first I’ve heard of this place, but I guess if I read the Westword a little more regularly I would have noticed it’s first mention in [...]

Interwebs Upgraded! I’m Finally All Web 2.AJAX

23Dec06

It was time to start separating my “professional” content from the personal stuff and give me a better place for /etc, so here’s the new blog. It’s got all of the buzzwords too, like flickr, AJAX, and even del.icio.us. I doubt I’ll get around to designing my own theme or doing much more than is [...]