Mar 28, 2020
Mick's post about domain names About Domains got me thinking about our future. There is no doubt that this major disruption will leave a mark on our cultural psyche. I think- and of course hope - that...
Mar 26, 2020
Many, many happy returns!Those cherries are to put in the drinks....
Mar 26, 2020
Yesterday the State of Colorado announced a state-wide stay-at-home order at the same time as our county announced their own stay-at-home order. The state's started at 6 am this morning, the county's ...
Mar 25, 2020
It snowed last Thursday into Friday:Here's the side of our back yard. The patio cover came from the A&W Rootbeer Stand in Berthoud, Colorado in the 1960s. Here is the whole thing, probably around 1967...
Feb 28, 2020
It doesn't happen every year, so the rare occasion of Martin's Birthday is even sweeter. He's 21 this year, in case you were wondering....
Jan 18, 2020
It's a bad idea to wrongly accuse your girlfriend of cheating if she bought some major furniture for your house. This is at my rental house.Before: Electric recliners in each end of these two couches....
Dec 28, 2019
Here in Colorado we went to Mr. TroutBend's dad's house for Christmas day and had a nice time. I think we should do whatever it takes to do it every year until his dad isn't with us any more. After th...
Nov 29, 2019
We usually get the big snow storms in March or April, but the Tuesday before Thanksgiving a quick 24 hour storm dumped 3 feet of snow here. My relatives in Maryland saw my town of Drake mentioned as t...
Nov 24, 2019
Libby's Pumpkin Pie Recipe that has been on their label from the 1950s has been replaced with a new modern version. The reason given for it is to make it easier because they eliminated the white sugar...
Nov 22, 2019
Carries me back to the good old days when she posted all the time:"Well things here in Cow Snot are chugging right along. The kids are almost grown. Damien (17) just got his real driver's license. Dai...
Nov 18, 2019
I maintain some community group Facebook pages, so am always looking for news of local interest. Google Alerts very helpfully sends daily emails triggered by key words I have set up. It's interesting ...
Oct 26, 2019
The reason I'm rushing the season is we are expecting an early snow storm.I'm in the 12 - 18 inch snow area. It's supposed to start this evening and stop snowing Sunday night, so 18 inches that time m...
Oct 19, 2019
We have a lot of wildlife along our main highway, and people passing by stop their cars to take pictures and snarl up the traffic flow.This summer's moose in "Downtown Drake:"Note the lady on crutches...
Oct 3, 2019
I found a loose Scrabble letter on the bookshelf in the guest cabin, and figured it came from the Scrabble game that was over there. Today I laid out all the letters to see if it did come from there, ...
Sept 29, 2019
After years of a messy linen closet I decided to take everything out and see what I have and organize it better. I have all my mother's linens plus my own as well as some from my father's mother. I'm ...
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