Denver’s odd little holiday parade
I went to the Denver Parade of Lights Friday night and…it was an odd show. Like this – is the clown trying to creep me out, or does she lack some sort of essential clown self-awareness?
Read moreOutrageous Conduct verdict against Thomas Wierdsma, Sr. V.P., GEO Group, Inc.
Back in September S&R pointed everyone to the story of Thomas Wierdsma. We began that piece this way: Let’s see, what have we here? Private prison corporation executives: check. Abusive husband: check. Witness tampering: check. Threats to use political clout to have abused spouse deported if she doesn’t keep her mouth shut about being slapped around: check. We’re used to
Read moreOriginally posted on The Hits Just Keep On Comin':
I first read the novel Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman when I was in high school. Published in 1965, it’s the story of a first-year teacher in a rough New York City school, told through letters, classroom memos, fragments of dialogue, and other ephemera. I’d never seen anything like…
Saturday Video Roundup: Shit Southern women say
My little sister sent me this the other day and I’ve been having flashbacks ever since. There’s only one false note: no Southern woman in history ever said “is my hair too big?”
Read moreCan somebody ‘splain to me how the heck Klout works?
I have a Klout account. If you don’t know about Klout, it’s basically a new, high-tech way of stroking your ego and keeping track of how important you are. And I am all about that. Problem is, I can’t figure out how it works. Oh, I get the basic concept: the more people like and follow and share your stuff on
Read moreAn open letter to former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney: STFU
On Sunday, the University of Colorado fired head football coach Jon Embree after two seasons. Reaction has been mixed and at times heated. Some point to the results, noting not only the 4-21 record but also suggesting that the program was actually regressing. Others argued that Embree inherited a dumpster fire from previous coach Dan Hawkins and that it was
Read moreLao Tzu: Denver Public Library and Denver Art Museum
Time Machine: Pause
At the Denver Arts Museum…
Read moreBlack Friday: America’s new high holy day
Black Friday is under way – has been since midnight, in fact. In many places around the country, retailers started kicking off the festivities at yesterday: over a quarter of Americans said they planned to go shopping on Thanksgiving. Or, as it will soon come to be known, Black Friday Eve. Or Black Thursday, maybe. Want to hear some fun statistics?
Read moreWe can dance if we want to….
If abstract sculptures did the Safety Dance, I think this is what they’d look like.
Read moreDoc Sammy’s Three-Meat, Three-Bean and Molasses Crock-Pot Chili
Oh, yum. I’ve been working on this recipe for awhile now. I hope you enjoy it. Prep time is about 45 minutes, then four or five hours in the crock pot. Ingredients Ground beef: 1 1/2 pounds Chorizo (beef or pork): 1 1/2 pounds Premium bacon: 8 strips Green bell peppers: 2 large Onion, yellow: 1 large Tomatoes (diced): 2
Read moreHas NASA discovered life on Mars? If so, what are the implications?
Something is up with the Curiosity rover mission. Except nobody will tell us what it is. But they’re sure acting like it’s a big deal. It seems NASA and the Curiosity rover have found something exciting and nerd-tastic on Mars, but the space agency’s scientists are holding back for now, despite how painful it appears to be for them. NPR
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Saturday Video Roundup: Who ya gonna call?
Happy Saturday, kiddies, and welcome back to another exciting episode of SVR! Today, let’s see if you can guess the theme. Up first – I’ve heard of “gangbusters,” but “Gangnambusters” is a new one. Next: In retrospect, it’s hard to understand why they didn’t do it this way in the first place. Finally, the only thing wrong here is that
Read moreNxNW: Denver Convention Center (b/w)
Black and white version of the shot from the other day.
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