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Zach King, video magician

By PiedType on March 6, 2015 • ( 2 )

I don’t know if Zack King bills himself as a magician, an illusionist, or just a deft manipulator of video, but he’s fun to watch. For a while, anyway. This video runs too long for my tastes, but I don’t… Read More ›

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Again with the webcams

By PiedType on March 5, 2015 • ( 5 )

My regular readers know I’m a big fan of webcams in the area between north Denver and Rocky Mountain National Park. And perusing personal weather stations has turned up two more in addition to the one in Nederland that I found… Read More ›
What difference at this point does it make?

By PiedType on March 3, 2015 • ( 18 )

Hillary Clinton has yet to declare her candidacy for president, and who can blame her. Campaigns are grinding, brutal, ugly rat races. Besides, she’s the inevitable, already-annointed Democratic nominee. Unfortunately. I’ve never been a big Hillary fan.* And now I’m really… Read More ›
The final voyage

By PiedType on March 1, 2015 • ( 3 )
He’ll always be Spock

By PiedType on February 27, 2015 • ( 17 )

Leonard S. Nimoy March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015 R.I.P. A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP
#TheDress, this dress, fried the Internet

By PiedType on February 27, 2015 • ( 17 )

Okay, okay, I know you’ve seen this a thousand times already. But seriously, if even the New York Times, Washington Post, and Time Magazine have seen fit to run the story, who am I to pass it up? I’ll keep this… Read More ›
Llamas run loose until lassoed

By PiedType on February 26, 2015 • ( 4 )

Two llamas were on the loose in Sun City, Ariz., today and mere humans had trouble corraling them. Some deft work with good old-fashioned lassos finally ended the romp. My hat’s off to the man with the rope and cowboy skills. He… Read More ›
That was the week that was …

By PiedType on February 24, 2015 • ( 4 )
Giuliani no longer America’s Mayor

By PiedType on February 22, 2015 • ( 19 )

He was called “America’s Mayor” after the 9/11 attacks. Calm, effective, take-charge, no-nonsense. Guiding New York City through the worst disaster it has ever faced. And the nation loved him for it. What on earth happened to that man? Has… Read More ›
Rainbow beach couple found for Valentine’s Day

By PiedType on February 21, 2015 • ( 6 )

I am only a week late with the news but the mystery couple that got engaged on the beach under the rainbow was found. In time for Valentine’s Day. I hadn’t thought to look for a follow-up until this evening, but… Read More ›