(Update, Tuesday, Mar. 19, 10 pm MDT: Denver Channel 7 reports the fire is 95% contained tonight.) (Update, Monday, Mar. 18, 8 pm MDT: The fire is reported to be 85% contained.) (Update, Monday, Mar. 18, 1 pm MDT: Mapping overnight shows the fire has burned 1,348 acres. Wind today is very gusty, predicted to … Continue reading Galena Fire burning in northern Colorado
(Updated Mar. 15, 2013 @ 9 pm MDT) According to several websites, March is the snowiest month in Denver. Right. That would explain why my outdoor thermometer just hit 78°, my windows are wide open, the house has warmed up to 74°, and I’m wearing sandals. Look at the snowpack map from the USDA’s Natural … Continue reading March is the snowiest month — usually
Last night, while browsing the web, I discovered that I have “hitchhiker’s thumb.” I’ve had the same thumbs for 69 years and didn’t know till now that they are hitchhiker’s thumbs. And now that I’ve become thumb conscious, I realize “normal” thumbs look really odd (first noticed this when Bill Clinton was gesturing). A few years ago I realized I also have Morton’s toe. And I’ve always had a widow’s peak. With all these body parts apparently belonging to other people, I’m beginning to have an identity crisis! … Comments »
Scott Prouty is the young man who took a camera to a Mitt Romney fundraiser hoping just to get a picture with the candidate and came away with the video that rocked the 2012 campaign — the infamous 47% remarks. On The Ed Show this evening he explained that the video lay in a drawer … Continue reading Thank you, Scott Prouty!
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Pope Francis. The first pope from South America, from Argentina. The first non-European pope since the 8th Century. Said to be a humble man who voluntarily gave up many of the trappings of a cardinal, such as his chauffeur, because he wanted to remain humble and simple. Taking the name Francis, the name of a saint who also wished to live a simple, unpretentious life. The first pope to take the name Francis.
Could it be the Catholic Church has finally gotten the message about the need for change? … Comments »
(Updated March 13 @ 12:12 pm MDT) The man who recorded Mitt Romney’s infamous “47%” comments was inspired to do so because of Bill Clinton, according to a story on Huffington Post. The filmmaker was a bartender working at a Clinton fundraiser and remembered that after his speech, Clinton made his way back to the … Continue reading 47% filmmaker to appear on The Ed Show Wednesday night
