More mountain snow

2006-02-02T12:28:00.000-07:00

Yes. I just saw the forecast on T.V. and it appears that we'll miss any snow here in the metro area. Of course this means that everybody and their brother-in-law will be heading up the mountain come Saturday morning.More mountain snow: "DENVER - The season-long trend of snow pounding the mountains and little precipitation'for the Front Range will continue for the most part Thursday."(Via

2005-08-10T22:03:00.000-06:00

We arrived around 1600 after a nice drive. Had a nice dinner at the Glenwood Brewery and then walked up and down Grand Street. All in all a nice evening.

2005-08-10T22:02:00.000-06:00

A very nice drive from Glenwood Springs, to Basalt, CO. early this morning. There is lots of summer construction ongoing in this area, private homes and commercial building. There was a 10 minute wait to pay for coffee at the 7-11 near our hotel this morning. Then off we went along with all the other commuters heading south on Colorado 82. Basalt appears to be a quaint eclectic small

Basalt

2005-08-09T20:22:00.000-06:00

A very nice drive from Glenwood Springs, to Basalt early this morning. There is lots of summer construction ongoing in this area, private homes and commercial building. There was a 10 minute wait to pay for coffee at the 7-11 near our hotel this morning. Then off we went along with all the other commuters heading south on Colorado 82. Basalt appears to be a quaint eclectic small Colorado

Glenwood Springs

2005-08-08T20:05:00.000-06:00

We arrived around 1600 after a nice drive. Had a nice dinner at the Glenwood Brewery and then walked up and down Grand Street. All in all a nice evening.

2005-08-07T22:12:00.000-06:00

Nothing like last minute information for a business trip. We're leaving tomorrow for three days, two in Basalt, Colorado (t d f), and another in Bergen Park, Colorado (t t d f) a couple of times, maybe maturity or just the passage of time, along with instances like this, is why when I do watch T.V., I don't watch CNN.WOLF BLITZER is slammed for military...: "WOLF BLITZER (t d f) targets Front Range skiers: "The Aspen Skiing Co. has quietly come up with a cost-effective way to compete with Vail (t d f) To Require Backdoor Network Access for Feds: "'The EFF (t d ft dt d f

2005-07-20T22:20:00.000-06:00

The first store we went this morning was horrible. The person we needed to get information from to service their account was downright rude and hostile, so we told her we couldn't complete the service for their location. This was due to the fact that they didn't have or seem to care that they didn't have the needed supplies for us to complete the job. Store two, was a complete 180 from store

2005-07-19T13:37:00.000-06:00

Spammers' Response Rates: "Have you ever wondered what spammers' response rates were?Maybe you assumed that a very, very, very tiny proportion of people responded to spam and were thus responsible for keeping the spammers in profits and free to carry on annoying the rest of us.According to emarketer, a new survey by Mirapoint (yep, there is a vested interest) by Radicati Group, reveals that a

2005-07-19T13:09:00.000-06:00

Joke of the Day: "I got this joke from a Club member via email today. It’s a classic. A woman, in a hot air balloon, realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude, and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to..."(Via The Club for Growth Blog.)Joke of the Day

2005-07-19T13:06:00.000-06:00

Another instance of people with way to much time on their hands.CSPI: "The Center for Consumer Freedom has assembled a list of all the foodstuffs that CSPI -- the group that called..."(Via The Agitator.)CSPI

2005-07-19T08:01:00.000-06:00

UpdateIn further reading, I've found out that the Product Lookup Code or PLU, that four digit number that all produce is tagged with, is a part of the laser code. Good job.Now will they put the bar code on the, tomato, asian pear or kumquat, so that the checker won't have to ask or refer to their sheet to figure out what the fruit code is to enter into the register when your at the grocery check

Church of the Customer: How profitable, really?

2005-07-18T21:26:00.000-06:00

Here's a hotel Business Center to stay away from in your travels. Church of the Customer: How profitable, really?

20 Things That Only Happen In Movies - Nostalgia Central

2005-07-17T08:34:00.000-06:00

20 Things That Only Happen In Movies - Nostalgia Central

2005-07-15T17:02:00.000-06:00

Denver issues RFP for citywide Wi-Fi network: "Big cities are getting into municipal wireless broadband. Denver is the latest to put out an RFP for a network..."(Via Muniwireless.)Denver issues RFP for citywide Wi-Fi network

2005-07-15T12:25:00.000-06:00

The first link to the Temple in Wilmette, is about 30 minutes from where I grew up in Chicago. We took a tour of the facility one year as a part of our church youth group. It's a very interesting building.Bahá’í Temples: "The Bahá’í Faith is one of the youngest of the world’s major religions. There are currently seven Bahá’í Houses of Worship in various parts of the globe, although we can only

2005-07-15T11:07:00.000-06:00

An American Icon, or as our son would call this in his pre-kindergarden days, "the 18 store."7-Eleven on 7/11: "A reminder how customer expectations change over time...The convenience store that invented convenience stores, 7-Eleven got it's name because it was open during the unheard of hours of 7:00 am until 11:00 pm.At that time that was remarkable. That was unheard of.Here's a bit from the 7-

2005-07-07T12:46:00.000-06:00

This will be close enough to run to for anything we might be lacking in our pantry.Sunflower Market plans store in Highlands Garden Village: "Sunflower Market, a Colorado chain of health-food grocery stores, plans to open its third store in the state in Denver's Highlands Garden Village area next year."(Via Latest news from Denver.)Sunflower Market plans store in Highlands Garden Village

9news.com | News | Colorado travel so far unaffected by deadly London blasts

2005-07-07T11:44:00.000-06:00

This story reports that Denver's RTD, has not received any directive to increase security. National news reports indicate that the Department of Homeland Security has raised the threat level for trains and subways. Apparently RTD, or the DHS, don't feel that Denver's Light Rail, qualifies. 9news.com | News | Colorado travel so far unaffected by deadly London blasts

2005-07-07T10:55:00.000-06:00

London Bomb Blasts Flickr Pool: "In the wake of this morning's tragedy in London, someone on Flickr already set up a photo pool. So far, it appears that the photos are generally just screen grabs of the TV news, perhaps those who were there, and those who operate security cameras in the stations could post their photos from before the attacks, and try to identify the perpetrators. A warning -

2005-07-07T10:22:00.000-06:00

BBC blogging London Bombings by todds: ""(Via A Penny For....)BBC blogging London Bombings by todds

2005-07-07T08:31:00.000-06:00

Photos related to London bombings on flickr; blog coverage.: "Xeni Jardin:Tags returning images related to today's deadly bombings -- three in the London underground and one a bus -- include bombs, bomb, blast, terrorism, and London. Pools include The London Bomb Blasts Pool, and London Explosions Pool. (Thanks, Jake Appelbaum)The Guardian's blog has good, ongoing coverage. Link (Thanks, Flora)

Confirmation Whoppers

2005-07-06T22:29:00.000-06:00

This has great potential, and I wish, and hope they'll get an RSS Feed soon. Confirmation Whoppers

2005-07-06T14:18:00.000-06:00

I work weekends promoting Comcast's Video and High Speed Internet offerings in the local big box stores. This will continue to keep Comcast at the forefront here in Denver.Comcast to increase broadband speed: "Blog: Comcast will soon increase speeds on its different tiers of broadband service, according to Broadband Reports. The industry..."(Via CNET News.com.)Comcast to increase broadband speed

2005-07-06T12:01:00.000-06:00

Yes, I'm fully aware of the early nature of this post, and just go ahead and mark your calendar now.Save The Date: "Mark your calendars for this year's TECH WEEK, October 17 - 21, 2005. This week-long event, encompassing all aspects of technology, expands the annual Governor's Technology Summit. This will be statewide event with business, academic, and community technology demonstrations and

2005-07-06T08:13:00.000-06:00

How to use Gmail as your SMTP server: "One of the little-known freebies Gmail offers is a portable SMTP server to send mail from any network for any email address. Travellers who use their ISP’s SMTP server to send mail with their email program (like Thunderbird or Outlook Express) can find themselves in a bind if they’re on another network away from home, like at a coffee shop, airport or

2005-07-04T09:39:00.000-06:00

We had dinner last night at the Breckenridge Brewery and Pub. Good food and one of the best Oatmeal Stouts I've had in a while.

2005-07-02T07:44:00.000-06:00

If you're not driving this weekend due to the high gas prices, you might want to take on this project for the holiday weekend.Geek your barbecue: "src="http://img.engadget.com/common/images/3971199443365290.JPG?0.48343598376223973" align="top" border="0"height="269" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="425" />Alright carnivores, gather round — we’ve got just the article for you. If you relish the sheer

Three Ring Weekend

2005-07-02T07:07:00.000-06:00

Looking for a day trip from Denver to the high country? Well look no further than Copper Mountain and their Three Ring Weekend. Wear your best 70's disco gear for the Village People Concert. Three Ring Weekend

2005-07-01T14:38:00.000-06:00

Fuss all you want. I'm glad something has replaced, the 27/7 plethora of Aruba (t d f), and the search for the missing Holloway (t d29 Jun 2005 from eMarketer | Read the full story» According to new research from Arbitron, the number of people who use cell phones either exclusively or

2005-06-30T15:24:00.000-06:00

Bravo to T-Mobile for this forward looking promo.T-Mobile teams with Google to open up mobile Internet: Web'n'Walk: "T-Mobile has announced it will use the Google homepage as the entry page for its mobile Internet service, in a bid to encourage more of its users to log on to the Web via their mobiles."(Via textually.org.)T-Mobile teams with Google to open up mobile Internet: Web'n'WalkCurrently

2005-06-30T15:10:00.000-06:00

It's not exactly that time of the year, and yet, some folks are thinking ahead.FluWiki for public health: "Tim Finin writes: FluWiki is intended to use the power of the web to to help local communities prepare for and cope with a possible influenza pandemic. Public health issues have been the purview of local, state and national governmental agencies. FluWiki is exploring how new communication

2005-06-30T14:41:00.000-06:00

I've bookmarked this as an ongoing project to complete. I was able to correctly identify seven of the 26 letters on my first pass. Now to start to look for the rest.Retail Alphabet Game: "John Dodds points us to the Retail Alphabet Game, which has been around nearly as long as me, though I never saw it before.Part of the surprise of the game is that when it's easy, it's really easy. Most of the

Rubbermaid Paint Buddy

2005-06-30T08:45:00.000-06:00

Not that I ever do a whole lot of painting, and yet this is a very bright idea if you're into painting. Rubbermaid Paint Buddy

2005-06-27T20:11:00.000-06:00

Here's a good explanation of tags.prime tags?: "Sig Rinde talks about tags. And he has created a new gizmo that allows you to play with his ideas:Even with tags we easily become overwhelmed and would require some data-structure to find our way. Technorati follows 1.3 million tags now!Every person on this planet has a tag; name or social security number etc. 6.45 billion of them.This experiment:

First View Ultrasound 3D and 4D Prenatal Imaging in Denver Colorado

2005-06-26T20:36:00.000-06:00

Very cool new technology. First View Ultrasound 3D and 4D Prenatal Imaging in Denver Colorado

2005-06-24T20:47:00.000-06:00

If your a reader, you might find this interesting.How the Web changes your reading habits: "Palo Alto Research Center researchers are developing ScentHighlights, which uses artificial intelligence to highlight sections of text it predicts you'll be interested in based on your search words. ..."(Via KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News.)How the Web changes your reading habits

2005-06-23T07:49:00.000-06:00

I just got this from my friends at Spiked-online.com regarding Bob Geldof. WHERE ARE THE BODIES, BOB? by Brendan O'Neill Bob Geldof told millions of TV viewers that dead African children wash upon a tiny Italian island every day. The island's mayor says that is'absolute nonsense'. Currently playing in iTunes: Check It In by Mezzoforte

2005-06-23T05:42:00.000-06:00

Shall we start a pool on how soon this product will appear on the shelves of the stores in and around the ski slopes and ski villages?SPAZZSTICK for tired, sleepy lips: "Corie Conwell sends us to: SPAZZSTICK dot com :: The World's ONLY Caffeinated Lip Balm!. Be sure to check out the back story."(Via Seth's Blog.)SPAZZSTICK for tired, sleepy lips

2005-06-23T04:58:00.000-06:00

Quote of the Day: "Former Microsoft researcher and exec Linda Stone, at the Supernova 2005 tech conference today: 'We feel alive when we're connected. To be busy and to be connected is to be alive.'(From Tim O'Reilly. Thanks for taking notes!)"(Via business2blog.)Quote of the Day

2005-06-22T11:59:00.000-06:00

ATM language choice: "Seth Godin writes:Why does my ATM ask me what language I speak?Why doesn't it know?Why doesn't it remember next time?"(Via This Is Broken.)ATM language choice

2005-06-21T20:24:00.000-06:00

Here's a link to the entirety of Eric's thoughts, and not just the take out paragraph mentioned previously.and i wrote this thing: "'The Red Herring of Data Protection'to be found here."(Via Eric Norlin's Weblog.)and i wrote this thing

2005-06-21T18:38:00.000-06:00

Eric, a local Denverite, has some good points here.Making a federated case:: "Eric Norlin:In the end, this 'data loss' problem isn't really about data loss, data protection or data safeguarding at all. That, my friends, is a red herring. The real question to be asked is: Why do all of these corporations need to store all of this personal data in the first place? Why does my credit card company

2005-06-21T11:37:00.000-06:00

We didn't believe that an attack was likely prior to 9-11 either.Most Americans Believe Another Terrorist Attack Unlikely: "While many would consider this good news, I have to say that I am a bit concerned about it: The results of this poll are a reflection of our success in the war on terror... However we shouldn't let our..."(Via Blogs for Bush.)Most Americans Believe Another Terrorist Attack

2005-06-21T10:37:00.000-06:00

Recently we've gone this route of Re-cycled printer cartridges, and have been reasonably happy. Of course like anything else, there have been a few bumps in the road, and your mileage may vary. Caboodle Cartridge opening Denver store: "Caboodle Cartridge, a national chain of retail stores specializing in refilled inkjet and toner cartridges, is opening its newest franchise retail location in

2005-06-21T10:00:00.000-06:00

We've recently received stuff from Amazon and haven't see this tag either.Amazon box label: "Still celebrating our two-year anniversary, here's another post from Seth Godin. He writes: 'This is the box that Amazon ships the ipod mini in. What am I supposed to do now?'"(Via This Is Broken.)Amazon box labelCurrently playing in iTunes: Slow Dance by Southside Johnny

2005-06-21T09:35:00.000-06:00

50 Great Summertime Projects with a Mac mini: " The Nerd Vittles staff will be taking a breather for a bit to recharge our batteries. But, in the finest college tradition, we��re leaving you lots of homework. Here��s a listing of what we��ve built thus far in our Mac mini ISP-In-A-Box project. So, while we��re taking it easy, pick out a few projects you haven��t tried and knock yourself out.

2005-06-21T08:58:00.000-06:00

I enjoy the Google Maps (t d f). What caught my interest today was the update of Iceland (t d ft d f). Get there early for a parking place though.Getting fresh: "For many Denverites, sunny summer mornings have long meant trips for fresh flowers, locally grown lettuce, a cup of coffee and

Feld Thoughts: Fish Heads

2005-06-17T13:21:00.000-06:00

Nothing better to end the week than a great reference to Dr. Demento. Feld Thoughts: Fish Heads

2005-06-17T11:47:00.000-06:00

Where are the proof readers when you need one?Bad grammar (and spelling) at Coney Island: "Mark Frauenfelder:Mark Hurst points us to this 'crime spree' of bad grammar on the signs at Coney Island. LinkReader comment: 'Don't forget fun for the 'hole' family.' Link"(Via Boing Boing.)Bad grammar (and spelling) at Coney Island

2005-06-17T11:27:00.000-06:00

I'm always please to see a story about Grocery Delivery (t d f). It brings back fond memories of my time working for Peapod while it was associated with Randalls. We had nearly 1,000 clients that we delivered to during the mid 90's.

2005-06-16T12:32:00.000-06:00

What's not said here, it that in speaking with the individual at Comcast (t d f) Tech Support, he related to me that they don't want you using the Installation Wizard CD that comes with the Self Install Kit. They would rather have you call

Boing Boing: Photographer grills security guard about dumb policy

2005-06-15T15:48:00.000-06:00

The things done in the supposed name of security. Boing Boing: Photographer grills security guard about dumb policy

2005-06-13T08:33:00.000-06:00

welcome to Summer in the Rockies.Independence Pass reopens: "Independence Pass (t d f) is back open after a return of wintery weather forced its brief closure early this morning."(Via Aspen Times - Top Stories.)Independence Pass

2005-06-12T07:12:00.000-06:00

Local history and local Micro Brews.Hunter S Thompson (t d f) tribute beers with Steadman labels: "Cory Doctorow:Vanillatray sez, 'Flying Dog Ales (t dt d f) post third-best season (The Denver Post): "Hotel-online.com - Sat, 11 Jun 2005 16:10:24 GMT"(Via All Headline News - Colorado News and

2005-06-11T10:05:00.000-06:00

Certainly an ugly night to be out at Coors Field (t d f). Then to add to the problem, no local T.V. coverage.Rockies win in near-record way: "When Jamey Wright threw his first pitch Friday afternoon to begin a very successful outing, the

2005-06-11T09:42:00.000-06:00

We just got Office 2004 (t d f), and this will be a good tool for use in the future.Ten PowerPoint (t d f<

fastsupplier.com - The fastest supplier base on the net.

2005-06-11T08:42:00.000-06:00

Here's another tool to use if you're looking for something. fastsupplier.com - The fastest supplier base on the net.

2005-06-10T13:59:00.000-06:00

A Dozen Rules for PSF (t d f) Success?: "We have just agreed on these 12 rules for how we operate in Tom Peters Company UK. What would your 'teamship' rules be?1. Respond to all requests.2. Address issues quickly—don't let them fester!3.

The Donunt Plant

2005-06-10T12:59:00.000-06:00

I was channel surfing during lunch and came across this place. Looks wonderful. New Page 1

2005-06-09T12:43:00.000-06:00

Thank you Jeff for putting into words what I was thinking.Effective immediately: "Effective immediately: Has anyone noted the irony that just as GM touts giving consumers the same benefits it gives its employees, it fires thousands of employees. So will it soon give its former customers severence?"(Via BuzzMachine.)Effective immediately

View From 5280

More mountain snow

Basalt

Glenwood Springs

Church of the Customer: How profitable, really?

20 Things That Only Happen In Movies - Nostalgia Central

9news.com | News | Colorado travel so far unaffected by deadly London blasts

Confirmation Whoppers

Three Ring Weekend

Rubbermaid Paint Buddy

First View Ultrasound 3D and 4D Prenatal Imaging in Denver Colorado

Feld Thoughts: Fish Heads

Boing Boing: Photographer grills security guard about dumb policy

fastsupplier.com - The fastest supplier base on the net.

The Donunt Plant