Sunday, August 26, 2007


I had to make a trip up US 36 toward Lyons today - 50 bikers at least! That trip always turns out to be pleasurable because of the Pierre Shale and the whole shallow ocean bed aspect. The Front Range sloping off down toward prairie way out there somewhere. I tried to find a photo but all I came up with was this stunning picture of Mt Sanitas near the mouth of Boulder Canyon. (Click to embiggen for breathtaking grandeur.)

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

There is so much wildlife this time of year. A little spotted fawn started walking up my sidewalk (where the best snacks are) then decided to check out the feast next door. Bees are swarming the Blue Mist Spirea and the birds are chattering all over the place. Last week a little red fox darted out in front of me during an early morning walk and a couple of snakes have slithered by during my weeding frenzies. The back yard is a real aviary since a bird bath went in, more than at the feeder.

Honey and Sweetie took off today on a jaunt to Chicago. Sweetie has travelled a fair amount but Honey is someone who prefers to stay close to home. Chicago was Honey's choice - something about tattoos, art, and hot dogs. I can testify, the best hot dog I ever ate was at the train station in that town.

Thursday, August 09, 2007

The Boulder County Business Report says that the top Boulder County bloggers are:

Boulder Valley Blogs
Ranked by average visitors to site per day
1. www.askdavetaylor.com 50000
2. www.feld.com 25000
3. www.joshspear.com 12000
4. www.votelink.com/blog 10000
5. www.askthevc.com 3000
6. www.intuitive.com/blog 2000
7. coloradostartups.com 2000
8. www.poynter.org/column 1750
9. www.theconvergingnetwork.com 900
10. www.heyheymate.com 500

I checked them all and none were familiar to my circle of friends and acquaintance.

BCBR also has a nice little enewsletter that goes out everyday with tidbits about local business happenings. Happenings like:

Twenty Ninth Street's long-awaited movie theater will open Friday, Aug. 17.

Yahoo!

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

One good thing about someone building a monster-sized house next door is all the lovely summer shade it offers. For years we were beaten down on the west side of the house with the late afternoon sun - but no more. We're engulfed everyday by a coolness that would take a forest to produce. My garden loves it.

Any day now, the sun should creep back into the sunspace. It's on the outside window sill today. What a lovely time of year!

Oh and the Boulder County Police Scanner is pretty active tonight.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

It's been quite some time since I had a summer when I've had to focus so much. I set some targets that I want to accomplish and I have to pay attention to make sure they happen. It's been a while since I've only worked for the business; when working for others, the decisions are all mapped out for you. This summer it's been entirely in my charge and for the most part, I'm happy with what I've done.

That said, the 3 days that were dedicated to the new HP book were worth every minute! What a writer.