the DENVER thread

Denver has frequent temperature shifts. Once the temperature dropped 60 degrees in 8 hours. This was not fun for the trees.

Seconded.

(I Love Denver - I'm just itching to go and visit the Wright Sisters!)

Actually I believe it is 2nd worst in the USA next to Los Angeles.

I will take my parents to the Botanic Gardens, of course. I have a good friend on staff at the gardens. She is an expert in invasive plant species, which we refer to affectionately as "weeds." She just married her girlfriend. The ceremony was in the gardens, in the section called the Romantic Garden. The ceremony was romantic. My friend Chris brought soap bubbles, which we blew above the two brides after they'd said their vows. It was a Jewish ceremony; they had to stomp on the glasses several times to get them to break. The rabbi, a woman, said that she hoped that the state would soon recognize such marriages. At the reception, we danced to a techno version of Hava Nagilah. We also danced to "Crazy In Love" and "We Are Family."

it's in cherry creek north on 2nd avenue, sort of down the street from whole foods..

I'm always trying to get my friends to go there but they aren't as excited about it as I am.

Chance of thundershowers in the evening.

(Generic forecast. There's always a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, all summer.)

What did it all add up to? Carbon monoxide violations dropped
from thirty-three in 1985 to only three in 1990. Average daily
ozone (smog) levels for the ten highest days dropped
considerably. In June of 1990, the United States Conference of
Mayors called Denver "the most liveable city in the United
States."

http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu/~hail/cool/polution/images/denver_smog2.jpg

Since the area surrounding Denver is so flat, Denver has made suburban sprawl into an artform. Highlands Ranch is its masterpiece.

All those other good things too -- DANIEL TIGER, THE MEXICAN RESTAURANT DISNEYLAND, BUFF BILL'S GRAVE, STUFF.

Oh, but I don't go to the suburbs because I don't like them.

"Conflict Resolution," at DU. (Not surprising, since I'm is pretty good at conflict instigation.)

The Wrights are v.good, even better than the hype. Also they have a SWELL PAD.

i spend about a day in denver last march. it was ok, the downtown reminded me of minneapolis, actually! i had a few drinks in an awful bar with my dad.

the broncos are better than the lions but i still take pride in the absolutely pathetic performance the lions put on this evening.

I used to live two or three blocks from Rodney's in the early 90s. I remember downing scotch there like 12 years ago with a buddy, and it was actually really disturbing and depressing to my then young mind. It was like, "is this what I have to look forward to? These people?"

Maybe less depressing than chugging Fat Tire at the Cherry Cricket tho. ("Is this who I am? Some fratboy?")

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The dynamic of 45 y/o chicks hanging on 60 year olds with Porsche keys conspicuously displayed might have thrown off my equilibrium. That or all the johnny walker.

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and rodneys is the PLACE OF THE FUTURE! I'm gonna go drink whiskey and water with some old dudes asap.