Okay, first, happy August. I guess I’ve not been too great with keeping up with here, no excuses, nothing interesting to say.
The Democrats are slowly coming to Denver for the Convention, and my town is beginning to fill up. Tent cities are popping up around the Pepsi Center. Add to that 66th Annual WorldCon (Denvention [...]
Dear Drivers of Colorado,
My name is Stephen Van Doren. I make software for a living, and drive a motorcycle upwards of 2 hours a day, mostly on the highways. I am 28 years old, and live in Downtown Denver, in the Capitol Hill district, mere blocks from our gold-crowned capitol building. The charming beauty of [...]
The weather has been oppressive this past week, temperatures soaring into the 90s on a near-daily basis, air conditioners and swamp coolers across the state ill-prepared for the onslaught of the dry, blustering heat. When the wind blows, it seems to blow steam, like when you stand too close to the oven when you open [...]
Signs were posted everywhere here in Denver over the preceding several weeks about the 3pm moment of silence yesterday to reflect on the meaning behind Memorial Day (née Decoration Day). On busses, on street poles, on lights, on the ground–wherever. Just remind people that the US has lost a lot of blood all over the [...]