Sorry that I didn’t give advance warning here, as I did on my computer/technology blog, but I am currently making some drastic changes to the template used for this blog. The content will stay the same, but the look & feel will change, hopefully for the better. I think I am through testing and changing templates; what you see here now is pretty much what I’m gonna stick with. I will be making minor changes over the next few days or so, though, as I tweak settings and components. Thank you for your patience in this transition!
[sigh] I am going to miss the Cherry Creek Tattered Cover. I didn’t get to stop by very often, but it was a cherished landmark. And a true destination for the Cherry Creek area. From DenverPost.com
Her flagship Tattered Cover store has been a mainstay on East First Avenue in Cherry Creek for two decades. Meskis is moving operations about a mile north to the Lowenstein Theatre redevelopment project, where she will be joined this fall by independent record and music stores, an independent movie theater and two locally owned restaurants.”A move is always a risk, whether it’s down the street, around the block or a mile away,” Meskis said in an interview with Colorado Public Radio that aired this week. “It’s not difficult to get there, but it’s a risk, of course, and that is constantly on my mind.”
I have no doubt that the new Tattered Cover will survive and thrive. And I don’t doubt that it will help anchor a successful renovation of that portion of Colfax. The Tattered Cover here in Highlands Ranch has been a bedrock for our Town Center, and has made that shopping center a resounding success. But the loss of the Cherry Creek store is a downer.
Over at Elevated Voices, Jeralyn Merritt brings up a point that I’ve been wondering, too: Is it appropriate to celebrate anyone’s death, even someone as evil as al-Zarqawi? As she puts it:
Am I the only one who thinks it is inappropriate to rejoice over the murder of another human being? What ever happened to the days when miscreants were apprehended and brought to justice in a court of law? When did assassination become not only acceptable but a cause for giddiness?
al-Zarqawi did some horrible, disgusting things. He is responsible for innumerable deaths, tortures, crimes against humanity. But still, how does rejoicing in his death help? Aren’t the terrorists bad specifically because they kill people? And aren’t we better than them because we abhor death and destruction?
It is good that al-Zarqawi will not be able to kill or torture anyone else. But that does not mean that we should be happy that he was killed. Relieved, yes. But happy?
Wanna save some money by not fuelling up so often? Edmunds.com has posted a list of tips for increasing fuel economy: “By changing your driving habits you can improve fuel economy up to 37 percent right away (depending on how you drive). Combine several tips and perform routine maintenance and you will save real dollars, not just pennies.”
My favorite tip? Slow down! Driving the speed limit can drastically increase your car’s fuel efficiency. Second favorite tip? Blast the A/C: there’s basically no difference in fuel use between using your car’s air conditioner or keeping it off and driving with the windows up.
What’s better than Pearl Jam recording an anti-Bush song? How about Elmer Creek Conspiracy’s America In Denial, a CD recorded by an indie group consisting of “two Vietnam vets and two Canadians from a borderline community, with backgrounds ranging through folk, blues, country and jazz [who] have come together to bring forth a different kind of state of the union address.”
The songs are brilliant, including “Promised Land” (a song about illegal immigration) and the title track, which aims to show just how blind mainstream America has been to the abuses perpetrated by the Bush administration.
Music has a way of getting a point across where text or speech cannot. Hopefully enough people here this CD to make a difference.
MOsanthrope is brilliant and diabolically funny. There’s no other way to describe Hunting with the Vice Peep - a delicious re-enactment of Cheney’s hunting trip with those yummy marshmallow delicacies known as Peeps.
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Wow! After almost two years of running Google AdSense, I finally got a check! It was Google’s minimum to send a check, but it was still a check! My webhosting costs for last year have been paid. YAY!
And thank you, everyone, for clicking when you clicked. If you like this blog, and see an ad that appeals to you, please click on it! I’d love to be able to pay for this year’s hosting fees with adsense earnings.
Final score is a draw:
Man: 1
Mouse: 1
A Fort Sumner, N.M., man said he caught a mouse inside his house and wanted to get rid of it. He had a pile of leaves burning outside, so he threw the mouse on it. The mouse caught fire and ran back into the house.
Luciano Mares, 81, talked about the event Saturday from a motel room. The blaze the mouse started destroyed the home and everything inside it.
The mouse died, but exacting posthumous revenge by burning down the dude’s house has to be worth a point. And who in the world is both stupid and mean enough to get rid of a mouse by throwing it into a fire?
I’ve been doing some work on the back-end here at a perfect world. The newest change? a new URL! That’s right, from now on, access this page at http://aperfectworld.biffster.org. The old address should auto-redirect you to this URL, but please update your bookmarks just to be sure.
Those of you using an RSS feed, please update the feed source to:
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To paraphrase Douglas Adams, it appears that there is a God who is up to mischief. But what god? Hard to say, but whichever god it is, he or she or it is obviously pissed off at the Boy Scouts.
Need proof? Over the last two weeks, the following has happened to the Boy Scouts (not in chronological order):
Now if that doesn’t sound like divine retribution, then what does? Lightning strikes, food poisoning, heat sickness… Just who did the Boy Scouts piss off?
