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Life, Minutiae, Toys, Irrational Phobias, Peeves, Fiber

Where’s The Oprah Action Figure?

I’m still in vacation mode so this is going to be short. I haven’t totally processed my vacation pix yet, but I wanted to share this one. One of the tourist-centric rock-and-ore stores in Estes Park has a toy section in the back that I always enjoy visiting for its collection of eccentric [...]

Follow The Yellow Leaf Road

Another iPhone post, even though we’re back home. Still trying to get used to this damned keyboard. Anyway, after vacating the B&B this morning, N and I headed into Estes Park proper to do some shopping and lunch, though we ended up doing little of either. All those touristy shops are kind of fun, but [...]

Parked

I’m blogging from my iPhone today, since N and I are on vacation in Estes Park. I’m currently in our B&B, about to hit the jacuzzi. Today we visited Rocky Mountain National Park. We didn’t even know it was a Park Free Day, which saved us $20. We hiked Bear Lake and Alberta Falls, [...]

Traffic Calming Drives Me Bananas

It seems to me like the roads are getting worse. Ever since summer ended, traffic has gotten weird. Not only is my morning commute more congested, but it seems like there are more accidents than ever. These days, more often than not I encounter the aftermath of an accident on my morning [...]

The Urban Jungle

So, imagine this. You get up in the morning to get ready for work. It’s still kinda dark out but you don’t turn on the light because your eyes need time to adjust. You head for the bathroom. You see an unfamiliar white line on the floor just inside the bathroom. [...]

Hiro Sandwich

Last Monday night was the third season premiere of Heroes, one of my favorite TV shows. It was a massive three hour event! The night started off with a useless let’s-pat-ourselves-on-the-back pre-premiere party being held somewhere where hundreds of screaming fans got a chance to lean over a red-carpeted pit and stare at [...]

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