Posts from — December 2007

Does anyone know the scoop on Mikey’s Italian Bistro at 4140 W 38th Ave. We went there last night, all geared up for some homemade spaghetti and a bottle of wine in a cozy atmosphere but found instead a closed sigh and it looks like some demolition or other major work is underway.

Please don’t tell me Mikey’s is no more. Could it be that this little nugget is gone? Someone share the scoop. I called their number and it says that “this mailbox has not been set up”. That is certainly not a good sign.

We ended up cruising over to the Saucy Noodle instead for some homemade linguini, which I recommend. But we need to have a nice homemade noodle in our own neighborhood. Any favorites out there people want to share for homemade noodles in Denver or their other favorite Italian spots.

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Something interesting is happening this holiday season in the world of Real Estate. As reported by the New York Times today, a huge number of Europeans and tourists from other countries are taking advantage of the weak dollar to purchase their U.S. second home.

While the article’s focus is the sale of real estate in Manhattan I would think that our wonderful ski resorts would be a great target as well. So as our dollar continues to plummet the rest of the world looks at our prime spots as one big investment opportunity. Too bad it’s not the other way around, I’d love to pick up a nice Italian villa on the ocean or a crash pad in Paris.

But this isn’t about what I want.

It’s about the holiday season and to a certain extent a move towards world peace. As the world becomes more global and we criss cross our homes, vacations, friends and experiences from one continent to another we also build understanding, relationships, and a foundation for communication. Maybe someone from Europe loans their Manhattan condo to some friends who have never been to the U.S. They have a great time, tell great stories, and the flow of people back and forth increases. It’s alot harder to be grumpy towards a country you have visited and one in which you have made friends.

Let’s continue the global spread of travel and second homes (note the term home, that certainly implies a stronger relationship). If we can get this flow of travel and experience going back and forth between the most strained of relationships who knows what we could to to build friendship.

Now just make sure you greet the next international neighbor you meet with kindness.

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Ski Trip
Winter Park
Ski Train (no driving)
Apres Party

Do I really need to say any more… (well maybe)

I was at a little Holiday Party last night chatting about an upcoming Riverfront Park Ski Trip on January 26th. The bullet points are that a car has been rented with only 62 seats available, several sponsors have signed up to give some perks to this first time trip crew that will be taking the Ski Train up and back followed by an Apres Party and a very close and cool spot downtown (Another wonderful sponsor).

No fighting traffic and it will be fun and social!! Siri at East West Urban Management is managing the rapidly growing list of folks who are snagging the seats for this inaugural event. You can email her if you are interested in learning more or if you are a homeowner in Riverfront you can
sign right up.

Think snow!!!

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I love snow.

The past two days have been spent skiing the fresh powder of Vail and I can tell you that it is wonderful. Sunday I was doing some training for some volunteer work I signed on for. I’ll fill everyone in on this in a later post but in the meantime check out these pics. All of Monday was spent in Blue Sky Basin and the back bowls and it was NICE!!

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Merry Christmas!! Hope everyone has a Happy Holiday

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Yep, the mountains are getting the big dump we have all been waiting for.

Okay, I just skied Vail for two days and here are the runs that rock right now.

Dealers Choice
Northwoods
NorthStar
Lodgepole

And the rest of Game Creek Bowl was filling up with snow when I left. Sorry these are mostly cruisers but they are well covered and as soon as this storm is done I am sure there will be a ton more.

And after chatting with some of the locals working in the restaurants in the Village I also learned some additional scoop. First, many many tourists canceled their plans to hit Vail due to the terrible snow reports. Hotels have space and those same folks can’t react quick enough to fill up those rooms with bodies. So that means so much more room for skiing with less people.

Not bad.

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Here is a quick list of the Bowl Game match-ups that just came out. Go ahead and share this one around or print it off for your reference.

BCS BOWL GAMES

National Championship (January 7, 2008)- Ohio State Buckeyes vs. LSU Tigers, FOX 8PM EST

Orange Bowl (January 3, 2008) - Virginia Tech Hookies vs. Kansas Jayhawks, FOX 8PM EST

Fiesta Bowl (January 2, 2008) - Oklahoma Sooners vs. West Virginia Mountaineers, FOX 8PM EST

Rose Bowl (January 1, 2008) - Southern California Trojans vs. Illinois Fighting Illini, ABC 4:30PM EST

Sugar Bowl (January 1, 2008) - Georgia Bulldogs vs. Hawaii Warriors, FOX 8:30PM EST
Poinsettia Bowl (December 20, 2007) - Utah vs. Navy, ESPN 9PM EST

New Orleans Bowl (December 21, 2007) - Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis, ESPN2 8PM EST

Las Vegas Bowl (December 22, 2007) - UCLA vs. BYU, ESPN 8PM EST

New Mexico Bowl (December 22, 2007) - New Mexico vs. Nevada, ESPN 4:30PM EST

PapaJohns.com Bowl (December 22, 2007) - Cincinnati vs. Southern Miss, ESPN2 1:00PM EST

Hawaii Bowl (December 23, 2007) - Boise State vs. East Carolina, ESPN 8PM EST

Motor City Bowl (December 26, 2007) - Central Michigan vs. Purdue, ESPN 7:30PM EST

Holiday Bowl (December 27, 2007) - Arizona State vs. Texas, ESPN 8PM EST

Emerald Bowl (December 28, 2007) - Maryland vs. Oregon State, ESPN 8:30PM EST

Champs Sports Bowl (December 28, 2007) - Boston College vs. Michigan State, ESPN 5PM EST

Texas Bowl (December 28, 2007) - Texas Christian vs. Houston, NFL NET 8PM EST

Alamo Bowl (December 29, 2007) - Penn State vs. Texas A&M, ESPN 8PM EST

Liberty Bowl (December 29, 2007) - Central Florida vs. Mississippi State, ESPN 4:30PM EST

Meineke Car Bowl (December 29, 2007) - Wake Forest vs. Connecticut, ESPN 1PM EST

Independence Bowl (December 30, 2007) - Colorado vs. Alabama, ESPN 8PM EST

Insight Bowl (December 31, 2007) - Oklahoma State vs. Indiana, NFL NET 5:30PM EST

Chick-Fil-A Bowl (December 31, 2007) - Auburn vs. Clemson, ESPN 7:30PM EST

Music City Bowl (December 31, 2007) - Kentucky vs. Florida State, ESPN 4PM EST

Humanitarian Bowl (December 31, 2007) - Fresno State vs. Georgia Tech, ESPN2 2PM EST

Sun Bowl (December 31, 2007) - Oregon vs. South Florida, CBS 2PM EST

Armed Forces Bowl (December 31, 2007) - California vs. Air Force, ESPN 12:30PM EST

Capital One Bowl (January 1, 2008) - Michigan vs. Florida, ABC 1PM EST

Gator Bowl (January 1, 2008) - Virginia vs. Texas Tech, CBS 12PM EST

Cotton Bowl (January 1, 2008) - Arkansas vs. Missouri, FOX 11:30AM EST

Outback Bowl (January 1, 2008) - Wisconsin vs. Tennessee, ESPN 11AM EST

International Bowl (January 5, 2008) - Rutgers vs. Ball State, ESPN2 12:30PM EST

GMAC Bowl (January 6, 2008) - Bowling Green vs. Tulsa, ESPN 8PM EST

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