The Cherry Creek Chronicle

I didn’t expect it, but checking through the popularity logs of this site one post continually rises to the top. I had hoped it might be something about saving the planet or taking a train to the mountains… but no… it’s about the Best Cougar Bar in Denver. Unfortunately the poll tied to this post got wiped out many many months ago when the site went through a major Wordpress ugrade. One of the risks of being an early adopter I suppose.

For those who seem to find this the most curious of questions I will repost the poll. Feel free to share with me any new Cougar destinations I might have missed.

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For anyone who wants to read the original Cougar post click here.

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Family in Commons Park on the 4th

What makes a neighborhood a great neighborhood to raise a family? Which criteria matter the most? Would you say it was the school system, the public parks and playgrounds, or simple safety. What about the value of a dollar towards your real estate, because let’s face it people usually make the transition from [Read more →]

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The Police at Red Rocks

Last night I had the opportunity to take a walk down memory lane. It was back to a time when I cruised around my small Ohio town in a 1974 forest green Beetle that had been outfitted with a high tech Sony Cassette system that fed tunes to the monster woofers in the back (supported on a home built plywood panel) and small Boston Acoustics cut and placed into the side boards. The stereo probably cost as much as the car which I had bought in Baltimore while living one of many summers eating Chesapeake Blue Crabs smother in Old Bay, Phillips Harborplace Oysters, and sliced fresh tomatoes with a touch of salt and pepper. But I needed great tunes in that car for it’s 8 hour drive back to Ohio. And one of the mixed tapes that surely be playing on that road trip would have included classic Elvis Costello and the Police, along with a myriad of other artists of that time. [Read more →]

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This has become one a more pressing question lately. You see, we totally forgot to make any dinner reservations for the few nights of the DNC. I called yesterday to try and get a reservation at the Capital Grill for any of the three main nights during the convention. My logic was simple. I am excited to see and experience the energy of the Democratic National Convention. Since I won’t be attending, at least not that I have worked out yet, I thought maybe a nice dinner during the frenzy would give me a nice viewpoint. And if I figured one place would be knee deep in the lobbyists, political powerhouses, and media superstars I thought the Capital Grill on Larimer would be it. I’ll just have to wait until Monday to find out if I can get us in because a designated person is managing reservations for these few days and they haven’t gotten back to me yet.

Now I doubt my late request will be met, but since I have more than a few nights in their computer history I am hoping that a few reservations might remain for the locals. If it’s not available I will simply try other spots such as the no reservation taking Potager that we love any night of the week.

What I found interesting about my Dinner dilemma was the conversation it created while out to dinner with friends (at Potager of course) last week. After sharing my foolishness in not thinking about reservations during this coveted week earlier I found a very clear split of emotion among my dining companions. What was most interesting was that the opinions were totally opposite. Half of the group would prefer to do what I was attempting, to be out and about in the heart of the energy of the event for Dinner plans. The other half was going to hit the grocery store well in advance and spend each night cooking, safe and secure within the shelter of their loft or bungalow. There was no middle ground. The folks who were going out were doing it big or not at all.

Interesting… So what are you doing for dinner?

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Today at 11 am EST a new domain name .me extension was launched. Just like sitting in a room full of economists predicting the market, the world of internet forecasters has been arguing just how hot this domain name extension will be. It has been argued that this domain name extension will become the most popular site for personal expression. That could mean your own blog, your site as an artist, a writer, or business resume. It has also spawned a flock of people trying to capture the most creative spin on the .me name. Such sought after names include aweso.me an hug.me or the more (ahem) business oriented names as threeso.me and bite.me.

But the catch is that godaddy, who got the nod to handle the launch, had more than a few hiccups. Apparently multiple people were awarded the same domain name as the system went into overload or the deal failed after folks tried for more than an hour to complete one transaction. Rumor has it that some of these over purchased domain names are now being put out by godaddy in an auction format to resolve the issue (doesn’t that stink for whomever really got their first).

There has not been much of a frenzy about other domain names launched in the past. The domain name is actually owned by the country of Montenegro which in 2006 declared it’s independence from Serbia. I don’t know what happened between that time and now but the domain name has been launched with some serious marketing savvy. And the awarding of a company like godaddy to do the launch is similar to a stock offering. Whatever firm handles it makes a ton of profit. But if there are problems, it can also be a lot of bad PR. Check out the comments on this blog about registration comments.

http://mashable.com/2008/07/17/godaddy-offers-me-domain-names-it%E2%80%99s-a-big-fail-so-far/

I thought you should know. It’s rare people can actually have their own name and it is doubtful the opportunity will come up again anytime soon.

Well I take that back. It will come up soon but maybe it won’t be a domain name extension that people will actually use. This has been compared to the a land rush, limited inventory and a product that will last the test of time. Of course, time will be the only judge in that prediction.

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I gotta admit that I love the whole ZOMBIE genre. Whether it is the classic Night of the Living Dead or the more modern 28 Days the stories are classic. Who knows what the magical attraction is for the whole zombie culture but in terms of total books and movies they seem to be edging out Vampires and Werewolves in the horror popularity contest. But who doesn’t love a script riddled with characters whose only lines [Read more →]

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Today is Denver’s Bike to work day and I am off to check out the party going on in front of REI.

Anyway, I have to get moving. Happy pedaling today!

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Sometimes the slice of life answers we dream up to make an exaggeration of life turn out to be true. Or sometimes there is just irony such as noticing at Tattered Cover the newly discounted “Spoiling for a Fight: the rise of Elliot Spitzer” book.

In this case the irony involved a post from roughly a month ago about Helicopters flying low and fast around Riverfront Park. My top 10 reasons for the fly by events included at #6 “Homeland Security practice drills”. These reasons were not meant to be realistic, more of a David Letterman tribute.  For example another reason was “The city doing an analysis of rezoning Commons’ park for a Wal Mart”.  But now that I think about it, real estate is getting pretty valuable.

But, as life proves to be ironic, reason #6 turned out to be true as part of the preparation for the DNC. Read about it in the 9 News article “Helicopters to keep flying over downtown for terrorist training“. I knew I should have made that item #1.

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I am having trouble avoiding interruption.

I first began not simply noticing this, but focusing on this over the past week. I realized that I was spending far too much of my day checking email or performing some other technology tool task. While out walking my dog, I am checking email. When I first wake up I check email. While writing or working I am checking email. I find it is more than a bit distracting. [Read more →]

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Congratulations to Cline and her entire Fashion Show team on putting on what may be the best fashion show yet. The weather was perfect and fortunately our hurricane style winds from earlier that day stopped. I just thought I’d share a few picks [Read more →]

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