A few more Bailey pictures set to Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason” which way outlasts the photo sequence.

Also, we have Goose’s blog where he complains about a possible nearby dorm fire disturbing his sleep. But, like the pro he is, he takes the time to photograph the on-scene fire engine.

Michael,

One of the first things we noticed after coming to Boulder (Jan/2007) was the wealth of non-traditional and funny-named businesses. I’ve been collecting names and photos (and sometimes web pages) for 7 months now. There are a couple of businesses/buildings I’m not sure the purpose of, and I included one that is completely obscure.

I divided the businesses up into 3 categories:
The first category is a bunch of businesses with similar or rhyming names. Click on the thumbnail to see a bigger version. The second is numerical– 1 This, 2 That, etc. Clicking on the thumbnail shows a big slide.The third category is whimsical or outrageous names. Try to guess what the business is from the thumbnail before clicking and getting the answer. You may be surprised!

Funny Business

–rakkity

Michael,

The last week or so I’ve been going on very short trips, since I just had a big (successful) operation. After my Boulder doctor back in July recommended an operation which would leave me with limited mobility for the rest of my life, I asked for a second opinion. One of the names was Dr. Shandra Wilson After talking to her, I found I could be mobile and fancy-free a couple of months after a rather complicated (7 1/2 hours) surgery, which has a very, very low failure rate.

The operation, performed on 8/30 at the CU Hospital in Denver was 100% successful. I lost about 10 lbs in my 6 days in the hospital, and I’m trying to gain it all back. And I’d like to gain strength, too. However, for the next 2-3 weeks I’m limited to short (1/4 mi or so) walks with forgiving friends.

I decided we should go on a tour of the nearby Haystack Goat Dairy. We invited my hiking buddy, Chuck, who is an outrageous gourmand of goat cheese. His wife Esther refused to come because she hates the stuff. (To each her own, but too bad for her.) We drove out towards the small volcanic plug that sticks out of the prairie just north of Boulder and circled for a while till Katie spotted a truly minuscule sign pointing to the farm.

While we waited for the little tour and tasting to start, we patted the nannies and kids, but stayed away from the bucks, who exuded a powerful musk. The sign on their pen exclaimed: “Don’t get musk on your skin or clothes!” The best part of valor here was avoidance. I think Chuck was a little alarmed that Esther might get a whiff of musk on himself when he got home, and have to camp out in his backyard for the rest of his life, so he stayed at an even wider distance than I.

After viewing the milking and cheese-making areas, we partook in a tasting of 5 different kinds of cheese. Beth & I bought two small bricks, and Chuck filled up a bag with 6 or 7 different kinds. Katie patted about a dozen more cute kids who nuzzled up to the fences for their individual pats, and we headed home with pleasant tastes in our mouths and memories of strange and interesting scents, odiferous smells, and goaty aromas.

Haystack Goat Farm

–rakkity

After poker last night I engaged Goose, Robby and Matthew in a four way video chat. This photo, taken by Matt, was much funnier in real time. No, I didn’t rotate the picture (in answer to adam) , it’s just us playing with software options. The black and white images come from a setting called threshold.

Mike,
20 new Boulder bumperstickers, some funny, others whimsical, many very original. Embedded pictures in several.

–rakkity

Matt and Robby dropped in around noon for a video chat. Screen captures  show the guys in their dorm rooms, a photo of Robby’s dog and some special effects courtesy of iGlasses software.

Bailey Island is a two and half hour drive from our house. We’d been here years ago when invited by Adam and Tricia, and, quite naturally, jumped at this most recent offer.

With every ocean visit we wonder why we didn’t invest in property twenty-five years ago. Shacks with a view sell for nearly a half million. The simple answer is we can’t afford it now and we couldn’t then.

Diane water walks without her sister, Susan, who would have had a hard time immersed in such chilly water for forty minutes.

Seen from above, seven college campuses.

Michael,

Patrick told us that he and Georgia drove down through NH on their way back from Canada, and stopped in at Grok Hill. They drove up past the Littells,who didn’t appear to be home, and parked at the bottom of Beech Lane. The pictures show the rifugio and the campfire spot that generations of Millers et al have used for boiling/burning/smoking dinners, breakfasts and midnight snacks. They also show the sturdy atrium constructed by el Kib & the blogmeister. The inside shots show no mice, but I didn’t tell Patrick to get a shot of the inside of the stove, where they’ll lurk until some gutsy person throws them out (hopefully in the spring, when the rigors of winter have passed, and they can go find another home).

Photos

–rakkity

Hi Mike,
Patrick & Georgia just returned from a trip to Quebec, and provide this JAlbum album. It was their first visit to Canada together, and they spent time in Montreal & Quebec City, which they preferred by far. In fact this album has no pictures of Montreal! How come?There are also some pictures of Gilsum, but I haven’t looked at them yet.–rakkity

Check out Goose’s Site.