Worked at Dick's Sporting Goods Park for the Colorado Rapids season opener last night. The Rapids remind me of the Columbus Crew - neither team has been very good. They surprised me with a shutout victory over the Galazy of 4 - 0. I went to check-in at the half to ask a question and the Galaxy walked by me on the way back to the field. I could have sold my spot for hundreds of $$$ to a Beckham fan as he walked right by. I was going to let him know how hot I think his wife is but realized I would probably not get an opportunity to work at Red Rocks as a result.
I just realized it's been two weeks since I've gone skiing! Spring Massive starts at Breckenridge and runs from April 1-20 so I have a few weeks to go. Should be a good time!
Looks like things are moving forward with a trip to Spain & Hungary this summer. I'd love to spend 2-3 weeks over there. Any ideas on where to visit / what to do while I'm there? Let me know!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Looks like I'm gainfully employed
I think I have three jobs now. How the hell did this happen? Just got hired on today to work concerts & sporting events in the Denver area. Barely missed a chance to work at the NCAA playoffs yesterday & today though. I will be able to work concerts at Red Rocks, Pepsi Center, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, etc. Includes Nuggets, Avalanche, Lacrosse games and others. Should be cool - I'll take pics if I can. Also trying to work security so I can work back stage at shows. Hmmmmm. Think of the possibilities!!! I think they will even pay me.....although I would do it for free.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
You, Me and Dupree redux
So my Brother-in-Law apparently has a little spare time on his hands....thanks Chris! Looks sweet.
Walked to the grocery store this afternoon to get some stuff. It's only three blocks away and it was a nice day.
On the way back a guy in a jeep slowed down to wave at me. Great. So I got that going for me......
BOROWITZ REPORT
BOROWITZ REPORT
From humorist Andy Borowitz, a twisted take on the news of the day:
BUSH REVEALS TAP WATER AS HIS DRUG PLAN
Hopes That Doped Water Will Be His Legacy
While millions of Americans were still reeling from the news that trace amounts of prescription drugs are in drinking water, President George W. Bush made a stunning announcement at the White House.
“I am responsible for this,” Bush told reporters. “This is my idea of a prescription-drug plan.”
Standing before a banner reading “Prescription Accomplished,” the president said he hoped that providing Americans with free medications through their tap water would prove to be “the finest legacy” of his administration.
Bush indicated that America’s drug-laced waters could boost tourism in the United States, adding that English rocker Pete Doherty was “getting on the next plane over here.”
Across the country, the announcement that Bush had doped America’s drinking water with dozens of prescription medications drew a variety of reactions.
“It makes me proud to be an American,” said pitching great Roger Clemens.
Responding to the news that she had been imbibing anti-anxiety drugs in her water, New York resident Carol Foyler said, “I’m not worried about it, but, come to think of it, I’m not worried about anything anymore.”
But Atlanta’s Tracy Klujian said that all U.S. drinking water should come with a warning label indicating possible side effects.
“I had a glass of water yesterday, and I had an erection for more than four hours,” he said.
Elsewhere, Sen. John McCain released a new series of campaign ads, showing him answering a telegraph key at 3 a.m.
— www.borowitzreport.com
From humorist Andy Borowitz, a twisted take on the news of the day:
BUSH REVEALS TAP WATER AS HIS DRUG PLAN
Hopes That Doped Water Will Be His Legacy
While millions of Americans were still reeling from the news that trace amounts of prescription drugs are in drinking water, President George W. Bush made a stunning announcement at the White House.
“I am responsible for this,” Bush told reporters. “This is my idea of a prescription-drug plan.”
Standing before a banner reading “Prescription Accomplished,” the president said he hoped that providing Americans with free medications through their tap water would prove to be “the finest legacy” of his administration.
Bush indicated that America’s drug-laced waters could boost tourism in the United States, adding that English rocker Pete Doherty was “getting on the next plane over here.”
Across the country, the announcement that Bush had doped America’s drinking water with dozens of prescription medications drew a variety of reactions.
“It makes me proud to be an American,” said pitching great Roger Clemens.
Responding to the news that she had been imbibing anti-anxiety drugs in her water, New York resident Carol Foyler said, “I’m not worried about it, but, come to think of it, I’m not worried about anything anymore.”
But Atlanta’s Tracy Klujian said that all U.S. drinking water should come with a warning label indicating possible side effects.
“I had a glass of water yesterday, and I had an erection for more than four hours,” he said.
Elsewhere, Sen. John McCain released a new series of campaign ads, showing him answering a telegraph key at 3 a.m.
— www.borowitzreport.com
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Keystone again
Had an opportunity to check out a condo in Keystone for a few days. It's hard to wrap my head around a 540 square foot condo going for $330,000. WTF?
Had two great days of skiing. Thursday was nice and sunny. It snowed that evening and we ended up with 10" of snow in the back bowls. Had two minor incidents on the slopes though. Pretty lucky I didn't hurt myself. First one was in trees where I hit a jump between two trees only to find out the landing area was a sheer cliff with exposed rocks and timber. Tore up my ski pants and broke one of the zippers. Next day was on a run called Wolverine. Now my first few runs were some black diamonds with lots of moguls. They weren't too fun on Thursday as the sun melted the snow and it froze solid during the night on Wednesday. I figured the fresh powder would help. It did, but man - it's hard skiing down that stuff. Anyway, Wolverine is a steep mogul run through the trees. I was jammin' my way down and wiped out once. Got up and kept going. Wiped out for the second time. Got up and hit it again. Found myself going a little too fast in the deep stuff and didn't make a turn quick enough. Ended up headed between two big pine trees (and a little one in between). I missed the big ones but the little one caught me in my manhood. Lost a ski and tumbled downhill. I took a few minutes to collect myself. No blood. Everything worked. Hmm. Was that a sign? My ski day was over. I was pretty beat up.
It was time to watch the OSU / MSU game anyway. Headed to a bar in Keystone and ordered "your best margarita". Three margaritas later.........I didn't hurt so much ;)
Relaxed yesterday and took Cathy to the Cherry Cricket for dinner. They had a wild crowd celebrating St Patrick's Day and we had a nice time.
Planning on meeting the twins tonite at a bar two blocks from here - looking forward to that.
Tomorrow I'm meeting a friend of a friend who lives one block over and we're gonna cab it to LODO and hit Fado's at 10am to celebrate St Patty's day the right way.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Aunt Carol
The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Have your parents tell you a story with a moral at the end.
The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell their stories.
"Johnny, do you have a story to share?"
"Yes ma'am. My daddy told a story about my Aunt Carol. She was a pilot in
Desert Storm and her plane got hit. She had to bail out over enemy
territory and all she had was a small bottle of whiskey, a pistol and a survival
knife.
She drank the whiskey on the way down so it wouldn't break and she landed right in the middle of twenty enemy troops.
She shot fifteen of them with the gun until she ran out of bullets,
killed four more with the knife, till the blade broke, and then she killed the
last Iraqi with her bare hands."
"Good Heavens" said the horrified teacher. "What kind of moral did your
daddy tell you from this horrible story?"
"Stay the fuck away from Aunt Carol when she's drinking."
The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell their stories.
"Johnny, do you have a story to share?"
"Yes ma'am. My daddy told a story about my Aunt Carol. She was a pilot in
Desert Storm and her plane got hit. She had to bail out over enemy
territory and all she had was a small bottle of whiskey, a pistol and a survival
knife.
She drank the whiskey on the way down so it wouldn't break and she landed right in the middle of twenty enemy troops.
She shot fifteen of them with the gun until she ran out of bullets,
killed four more with the knife, till the blade broke, and then she killed the
last Iraqi with her bare hands."
"Good Heavens" said the horrified teacher. "What kind of moral did your
daddy tell you from this horrible story?"
"Stay the fuck away from Aunt Carol when she's drinking."
What a great day
Had a ski date today - met at the Dinosaur Ridge Parking lot and I drove to Keystone. Beautiful day - sunny and bright blue skies. Great snow and lots of fun. It helps that she was really cool. Good times.
Looking to ski again Thursday & Friday as well. Maybe cross country ski on Friday. Spring Breakers are on the way so it's gonna get crazy. Spring is in the air - warm temps and buds on the trees. I'll miss the snow but there is plenty to do with the warmer weather.
St Patty's Day promises to be a good 'ol time - starting at 20 am at an Irish pub down the street. Look out ;)
Cathy made a great dinner and I'm gonna kick back and relax. Peace out....
Looking to ski again Thursday & Friday as well. Maybe cross country ski on Friday. Spring Breakers are on the way so it's gonna get crazy. Spring is in the air - warm temps and buds on the trees. I'll miss the snow but there is plenty to do with the warmer weather.
St Patty's Day promises to be a good 'ol time - starting at 20 am at an Irish pub down the street. Look out ;)
Cathy made a great dinner and I'm gonna kick back and relax. Peace out....
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Snowmobiling & Skiing
Yesterday was a wonderful day. Got up early and met Ray at the Dinosaur Ridge Park & Ride at 6 am. Drove to Frisco and checked in for the snowmobile tour. We had 9 guys take a 2 hour tour through woods and fields in the mountains near Leadville. Saw elk tracks, a mine entrance and a great trail system through pine & aspen trees. Here's a tip for you guys - do NOT step off the trail to take a leak. You'll sink to your hip.
Got to race around a track for a half hour or so, supposedly "to get the speed out of our system". Who the hell are they kidding? You can't get the speed out of your system....
Had a little tailgate afterwords then Ray & I headed to A-Basin to ski for a few hours.
Made it back to the crib around 5 and got ready for a dinner party at the apartment. Great group of people came over and we had a nice time.
Did you change your clocks?
Throughout its long and fascinating history, daylight saving time has had a remarkable impact on a wide variety of unexpected areas—from Middle East terrorism to feuding twin cities, voter turnout to time-change riots, radio stations to trick-or-treaters, and opera performances to manslaughter charges.
Draft Status, Vietnam War
A man, born just after 12:00 a.m. DST, circumvented the Vietnam War draft by using a daylight saving time loophole. When drafted, he argued that standard time, not DST, was the official time for recording births in his state of Delaware in the year of his birth. Thus, under official standard time he was actually born on the previous day—and that day had a much higher draft lottery number, allowing him to avoid the draft.
Bombing Thwarted
In September 1999, the West Bank was on Daylight Saving Time while Israel had just switched back to standard time. West Bank terrorists prepared time bombs and smuggled them to their Israeli counterparts, who misunderstood the time on the bombs. As the bombs were being planted, they exploded—one hour too early—killing three terrorists instead of the intended victims—two busloads of people.
Halloween Trick-or-Treaters
Through 2006, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. ended a few days before Halloween (October 31). A new law to extend DST to the first Sunday in November will take effect in 2007, with the purpose of providing trick-or-treaters more light and therefore more safety from traffic accidents. Children’s pedestrian deaths are four times higher on Halloween than on any other night of the year. For decades, candy manufacturers lobbied for a Daylight Saving Time extension to Halloween, as many of the young trick-or-treaters gathering candy are not allowed out after dark, and thus an added hour of light means a big holiday treat for the candy industry.
Chaos of Non-Uniform DST
Widespread confusion was created during the 1950s and 1960s when each U.S. locality could start and end Daylight Saving Time as it desired. One year, 23 different pairs of DST start and end dates were used in Iowa alone. For exactly five weeks each year, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia were not on the same time as Washington D.C., Cleveland, or Baltimore—but Chicago was. And, on one Ohio to West Virginia bus route, passengers had to change their watches seven times in 35 miles! The situation led to millions of dollars in costs to several industries, especially those involving transportation and communications. Extra railroad timetables alone cost the today’s equivalent of over $12 million per year.
Minneapolis-St. Paul
The Minnesota cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul once didn’t have twin perspectives with regard to the clock. These two large cities are adjacent at some points and separated only by the Mississippi River at others, and are considered a single metropolitan area. In 1965, St. Paul decided to begin its Daylight Saving Time period early to conform to most of the nation, while Minneapolis felt it should follow Minnesota's state law, which stipulated a later start date. After intense inter-city negotiations and quarreling, the cities could not agree, and so the one-hour time difference went into effect, bringing a period of great time turmoil to the cities and surrounding areas.
Time Change Riots
Patrons of bars that stay open past 2:00 a.m. lose one hour of drinking time on the day when Daylight Saving Time springs forward one hour. This has led to annual problems in numerous locations, and sometimes even to riots. For example, at a "time disturbance" in Athens, Ohio, site of Ohio University, over 1,000 students and other late night partiers chanted "Freedom," as they threw liquor bottles at the police attempting to control the riot.
Radio Stations
AM radio signals propagate much further at night than during the day. During daytime, more stations in neighboring areas can broadcast on the same frequency without interfering with each other. Because of this situation, there are hundreds of stations licensed to operate only in the daytime. Daylight Saving Time can affect the bottom line of these daytime-only radio stations: during parts of the year it can cause the stations to lose their most profitable time of day—the morning drive time. The gain of an hour of daylight - and thus broadcast time - in the evening does not fully compensate for the morning loss.
Voter Turnout in Elections
Through 2006, the Daylight Saving Time period has closed on the last Sunday October, about a week before Election Day, which is held the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The extension of Daylight Saving Time into November has been proposed as a way to encourage greater voter participation, the theory being that more people would go to the polls if it was still light when they returned home from work. The U.S. law taking effect in 2007 pushes the end of Daylight Saving Time to the first Sunday in November. In some years (2010, 2021, 2027, and 2032), this will fall after Election Day, giving researchers the opportunity to gauge its effect on voter turnout.
Amtrak
To keep to their published timetables, trains cannot leave a station before the scheduled time. So, when the clocks fall back one hour in October, all Amtrak trains in the U.S. that are running on time stop at 2:00 a.m. and wait one hour before resuming. Overnight passengers are often surprised to find their train at a dead stop and their travel time an hour longer than expected. At the spring Daylight Saving Time change, trains instantaneously become an hour behind schedule at 2:00 a.m., but they just keep going and do their best to make up the time.
Opera
Among the first institutions affected by Daylight Saving Time was the Berlin Opera, on April 30, 1916—the evening when the clocks in Germany were to be set forward for the first time. At 11:00 p.m., all German clocks were to be set to midnight. The Berlin Opera, with wonderful forethought, changed its schedule and began its performance of Die Meistersinger an hour earlier than usual. This allowed grateful audience members to be able to catch their customary trains home at the end of the performance. (All trains scheduled to depart between 11:00 p.m. and midnight were immediately behind schedule when 11:00 p.m. changed to midnight, and so left as soon as possible. And trains scheduled to depart after midnight left the equivalent of one hour early.
Violent Crime
A study by the U.S. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration found that crime was consistently less during periods of Daylight Saving Time than during comparable standard time periods. Data showed violent crime down 10 to 13 percent. It is clear that for most crimes where darkness is a factor, such as muggings, there are many more incidents after dusk than before dawn, so light in the evening is most welcome.
Antarctica
In Antarctica, there is no daylight in the winter and months of 24-hour daylight in the summer. But many of the research stations there still observe Daylight Saving Time anyway, to synchronize with their supply stations in Chile or New Zealand.
Manslaughter
In California, a Chevrolet Blazer packed with teenagers struck the median of a street and flipped over, tragically killing one teen and injuring several others. The teen driver, fighting charges of felony vehicular manslaughter, claimed that the street was dangerously wet and unsafe due a lawn sprinkler system. The landscaper responsible for the computerized sprinklers testified that the sprinklers were set to come on more than fifteen minutes after the fatal accident. The outcome hinged on whether the sprinklers' timer had been adjusted for a recent Daylight Saving Time change, for without the DST adjustment, the sprinklers had close to 45 minutes to make the road slick.
Indiana
Indiana has long been a hotbed of Daylight Saving Time controversy. Historically, the state’s two western corners, which fall in the Central Time Zone, observed DST, while the remainder of the state, in the Eastern Time zone, followed year-round Standard Time. An additional complication was that five southeastern counties near Cincinnati and Louisville unofficially observed DST to keep in sync with those cities. Because of the longstanding feuds over DST, Indiana politicians often treated the subject gingerly. In 1996, gubernatorial candidate Rex Early firmly declared, “Some of my friends are for putting all of Indiana on Daylight Saving Time. Some are against it. And I always try to support my friends.”
In April 2005, Indiana legislators passed a law that implemented Daylight Saving Time statewide beginning on April 2, 2006.
Oil Conservation
Following the 1973 oil embargo, the U.S. Congress extended Daylight Saving Time to 8 months, rather than the normal six months. During that time, the U.S. Department of Transportation found that observing Daylight Saving Time in March and April saved the equivalent in energy of 10,000 barrels of oil each day - a total of 600,000 barrels in each of those two years.
Likewise, in 1986, Daylight Saving Time moved from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in April. No change was made to the ending date of the last Sunday in October. Adding the entire month of April to Daylight Saving Time is estimated to save the U.S. about 300,000 barrels of oil each year.
Beginning in 2007, Daylight Saving Time commences on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November, thereby saving even more energy.
Births and Birthdays
While twins born at 11:55 p.m. and 12:05 a.m. may have different birthdays, Daylight Saving Time can change birth order -- on paper, anyway. During the time change in the fall, one baby could be born at 1:55 a.m. and the sibling born ten minutes later, at 1:05 a.m. In the spring, there is a gap when no babies are born at all: from 2:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
Draft Status, Vietnam War
A man, born just after 12:00 a.m. DST, circumvented the Vietnam War draft by using a daylight saving time loophole. When drafted, he argued that standard time, not DST, was the official time for recording births in his state of Delaware in the year of his birth. Thus, under official standard time he was actually born on the previous day—and that day had a much higher draft lottery number, allowing him to avoid the draft.
Bombing Thwarted
In September 1999, the West Bank was on Daylight Saving Time while Israel had just switched back to standard time. West Bank terrorists prepared time bombs and smuggled them to their Israeli counterparts, who misunderstood the time on the bombs. As the bombs were being planted, they exploded—one hour too early—killing three terrorists instead of the intended victims—two busloads of people.
Halloween Trick-or-Treaters
Through 2006, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. ended a few days before Halloween (October 31). A new law to extend DST to the first Sunday in November will take effect in 2007, with the purpose of providing trick-or-treaters more light and therefore more safety from traffic accidents. Children’s pedestrian deaths are four times higher on Halloween than on any other night of the year. For decades, candy manufacturers lobbied for a Daylight Saving Time extension to Halloween, as many of the young trick-or-treaters gathering candy are not allowed out after dark, and thus an added hour of light means a big holiday treat for the candy industry.
Chaos of Non-Uniform DST
Widespread confusion was created during the 1950s and 1960s when each U.S. locality could start and end Daylight Saving Time as it desired. One year, 23 different pairs of DST start and end dates were used in Iowa alone. For exactly five weeks each year, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia were not on the same time as Washington D.C., Cleveland, or Baltimore—but Chicago was. And, on one Ohio to West Virginia bus route, passengers had to change their watches seven times in 35 miles! The situation led to millions of dollars in costs to several industries, especially those involving transportation and communications. Extra railroad timetables alone cost the today’s equivalent of over $12 million per year.
Minneapolis-St. Paul
The Minnesota cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul once didn’t have twin perspectives with regard to the clock. These two large cities are adjacent at some points and separated only by the Mississippi River at others, and are considered a single metropolitan area. In 1965, St. Paul decided to begin its Daylight Saving Time period early to conform to most of the nation, while Minneapolis felt it should follow Minnesota's state law, which stipulated a later start date. After intense inter-city negotiations and quarreling, the cities could not agree, and so the one-hour time difference went into effect, bringing a period of great time turmoil to the cities and surrounding areas.
Time Change Riots
Patrons of bars that stay open past 2:00 a.m. lose one hour of drinking time on the day when Daylight Saving Time springs forward one hour. This has led to annual problems in numerous locations, and sometimes even to riots. For example, at a "time disturbance" in Athens, Ohio, site of Ohio University, over 1,000 students and other late night partiers chanted "Freedom," as they threw liquor bottles at the police attempting to control the riot.
Radio Stations
AM radio signals propagate much further at night than during the day. During daytime, more stations in neighboring areas can broadcast on the same frequency without interfering with each other. Because of this situation, there are hundreds of stations licensed to operate only in the daytime. Daylight Saving Time can affect the bottom line of these daytime-only radio stations: during parts of the year it can cause the stations to lose their most profitable time of day—the morning drive time. The gain of an hour of daylight - and thus broadcast time - in the evening does not fully compensate for the morning loss.
Voter Turnout in Elections
Through 2006, the Daylight Saving Time period has closed on the last Sunday October, about a week before Election Day, which is held the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The extension of Daylight Saving Time into November has been proposed as a way to encourage greater voter participation, the theory being that more people would go to the polls if it was still light when they returned home from work. The U.S. law taking effect in 2007 pushes the end of Daylight Saving Time to the first Sunday in November. In some years (2010, 2021, 2027, and 2032), this will fall after Election Day, giving researchers the opportunity to gauge its effect on voter turnout.
Amtrak
To keep to their published timetables, trains cannot leave a station before the scheduled time. So, when the clocks fall back one hour in October, all Amtrak trains in the U.S. that are running on time stop at 2:00 a.m. and wait one hour before resuming. Overnight passengers are often surprised to find their train at a dead stop and their travel time an hour longer than expected. At the spring Daylight Saving Time change, trains instantaneously become an hour behind schedule at 2:00 a.m., but they just keep going and do their best to make up the time.
Opera
Among the first institutions affected by Daylight Saving Time was the Berlin Opera, on April 30, 1916—the evening when the clocks in Germany were to be set forward for the first time. At 11:00 p.m., all German clocks were to be set to midnight. The Berlin Opera, with wonderful forethought, changed its schedule and began its performance of Die Meistersinger an hour earlier than usual. This allowed grateful audience members to be able to catch their customary trains home at the end of the performance. (All trains scheduled to depart between 11:00 p.m. and midnight were immediately behind schedule when 11:00 p.m. changed to midnight, and so left as soon as possible. And trains scheduled to depart after midnight left the equivalent of one hour early.
Violent Crime
A study by the U.S. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration found that crime was consistently less during periods of Daylight Saving Time than during comparable standard time periods. Data showed violent crime down 10 to 13 percent. It is clear that for most crimes where darkness is a factor, such as muggings, there are many more incidents after dusk than before dawn, so light in the evening is most welcome.
Antarctica
In Antarctica, there is no daylight in the winter and months of 24-hour daylight in the summer. But many of the research stations there still observe Daylight Saving Time anyway, to synchronize with their supply stations in Chile or New Zealand.
Manslaughter
In California, a Chevrolet Blazer packed with teenagers struck the median of a street and flipped over, tragically killing one teen and injuring several others. The teen driver, fighting charges of felony vehicular manslaughter, claimed that the street was dangerously wet and unsafe due a lawn sprinkler system. The landscaper responsible for the computerized sprinklers testified that the sprinklers were set to come on more than fifteen minutes after the fatal accident. The outcome hinged on whether the sprinklers' timer had been adjusted for a recent Daylight Saving Time change, for without the DST adjustment, the sprinklers had close to 45 minutes to make the road slick.
Indiana
Indiana has long been a hotbed of Daylight Saving Time controversy. Historically, the state’s two western corners, which fall in the Central Time Zone, observed DST, while the remainder of the state, in the Eastern Time zone, followed year-round Standard Time. An additional complication was that five southeastern counties near Cincinnati and Louisville unofficially observed DST to keep in sync with those cities. Because of the longstanding feuds over DST, Indiana politicians often treated the subject gingerly. In 1996, gubernatorial candidate Rex Early firmly declared, “Some of my friends are for putting all of Indiana on Daylight Saving Time. Some are against it. And I always try to support my friends.”
In April 2005, Indiana legislators passed a law that implemented Daylight Saving Time statewide beginning on April 2, 2006.
Oil Conservation
Following the 1973 oil embargo, the U.S. Congress extended Daylight Saving Time to 8 months, rather than the normal six months. During that time, the U.S. Department of Transportation found that observing Daylight Saving Time in March and April saved the equivalent in energy of 10,000 barrels of oil each day - a total of 600,000 barrels in each of those two years.
Likewise, in 1986, Daylight Saving Time moved from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in April. No change was made to the ending date of the last Sunday in October. Adding the entire month of April to Daylight Saving Time is estimated to save the U.S. about 300,000 barrels of oil each year.
Beginning in 2007, Daylight Saving Time commences on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November, thereby saving even more energy.
Births and Birthdays
While twins born at 11:55 p.m. and 12:05 a.m. may have different birthdays, Daylight Saving Time can change birth order -- on paper, anyway. During the time change in the fall, one baby could be born at 1:55 a.m. and the sibling born ten minutes later, at 1:05 a.m. In the spring, there is a gap when no babies are born at all: from 2:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
Friday, March 7, 2008
New digs
“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.” — Drew Carey
Well, I'm settled into the apartment. Pretty easy move when everything fits in my car - in one load ;)
Had a great time on the slopes Monday & Tuesday. Took a lesson Tuesday and we skied black / double blacks (with lots of bumps) all day. I'm still sore.
Filled up my car when I was in Frisco and it caost $14.42. Filled it up when I got back in Denver and it cost $4.24. What the hell? Then someone pointed out the trip there is mostly uphill. Duh.
Going snowmobiling Saturday morning with some friends. Taking some trails around the mountains near Frisco / Breckenridge. Really looking forward to that.
I'm looking for some part-time work to earn some spending money, meet people and keep busy. Any ideas? Let me know!
Well, I'm settled into the apartment. Pretty easy move when everything fits in my car - in one load ;)
Had a great time on the slopes Monday & Tuesday. Took a lesson Tuesday and we skied black / double blacks (with lots of bumps) all day. I'm still sore.
Filled up my car when I was in Frisco and it caost $14.42. Filled it up when I got back in Denver and it cost $4.24. What the hell? Then someone pointed out the trip there is mostly uphill. Duh.
Going snowmobiling Saturday morning with some friends. Taking some trails around the mountains near Frisco / Breckenridge. Really looking forward to that.
I'm looking for some part-time work to earn some spending money, meet people and keep busy. Any ideas? Let me know!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
What a difference a day makes!
Record high of 73 yesterday so we played some golf at Highlands Ranch. Good times and I played pretty well (43 on the front) considering I didn't have my clubs. Missed two short par putts too. Had dinner at the Cherry Cricket - I'll be living about 1.4 miles from that joint - can't wait!
Today is another story - high of 31 and several inches of snow already on the ground. Good day to get some R & R as I am headed back to the slopes tomorrow to enjoy some fresh powder.
Planning on moving this week - by wednesday - anyone want to help??
I'm looking at making a trip to Ohio at the end of March / early April to visit and collect some belongings. Will keep you posted.
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