It’s been a monumental week for the “12 Cities, 1 Year” project. The week started by getting a third offer on our house. This was better than either of the first two, and the only thing we didn’t ...

Last weekend, Portland’s Rose City Rollers came to Denver. On Sunday, Rose’s Axles of Annihilation took on the Denver Roller Dolls’ Bruising Altitude, and then Rose’s Wheels of Justice took on Denv...

We’ve shifted gears from 1st to 2nd on our downsizing efforts. Basically, we gotta get rid of 95% of what we own in the next couple of months. 2% will be going with us on the journey, and 3% will b...

The first weekend of March 2011, I went to my first major roller derby tournament. It was Wild West Showdown, in Bremerton, Washington. There, several of the top teams in the western USA met for tw...

From 1996 to 2004, I led a musical group called 404 Not Found. We self-produced and released seven CDs. In the early days, it was just me and a collection of collaborators I met online, focused on ...

OK, this isn’t exactly news anymore, but on November 6 the Denver Biscuit Company rolled out two new biscuit meals for winter. One is a shrimp and grits biscuit. The other is pulled pork. As you ca...

Beth and I went to South Padre Island for Thanksgiving this year, and I got subjected to not one - but both - of the controversial new security protocols. I got the “porno scanner” and then got the...

I had the DVD of “Rush in Rio” playing in the background while I caught up on bills and mail. When YYZ came on, I just had to go watch it. Even 25 years later, the guys still play it flawlessly. It...

Beth’s still in Kansas City, dealing with issues related to her father. So I’m home alone for another weekend. Tonight, after getting home I decided I wasn’t in the mood to go out for dinner by mys...

I visited Barnes & Noble this afternoon, for the first time in a while. I got a gift card, and decided it’s time to use it. I found an interesting book and paid full retail price for it ($21.9...