A few years back, I was in Canyonlands National Park for a couple days. I went to a talk by a park ranger about the various types of wildlife that live in the park, including coyotes. And I learned something that’s been fascinating to me every since. The park ranger said that studies of coyote… Continue reading how coyotes are like terrorists
Month: July 2008
Federal judge rules Bush’s aides can be subpoenaed – Yahoo News
Here’s a heaping of good news for us patriots who think government officials shouldn’t be exempt from the law: From: Federal judge rules Bush’s aides can be subpoenaed – Yahoo News A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Bush’s contention that senior White House advisers are immune from subpoenas, siding with Congress’ power to investigate… Continue reading Federal judge rules Bush’s aides can be subpoenaed – Yahoo News
38 mpg on the Kawasaki
I just filled up my gas tank yesterday, something I don’t have to do very often. This is the one on my 1984 Kawasaki KZ550 motorcycle. It looks like after the tuneup I had done a couple weeks ago, I’m getting almost exactly 38 miles per gallon. That’s mostly city driving. And my riding style… Continue reading 38 mpg on the Kawasaki
Buddha Indian Cuisine
Update: As of December 2008, it looks like Buddha Indian Cuisine has gone out of business. They didn’t even last 6 months. So sad. —- Broomfield has its first Indian restaurant! Hurray! Beth and I had to try it last week on opening night, of course. She’s the one who first introduced me to Indian… Continue reading Buddha Indian Cuisine
don’t upgrade to WordPress 2.6
I noticed that my two blog sites (toddbradley.com and broomfieldrestaurantreviews.com) were running WordPress 2.2 and that 2.6 was now available through Fantastico. So I clicked the button on my web host’s Fantastico control panel to do the upgrade. I thought everything went well, but I noticed all my categories got horked. There were still categories,… Continue reading don’t upgrade to WordPress 2.6
what should I do about illegal wiretapping?
I’ve kept slightly abreast of the whole “illegal wiretapping” issue from the past few years. In case you live in Osama’s cave, the issue is that the federal government asked the US telecom carriers to tap in on phone calls going through their networks. The reason the feds wanted the info was, of course, the… Continue reading what should I do about illegal wiretapping?
yet another broken record
Just a few hours after posting that I broke my personal best bike-to-work speed, I also broke my personal best bike-to-home speed. And by quite a bit. Looking back at my previous blog posts on the topic, my previous best time from the office to our house was 32:51, set last year. This afternoon, despite… Continue reading yet another broken record
Starbucks to shutter Broomfield, Longmont locations : Breaking News : Broomfield Enterprise
Starbucks to shutter Broomfield, Longmont locations : Breaking News : Broomfield Enterprise The cut-backs will include baristas at 12161 Sheridan Blvd., at the corner of 121st Street and Sheridan in Broomfield, and at the intersection of Highway 119 and Martin Street in Longmont, the company announced this week. Damn, so now I’ll have to actually… Continue reading Starbucks to shutter Broomfield, Longmont locations : Breaking News : Broomfield Enterprise
new bicycle commute time record
This morning, I broke my personal best bike to work time. Today was 25:58, which is 49 seconds better than my previous best of 26:47, set a couple months ago. I had a bit of good stoplight karma and low traffic because I left the house at 7 AM. Woot! Did I mention how much… Continue reading new bicycle commute time record
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
I bought this series from iTunes last night for $3.99. The first two episodes are out and they’re great! Then, today, I read that they’re available for free! Oh well, it’s worth four bucks for such hilarity, commercial free. I encourage you to go check it out: “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”