Here’s a good article that explains in relatively simple terms how the founding fathers really viewed executive power given by the US Constitution to the President of the United States. There are no food pictures so i know this will only appeal to people interested in weird quirks of history. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/executive-power-doesnt-mean-much/590461/
Author: todd
Rocketman
Just got home from the new film “Rocketman”. It was enjoyable – maybe not as much as “Bohemian Rhapsody” but it had dancing, more like “Across the Universe”. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rocketman_2019/
Sand Canyon
Getting There Brooke and I drove to Durango for a long Memorial Day Weekend. We left Thursday afternoon and got back to Denver Monday evening. We had a lot of fun on the way and on the way back, but had an especially big day on Saturday May 25, 2019. That was the day we… Continue reading Sand Canyon
I voted. Again.
Today I voted again. Denver had our 2019 city election on May 7, 2019, but several races were so close that we had to do a runoff. So we have another election scheduled for June 4. But we all vote by mail here, so you can send in your ballot whenever you want. The mayor’s… Continue reading I voted. Again.
my first homemade cappuccino
I bought a Breville Nespresso machine yesterday, and this morning made my own cappuccino for the first time ever.
Colorado Department of Transportation cyberattack, and Doritos
CDOT, the Colorado Department of Transportation, was the victim of a cyberattack that cost millions of dollars last year. They refused to pay the ransom requested, and instead had their technical people working “20 hour shifts” to try to dig them out of the mess, which apparently took about a month. First off, anyone who’s… Continue reading Colorado Department of Transportation cyberattack, and Doritos
fox on the run
I thought "Fox on the Run" was by Cheap Trick, and just happened to sound a lot like ELO. But it’s actually by a band I’ve never heard of called Sweet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_on_the_Run_(Sweet_song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBdFA6sI6-8
why facts don’t matter
This article came out over two years ago, and was very popular, but I didn’t actually read it until this week. It’s amazing and informative and I recommend it, especially if – like me – you are curious what evolutionary advantage humanity gained through confirmation bias (no other species has it, as far as we… Continue reading why facts don’t matter
not hot enough for pho
I asked the server at the new neighborhood Vietnamese restaurant which she recommends – the pho or the lemongrass rice noodle bowl. She thought for a moment and said that since it’s not hot outside today, I shouldn’t have the soup. It’s funny how many people think the opposite – that pho is for cool… Continue reading not hot enough for pho
wait a minute, King?
I’m a little excited about the trailer for this film, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”. But wait a minute, isn’t Godzilla a “she”? Shouldn’t it be “Godzilla: Queen of the Monsters”? Well, Wikipedia to the rescue: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla “Godzilla was referred to as a male and was depicted laying eggs through parthenogenesis.” I don’t know what… Continue reading wait a minute, King?