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Citizen Journalism in Action.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-63871291645591932392017-04-27T11:18:00.001-07:002017-04-27T11:21:35.505-07:00Classic Grand Junction Hospitality … Berkley’s Automotive<p><font size="3" face="Arial Unicode MS"><img title="IMG_6121 for top posting" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 2px auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_6121 for top posting" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PIk9BtXLJO4/WQI2ZqDUQnI/AAAAAAAAWq4/fjpVuKA7G101HQDlMdnPckTYyYZYW2irACHM/IMG_6121%2Bfor%2Btop%2Bposting%255B7%255D?imgmax=800" width="938" height="187">Once in a while something comes along that cannot be ignored. When I heard <img title="IMG_6115" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 13px 15px 2px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_6115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLW8wFNho1STzahKj-oAkQkk4TmSVuGRwRLNDG9LyTLqdKfyujBY3ylkgLqOcNqoSySskfW8XLYWw7zjeTSLfVpAAOxFtxUlrkteVYXnTuVRUr90LNdcRiC3tk4TGv4IcsvxTiY9ZfFWI/?imgmax=800" width="311" align="left" height="262">of the “Free Coffee” in the mornings at a local gas station here in Grand Junction, I was fascinated.<img title="IMG_6116" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 7px 0px 0px 19px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_6116" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wZwO3smEUPU/WQI2aXe1gAI/AAAAAAAAWrA/cnO4QUQ3U4kUTH3enhqj3-TArHLVBWb5gCHM/IMG_6116%255B10%255D?imgmax=800" width="323" align="right" height="246"> There is always a back story… but the most important thing here is that a continuous act of kindness and hospitality is always offered at Berkley’s Automotive here in Grand Junction. As well as really great automotive repairs service. Thanks Guys!!!</font></p> <p><img title="IMG_6122" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 2px auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_6122" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c37iELPxdyo/WQI2arw7z0I/AAAAAAAAWrE/p-8_OgTPjXEsPe1fKApNQnoSUZeR6gMbQCHM/IMG_6122%255B9%255D?imgmax=800" width="930" height="607"></p> <p><img title="IMG_6119" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 2px auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_6119" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m8f1kCLS-Ac/WQI2r2Vrm3I/AAAAAAAAWrI/arElFmt6K7Q4lARay8FmM9yCULutcse4wCHM/IMG_6119%255B4%255D?imgmax=800" width="927" height="718"></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-56615420834128343742017-01-05T13:41:00.001-08:002017-01-05T13:41:14.066-08:00The “Go Fund Me” Page is Launched<p align="left"><font size="4" face="Gill Sans MT">As the official start of the “Maverick MAK’s Living Wage + Affordable Housing <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/makslivingwageaffordablehousingride" target="_blank"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 9px 0px 5px 5px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FEvJlD9yM2w/WG69eQw4JbI/AAAAAAAAWio/ox0HU54bqLM/image%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="567" align="right" height="339"></a>Cross Colorado Horseback Ride”, I have launched a “</font><font size="4" face="Gill Sans MT"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/makslivingwageaffordablehousingride" target="_blank">Go Fund Me</a>” page, as well as a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/livingwageaffordablehousingride/" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a> for messaging and news. <br>From Horses to tack, a canvas tent, and the various support gear one will need for this endeavor, I need help paying for all this. Help me make a splash and get this angle on this issue recognized. <br>Click on the photo to become part it. Let’s make America the Country we teach our kids it is. </font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Gill Sans MT"></font> </p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Gill Sans MT"> </font></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-52089962243434990312016-12-10T14:56:00.001-08:002016-12-10T15:02:21.980-08:00Check out my new blog, the Rocky Mountain Wrangler<p align="justify"><font size="5" face="Chaparral Pro"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm9rnm3NaRPWQdvc0Um9OwdE9F_pco6k0UeCjdHi-K7ID9DTaVnTIF8qUmu6M4_SBc27Orwnlv-A1l4kW9DNfjwFsZg2jbv2j8ImP9T_WWfSNL4fiCmz6dOn1OVEEdU_tHLrCIZt-lOs/s1600-h/Working%252520fence%252520by%252520Wyoming%252520artist%252520Clark%252520Kelley%252520Price%25255B9%25255D.png"><img title="Working fence by Wyoming artist Clark Kelley Price" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Working fence by Wyoming artist Clark Kelley Price" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbHLIYhjQspWBoytdf8ovX2yktfbWwtPIELCQ0MMzSQj7yOfvotTH0SJshbkojaMjr8edRB1IURwZhkdP0x0aWXZHdOg85caka-rTppExa35p3vyUgcEWbBwsF9fYIq4UKGPFHrYMH2Q/?imgmax=800" width="938" height="527"></a></font><font size="5" face="Chaparral Pro">It has been over a year since I posted to any of my blogs. <a href="http://rockymountainwranger.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img title="Rocky Mountain Wrangler Screenshot" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 2px 0px 2px 19px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Rocky Mountain Wrangler Screenshot" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70SBbvP_sTHbpzFS-Kiq9uarM9MsBuRKSXuZ4CBuZ_JeHCLLzpQk15Z76iZM3lIrOYjJhvHEEzP-6rLhxZxgdsYPv1ae4h2K1qOG8DM5Rqs6_rMmcMI-DiAjSscoVmFe6O0xUwJhaQ9Y/?imgmax=800" width="473" align="right" height="443"></a>As I have delved into the life of being a Wrangler and working cowboy, I really didn't have time. <br>I have seen beautiful sites and scenes, and have selfishly kept it all to myself. <br>I now have a new blog that is orientated to my current lifestyle and how I make my living. It will take some time to get everything set up, but for my first post, I felt this was the #1 issue we are facing now here in the High Country.<br></font><a href="http://rockymountainwranger.blogspot.com/2016/12/wild-horses-and-land-management.html"><font size="5" face="Chaparral Pro">http://rockymountainwranger.blogspot.com/…/wild-horses-and-…</font></a></p><font size="5" face="Chaparral Pro"></font>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-66666334285491756722016-12-10T14:19:00.001-08:002016-12-10T14:24:51.858-08:00Wild Horses, and Land Management. Something to think about<p><iframe style="height: 594px; width: 876px" height="376" marginheight="0" src="http://player.pbs.org/viralplayer/2365179841" frameborder="0" width="512" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen seamless></iframe></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-88408584071780288042016-03-01T23:31:00.001-08:002016-03-01T23:31:36.900-08:00Is Pueblo on the Brink of Change?<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PWaPvfbPtF_GmlxfhiRWfNUM2V62XCqUfzJuko69kSiR4we22DSWJH9DrgnsGpiE2KX-amN42vKqoYjBup1XPzE0IhtxP99bELwqXr7yJ1dYE4rm7FBE7Xghy74HQONR3Ox8cs0UOcY/s1600-h/Top-Pueblo-on-the-brink-of-change.9.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="Top, Pueblo, on the brink of change." style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Top, Pueblo, on the brink of change." src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m0kC59NpxCk/VtaWy-aL6VI/AAAAAAAAWFs/5fNIRFBGPIc/Top-Pueblo-on-the-brink-of-change._t.jpg?imgmax=800" width="938" height="321"></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>If you value this, contribute by making a donation … <a href="https://goo.gl/2HpzbM" target="_blank">Donate here</a></strong></font><strong><u><font size="4"><br>Be careful what you wish for</font></u></strong><br>As I prepare to depart Pueblo again, I wonder if any changes will be noticeable upon my return, if I return. I have grown a deep feeling of home, a sense of belonging, and a connection to the People and the Land. I have also developed a sense of frustration. With a lack of understanding of <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YGm6e-ITZmg/VtaWzBycGqI/AAAAAAAAWFw/is8xxyYADLI/s1600-h/Pueblo-CO-Just-not-thinking-it-throu.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="Pueblo, CO, Just not thinking it through .. just what can you do in this park" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 8px 0px 0px 8px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Pueblo, CO, Just not thinking it through .. just what can you do in this park" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcjM1V6xEzU3smAlY1C3ROxS1peZRAoXMZ88R1P_2yPp2pnyvO-rSTFwf3DT0TQuHkmBFHVrhPfYTmIwuZs14s4iGIBpna_qJY93I27va9aiDvML3Hr418NzyQfNIl2SoFwVnmT_48_0/?imgmax=800" width="492" align="right" height="339"></a>real issues by so many of our leaders, I am often left in bewilderment upon their ignorance. Sister Adolphine would have been aghast. The level of disconnect has risen to the point that is has begun to resemble the social ladders of <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QCkFVcMwTE8/VtaWz8lqWWI/AAAAAAAAWF4/Oshupyqy4lE/s1600-h/The-Pueblo-Art-community-shines-thro%25255B1%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="The Pueblo Art community shines through it all" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 8px 16px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="The Pueblo Art community shines through it all" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lvl_yyWiMKY/VtaW0T_-X6I/AAAAAAAAWF8/ZaL6LqXxVQc/The-Pueblo-Art-community-shines-thro%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="214" align="left" height="363"></a>many of the 3rd World Nations I have served in. I have seen what happens when a Criminal class is allowed to rule. It never ends well. For anyone. What is the first sign of this. <br>Silence … by dictate.<br><br><u><strong><font size="4">And Just Who Serves Who here.</font></strong></u><br>The idea of a “Depressed Wage Economy” is a simple fraud. It’s a lie, like what a car salesman might say, and hope you don’t remember, in order to close the deal. Like a “Political Statement” of a Politician, who may have to change his mind (due to events in the real world) anyways. Or, a “Marketing Claim”, now thoroughly deregulated to the point that out right lies are just a method of business. <br>Ever wonder where all your skilled workers went? Oh, that’s right, you forgot to pay them, and you get what you pay for. It is … what it .. is.</p> <p><strong><u><font size="4">Where Do we go From Here</font></u></strong><br>Throughout the Nation, many of these same issues seem to resound, as a privileged power class has evolved through the concentration of the <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HK95HG1ov_0/VtaW0vrct0I/AAAAAAAAWGA/dX0UTC88D8U/s1600-h/Pueblo-CO...-everything-you-were-loo%25255B2%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="Pueblo, CO... everything you were looking for, except the money." style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 8px 11px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Pueblo, CO... everything you were looking for, except the money." src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NLC2DyBcB3U/VtaW1FTdtFI/AAAAAAAAWGE/wWD1OhNBDZE/Pueblo-CO...-everything-you-were-loo.jpg?imgmax=800" width="524" align="left" height="408"></a>greater wealth among a few of privileged who cannot be <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AjBKVgwjrfI/VtaW1uWlToI/AAAAAAAAWGI/aNoO80WQ8X4/s1600-h/Pueblos-All--199.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="Pueblos All (19)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 8px 0px 0px 8px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Pueblos All (19)" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cxXrTugJJDQ/VtaW2OaVXEI/AAAAAAAAWGM/Evp1ysJdJFg/Pueblos-All--19_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" align="right" height="385"></a>allowed to fail. This is the kind of logic the economists warn us about. The logic that seems to gut the economy every time it’s about to really get going. <br>We now have one of the greatest opportunities to make change in a peaceful way. <br>The other option will not be good for anyone, but change will happen, one way, or the other.<br>As far as Pueblo is concerned, I’ll be watching.</p> <p><font size="4" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>If you value this, contribute by making a donation … <a href="https://goo.gl/2HpzbM" target="_blank">Donate here</a></strong></font></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-56000021743723286252016-03-01T23:25:00.001-08:002016-03-01T23:26:53.398-08:00A Walk through Pueblo’s “Neon Alley”<p><font size="3" face="Century Gothic"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4DEv74KQ8Io/VtaVZPaAfhI/AAAAAAAAWE4/xRUXMisZq3c/s1600-h/IMG_30747.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="IMG_3074" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_3074" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vi9F56BIBgU/VtaVZojIniI/AAAAAAAAWE8/e0NDh7JAnE4/IMG_3074_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="945" height="549"></a>A <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vgqFo26auiQ/VtaVZw1geoI/AAAAAAAAWFA/TY0HZRr0FTE/s1600-h/IMG_30828.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="IMG_3082" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 8px 8px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3082" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YkqueoAZU70/VtaVaYEebSI/AAAAAAAAWFE/-04LHLWxw9s/IMG_3082_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="258" align="left" height="399"></a>walk downtown through one of Pueblo’s downtown alleys is <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x_IvFRxCt-4/VtaVa9fDQII/AAAAAAAAWFI/0rqeoi9I7Wc/s1600-h/IMG_30568.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="IMG_3056" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 8px 0px 0px 8px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3056" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HEP0N-qXW98/VtaVbaSzdsI/AAAAAAAAWFM/IkMeDVgSxso/IMG_3056_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="377" align="right" height="260"></a>a lighted museum of sorts. Featuring Electric Neon Signs from Past and present. <br>As featured recently in the Magazine <a href="http://www.westword.com/arts/pueblos-neon-alley-lights-up-the-night-and-illuminates-the-past-7448271" target="_blank">Westworld</a>, this collection of lights is the passion of a one Joseph Koncilja. <br>With large electric signs not allowed on Union Street, for Historical reasons, that I agree with, they have ended up creating a unique experience. At least not one I have ever encountered before. <br></font><font size="3" face="Century Gothic">Walking the alley among the lights does create a sort of authorial sense that one feels. <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5-YZlTGuBuA/VtaVbkp6BCI/AAAAAAAAWFQ/q2THhLnlYuc/s1600-h/IMG_307015.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="IMG_3070" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 18px 0px 0px 8px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3070" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MSJARsaEtH0/VtaVcDKjKMI/AAAAAAAAWFU/uhnka1-1mjY/IMG_3070_thumb9.jpg?imgmax=800" width="224" align="right" height="516"></a><br>Check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marcel.kuemmet/posts/10153573208528305" target="_blank">more photos on my Facebook</a> .<br><font size="4" face="Adobe Fangsong Std R"><strong>If you value this, contribute by making a donation … </strong></font><a href="https://goo.gl/2HpzbM" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Adobe Fangsong Std R"><strong>Donate here</strong></font></a><font size="4" face="Adobe Fangsong Std R"><strong> </strong></font></font></p> <p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WieFtTaFM7M/VtaVckxVuMI/AAAAAAAAWFY/hm7CQ6352QM/s1600-h/IMG_309415.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="IMG_3094" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 2px 1px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_3094" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevXo2B_jo5Hih2pRk4jGciW8xFf_iVaWlorqzQzlPcNwFRKOO7aHPM-iCroqcRFkjHtvrHS0CsaqWWEDWNf9x0CMwVZeSF2ai3R5SYftPT6kCZIHhIan8Q_uFUFfporEC5htndmXcfoY/?imgmax=800" width="553" align="left" height="425"></a><font size="3" face="Century Gothic"></font></p> <p> </p> <div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script> <div class="fb-video" data-href="/SaveTheSignsOnColfax/videos/vb.436347573092223/942784619115180/?type=3" data-allowfullscreen="1"> <div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"> <blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/SaveTheSignsOnColfax/videos/942784619115180/"> </blockquote></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-31289777204641956322016-03-01T23:22:00.001-08:002016-03-01T23:28:41.575-08:00Should Pueblo Voters be Listened to?<p><font size="3" face="Adobe Garamond Pro Bold"><u><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4SnnQXGN-H4/VtaUxPWMCzI/AAAAAAAAWEc/EQ7fja3Bu7g/s1600-h/VOters-ignored-top1.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="VOters ignored top" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 6px 0px 8px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="VOters ignored top" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0YfIBLqqbL4/VtaUxjmKB7I/AAAAAAAAWEg/iiwmVVvTcS0/VOters-ignored-top_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="933" align="right" height="304"></a></u></font><em><br>From my blog … <a href="http://thepuebloscout.blogspot.com/">The Pueblo Scout</a>. <strong>If you value this work, please help out and contribute by making a donation … <a href="https://goo.gl/2HpzbM">Donate here</a></strong></em><font size="3" face="Adobe Garamond Pro Bold"><u><font size="4"><br>We have Been Through this Before</font></u></font><br><font size="4" face="Adobe Hebrew">W</font>hen the overall will of the voter runs in conflict with the conservative, or liberal, beliefs and/or “standards” of it’s leaders, should our leaders simply ignore the will of the people. Should the moral and economic benefit’s to a society that other communities enjoy, be resisted to maintain our traditional local society? <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a8DpHviSlHQ/VtaUyAC0qGI/AAAAAAAAWEk/PExwa2820l0/s1600-h/Water-is-for-a-fightin5.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="Water is for a fightin" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 11px 0px 5px 9px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Water is for a fightin" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xcU8HZKPKfA/VtaUyQ3xO0I/AAAAAAAAWEo/YIKgCiH64-8/Water-is-for-a-fightin_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="504" align="right" height="347"></a>For the benefit of a small but highly privileged percentage, that has always enjoyed the best, and ain’t bout to give an inch now. These are the very real sentiments of many older voters from higher incomes, and High Income “backgrounds”. </p> <p align="left">When democracy is overruled by those who feel the need to exercise what they feel is a necessary total control over a situation, history has taught us repeatedly it rarely works out. The Government leadership of the State of Michigan did exactly this when the elected leaders of the community were ignored by appointed managers, managers who with business backgrounds place economics and capitol as their primary concern. The welfare of the constituents were not of first line concern, as their real constituents do not reside in Flint. They aren’t even in government. They are few, they have much, and yes, they desire more. Much, much more. <br><em>w3se5tbhjm,.</em><br>It’s simple economics from a business viewpoint. Continuous increase in profit margin is not only necessary, but an absolute must at all cost. Any cost. As long as the cost is … deferred. Doing better than last quarter is, well, if you don’t, your fired! The benefit of the major stockholders will be the final concern for all considerations of business or management of any and all resources under said control. All of this Business management of public resources from a business aspect has already had a massive impact upon our lives. And and the impact upon the quality of our lives and our financial standing hasn’t been a good one, at least for the vast majority of us. </p> <p align="justify"><u><font size="4">Shall Pueblo be Left Behind Intentionally</font></u><br>Is it, that even though some of us who have literally fought for our freedoms and rights, are now being insistently told that we must bow to the <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pV_Eg_AeKJc/VtaUy3rhrVI/AAAAAAAAWEs/veVkotB3lHk/s1600-h/Leaving-Pueblo-Meme6.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="Leaving Pueblo Meme" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 9px 12px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Leaving Pueblo Meme" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cZLksMfrZEE/VtaUzUA9dcI/AAAAAAAAWEw/xblIoA6fBPw/Leaving-Pueblo-Meme_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="565" align="left" height="325"></a>elite, as good Americans, must we allow them to ignore and trample on our rights and livelyhoods for the maintenance of an outdated corporate beneficiary privileged class. <br>This is the same conservative (in title only) class who now again wish to hold our our society back, while all around them progress passes them by. Oh, they don’t mind the money though.<br>The fact that this occurs while that same class has driven the local skilled wage base to below poverty levels. A reason many skilled and talented workers flee Pueblo at the first opportunity. While the flight of skilled labor occurs at an alarming rate, we are acquiring a fairly decent sized experienced and skilled criminal element moving here to take advantage of the situation. With so many disenfranchised people in one location, it’s a Detroit like feeding frenzy on what corporate left behind after their feeding.<br>They seem to think even though they possess little in knowledge, experience, and or skill, they are the only ones entitled to make a fair living. All others must now submit to the oppression of wages to the point where a full time skilled worker must be essentially homeless, or give up eating, or become dependent on handouts. Does one wonder why some shake their heads in disbelief when others wonder why crime is on the rise. The criminally minded have learned that financial crimes pay, and pay well. They just don’t steal enough to get away with it … some of the time. And worry not what say the voter, for it has been proven that if a community if given enough economic hardship, Democracy and representation can easily be taken away, especially when profits can be made by those who matter. <br><br>Is this where we want to be? Is this the Pueblo we want? Really?</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-55977282649591403682016-03-01T22:20:00.001-08:002016-03-01T23:10:41.571-08:00Thomas Boyd and His Amazing Marxophone Musical Instrument<p align="left"><font face="Baskerville Old Face"><font face="Adobe Garamond Pro"><em><font size="4">From my blog … </font><a href="http://thepuebloscout.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><font size="4">The Pueblo Scout</font></a><font size="4">.</font></em></font><br><font size="4"><font size="6">I</font>f you have ever walked Union Avenue in downtown Pueblo, and started to hear sounds that you have been unable to quite</font></a></a><font size="4"> exactly identify the exact source, chances are those sounds were being created by a one </font><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NO82N1jfsGo/VtaGFP-8KoI/AAAAAAAAWDw/1Vq3KQV39vA/s1600-h/Thomas%252520w%252520caption%25255B25%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="4"><img title="Thomas w caption" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 13px 0px 11px 11px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Thomas w caption" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWxJgKMgRTmnIJDsboCpIEHfHppF61JDQYiBngP5Y8X_MT3Qu0lt1AGLoyXGLCp6G9drBZlAJKUrOoMtvYp3Z4myoveq20oNUSTTY1lLK_W9kQb5G56fADj-RknruT5tyJJ_mCBcYvXE/?imgmax=800" width="421" align="right" height="601"></font></a><font size="4">Thomas Boyd and his Marxophone. Among other exotic instruments he likes to play, this one of the more interesting sounding sound creations. You can catch Thomas playing this or one of his other interesting instruments on Union Avenue in Downtown Pueblo, Colorado on just about any given day. <br></font></font><font size="4" face="Baskerville Old Face">You can see more photos on my </font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/marcel.kuemmet/posts/10153571668143305" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Baskerville Old Face">Facebook Page</font></a><font size="4" face="Baskerville Old Face"> and Check out the video below to hear this amazing sounding musical instrument. <br></font><font face="Baskerville Old Face"><br><strong><font size="4">If you value this work, please help out and contribute by making a donation … </font><a href="https://goo.gl/2HpzbM"><font size="4">Donate here</font></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6HwCaGh22IE/VtaGGXJKnSI/AAAAAAAAWCs/NzcwmmM8L_E/s1600-h/IMG_2930%25255B11%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="4"><img title="IMG_2930" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 8px 2px 11px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_2930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDvINq9Dp0AZgIa2GELUmneb0nd_mooRNF4ZTyYFqsUnYS369o7X8bJcky0d8vebuRM7LrMHmaezKbt3MJPBXszwodn7yLckCe71Qbi-teL0qnsvNpbs8y22yssNa0r3GDDzzKymcXus/?imgmax=800" width="486" align="left" height="382"></font></a></strong></font></p> <p align="left"><iframe style="height: 587px; width: 925px" height="525" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TcRS_yf7pcE" frameborder="0" width="933" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-76631017357775374912016-02-26T23:30:00.001-08:002016-02-26T23:30:28.285-08:00I Stand with Bernie Sanders<p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9T-n2OHoQ1A/VtFQkMD_DJI/AAAAAAAAV9A/4-BVVm-7_xo/s1600-h/I%252520stnad%252520with%252520Beriue%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="I stnad with Beriue" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="I stnad with Beriue" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TNxIa-Wx3M8/VtFQkiUOACI/AAAAAAAAV9E/Rw2n_TFhPdA/I%252520stnad%252520with%252520Beriue_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="877" height="609"></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-58157586478654409392015-12-14T12:09:00.002-08:002015-12-14T12:09:50.997-08:00Help Support Independent Journalism in Colorado<span style="background-color: #0a0a0a; color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><strong><u>PLEASE!,</u></strong><em> </em><strong><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LE3XF8UQEJYYS" style="color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: none;">Donate</a></strong></span></span><span style="background-color: #0a0a0a; color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><strong><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LE3XF8UQEJYYS" style="color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: none;"> here</a></strong><em>.,,, It takes a </em><em><b>lot of time and effort </b></em><em>as well as wear and tear on expensive video and computer equipment to deliver</em><em><b>you</b></em><em>independent news and video. 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With a heavy heart, but a smile on our face, The Famous Cowboy Supply will be closing it's doors forever. </font><font size="4">We want to express to you, our local and loyal customers our deepest appreciation for your long time support. The fire in our hearts has slowly diminished as our beloved owner Bill Merhoff passed away nearly a year ago now. It seems like just yesterday.<br>As a final THANK YOU to the Pueblo community our retirement sale will start this FRIDAY November 20th at 9AM sharp. We've cleared out the basement, the back rooms, and the attic and are getting ready for a sale to end all sales. You know we wouldn't consider going out without a BANG!<br>Sale hours are 9AM to 9PM Friday & Saturday - 10AM to 6PM Sunday. Don't miss these deals for your holiday shopping. Thank you so much! We hope to see you here!”<br></font><font size="4">The store is located at 300 N Main St, Pueblo, Colorado. 719) 43-4383</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8OWZm__l_wU/Vk9T1k6NSNI/AAAAAAAAVMs/FqZB_Tmm3dw/s1600-h/Cow%252520Sup%252520sale%2525201%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="Cow Sup sale 1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Cow Sup sale 1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c2J41mpB7cQ/Vk9T17LCffI/AAAAAAAAVM0/HuVXLFqMAfk/Cow%252520Sup%252520sale%2525201_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="936" height="640"></a><br>Below is a recent locally produced promo video for the Cowboy Supply Store.<br></p><iframe style="height: 526px; width: 940px" height="510" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vrJG-l334n4" frameborder="0" width="913" allowfullscreen></iframe> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-82883444844681026162015-11-16T00:08:00.001-08:002015-11-16T00:08:33.146-08:00CSU Pueblo Faculty Woodwind Quintet Highlights Pueblo in Video<p><font size="4" face="Palatino Linotype"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nmsw-hltQdg/VkmO9TdZ-oI/AAAAAAAAVKM/Au-4bsbyybs/s1600-h/CSUStatueViolinistLighttestfortop13.png" target="_blank"><img title="CSU Statue Violinist Light test for top" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: 0px" border="0" alt="CSU Statue Violinist Light test for top" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oA72Q-d5UPM/VkmO-amjV3I/AAAAAAAAVKQ/Fxl2DW2R7fM/CSUStatueViolinistLighttestfortop_th.png?imgmax=800" width="938" height="363"></a> In a unique video featuring locations throughout Pueblo, the </font><font size="4" face="Palatino Linotype">Colorado State University at Pueblo Faculty Woodwind<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X1AKlBBhs0Y/VkmO_UxZcfI/AAAAAAAAVKc/GIEv4cr65qU/s1600-h/CSUPuebloMusicFacultyatLiberyPointin.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="CSU Pueblo Music Faculty at Libery Point in Pueblo West" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="CSU Pueblo Music Faculty at Libery Point in Pueblo West" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8zKgqFZNYic/VkmPACrLTpI/AAAAAAAAVKg/mSexS0uQ5tY/CSUPuebloMusicFacultyatLiberyPointin%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="466" align="right" height="308"></a> Quintet performs La Cheminee Du Roie Rene By Darius Milhaud. a complex and difficult to play piece of music. The video features 4 locations in Pueblo, Liberty Point, and the SCU Pueblo Campus. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Palatino Linotype">The performers pictured at left are, … </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Palatino Linotype">Andrea Artley, Flute<br>Sherry Boyer, Oboe<br>Pam (Pamela?) Diaz, Clarinet<br>Leroy Gonzalez, Bassoon<br>Gary Stephens, Horn<br>Audio produced and edited by Jeff Valentine<br>Audio Engineered by Kevin Harbison<br>Special Thanks to: Dr. David Volk, CSU-Pueblo Music Department Chair, Christine Pittman, Pueblo Riverwalk. </font><font size="4" face="Palatino Linotype">Check out the video below.</font></p><iframe style="height: 491px; width: 931px" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/om1ch1YEODQ" frameborder="0" width="853" allowfullscreen></iframe> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-50673685382376565072015-09-12T11:32:00.001-07:002015-09-12T11:32:56.990-07:00Be sure to check the Amethyst Dragon Blog<p><font size="3">For updates and daily specials be sure to check the <a href="http://amethystdragondaily.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Amethyst Dragon Blog</a>. </font></p> <p><font size="3">Find it at <a title="http://amethystdragondaily.blogspot.com/" href="http://amethystdragondaily.blogspot.com/">http://amethystdragondaily.blogspot.com/</a></font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pl_kr_-U2gM/VfRv0-vCQGI/AAAAAAAAUdM/bWBJQQ2Kj4I/s1600-h/AD%252520Blog%252520page%252520Screenshot_1%25255B6%25255D.png" target="_blank"><img title="AD Blog page Screenshot_1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="AD Blog page Screenshot_1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HmJhH0CnxPc/VfRv18bzekI/AAAAAAAAUdU/v6tohVbA_ts/AD%252520Blog%252520page%252520Screenshot_1_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="769" height="563"></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-7817279852153388362015-09-10T14:16:00.001-07:002015-09-10T14:16:27.040-07:00The Pueblo Chile, Get yours (and your Chile Patch) today!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRcmgYHJc7gCa2Gs8Pekfsc0JUgdnjCYPTvPRvViNDmWGrsawEFPJu6zBtzQMK0iadjghcDoxNXre9P6eVsd2zEhKnlVUQ7cSyfJHtdQzZYb4KV1NDBbjbVrsq9KfJgaAJNvB5TP6RDg/s1600-h/chile_header1_0_0%25255B10%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="4"><img title="chile_header1_0_0" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="chile_header1_0_0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SPY_MTLK9_A/VfHzGAh8wQI/AAAAAAAAUX0/GgJasvF1wIQ/chile_header1_0_0_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="930" height="146"></font></a><font size="4"> <font size="6">A</font> </font><font size="3">staple here in Pueblo, the Pueblo Chili is about to be celebrated here in the form of the</font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4LagnIEY2Z2FymZMcsPyEpnh9dKnDsM0MAgtLNrmWEHWCGeMloq-npy_M-OF97IInVtzGRdQlwe-No2U1MXKiq4Etw90oy8zpqXeasfyRLOxGnKkca0Zi1OljtPpa2qHlIv1mJvW_Ug/s1600-h/Dont%252520Pepper%252520patch%25255B4%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="3"><img title="Dont Pepper patch" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Dont Pepper patch" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDzp0LDP3af1XPR83Ce7t3SWk7zCck4OHPx-wXAv0_Rwf2pyd2McdhpTXTGjr3lgv3LHVCvIsZQgcBYUvWsfFNGJxT5ALiYzBaul2dzj-4etivjFsANY3OusWkteQ0PtCAZr9EbAq0t8/?imgmax=800" width="387" align="right" height="231"></font></a><font size="3"> Chile & Frijoles festival in th</font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eKIFyxD975E/VfHzHZh-wHI/AAAAAAAAUYQ/HnynqtJMVeM/s1600-h/Hot%252520Pepper%252520patch%25255B2%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="3"><img title="Hot Pepper patch" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Hot Pepper patch" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNreTgb-6OQ_CvnoFa5JxE_klyzzFkQR-DIKls1Z9SAJ2gVb9fS40fVx_1I_BV4CL6zVu-g8_BYEyNeGI2t_Ari8zjEZwrknC_UMgajrCzuxz0j-VNMO9sjt07ULqSfOqmowLU-M0kfi4/?imgmax=800" width="382" align="left" height="227"></font></a><font size="3">e Union Avenue Historic District. The Complete history the the Pueblo Chile can be found at </font><a href="http://pueblo.org/living-in-pueblo"><font size="3">Living In Pueblo</font></a><font size="3"> » </font><a href="http://pueblo.org/living-in-pueblo/flavor-pueblo"><font size="3">Flavor of Pueblo</font></a><font size="3">, </font><a href="http://pueblo.org/living-in-pueblo/flavor/pueblo-chile"><font size="3">The Pueblo Chile</font></a><font size="3">. <br>In Honor of the Pueblo Chile, the </font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmethystDragonLLC?fref=ts" target="_blank"><font size="3">Amethyst Dragon</font></a><font size="3"> is offering the “Chili Patch”, a decorative 2”X2” oval. Here are a few (among many more) designs to choose from, or make your own design. <br>Call The </font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmethystDragonLLC?fref=ts" target="_blank"><font size="3">Amethyst Dragon</font></a><font size="3"> for more information at (719) 696-9458</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NStmtbZJtlA/VfHzIGcQF2I/AAAAAAAAUYc/Jibcm2K5LwA/s1600-h/cool_chili_pepper_patches%25255B5%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="3"><img title="cool_chili_pepper_patches" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cool_chili_pepper_patches" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WoebJxh70K8/VfHzIlIhdtI/AAAAAAAAUYk/Sxt-k0D3-CA/cool_chili_pepper_patches_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="430" align="left" height="283"></font></a><font size="3"> </font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-olAmTNHxkEU/VfHzKBj3vRI/AAAAAAAAUYw/FlI4Ee_BxLs/s1600-h/chillin_chili_pepper_patches%25255B4%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="3"><img title="chillin_chili_pepper_patches" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="chillin_chili_pepper_patches" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pRXhVPQIMbEnGeNPisRES4yQf4z_uwlPhJPLf5Qy4WPYM8h4b657juWxFPHbv7gVMHWszKo48vINbgoMr55kHNded_5WGFMJXFF0TZDjKjhP5craSad8AEfkxRwLvYa8lEKUGWBDlAQ/?imgmax=800" width="471" align="left" height="284"></font></a><font size="3"> </font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"> </font></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-14329871512582411272015-09-08T15:34:00.001-07:002015-09-08T15:34:24.656-07:00New Store in Pueblo, The Amethyst Dragon<p><img title="Amethyst Dragon Tobacco Accessories" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="Amethyst Dragon Tobacco Accessories" src="http://amethystdragonllc.com/attachments/Image/Amethyst-Dragon-Pipe-Room.JPG?template=generic" width="500" align="left" height="375"></p> <p><font size="4" face="Arial Unicode MS">Owned and operated by veterans, the </font><a href="http://amethystdragonllc.com/welcome/" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Arial Unicode MS">Amethyst Dragon</font></a><font size="4" face="Arial Unicode MS"> is Pueblo’s newest “everything cool” store. Look for more posts on this place in the near Future</font>.</p> <p> <p><img title="Jewelry and motorcycle apparel section." alt="Jewelry and motorcycle apparel section." src="http://amethystdragonllc.com/attachments/Image/2013-610_1.JPG?1394835034728" width="325" height="246"> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-51901739329005376812014-11-29T22:23:00.001-08:002014-11-29T22:26:07.669-08:00Introducing the Pueblo Scout<p><font size="3"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyu9ZLLUPcaAdtatOsvZMSBxK9f2EKugGsyeIZgOWbW4DEgqpGTMEG_qIxfRpO69FZEOMKMWbvPHI0Rl6k-DyV-B-_zJ-kKLf0aW2C3uULUbtTYCLDDkN7hqFnhO7GwlV-W4pJjYR2BI/s1600-h/Top%252520for%252520the%252520Pueblo%252520scout%2525201%25255B5%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Top for the Pueblo scout 1" border="0" alt="Top for the Pueblo scout 1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-im-gihkfi6Y/VHq3wRcBuVI/AAAAAAAAT2Q/iIpHpZwFS8w/Top%252520for%252520the%252520Pueblo%252520scout%2525201_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="965" height="309"></a> <font size="6" face="Arial Narrow">H</font>aving been a Blogger, Citizen Journalist and Photo Journalist for over 10 years now, and now residing here in Pueblo, it is only natural for me to create <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrrisbkqrqi1eOg6YBDmomfiGahlcRmD4zIJ1AZcmdzbseYC-xbXbHOAEDMqgBqM2h4VWMk9EsOvjoCEH_2D6u3upYvnBUO5vFjEJCF0SBw09-q0F9_m6n3GKfK0bhZECUjJSlKIMR00/s1600-h/IMG_5789%252520%252520Compressed%252520%25255B6%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 1px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="IMG_5789 Compressed " border="0" alt="IMG_5789 Compressed " align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZiLKVepAnNg/VHq3x7P9MHI/AAAAAAAAT2c/zMpEYTZcRA8/IMG_5789%252520%252520Compressed%252520_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="425" height="299"></a>a page just for this locality. So be sure to check out “<a href="http://thepuebloscout.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Pueblo Scout</a>”. One can view my past work at my pages <a href="http://marcelkuemmetphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Marcel Kuemmet Photography</a>, <a href="http://wisconsinconfidential.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wisconsin Confidential</a><font size="3"></font> and <a href="http://coloradoconfidential.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Colorado Confidential.</a></font><font size="3"> You can also view more photos and opinion, and ‘friend” me at <a title="https://www.facebook.com/marcel.kuemmet" href="https://www.facebook.com/marcel.kuemmet" target="_blank">My Facebook page</a>.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Doc_RqVypYM/UwKCoVvcm1I/AAAAAAAAPZA/BRKZiTQEhpc/s1600-h/D%252520Enforcement%252520Ranger%252520Kuemmet%252520W%252520Captions%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline" title="D Enforcement Ranger Kuemmet W Captions" border="0" alt="D Enforcement Ranger Kuemmet W Captions" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d9eMGEgbOJSM9izmic0kFFHwIK074lyXQiGGfnV3GkxWYnzJCzFCtOC3aokLhGv64mUlj999EqoLf4tFmrBiTkjmYEy1vPcOWSOJ_2cv1BLAKveQCu2nzNnh2k5HaaLtNx0SnP_e6J0/?imgmax=800" width="317" height="198"></a><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3">Recently arrived from Denver, I am more comfortable in a smaller community like Pueblo. I like Denver, I just don’t want to live there. I plan on heading to a Ranch in central Colorado later next year, but for now I will use my skills and experience to provide an alternative content rich media alternative to the Pueblo area.</font></p> <p><a title="http://thepuebloscout.blogspot.com/" href="http://thepuebloscout.blogspot.com/">http://thepuebloscout.blogspot.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Doc_RqVypYM/UwKCoVvcm1I/AAAAAAAAPZA/BRKZiTQEhpc/s1600-h/D%252520Enforcement%252520Ranger%252520Kuemmet%252520W%252520Captions%25255B14%25255D.jpg"></a><font size="3"></font></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-15724587224613988952014-09-25T12:04:00.001-07:002014-09-25T12:04:24.855-07:00The Road to Pueblo, Photos of the first Trip<p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">Here is a slide show of all the photos I took, good and or bad, on the initial trip to Pueblo.</font></p> <div style="text-align: center; margin: auto; width: 900px; height: 600px"><object width="900" height="600" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fmarcelkuemmetphoto%2Fsets%2F72157648013688651%2Fshow&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fmarcelkuemmetphoto%2Fsets%2F72157648013688651%2F&set_id=72157648013688651&tags=It,says,Red,Rocks,in,the,photos,,not,,is,Garden,of,the,Gods" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="src" value="https://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" /> <embed width="900" height="600" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fmarcelkuemmetphoto%2Fsets%2F72157648013688651%2Fshow&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fmarcelkuemmetphoto%2Fsets%2F72157648013688651%2F&set_id=72157648013688651&tags=It,says,Red,Rocks,in,the,photos,,not,,is,Garden,of,the,Gods" allowFullScreen="true" /> </object><br><small>Created with <a href="http://www.flickrslideshow.com">flickr slideshow</a>.</small></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-1307171284926806582014-09-21T18:08:00.001-07:002014-09-21T18:08:26.307-07:00Getting ready to Occupy the Road<p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-facIhf_HdVw/VB92Zb0VH3I/AAAAAAAATlE/TAZ2oQ7Z8IU/s1600-h/Light%252520rain%252520on%252520camper%252520window%252520Road%252520to%252520Pueblo%25252C%252520top%25255B6%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Light rain on camper window Road to Pueblo, top" border="0" alt="Light rain on camper window Road to Pueblo, top" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TRJtc4eeqgI/VB92aMuSJNI/AAAAAAAATlI/QJvLiGEu77k/Light%252520rain%252520on%252520camper%252520window%252520Road%252520to%252520Pueblo%25252C%252520top_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="949" height="330"></a>As a light rain falls on the windows of this Camper Van, I feel very comfortable as I type this update on the preparations I ma making for my new adventure in Pueblo with Occupy the Roads. As my departure was delayed until Monday, I will have two stories actually waiting for me upon arrival. In the mean time I have been working on my “Road Ready” gear, methods (media and accommodations). While covering theOccupy <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLatZU0XWlXQXhUD6ILo7Eu0EWEwAR1nI_BwjX14D_Y_rjCE02PfnJ2RUWESDq2ZP3F5RA4_IReEIm8jS8K-KjrPs73BArIDeaFOG0m-GXYG_XAbbc4r2LbB3LMinddwF4k4hZX3kwP7s/s1600-h/Road%252520to%252520Pueblo%25252C%252520Prep%252520in%252520the%252520Van%252520%2525289%252529%252520%252520Compressed%252520small%252520MINI%25255B7%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Road to Pueblo, Prep in the Van (9) Compressed small MINI" border="0" alt="Road to Pueblo, Prep in the Van (9) Compressed small MINI" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr45HgaKaRFiNVdiuE6QU79wa_-oq_SHUTQSxlGJpKB4Ay0tGVlRamXUZHl_PNLk_8wPdTtQbfBjvWnn0QMBmxc23CuiPO7xCGvRpGA9bx8_IBlqHhMl8R6Ky9v-7S3I9YxWmdJfTeHNU/?imgmax=800" width="482" height="328"></a>Movement, I learned fast how important it is to have your work flow, and the minimal equipment <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQidPcM0JpN0zc2e1sGtZmKmolS24hyphenhyphenKa1Q-qiDVRH-YxUS8eLas92kcZqBky1wohKwFXmJ5dS7wKSSmnYI197jEAj-pylH8ApmjTocw3SeRNWp5vynbYojiQ4F-Lp9A9_cPetUrK4qXI/s1600-h/Road%252520to%252520Pueblo%25252C%252520Prep%252520in%252520the%252520Van%252520%2525287%252529%252520%252520Compressed%252520small%252520MINI%25255B4%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Road to Pueblo, Prep in the Van (7) Compressed small MINI" border="0" alt="Road to Pueblo, Prep in the Van (7) Compressed small MINI" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rSBWKmxjNGY/VB92dGP441I/AAAAAAAATlo/UYX0u1y4fuU/Road%252520to%252520Pueblo%25252C%252520Prep%252520in%252520the%252520Van%252520%2525287%252529%252520%252520Compressed%252520small%252520MINI_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="275" height="187"></a>needed to be able to publish stories, as well as produce (video) from the field. I often get comments on how I carry an extra monitor with me on the road (if physically possible). This is a major asset when working with multiple programs at once. It is imperative that I can view the changes in a given program as I make changes. Regardless of video, photography, or creating a page like this, having two screens is a big advantage. As a blogger, I am rarely not multitasking. Even in sparse, “in the field” conditions,<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-p3C71laG72M/VB92dxKrhAI/AAAAAAAATl0/FnjYwsLyXqg/s1600-h/Road%252520to%252520Pueblo%25252C%252520Prep%252520in%252520the%252520Van%252520%25252810%252529%252520%252520Compressed%252520small%252520MINI%25255B10%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Road to Pueblo, Prep in the Van (10) Compressed small MINI" border="0" alt="Road to Pueblo, Prep in the Van (10) Compressed small MINI" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZA1Pypx8XPg/VB92fLHHc5I/AAAAAAAATl8/9OA_eJn_vHc/Road%252520to%252520Pueblo%25252C%252520Prep%252520in%252520the%252520Van%252520%25252810%252529%252520%252520Compressed%252520small%252520MINI_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="376" height="265"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wj-Oqlqznio/VB92fwMU2mI/AAAAAAAATmE/qtlprNDKdjg/s1600-h/Road%252520to%252520Pueblo%25252C%252520Prep%252520in%252520the%252520Van%252520%2525288%252529%252520%252520Compressed%252520small%252520MINI%25255B2%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Road to Pueblo, Prep in the Van (8) Compressed small MINI" border="0" alt="Road to Pueblo, Prep in the Van (8) Compressed small MINI" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-k4lbpudP02M/VB92ghhOHbI/AAAAAAAATmI/vL9h9AkwOqk/Road%252520to%252520Pueblo%25252C%252520Prep%252520in%252520the%252520Van%252520%2525288%252529%252520%252520Compressed%252520small%252520MINI_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="403" height="269"></a>having the right tools will definitely expedite ones ability to create and publish content when time is a definite factor. <br>Time will be a factor beginning this week, as I research and publish simultaneously. Hopefully the preparations I<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zwszWzK9Pi8/VB92hPeE3LI/AAAAAAAATmU/t8RkR6vozdA/s1600-h/At%252520jenny%252520%252520blairs%252520in%252520van%252520%2525282%252529%252520%252520Compressed%252520small%252520MINI%25255B10%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="At jenny blairs in van (2) Compressed small MINI" border="0" alt="At jenny blairs in van (2) Compressed small MINI" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gvGcM8zlF7g/VB92h7nXWVI/AAAAAAAATmc/sv3wMvvwiQ4/At%252520jenny%252520%252520blairs%252520in%252520van%252520%2525282%252529%252520%252520Compressed%252520small%252520MINI_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="367" height="275"></a> make now will pay off later, although I know from years of experience of working in the field, military or media, one is really never fully prepared, so the more I do now, and the rougher it is, the better I will be prepared once I get on the road and start to work. <br>Time will tell if I have chosen the right gear, and developed an efficient enough work flow to keep up and do the work that I feel is very important. The story needs to be told, and if corporate media won’t or is not allowed to cover it, then it is up to the citizen journalists and free lancers like us to do the job. As a veteran, I also feel a strong sense of duty to let the people know what is occurring out there. </font><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">Wish me luck. <br></font><font face="Century Gothic"><font size="4">I also need to mention, if not by name, all of my friends , and special friends (you know who you are) that have been helping and assisting me in a variety of ways. Thank you. </font></p></font> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-42221790282977019242014-09-18T19:07:00.001-07:002014-09-18T19:07:10.389-07:00Does Colorado’s Legal Cannabis Relate to it’s drop in Violent Crime?<p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNnnPixY-gnlzPHjZxMaVVBAwQeG6Vm408TGVEPGYSOv5LT8E6BIVNw4a2uQhA74gTG3TxVxgoVyyw0nIxUkfEjdzhV9o-PTRoY7MR6TJlhml1GmeS8EmP9p7E_T4hbiIL5Cbr_1IcrM/s1600-h/TopforCanistorySept15148.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Top for Cani story Sept 15 14" border="0" alt="Top for Cani story Sept 15 14" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5uIvMuW9cR4/VBuPoi5k8KI/AAAAAAAATjU/1isLjDAdEVQ/TopforCanistorySept1514_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="929" height="244"></a> Every advancement in a modern developed society begins as an experiment. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdHNBjhe12KW0kVkm1YGzA6e6-jODiew_u0lccZqxk3HN1Giv07uqlrx1fjJ0VH_cOrwj6GmgCTbBT8dCfmVUNkUMe0cdq9DCVySwi_rM4pnPGEw9PLXinKpcgVJhsAe0baaDA9FK1eg/s1600-h/LarrysSept15201430Compressedsmall14.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Larry's Sept 15 2014 (30) Compressed small " border="0" alt="Larry's Sept 15 2014 (30) Compressed small " align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ciL6lPHg268/VBuPp56QKBI/AAAAAAAATjk/KUh_wGE7qN4/LarrysSept15201430Compressedsmall_th.jpg?imgmax=800" width="397" height="362"></a> It will often face tooth and nail opposition from those unwilling to learn, be educated or understand the science, and social reality. For the rest of us, we move on.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic"><strong><u><font size="5">Play faster … FASTER! </font></u></strong><br>Now that it is generally accepted here in <font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-olvy89xsE_s/VBuPrB0gasI/AAAAAAAATjs/tHyjO0jPStc/s1600-h/LarrysSept15201429Compressedsmall10.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 15px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Larry's Sept 15 2014 (29) Compressed small " border="0" alt="Larry's Sept 15 2014 (29) Compressed small " align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-f2Ya8atz-9g/VBuPrpxyApI/AAAAAAAATjw/coqB2YuUgxA/LarrysSept15201429Compressedsmall_th.jpg?imgmax=800" width="297" height="216"></a></font>Colorado that the use of Cannabis does not cause humans to turn into murderous, ravenous zombies with a relentless craving for 32nd notes, those in the business of caring have noticed a few other interesting statistics. One of those statistics is that in most metropolitan areas such as the greater Denver area, , and throughout the state as a whole, violent crimes a re down. Way down. But how, or even does does it, correlate <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s0Pk2pBz3i4/VBuPsDrnovI/AAAAAAAATj8/Nqp21Ajg2JQ/s1600-h/Larry%252527s%252520Sept%25252015%2525202014%252520%25252826%252529%252520%252520Compressed%252520small%252520%25255B20%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Larry's Sept 15 2014 (26) Compressed small " border="0" alt="Larry's Sept 15 2014 (26) Compressed small " align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgLd3qBBVa0UxIwpdb4qryIEdm_CbCdoHfhBIAJRUIcCoHi8LRD3p3suaNJQMoiTRz_V5QZjCEHnLdy8-S82XdCw1bctnA4ldTAGputFLY5A64GlT32proCSHujDuoeRiIEfwltTxUZI/?imgmax=800" width="369" height="277"></a>to the legal status on Cannabis, or Marijuana, in the State of Colorado.</font></font></p><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic"><strong><u><font size="5">Cause and Effect <br></font></u></strong>It would be hard to prove that these numbers are related in any scientific way, but many of the folks I know in these parts would attribute it to the fact that <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-o_Oy1BW6YW8/VBuPuDi02JI/AAAAAAAATkM/pmhFJI1hgq8/s1600-h/420Day2Card12127.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="420 Day 2 Card 1 (21)" border="0" alt="420 Day 2 Card 1 (21)" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-U132JzwBFEA/VBuPvM4ccZI/AAAAAAAATkU/poOATT9Vetc/420Day2Card121_thumb25.jpg?imgmax=800" width="354" height="255"></a>many Coloradoan's just don’t want to fight, cause … like … we .. were just about …to ..like .. pack another one man! <br></font></font><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic">I don’t mean to make that much of a joke of it.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K7W8okW-OYk/VBuPwv207xI/AAAAAAAATkc/xdgD1BF2Owc/s1600-h/LarrysSept1520143Compressedsmall14.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Larry's Sept 15 2014 (3) Compressed small " border="0" alt="Larry's Sept 15 2014 (3) Compressed small " align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzhMxJgqlCi1L-RRP1d-FBSV4ia1Bv3ovnkzjSIQVgr9bAcUxhdDJtQNXpjABIiK0gZ_r3xwmm6K7RXvxPb9dNoGKbwS6Vltw6LQTxYCL8GI7fKN7eiRlKwOnk2xl7Hr8DzPNoLC41qU/?imgmax=800" width="341" height="235"></a> It’s like .. well, </font></font><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic">like that.</font></font> <p><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic"><strong><u>The Science</u></strong><br></font></font><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">Among those who study such things .. there may be a consensus to disagree. With little hard science out, especially studies that bring the relationship of Legal Cannabis and crime, one can can still look at simple numbers of each in comparison with previous years. <br>According to Joseph Chisarick, of the </font><a href="http://guardianlv.com/" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">Guardian Liberty Voice</font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">, “Compared to the January-April period from 2013, 2014 has seen an overall reduction in both violent and property crimes since legalizing marijuana. Read more at </font><a title="http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/colorado-marijuana-sales-up-crime-down/" href="http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/colorado-marijuana-sales-up-crime-down/" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/colorado-marijuana-sales-up-crime-down/</font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">. As </font><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-ferner/" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">Matt Ferner</font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"> put it in his article for the Huffington Post, “Denver is home to the vast majority of the state's operational recreational marijuana dispensaries, which have generated tremendous sales revenue since sales <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jaaFvu_2rLI/VBuPyi2GHcI/AAAAAAAATks/bWIr4VAiFKg/s1600-h/420Day2stills1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="420 Day 2 stills (1)" border="0" alt="420 Day 2 stills (1)" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qTqBQqIfPOk/VBuPzLdBVkI/AAAAAAAATkw/o7dduu6W9pw/420Day2stills1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="376"></a>began on New Year's Day -- </font><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/10/colorado-marijuana-tax-revenue_n_4936223.html" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">$14 million in just the first month of sales alone</font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">. The city's crime data echoes similar data from </font><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0092816#pone.0092816-American1" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">a recent report in the peer-reviewed publication PLOS ONE,</font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"> which found that the legalizing of medical marijuana causes no increase in crime, and may even reduce some violent crime, including homicide”.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic"><font size="5"><strong><u>Personal Experiences</u></strong></font><br>Most of my experience so far has been in the greater Metropolitan Denver Area. Other than one incident that could directly be attributed to a truly dangerous and illicit substance, I haven’t witnessed any truly hostile behavior in any normal situations. As I travel throughout the state, it will be interesting to take note of any variations in local policy as well as general attitudes. The laws from county to county can very greatly here in Colorado. I have noticed a general easy going attitude among the people where ever I have gone in my time here in Denver. </font></font><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">Unlike many of the places I have been, a sense of contentment. <br>A sense, of relief that the society we live in is catching up to the people who live in it.</font></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-79946898830587938732014-09-17T19:17:00.001-07:002014-09-17T19:17:31.638-07:00Occupy the Roads, a Background of Social and Economic Justice<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-k_OQPkye6FY/VBpAqAxJZjI/AAAAAAAATh8/cWSMnh8PcPw/s1600-h/TopofOctherds7.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Top of Oc the rds" border="0" alt="Top of Oc the rds" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzMLgdyi3r07YZ3P23m1HdYHe5zBKRoZY2k89fDsABag9WP_Wftx1D6AC3BJ42Q-jFP5gc-leLvr_NReGdt9w-O9CcWvRuhS6ACI26eK1z-eWLHspnPZ6uOT-feHEd96JaectBIYFRS8/?imgmax=800" width="930" height="284"></font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"> For years now the group </font><a href="http://www.occupytheroads.org" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">Occupy the Roads</font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"> has toured the United States (4 times) educating</font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxcYxIx1kQ08um01H9D0pyloV4a4WmvmKCm-LvWfejD6wqYzV8_OmRZoAQWklqtN_DLuD_daalBLixQywTKWzabWUDHDwqphwyA4CCs6_u7l7Y60kLnJLvd4D7dRGT-0MmjKdEbMp8HY/s1600-h/1959561_571493412947321_1601673286_n%25255B1%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="1959561_571493412947321_1601673286_n[4]" border="0" alt="1959561_571493412947321_1601673286_n[4]" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qS45dT_-eTA/VBpAsGX0vCI/AAAAAAAATiU/tdzXV7F64R8/1959561_571493412947321_1601673286_n.jpg?imgmax=800" width="229" height="229"></font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"> Americans about the social and economic injustices which oppress people or destroy </font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vjsXOauosNfHQJXh5suIYtB9l_Gk5CcMCLP_yNVq5nWG7hJGMP4LS5oF8zyYYoL7XCTe3EI6ZeYoMOFOeSYAbs0jsBURgC6_G8z6pihgTLs03t1O7TZv_RTmxtoXVKHaU64JQbGEI9I/s1600-h/LarrysatnightCompressedsmall16.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 15px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Larrys at night Compressed small " border="0" alt="Larrys at night Compressed small " align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-f1CzvDljTqU/VBpAtGnDmAI/AAAAAAAATik/X_wixMn-_Tg/LarrysatnightCompressedsmall_thumb14.jpg?imgmax=800" width="413" height="300"></font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"> resources of the earth for profit. With over 170 cities visited, the group is known to encounter the same issues where ever they go. The problems that oppress the 99% are common throughout the entire Nation. <br>Their mission is to educate </font><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">Americans, through the use of their 31 ft RV, now a billboard for Occupy Movement, WikiLeaks and Bradley/Chelsey Manning. <br>The group travels the US to talk and educate about the social and economic injustices which oppress people or <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mYBn35dYNCA/VBpAt-uTjjI/AAAAAAAATis/IZMRSa1M4eA/s1600-h/Ocredspagecapture12.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Oc reds page capture" border="0" alt="Oc reds page capture" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghyqWmtrB1lJgN2FlT9AbykIcex1LJU8BSEZOSx7Zlk7urVdVdn6CTA3YdHTK2P7kIDGrNn463VjvRXjZTL-LtcIG1QKt19jvYpWM499tS4cxXc6GO7dMMgo93zL27hQ9joGxqMaIdKo/?imgmax=800" width="403" height="179"></a>destroy resources of the earth for profit and help to make change for the betterment of society.<br>With their media specialist on leave, I have been invited to fill in, and cover their progress as they establish a new base of operations in Pueblo, Colorado. I will do so here, on their webpage, and</font><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"> try to establish a blog page for continuous updates to that, twitter, and of course their </font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/occupytheroads" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">Occupy the Roads Facebook</font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"> page. <br>Look forward to more on Occupy the Roads more here. <br></font> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-52528606667515413712014-09-14T11:25:00.001-07:002014-09-14T11:25:14.800-07:00Mission to Pueblo, Occupy the Roads & the “Crestone Project”<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ccnRU4HKD0Y/VBXdXQdCb-I/AAAAAAAATgA/_qhY7Dg0DdY/s1600-h/Sunsetsforcropping1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px auto 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Sunsets for cropping" border="0" alt="Sunsets for cropping" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSiG9t-OH9P3tHEkPD7IhjFmbXOKqbFISXfGBzWbDMOJPmFHqJNX5ne2I-0z0Zp6Qdj4npCKWscYBL9SjaC8Lwnu0y9p700CPczf9Bg8gPU8SOT4zxJMcFSZvvBtIQFyXyTAMB7JubAA/?imgmax=800" width="935" height="225"></a> <font size="3" face="Century"><font size="6" face="Bookman Old Style">W</font>hen there is a story, you usually have to go to it. See it, experience it, and be part of it. This is the case for this story. Every endeavor requires a base of operations if it is to be successful. In this first case, that endeavor is a<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IwfYgyVZUfk/VBXdbWY0r7I/AAAAAAAATgQ/hgyDxFXL4k4/s1600-h/CrestoneTopoFullMap22.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px 15px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Crestone Topo Full Map" border="0" alt="Crestone Topo Full Map" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FdC_eafqM78/VBXdcU5ubrI/AAAAAAAATgU/j-yrgFvmhHs/CrestoneTopoFullMap_thumb20.jpg?imgmax=800" width="457" height="269"></a> group called “Occupy the Roads”. </font></p> <p><font size="3"><font face="Century"><strong><u><font size="5">Mission One</font></u></strong><br>Now headquartered in Pueblo, <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--PB0HyGsheE/VBXddG3nr9I/AAAAAAAATgg/QWMsOgZ3lr8/s1600-h/Homestead1Compressedsmall31.jpg" target="_blank"><font face="Century"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Homestead 1 Compressed small " border="0" alt="Homestead 1 Compressed small " align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5OCXgGaYVas/VBXddvL1XNI/AAAAAAAATgk/nCYrHGF9M5k/Homestead1Compressedsmall_thumb29.jpg?imgmax=800" width="247" height="361"></font></a>CO., the group was started during the </font><font face="Century"> heyday of the Occupy Movement inspired by the original Occupy Wall Street campaign. <br>I have agreed to join the group, help build the structures they are currently working on at their new base of operations in Pueblo County, and cover their progress in this blog. I should have my first report on this out on the night of Monday, September 22. </font></font></p> <p><font size="3"><font face="Century"><font size="5"><u><strong>Mission Two, “The Crazy Calf Ranch”</strong></u></font><br>Then, in late November or early December, </font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Sp8zJZR3XTE/VBXdeFx2caI/AAAAAAAATgw/thSzoY0VZY4/s1600-h/Homestead11Compressedsmall8.jpg" target="_blank"><font face="Century"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Homestead 1 (1) Compressed small " border="0" alt="Homestead 1 (1) Compressed small " align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lMx4lHAAZzk/VBXdetOecfI/AAAAAAAATg0/96D0BhXa8iw/Homestead11Compressedsmall_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="584" height="397"></font></a><font face="Century">the “Crestone Project” will begin. This will consist of literally moving to Crestone,CO, and beginning the construction of a medium sized guest ranch. It will eventually consist of a small </font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWkXlxT9M3rPZy1Aedo1h-7Bu32DFLFRpG0fatiwexlxSjDPpDWx_Jt2c1pRf_WL07YzIe0EqvFsuzODawZhR2ktivCKG0BNH-ohguvga26-7lymfr-lZxtLHS4jEFi6e5GqckK1LwQg/s1600-h/MyFriend1.jpg" target="_blank"><font face="Century"></a></font></a><font face="Century">lodge and cabins for <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWkXlxT9M3rPZy1Aedo1h-7Bu32DFLFRpG0fatiwexlxSjDPpDWx_Jt2c1pRf_WL07YzIe0EqvFsuzODawZhR2ktivCKG0BNH-ohguvga26-7lymfr-lZxtLHS4jEFi6e5GqckK1LwQg/s1600-h/MyFriend1.jpg" target="_blank"><font face="Century"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FJp8T2SSqHE/VBXdfUaIzqI/AAAAAAAAThI/rfmEHNumf9Y/s1600-h/MyFriend2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="My Friend" border="0" alt="My Friend" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qiS0dDUcppw/VBXdgvLA-oI/AAAAAAAAThQ/HzP2yj7yKuU/MyFriend_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="201" height="288"></a></font>guests. It is a private endeavor being started by a friend. <br>It will, eventually, raise a small herd of beef cattle, have chickens, a few hogs, and of course, horses. But starting out, we will arrive with a tiny camper, at a baron piece of land, at the beginning of the winter season, in a desolate wild<em>.<strong> </strong></em>I <em>will</em> have a friend with me, a fellow Army Veteran, </font><font face="Century">who has excellent construction skills, and has extensive cattle experience. He will help with the initial construction of the buildings, out-buildings, and fencing <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NIwQ7Bj1vZ8/VBXdg3k2fhI/AAAAAAAAThY/tvMnvnXcni4/s1600-h/Larrysatnight6Compressedsmall6.jpg" target="_blank"><font face="Century"></a></font></a>until March, when he will be moving to another Ranch in the same part of the state.<br>Now the story goes, even though it hasn’t <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NIwQ7Bj1vZ8/VBXdg3k2fhI/AAAAAAAAThY/tvMnvnXcni4/s1600-h/Larrysatnight6Compressedsmall6.jpg" target="_blank"><font face="Century"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NIwQ7Bj1vZ8/VBXdg3k2fhI/AAAAAAAAThc/9A8HURYsMF8/s1600-h/Larrysatnight6Compressedsmall26.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Larrys at night (6) Compressed small " border="0" alt="Larrys at night (6) Compressed small " align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6Wy3sSjzwO4/VBXdhwM2wBI/AAAAAAAAThk/PkWHzfBVlME/Larrysatnight6Compressedsmall_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="805" height="602"></a></font>happened yet, that our <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NIwQ7Bj1vZ8/VBXdg3k2fhI/AAAAAAAAThc/9A8HURYsMF8/s1600-h/Larrysatnight6Compressedsmall26.jpg" target="_blank"><font face="Century"></a></font>first calf, T-Bone, was a little off. He had issues. He would roll on his back like a dog and run face first at full gallop straight into a post. <br>Thus the <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NIwQ7Bj1vZ8/VBXdg3k2fhI/AAAAAAAAThc/9A8HURYsMF8/s1600-h/Larrysatnight6Compressedsmall26.jpg" target="_blank"><font face="Century"></a></font>name, “The Crazy Calf Ranch”.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Century"><font size="3"><strong><u><font size="5">Internet time out</font></u></strong><br></font><font size="3">Now due to the fact that my internet access will be limited, and I will be “pre-composing” most of my email and Facebook posts, as well as these postings, this blog will be the current prime source of information on the near term progress of the “Occupy the Roads” group, and Crestone Project, I.E., the construction of the Crazy Calf Ranch, as well as any points of interest I may encounter in South West Colorado. <br>This project should be the source of events of character, and make for a series of interesting blog reports. I am looking forward to the adventure. </font></font></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-12680018760073348942014-04-28T06:57:00.001-07:002014-04-28T06:57:09.145-07:00Gophercon Brings Go Language Users to Denver<p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><font size="6"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jVD_Z7qeFCk/U15eKNMGI1I/AAAAAAAARwA/YVW-vByrpMg/s1600-h/gophtop10.jpg" target="_blank"><font face="Centaur"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="goph top" border="0" alt="goph top" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7vvMQCwvjls/U15eK_q2qXI/AAAAAAAARwI/FKWmCELh-y8/gophtop_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="914" height="254"></font></a><font face="Centaur"> <font size="7">L</font></font></font>ess is more. It is a saying that one may consider applying to musical notation or progression. <br>The saying can apply to speeches, love letters, news articles, and a variety of endeavors in </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:6a5de0ec-1266-4a07-9d04-fb4ca470023b" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="445ff5d6-fc22-4e7f-b2a3-3169b8cc1ef6" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytEkHepK08c&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eVGH9P8chc0/U15eLbzsXoI/AAAAAAAARwM/10g7mTdEACk/video0a4925ced103.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('445ff5d6-fc22-4e7f-b2a3-3169b8cc1ef6'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"533\" height=\"446\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ytEkHepK08c&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/ytEkHepK08c&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"533\" height=\"446\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div>which TMI, or too much information, is a bad thing. One would not think that it would apply to a computer coding language. It does. </font> <p></p> <p><font size="5" face="Century Gothic"><strong><u>GO </u></strong></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><a href="http://golang.org/" target="_blank">The Go programming language</a> is the perfect example of an “elegant” programming language. Designed for ease of use and simplicity of application, the Go language implementation percentage is growing. <br>And why should we care.<br>If you prefer to have an enjoyable and rewarding online experience when you log on to do some research, or search for a subject, or just want to see who makes a good product, you do. It’s the programming language that’s quietly working in the background to provide you with that experience. </font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic"><strong><u><font size="5">A Gathering of Gophers</font></u></strong><br>The downtown Denver Marriott was the site of the <a href="http://gophercon.com/" target="_blank">2014 Gophercon Convention</a>, a convention of coders from around the world. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WKwlEy5z3K0/U15eMKc3aiI/AAAAAAAARwY/qUWmYFqCzPM/s1600-h/Gogherconday49.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 15px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Goghercon day (4)" border="0" alt="Goghercon day (4)" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qfgI8XjrRTk/U15eM8F3z-I/AAAAAAAARwg/gKHvndrEhls/Gogherconday4_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="741" height="514"></a>Gathering to hear lectures and learn new things, <a href="http://blog.golang.org/" target="_blank">go language</a> users got to see the latest and greatest and how to use it in their work creating content and applications for the rest of us to use and enjoy. <br></font></font><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic">In February of 2014 members of the Go community had a series of talks in the Go Devroom. The complete video series of the talks is available here <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtLJO5JKE5YDKG4WcaNts3IVZqhDmmuBH">as a YouTube playlist</a>.</font></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">I often get frustrated with the internet, and the over loading of flash applications, ads, redirected searches and basically making my online life difficult and frustrating. It’s good to know there are a lot of smart folks all over the world working to make the experience a more pleasant one. <br>In the video below, I interview some of those people, and explore what they got out of the convention.</font></p> <iframe width="930" height="523" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/07of5lXP1p0?rel=0v=quwebVjAEJA&vq=hd720" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-61682521494531300182014-04-22T09:53:00.001-07:002014-04-22T09:56:04.320-07:00The Denver 420 Rally of 2014; A Celebration of Democracy<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dMgbIjrgOLU/U1aebl0PHZI/AAAAAAAARuY/zR2AmWqEFAY/s1600-h/top%252520for%252520day%2525202%252520420.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="top for day 2 420" border="0" alt="top for day 2 420" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jYLuDmPGzww/U1aecX0b18I/AAAAAAAARug/PMtdNlbPeCs/top%252520for%252520day%2525202%252520420_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="923" height="149"></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><font size="7" face="Castellar">I</font>n the first days after the American Revolution, there was much confusion of what this new freedom and new Nation would be made of. There was much disagreement on the formation of the new nation and it’s powers. </font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic"><font size="5"><strong><u>We The People<br></u></strong></font>According to </font><a href="http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3222" target="_blank"><font face="Century Gothic">Digital History, How revolutionary was the American Revolution</font></a><font face="Century Gothic">; “<em>Above all, <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NSuAzVMSVJM/U1aedP8V08I/AAAAAAAARs4/E85YT9ILSXg/s1600-h/420Day2stills412.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="420 Day 2 stills (4)" border="0" alt="420 Day 2 stills (4)" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9v3sRfhrLSI/U1aedp1q6XI/AAAAAAAARs8/OMzDOA5GepE/420Day2stills4_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="348" height="240"></a>the Revolution <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQvV2N9Bdg7hrHRPsKLtvsEykOuf1N2sKZUo7PbgYE7_ojywmWFhGa6in9Zg7y025RqXaHW6aL9JUDIv6B7ehyPL3XvAxcs4kJvRTbwqpmx7AwhGFe1LaycuBgkI95y4zj-fweRH_vo0/s1600-h/420%252520Day%2525202%252520Card%2525201%252520%25252828%252529.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="420 Day 2 Card 1 (28)" border="0" alt="420 Day 2 Card 1 (28)" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-avcIQ_mSHt0/U1aee71b-eI/AAAAAAAARuw/gLE0eyShj7A/420%252520Day%2525202%252520Card%2525201%252520%25252828%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="388" height="253"></a> popularized certain radical ideals--especially a commitment to liberty, equality, government of the people, and rule of law. However compromised in practice, these egalitarian ideals inspired a spirit of reform. Slavery, the subordination of women, and religious intolerance--all became problems in a way that they had never been before</em>”. The Americans were facing the reality of the victory they had just won. It </font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiShbxdoyeqqg1swWmd8Kfo5qe3JMivlS-dpJWYkqZLQO_C19NIECLkmM3HUCpYfey9n-aEmULwv5CbvQB4ZBhh0BSzmScOmjklPOyY1fkLxkCLMiVJz88Zs3DRqRS9hFYmzF5RjL_40/s1600-h/420Day2Card1254.jpg" target="_blank"><font face="Century Gothic"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="420 Day 2 Card 1 (25)" border="0" alt="420 Day 2 Card 1 (25)" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vLwVGX8bhZw/U1aegV_2LYI/AAAAAAAARtc/T5-8cpxjFg4/420Day2Card125_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="581" height="401"></font></a><font face="Century Gothic"> would be some time, years even, before the start of a consensus would begin to form among what many of us would now call the Founding Fathers. A consensus of just how to administer this thing they are calling a “Democracy”. It started a little rough.</font></font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic"><font size="5"><u><strong>The Will of the People<br></strong></u></font>Fast forward to today, for the first time in the modern history of the Nation, an entire celebration of something that has been prohibited ever since, occurred without a hitch, and made a modest, but loud statement; “we’re here, and we’re OK”. One may consider the smooth transition to a legal Marijuana market shocking by historical standards. Usually throughout history, when such huge changes are made, there are always several <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GZXHcbEH3hs/U1aehC0PdoI/AAAAAAAARto/suXr3U2hI4k/s1600-h/420Day2Card1244.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 15px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="420 Day 2 Card 1 (24)" border="0" alt="420 Day 2 Card 1 (24)" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NanQIQuRpik/U1aeil1eWgI/AAAAAAAARts/pB06uDGejOg/420Day2Card124_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="626" height="425"></a>bad starts and notorious incidents that tend to cause at least limited consternation among many. There will always be growing pains. <br>As the will of the people of the State of Colorado have endorsed, and all things being equal, the means shall be and has been instituted that the now legal marijuana of Colorado must be manufactured, managed, sold and consumed in accordance with regulations governing their safe and proper use. One of those is the ban on public consumption. Long a tradition of the 420 Festival for all of it’s history, but also the foundation of the core of the statement of the assembly of Americans that state clearly “I will not stand for it, and I will exercise my rights regardless”. Now that a victory of those rights has been won, with that also comes a responsibility. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Qnmb3rDf5-Y/U1aejj8PckI/AAAAAAAARt4/IMO0JgH4FVE/s1600-h/420Day2stills103.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 5px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="420 Day 2 stills (10)" border="0" alt="420 Day 2 stills (10)" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-frRe6MeWPec/U1aekq2oKfI/AAAAAAAARuA/268W5awWAqM/420Day2stills10_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="635" height="431"></a>That being said, as anyone who walked the festival can tell you, the traditional statement was made this year as well. It’s like the smell of victory was in the air. </font></font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Century Gothic"><font size="5"><u><strong>This is the City<br></strong></u></font>As it should be, the safety official’s first concern was just that, safety. Although a small statement was made by officials in the fact that the number of citations issued greatly increased, when compared to the overall numbers in attendance, the percentage is miniscule. It was obvious to anyone with a trained eye for trained personnel, the first mission was to maintain a safe environment and prevent a repeat of the violence of last year. The first mission was to maintain an environment for these Americans to safely exercise their rights. With record numbers from all over the country, it all went off without a hitch thanks to the organizers and safety officials. </font></font></p> <p><font face="Century Gothic"><font size="4"><font size="5"><u><strong>The Final Toke</strong></u></font><br></font><font size="4">Most corporate media is going to tell the American people and the world that this Denver 420 Festival was just <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tLUVRk-bYXU/U1aelq4eWUI/AAAAAAAARuI/jtBhlY5P4YI/s1600-h/420Day2Card12220.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 10px 15px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="420 Day 2 Card 1 (22)" border="0" alt="420 Day 2 Card 1 (22)" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EbCuiFXEnHiz2VgDdyRpkTTi164bTkiGr0nbVjjoTSPMk9L3OdvpepDt963PIgyeGfzUP_U278fL9SxeTUMpAackas1sBDkm3ApVIx8QDtnII9tqD-b5n7lc0Xstnh7x-18L8V0XVmk/?imgmax=800" width="763" height="592"></a> about a bunch of stoners, celebrating getting stoned, while getting stoned. It was way more than that. It was a celebration of and by the potential and real profits that can and are being made off a bunch of stoners, celebrating getting stoned, while getting stoned. <br>On the serious side though, what the Festival did show, was that compared to the equivalent gathering in which alcohol would be consumed, it was a peaceful and trouble free affair. <br>All and all, as almost everyone involved this year have shown, such an event can not only occur, and be a peaceful, profitable, and safe event, but also be good for the community as a whole. Apparently, the people were right. </font></font></p><iframe height="523" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nih3m5yXnf8?rel=0v=quwebVjAEJA&vq=hd720" frameborder="0" width="930" allowfullscreen></iframe> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-51671902423235773782014-04-19T21:43:00.001-07:002014-04-20T09:53:10.538-07:00Denver 420 Festival, Day One<p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2SJZt0OE6S0/U1NS0M8uDgI/AAAAAAAARsM/CUSxPhjJBYI/s1600-h/Denver%252520420%252520festisval%252520top%25255B2%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Denver 420 festisval top" border="0" alt="Denver 420 festisval top" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGRKz2oy9Y9Ce7HTTe2nnM08o4rOFrJIsu0qhNe0ZnJ2jPS_q2v5P-7y9Iv4u0Xu4soWn9HgOG252CslnYEKhYp1DtN_p4BVtMHmMn4Xkesgw7MrLFW8jeLD0HShPBH75cOP-74B3Hho/?imgmax=800" width="912" height="235"></a> <font size="7" face="Century Schoolbook">U</font>nder Larimer Street there are tunnel’s that were used once for patrons to move from building to building in order to avoid being arrested for consuming alcohol, then an outlawed substance. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xTiX7XpOD_E/U1NQemJcMJI/AAAAAAAARqo/2Nk2ZkwRXyQ/s1600-h/Denver%252520420%252520Festisval%2525202014%252520day%252520one%252520%25252830%252529%25255B4%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Denver 420 Festisval 2014 day one (30)" border="0" alt="Denver 420 Festisval 2014 day one (30)" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_FUiGdGHOtk/U1NQfd1bhlI/AAAAAAAARqs/W-m5_rayLeQ/Denver%252520420%252520Festisval%2525202014%252520day%252520one%252520%25252830%252529_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="413" height="285"></a> Eventually reality settled <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUM4S97Ohrglxn3t-Hl2mEKunhpC_llIo5nJBffqNiNUw_dMtjxggK7goBhHuIoEN9yRGfOz0VU__c4X-RcyA0SVQxHM1ZRL5xcv9oNiWQf28vQ_S5_c2Yn8flC-cxuZ_Q6Lrggol5iTw/s1600-h/Denver%252520420%252520Festisval%2525202014%252520day%252520one%252520%25252820%252529%252520Compressed101%25255B4%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Denver 420 Festisval 2014 day one (20) Compressed101" border="0" alt="Denver 420 Festisval 2014 day one (20) Compressed101" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CsBGPOICMp0/U1NQgWA9NZI/AAAAAAAARq8/awgGx8UYo60/Denver%252520420%252520Festisval%2525202014%252520day%252520one%252520%25252820%252529%252520Compressed101_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="334" height="227"></a> into the thinking of the National Leadership and the prohibition was repealed. <br>In Denver, a Celebration that has occurred for years in an “illegal” environment, has for the first time started in a “Legal” environment. Sort of. <br>Now that the recreational use and possession of Marijuana is legal, and in the system with rules in place (such as the banning of the consumption of Marijuana public), things are a little more complicated. The fact that last <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vrSitS3PPj0/U1NQg3GK3bI/AAAAAAAARrI/BkYNu79-iik/s1600-h/Denver%252520420%252520Festisval%2525202014%252520day%252520one%252520%25252826%252529%252520Compressed101%25255B4%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Denver 420 Festisval 2014 day one (26) Compressed101" border="0" alt="Denver 420 Festisval 2014 day one (26) Compressed101" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BwBfujOfteI/U1NQhTcRA4I/AAAAAAAARrQ/uZpYonUo3UA/Denver%252520420%252520Festisval%2525202014%252520day%252520one%252520%25252826%252529%252520Compressed101_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="447" height="303"></a>years Festival was marred with a shooting, is <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G6lgykIB8vHO2nF9WWVycj9bpwhug9g2vpx2-SY-V_9hj8OkCF-LTbBMFTadfWfmjqRN10RubT4-uFKxSgBxNkiRwG8wipxamaTiDB3STO_tFi84aLZA5ZxnsIX3yzWG5ff1B9Jf-K8/s1600-h/Denver%252520420%252520Festisval%2525202014%252520day%252520one%252520%25252813%252529%252520Compressed101%25255B3%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Denver 420 Festisval 2014 day one (13) Compressed101" border="0" alt="Denver 420 Festisval 2014 day one (13) Compressed101" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxfHs2U_feWlGio48HVeug02mJN3pPE1jS1jIEvZqloky4-zj0c6jRXZHOFhTweBeuo6xTiKfjQfqE1BYGCQaaKJEYpglInNU-AcBA8iJ1dj7sdYLs9ECxg1UT1I2KYTGN5RmjABgYG4/?imgmax=800" width="293" height="199"></a>also cause for local authorities and Safety Officials to have a greater presence. Statistically I am not sure of more arrests were made this year that in the past, but we didn’t really see anyone in the main festival area have any trouble at all. We did see the arrest of a person on a warrant. <br>This is the fist day, I included only a raw video clip from earlier today. I will have a full video out tomorrow or early Monday with a full run down.</font></p><iframe height="523" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zNYGE7Z02LA?rel=0v=quwebVjAEJA&vq=hd720" frameborder="0" width="930" allowfullscreen></iframe> Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009514825441582665.post-52836656793471782142014-04-18T14:23:00.001-07:002014-04-18T15:27:06.878-07:00Gophers Hold Worldwide Conference in Denver<p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4rxGpgegwns/U1GXwms7m0I/AAAAAAAARpg/NV3VAvv0U5E/s1600-h/Denver%252520gogher%252520top%25255B9%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Denver gogher top" border="0" alt="Denver gogher top" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aIwbWDopeFw/U1GXxYDD_xI/AAAAAAAARpo/wAsnYboxRRU/Denver%252520gogher%252520top_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="928" height="312"></a> The Languages of the future will bring our species onto the next stage of human evolution. Many of those future languages will not only facilitate the communication of human to human, but from human to machine, <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jT-LF8GnF28/U1GXxx7zWfI/AAAAAAAARoA/tMT3Qh7l6Ek/s1600-h/Denver%25252C%252520CO%25252016th%252520st%252520Mall%252520at%252520night%252520%25252811%252529%252520Compressed%25255B3%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 15px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Denver, CO 16th st Mall at night (11) Compressed" border="0" alt="Denver, CO 16th st Mall at night (11) Compressed" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-p8bYBDJMMlo/U1GXybRKeII/AAAAAAAARoE/GXYnungQg74/Denver%25252C%252520CO%25252016th%252520st%252520Mall%252520at%252520night%252520%25252811%252529%252520Compressed_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="457" height="305"></a> and from machine to human. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sZ0hE2YXHi4/U1GXy8LMwtI/AAAAAAAARoQ/OMp_2CA94wY/s1600-h/Denver%25252C%252520CO%25252016th%252520st%252520Mall%252520at%252520night%252520%2525286%252529%252520Compressed%25255B3%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Denver, CO 16th st Mall at night (6) Compressed" border="0" alt="Denver, CO 16th st Mall at night (6) Compressed" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Am2IM92pdqU/U1GXzqhVUOI/AAAAAAAARoY/9Va9hsUs-o8/Denver%25252C%252520CO%25252016th%252520st%252520Mall%252520at%252520night%252520%2525286%252529%252520Compressed_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="306" height="208"></a> <br>One of those languages now being deployed worldwide is The Go programming language. With Google, Bit.ly, Heroku, Iron.io, SoundCloud, dotCloud and Canonical deploying to <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aavGfzq8iV4/U1GX0M2shzI/AAAAAAAARpw/4fGg8YaiVp8/s1600-h/Denver%25252C%252520CO%25252016th%252520st%252520Mall%252520at%252520night%252520%2525285%252529%252520Compressed%25255B12%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Denver, CO 16th st Mall at night (5) Compressed" border="0" alt="Denver, CO 16th st Mall at night (5) Compressed" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-a8mlsxZ3-7o/U1GX0-SIN8I/AAAAAAAARp4/LNSvPxYRMhQ/Denver%25252C%252520CO%25252016th%252520st%252520Mall%252520at%252520night%252520%2525285%252529%252520Compressed_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="215" height="173"></a>varying extent the programming language throughout the planet’s servers, the programming language’s use is growing. <br>On <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZG2OJJd2cLU/U1GX1CLZbHI/AAAAAAAARqA/PiKYKsUFER0/s1600-h/Sumdays%252520denver%252520shots%252520%25252855%252529%252520Compressed%25255B11%25255D.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Sumdays denver shots (55) Compressed" border="0" alt="Sumdays denver shots (55) Compressed" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJlAZIQDUSceWUqq-lvrRfg-NOUrtW3_uGwBaf8r8Ih50Ode8jqcM1A5Eyw5LAnJQEdcq0AjrnET54R7FydPH2hN7H_5Fpk2ZWo_PdUYVnHHsB6UE-SYh5Kne6s2HGT4hlL5QThm9FCA/?imgmax=800" width="289" height="220"></a>April 24-26, 2014, the </font><a href="http://www.gophercon.com/"><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">GopherCon 2014</font></a><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"> event is being held in Denver at the Marriott Denver City Center. A full list of upcoming activities can be found at <a title="http://www.gophercon.com/activities/" href="http://www.gophercon.com/activities/">http://www.gophercon.com/activities/</a>. <br>We will be covering the event and I will try to get some interview time with the organizers and interview some of those who are currently deploying the language.<br></font><font size="4" face="Century Gothic">If you would like to assist or contribute, you <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LE3XF8UQEJYYS" target="_blank">can here</a>.</p></font> <p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"></font></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com