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May 4, 2016
Rebel Bird THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 4TH- KENT STATE This Day In History: May 4, 1970 Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We’re finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio – Neil...
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May 5, 2016
Found Under My House THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 5TH- A SECRET WEAPON This Day In History: May 5, 1945 On May 5, 1945, Reverend Archie Mitchell and his pregnant wife Elsie had driven up to Gearhart...
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May 6, 2016
It’s All Starting To Make Sense THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 6TH- THE BIRTH OF AN ICON This Day In History: May 6, 1895 Rudolph Valentino, the first great lover on the movie screen, was born as … *deep...
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May 7, 2016
The First Time Miguel the Macaw Was Featured in the Paper Yesterday I was walking with Miguel the Macaw on my shoulder. Ahead on our route, a SUV pulled over and a man stepped out. He identified...
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May 8, 2016
“Baby, Don’t Burn Me” THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 8TH- THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT PELÉE This Day In History: May 8, 1902 “I know nothing about Mount Pelée, but if Vesuvius were looking the way your volcano...
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May 9, 2016
They’re Back … Click images to embiggen You may recall a couple of months ago, I posted a picture of mud nests built under one of the bridges on Ken Pratt Blvd. in east Longmont. Had a couple of...
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May 10, 2016
Well… I take Miguel the Macaw for walks ORIGIN OF THE “DEADLINE” With its roots in 19th century warfare, the phrase “meet a deadline” has an interesting, somewhat literal, etymology. American Civil...
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May 11, 2016
The Best Of Times THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 11TH- MARLEY This Day In History: May 11, 1981 “Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.” – Bob Marley Bob Marley was the first “third-world” global...
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May 12, 2016
Miguel’s cousins, emulating pigeons THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 12TH- AN ULTIMATUM This Day In History: May 12, 1215 “No free man shall be arrested or imprisoned save by the lawful judgment of their...
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May 13, 2016
Update on the Metric Week Project I see that Microsoft is now on board with the new Metric Week: Click image to embiggen A few items of debate are still being evaluated before formal roll-out of the...
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May 14, 2016
Meh! THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 14TH- WE WANT BEER This Day In History: May 14, 1932 During the height of the Great Depression, getting 100,000 people hyped up about anything other than available paid...
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May 15, 2016
Little Dude The Alligator Lizard In A Predicament THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 15TH- NOTHING LESS This Day In History: May 15, 1869 “Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing...
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May 16, 2016
R.I.P. Billy Mays – 2nd most annoying pitchman in television history Most Annoying: Vince Shlomi, best known as television’s ShamWow! guy. Was arrested in Miami for beating up a prostitute. THIS DAY...
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May 17, 2016
Jerry and Iris’ Old Truck THE CURIOUS CASE OF SUN SNEEZING Have you ever been in a dark place, say a movie theatre or a room with all the blinds close, and walked outside into the daylight when, all...
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May 18, 2016
Dead Sycamore Removal THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 18TH- TO THE STREETS This Day In History: May 18, 1989 On May 18, 1989, an estimated one million Chinese protestors swarmed Tiananmen Square and the...
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May 19, 2016
Is it art, or is it vandalism? That’s for the courts to decide While walking on Wednesday, I noticed the Saint Vrain Greenway and Left Hand Greenway had some new art. Stenciled turtles appear every so...
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May 20, 2016
EL DESAPARECIDOS Everyone who knows me well is aware that I have a love/hate relationship with the squirrels that live under my shed. My birds love to watch them while they’re outside. And the...
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May 21, 2016
Is it art, or is it vandalism? That’s for the courts to decide From this morning’s walk. By request. Art. Art. A very hazy Longs Peak in the background. Vandalism. I blame my parents. Art (except in...
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May 22, 2016
Lost in the translation, perhaps THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 22ND- TAKING THAT HARLET SLAVERY AS YOUR MISTRESS This Day In History: May 22, 1856 On May 22, 1856, an angry young Congressman from South...
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May 23, 2016
D’oh! THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MAY 23RD- THE END OF BONNIE AND CLYDE This Day In History: May 23, 1934 On May 23, 1934, the crime spree of Bonnie and Clyde, who spent over a year playing a game of...
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