Blogging in Europe

Well, my blogging got off to a difficult start. When I was still at the airport in Denver, I realized I left the cable for my camera at home. I figured once I got to my hotel in Rome, I could search google maps for a digital camera store. Then I found out the hotel charges €22 per day for internet. That is about $30. $30!

So now I am in an internet cafe, typing on a keyboard that does not seem to have an apostrophe (thus, no contractions for me this entry).

At least now I can search for digital camera stores!

Recapping the rest of the weekend

I had lunch yesterday in old town Arvada, which had a nice small town atmosphere.



I also bought a mini laptop to take to Europe.


This way, I'll have internet, Skype, and a place to store pictures while I'm there!

Busy Weekend So Far

Last night after work, I went to the Louisville Street Faire for a little while. I parked next to the Ginacci House, which for some reason is a historic building.



































I also passed this house, which I like, but some people don't:


I saw



This morning, I went to the Farmers' Market, and once again it was sunny!


... except over the mountains:


I liked how the reflection of clouds made the windows of this building look transparent:


Then I went with Rich and Sara to the Dragonfly to drink some coffee and hear some acoustic jam session:


Next, I gave Sara and her cat, Karli, a ride for an anesthesia-free teeth cleaning (for Karli, not Sara):


Then it was off to the Rockies-Cubs game with John, a lifelong Cubs fan.

Denver on the way to our seats:


Carlos Gonzalez singling in the first inning:


John:


Me:


It was a thrilling game, as Carlos Gonzalez hit a home run to break the tie in the bottom of the ninth, which also completed his hitting for the cycle. In all the excitement, my camera didn't focus very well for Gonzalez's trip around the bases:



Finally, on the way out, I took another picture of Denver.

Spider

I finally got a better picture of the spider living in my garage.

I'm still not sure what kind it is, though.

Various Things

Soon after I transplanted the plant in my office, Nick gave me a cutting of his jade plant, which I planted in the recently-vacated pot.


When I first planted it, the left-most leaf was resting on the top of the soil. Now it's about an inch above it!

This afternoon, I had a visitor outside my office window.






I haven't been able to figure out what kind of bird it is yet, but it might be a Swainson's Hawk.

And finally a picture I took on my way home tonight:

Trivia Recap

Last week, we came in second place at trivia, but our team picture didn't make it onto the trivia host's blog. But here were the standings:
"
Let’s check the numbers:

Tonight on Lifetime: From Jailbait to Jailbird: The Lindsay Lohan Story 77
Eurolunch 76
One Dave Down 75
Dukes of Valmont 74
"

This week, with the addition of Anne to our team, we came in first place!

Hopefully, they'll post our picture, so I can add it to this post...

UPDATE: They did, and here it is! From L to R, John, Jason, Anne, Tara, and me.


I look twice as big as everyone else...

Weekend Recap

I did more of "the usual" this weekend, especially since I can't hike or anything while I'm resting my knee. I went to the farmers' market Saturday morning after meeting Rich and Sara for coffee at Vic's. It was another sunny day:


I rode my bike (for the first time in two weeks), and since the bike rack was full, we parked next to this bench:


When I parked my bike in the corner of my garage after the farmers' market, I noticed a spider that looked like a black widow, but without the red hourglass markings. It scurried away before I could take a clear picture, but here it is hiding:


I'll try to get a clearer picture of it some other time. It had the black body of a black widow, but beige markings on its abdomen. Maybe I can use Rebecca's guide to insects and spiders to help figure out what it is!

Finally, while waiting for the bus sometime last week, I noticed this sign, which I thought was kind of funny. The sidewalk isn't really closed -- it just ends!