Monthly Archives: July 2008

Lightning Striking Twice

By hubs | Published: July 31, 2008
Lightning Safety Awareness Week was last month. But to reiterate the dangers of this shocking natural phenomenon, go have a look at this flickr footage of Jessica Lynch getting struck but lightning (or click the “more” link below). She’s a very lucky girl. From Jessica’s comments: First off, just to reiterate, i’m totally fine! At [...]
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Denver Squirt Gun Association

By hubs | Published: July 31, 2008
The Denver Squirt Gun Association will be having a battle tomorrow, Friday August 1st at 5 P.M. on the plaza at the Denver Art Museum between 12th and 13th Avenues. Now go cool off.
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Killing It

By hubs | Published: July 29, 2008
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been killing it over at my Tumblr blog lately.
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12 Glowing Men

By hubs | Published: July 29, 2008
12 Angry Men + Glowing = 12 Glowing Men. An absolutely beautiful film by Martijn Hendriks.
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Can You Taste The Waste?

By hubs | Published: July 21, 2008
Ween blew my mind (again). They started the show with the one song I wanted to hear and ended with one I never expected to hear. The whole thing was great, though the acoustic set was a little slow for me until Joppa and Buenos Tardes. Over all it was a great show. Anyway, here [...]
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Kaboom!

By hubs | Published: July 17, 2008
My 4th of July weekend started off with a bang! Thursday evening we went to Green Gables country club for our now semi-traditional fireworks viewing. Friday morning started immediately at 9:30 with beer chugging contests for the 3rd annual beer olympics. Pictures of last years beer olympics (aquatic version) can be found somewhere around here. [...]
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Boognish

By hubs | Published: July 16, 2008
Ween is playing tonight and tomorrow night at the Fillmore. I’ve got tickets for Thursday. You may not know that Gener has a Flickr account, or that Deaner has a fishing blog. Go check them out, they’re both pretty entertaining.
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Denver’s Pecha Kucha Night Volume 2

By hubs | Published: July 14, 2008
Pecha Kucha is a mix of local creatives sharing their work in rapid fire format. Denver’s second run at this fun event will be held will be tonight, Monday, July 14th at Buntport Theater (717 Lipan Street), 8 PM. There is a $5 suggested donation and beer will be on hand. Pecha Kucha is a [...]
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The Official Comprehensive List Of Slurpee Flavors

By hubs | Published: July 11, 2008
Today is July 11th. That means it’s 7-11. And that means it’s free Slurpee day. It is also supposed to get up 99 degrees in Denver today, so the timing couldn’t be better. Take note of the flavors in the store you went to and add it to the SlurpeeFlavors.com Flavor Map. Below is a [...]
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Weminuche Wilderness Photos

By hubs | Published: July 8, 2008
I’ve mentioned Alex’s photography on this site before, but these pictures of the Weminuche Wilderness are stunning.
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I’m Not Here To Make Friends

By hubs | Published: July 7, 2008
In case you thought I was here to make friends…
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303 Simple Recipes

By hubs | Published: July 2, 2008
101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less 101 Simple Appetizers in 20 Minutes or Less 101 20-Minute Picnic Dishes
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A Tall Cold One

By hubs | Published: July 1, 2008
Well WSP at Redrocks this year was once again amazing. They broke the record with more consecutive sellout shows at redrocks than any other band and the Mayor proclaimed Friday as an official Widespread Panic Day. No, seriously. Here’s a stream of Saturday’s show. I had a blast. Great company. Perfect weather. Incredible set list. [...]
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