A mile high high

This was the first time I've been to a Rockies game and I had the best time. There were a lot of Boston fans in our section but that just made it more fun. This stadium is really nice and they've thought of everything. Here's a few pictures.

Prepping the field...


Opening ceremonies...


Taking the field...



The Boston Redsox WIN!!




Yes, the Rockies lost but it was still such a great experience!


Best quote heard walking out of the stadium..."bring back the curse!"(of the Bambino)

Fillmore's City Bulletin Board

I’m sure you’ve all heard the news of the City’s Bulletin Board. It’s now up and running and I would invite you to sign up and participate. I’ve been assured by Bill Bartels that the board is going to be a place where OPEN discussions will take place no matter what your stance on the issue is. Registration is required but you do not have to use a name that identifies, just a unique username. If at anytime I feel the city is using the board to portray one side of an issue and gain an unfair advantage then my participation will end. I’m hoping you will at least check it out and give it a test drive. What do you have to lose, your opinion?

http://fillmoreca.com/bulletinboard

Also: http://www.usa-people-search.com/
Look yourself up, or anyone else for that matter. If you really want to be concerned spend the $40.

I’ve also posted this on:
http://justfillmore.blogspot.com/
http://fillmorecitycouncilelection07-08.blogspot.com/

Don’t see the post? I’d have to ask why?

Score!!

I'm going to the Rockies game tonight. I'm not a big sports fan but I don't think I can turn down a ticket to the world series. Too bad they lost last night. They have to win tonight's game or it's all over.

Look for me in the outfield box row 24...

Go Rockies!

And you thought pigeons were a nuisance...

I encountered this "herd" of geese on my walk this morning. They take over the parks and golf courses and now people's yards.






We refer to them as "flying elk" since the time I excitedly came home and announced that "there must have been elk in the park last night - I see their tracks!" I swear the tracks look alike in the mud.


(Sorry the pictures don't zoom in when you click on them. I think it's a server problem. If you can't log on in the near future it's because I may change hosting services. But it will just be temporary.)

Continuing Travelogue

I hope everyone is safe from the effects of the fire. I've been getting reports from friends in Fillmore and hopefully the worst danger has passed...

...One of my favorite places in Colorado is Glenwood Canyon.

The scenery is spectacular. But there is also the engineering marvel that is the double decker I-70 freeway through the narrow canyon alongside the Colorado River.

It's fantastic - and you haven't lived until you've gone through it in a white-knuckle blizzard with semis above you skidding on the ice.

**Bonus travel tip** If you ever get the chance, take the Hanging Lake exit and hike up to Hanging Lake. It's about a 40 minute uphill hike with a decent trail.

The reward is a tiny but gorgeous gem of a lake with water so clear you can count the fish 20 feet down. It's beautiful.

Go early though. Lightning storms can strike without warning from about 1:00 pm on. I've made the trip down in about 11 minutes trying to dodge hail and lightning!

Hunting Season...for decent food

We're on our way to Denver. The aspens and cottonwoods in western Colorado are spectacular right now.

We enjoy stopping in some of the small towns and this morning we pulled off in Silt, Colorado for some breakfast.

Unfortunately, fast food chains have taken over Silt and the local cafes have all disappeared and been displaced by Taco Bell, KFC, McDonalds, Subway, etc.

We headed down the road to New Castle and happily found the New Castle Diner is still there and just as great as we had remembered.

I hope our local Mama Sue's, Margaret's and Yanni's can compete with the chains and survive.

It's hunting season and the roads are filled with hunters pulling trailers. But - I haven't seen one horse trailer - they are all loaded with camouflage quads.

Our next stop is Vail pass to spread Jo Ann's ashes...

Greetings from an itinerant blogger

Did you think I was never going to blog again? Ha! No chance of that.

I still have a lot to discuss with you. But when I sit down to write a topic, I can't just throw out just anything. Usually I like to give you some new information so that means scanning documents into the computer, posting them to the website and then writing about it. So there goes an hour or two. That's not counting obtaining the documents, which can be a challenge.

See, now that I have a dog I have even less time than I had before. Yes, one of Jo Ann's last requests was "will you take care of Puff?". Of course, I said yes. This dog has a shrill bark you would not believe. She has separation anxiety so I can't go anywhere without getting a babysitter. My carpet has dirty paw prints every where - and she pukes a lot. But we're adjusting just fine and I'm becoming one of those people that treat their dog like a baby. I've always had "real" dogs before. The kind that ride in the back of the truck and chase balls. Not this one.

Anyway, see how I had to show you a picture and crop it, etc.? Never a simple blog post.

There were some comments made on another topic about the Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society. I participated in the Relay for my second year and raised funds. I enjoy doing the relay and God knows I can use the exercise. But, I think the writer does have a very good point.

Where does all that money go? You can find out here. They have an "overall rating" of 42% and an "efficiency rating" of 24%. Revenue is $943,578,000! That's almost a billion dollars.

There is no cure but there sure is a lot of treatment.

More later on the Santa Paula City Council meeting tonight.