June 2010
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Field Bindweed: My Nemesis →
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Letter to Jackson Ice Cream
I just mailed this to the ice-cream factory that’s along the bike path. We’ll see if they reply.
Jackson Ice Cream 400 Yuma St. Denver, CO 80204
Dear Jackson Ice Cream:
I have recently moved to south Denver, and my bicycle commute takes me up the South Platte River bike trail.
It is with great distress that I ride past your factory right before Sixth Avenue, only to be assaulted...
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Military recruitment at schools
Supreme Court nominee Elana Kagan is being grilled on whether she allowed or disallowed military recruiting on campus when she was Dean of the Harvard Law School. Other schools have also had similar controversies over allowing military recruitment on their campuses.
Isn’t it insulting to members of the military to say, “We don’t think you’re capable enough to look in the...
Advice to Young Men
Here are my three pieces of advice to young men:
1. As soon as is practicable, buy yourself a tuxedo. It doesn’t have to be expensive—get it at a discount men’s store, like K & G. Tux, shirt, tie/cummerbund, and shoes might run you $250.
Having your own is great. You’re ready for weddings, proms, formal events, or just whenever you want to wear one. It saves you...
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Auraria Policing
Yesterday I saw an Auraria cop stopping a bicyclist and checking his ID.
So…Auraria PD…have you stopped the hatchet muggers? The dorm robberies? How about the woman shooting up the bathroom with a gun?
Nice to see you’ve got your priorities straight.
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Food
Bought a ton of food Saturday morning and made:
Hot dogs with mango chutney/red onion/cilantro relish
Thai turkey burgers with spicy pickles
Chicken breasts in jalapeno-citrus marinade
Mango salad
Raspberry sorbet
On deck:
White gazpacho with pickled shrimp
Thai noodle-chicken salad
Chicken Piccata
Baked beans with ginger
Deviled eggs with horseradish
Butternut squash with homemade...
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Travel
Possible places to go for a honeymoon trip (in a year or two, when we have the money and when Babby’s old enough to be without us for a while):
Egypt: expensive to get there, but cheap once there. Really dramatic and exotic.
Paris: easier to get there, expensive once there. Romantic and tons of stuff to do, but all city, all the time.
Dominica (or other Caribbean island): relaxing, lots...
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Movies
Saw the Dario Argento film The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, via Netflix. What a waste of time. One star.
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(I’ll Love You) ‘til the End of The...
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Apogaea
A couple months ago, I downloaded the computer game Portal, ‘cause it was being given away for free. I really enjoyed playing it over lunches for a week or so. Come time to write up Apogaea’s Who What Where When events guide, I threw in a Portal in-joke: “The Aperture Science Research Facility would like to remind you that should you survive Apogaea, there will be cake.”
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"Honeymoon"
After the wedding, Rocky and I drove down to Manitou Springs, about an hour south of Denver. We’d reserved a room at a Victorian B&B there, so we went, got into our room (really nice! What a splurge, but worth it!), and relaxed before getting dinner.
Next day, we had breakfast there (fruit and yogurt, with baked eggs on gravy with biscuits), and then Kathy and Gisele came down with...
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Wedding, Part Five
Also at the reception, Rocky’s brother Miguel and a dance partner, Valerie, did a dance to the folk song “La Bamba” in which they tied a ribbon on the floor into a knot using their feet as they danced. It was really cool.
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Wedding, Part Four
After the ceremony, we did a quick set of photos with wedding party and family. It all happened so fast, we’re not sure what photos and combinations of people we actually have photos for, but we’ll see when we get the photos back.
Then we went into the reception. The venue was the Montclair Civic Building, aka The Molkery, an 1888 historic building in east Denver. It was the perfect...
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Wedding, Part Three: Ceremony
The ceremony was beautiful, and Monica ran it really well, directing people to come up, pointing out where we needed to be, explaining each step, and so on. I have no idea how long the ceremony took…maybe 45 minutes? I was kinda preoccupied. Let’s see…
Rocky appeared at the door and was escorted by her dad, while Ki and Xo sung and played the drum. Rocky looked so incredibly...
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Wedding, Part Two
Sunday morning, I got up early and took a shower and made French toast for the kids and eggs Florentine for the adults, though I think I was the only one who got a chance to eat any of the latter. I also started heating up some of the enchiladas Rocky’s folks had made and given to us yesterday. Gisele decorated my car with paper flowers, and it looked so nice! I’d loaded most...
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Wedding, Part One
Okay, I guess rather than these sporadic, anachronistic posts, I should just talk about the wedding once and for all. First part: Preparation
Rocky’s close friend Gisele and her partner Kathy, and their two kids Nate and Alyssa, drove up from Dallas to help out. Gisele’s been Rocky’s friend since high school, and gave us a whole bunch of suggestions, and took the...
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